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1 PART 2 Hoger Toeristisch en Recreatief Onderwijs (Tourism Management) Teaching and Examination Regulations This Teaching & Examination Regulation is officially stipulated by the Executive Board on: 9 July 2013 Advice given by the Programme Committee on 6 June 2013 Consent given by the Central Participation Council on 3 July 2013 Adopted by the Executive Board on 9 July 2013 Stenden University of Applied Sciences Rengerslaan CG Leeuwarden General T (0594) info@stenden.com Course T (0594) F (0594) Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

2 Teaching and Examination Regulation Bachelor Hoger Toeristisch Recreatief Onderwijs/ Tourism Management fulltime, croho number Hoger Toeristisch Recreatief Onderwijs / Tourism Management Associate Degree fulltime, croho number Advice given by the Programme Committee on 6 June 2013 Consent given by the Central Participation Council on 3 July 2013 Adopted by the Executive Board on 9 July 2013 NB: Uniformity of the Teaching and Examination Regulation (TER) 1. This TER contains articles in Chapters 1 to 8 that do or do not apply to a degree programme. Where any given article (paragraph) does not apply, this is indicated with the applicable article (paragraph). Legislative proposals 2. Chapters 1 to 8 in this TER contain articles that derive from the following legislative proposals: Wetsvoorstel Versterking Kwaliteitswaarborgen Hoger Onderwijs (Consolidation of Quality Assurance in Higher Education Bill) Wetsvoorstel Kwaliteit in Verscheidenheid Hoger Onderwijs (Quality in Diversity in Higher Education Bill). The articles concerned are indicated with a footnote under the applicable legislative proposal. The articles referred to here will form part of this TER at such time as the abovementioned legislative proposals come into effect. Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

3 Contents 0 General... 7 Article 1 Definition of terms... 7 Article 2 Scope of application of the Regulations... 9 Article 3 Adoption and term of the Regulations Registration, study choice activities and study choice advice...10 Article 1 Registration by no later than 1 May...10 Article 2 Rights and obligations when registering by no later than 1 May...10 Article 3 Registration after 1 May for another Bachelor s degree programme..11 Article 4 Registration for the first time after 1 May...11 Article 5 Personal ID number to be submitted upon registration Admission to the programme...13 Article 1 Prior education requirements for programmes...13 Article 2 Further prior education requirements for programmes...13 Article 3 Additional examination ex. art sub 4 WHW...14 Article 4 Additional requirements (THIS ARTICLE IS NOT APPLICABLE)...14 Article 5 Admission to the fast track for students with a Pre-university Education diploma 14 Article 6 Admission to the special track as intended in Art. 7.9b WHW...15 Article 7 Colloquium doctum (entrance examination age 21 years and over)...15 Article 8 Job requirements for part time programmes...15 Article 9 Admission to work time programmes, job requirements...15 Article 10 Exemption on the basis of other diplomas ex. art WHW...16 Article 11 Additional test pursuant to Art paragraphs 3 and 4 WHW...17 Article 12 Admission to the post-propaedeutic phase...18 Article 13 Associate Degree Transfer...19 Article 14 Legal protection Curriculum...20 Article 1 of the Teaching and Examination Regulation...20 Article 2 Aim of the programme...20 Article 3 Structure and study load of the programme...20 Article 4 Language used in teaching...21 Article 5 Provisions for students with a functional limitation...21 Article 6 Composition of the propaedeutic phase...21 Article 7 Composition of the post-propaedeutic phase...22 Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

4 Article 8 Composition of the Associate Degree programme...22 Article 9 Minor Examinations and diplomas...24 Article 1 The examinations of the programme...24 Article 2 Award of degrees...24 Article 3 Diplomas...25 Article 4 Award of diplomas...25 Article 5 Signing of diplomas...26 Article 6 Dates of marks and award of diplomas...26 Article 7 Cum laude scheme...26 Article 8 Declarations...27 Article 9 Legal protection Examinations, tests and marks...28 Article 1 Forms of examinations and tests...28 Article 2 Order of examinations and tests...29 Article 3 Time periods and frequency of examinations and tests...30 Article 4 Requirements set for examinations and tests...30 Article 5 Registration procedure for examinations and tests...31 Article 6a Practical course of affairs during written examinations and tests...32 Article 6b Practical course of affairs during digital examinations and tests...33 Article 7 Oral examinations and tests...33 Article 8 Determination of marks...33 Article 9 Standards for the marks...34 Article 10 Granting exemptions...34 a. International Tourism Management Short Track APL4a...36 b. International Tourism Management Short track APL4b...38 c. Programme for International Tourism Management Short Track APL8a...40 d. Programme for International Tourism Management Short Track APL8b...42 Article 11 Award of credits...44 Article 12 Recording and publication of marks...45 Article 13 Term of validity of students marks...45 Article 14 Inspection of examinations and tests...45 Article 15 Retention of examinations and tests taken...46 Article 16 Fraud and plagiarism...46 Article 17 Intellectual property...47 Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

5 Article 18 Legal protection Study Career Advice and Recommendation on Continuation of...48 Studies...48 Article 1 Study career advice...48 Article 2 Recommendation on continuation of studies at the end of the first year of registration for the same programme at the same institution...48 Article 3 Recommendation on continuation of studies at the end of the second year of registration for the same programme at the same institution...49 Article 4 Conditions for a Binding Recommendation on Continuation of Studies with Rejection (BSA)...50 Article 5 Consequences of a binding recommendation on continuation of studies with rejection (BSA)...51 Article 6 Transfer from the propaedeutic to the post-propaedeutic phase...51 Article 7 Referral in the post-propaedeutic phase...52 Article 8 Master s Transfer...52 Article 9 Legal protection Examination Committee...53 Article 1 Formation and composition of the Examination Committee Final and implementing provisions...54 Article 1 Hardship clause...54 Article 2 Unforeseen circumstances...54 Article 3 Publication of the regulations...54 Article 4 Official title, entry into effect...54 Appendix A Competencies of the programme...55 Competence-module matrix: BBA...56 Associate Degree...57 Appendix B Further elaboration on units of study of the curriculum for the programme for the propaedeutic phase...59 Year 1 (Propaedeutic Phase)...60 Appendix C Further elaboration on units of study of the curriculum for the post-propaedeutic phase...66 ITM Minors...72 Year Appendix D Further elaboration on units of study of the Associate Degree programme...78 Year 1 (Propaedeutic Phase)...78 Further elaboration on units of study of the curriculum for the post-propaedeutic phase...84 Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

6 Appendix E Programme for BBA Tourism Management IBC (Qatar) students...87 Appendix F...90 Practical rules for the course Tourism Management Article 1 Participating in education...90 Article 2 The interim examination...90 Article 3 Force majeure with written or oral test...92 Article 4 Force majeure concerning participation...92 Article 5 Second assessment...93 Article 6 Certificates...93 Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

7 0 General Article 1 Definition of terms In these regulations, the following terms mean: specialisation: a specialisation within the programme as referred to in Article 7.13 WHW, not being an Associate Degree programme or a minor; Associate Degree programme: programme as referred to Article 7.8a WHW with a study load of at least 120 credits; objection, appeal and complaints desk: facility as referred to in Article 7.59a WHW; Examination Appeals Board: board as referred to in Article 7.60 WHW; Executive Board: the management of the institution as referred to in Article 1.1 and 10.8 WHW; competency: an integral whole of professional knowledge, attitude and skills a person needs to perform adequately within relevant professional contexts; APL procedure: procedure carried out by an organisation recognised as such by the institution not being a programme or examination committee - to arrive on the basis of sound investigation at accreditation of prior learning and evaluation of knowledge and skills acquired outside education by a person who is not registered for the programme as a student or extraneus; examination: concluding part of a programme as referred to in Article 7.3 WHW or the propaedeutic phase as referred to in Article 7.8 WHW; examination committee: committee as referred to in Article 7.12 WHW; examiner: person as referred to in Article 7.12c WHW, not being a student or extraneus; extraneus: a person who is registered for a full time or part time programme as an extraneus as referred to in Article 7.32 and 7.36 WHW; Code of Conduct for International Students: code of conduct for international students of higher education, as applicable as from 1 October 2009; institution: Stenden University of Applied Sciences teaching periods, test and examination times: a.m. to 9.30 p.m. central participation council: council as referred to in Article WHW; minor programme: a cohesive optional programme of 30 credits, taken in the postpropaedeutic phase, not being a specialisation; programme committee: committee as referred to in Article 10.3c WHW; Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

8 programme year: a period that starts on 1 September and ends on 31 August of the next calendar year, and for those who register as of 1 February, the period that starts on 1 February and ends on the last day of February of the next calendar year.; programme variation: a programme can be offered in the full time, part time or work time variation; post-propaedeutic phase: the main phase of the programme immediately following the propaedeutic phase; practical exercise: a unit of study as referred to in Article 7.3 paragraph 2 WHW in which the accent is on the practical preparation for the practice of a profession and for the practice of a profession in connection with the education in a work time programme, in so far as these activities take place under the supervision of the institution. A practical exercise can be given shape in a project, assignment, design, thesis, oral presentation, undergoing industrial placement, participation in an excursion or working in (theme or PBL/CBL) groups; curriculum: the cohesive whole of units of study taught by the programme; propaedeutic phase: propaedeutic phase of the programme, as referred to in Article 7.8 WHW; ProgRESS.www: student information system; school day: all days which in the annual schedule are usually not designated as holidays, Saturdays, Sundays or regular public holidays are school days; Saturdays may only be intended for taking interim examinations and/or tests and/or final examinations. School-, Services Participation council: council as referred to in Article WHW; student: a person who is registered at the institution as a student as referred to in Article 7.32 WHW; student counsellor: a person employed by the institution to inform and advise (future) students, the management of the programme and the examination committee about student affairs and to counsel a student on request in the event of personal problems; students charter: charter as referred to in Article 7.59 WHW; academic year: the period that starts on 1 September and ends on 31 August of the next calendar year; study career advisor/study coach: the person who is designated on behalf of the programme to advise students on their studies, choice and planning processes, aimed at effective study progress; credit: unit for calculating the study load as referred to in Article 7.4 WHW, whereby 1 credit is equal to 28 hours of study; Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

9 interim examination: an examination of knowledge, insight and skills as referred to in Articles 7.3 and 7.10 WHW, the outcome of which is expressed by a mark and which constitutes the conclusion of a unit of study; test: part of an interim examination to which a mark by an examiner is attached; WHW: Higher Education and Research Act. Article 2 Scope of application of the Regulations 1. These regulations apply to the teaching and examinations of the bachelor s degree programme Hoger Toeristisch en Recreatief Onderwijs/ Tourism Management Fulltime, croho number 34410, Hoger Toeristisch Recreatief Onderwijs / Tourism Management Associate Degree fulltime, croho number 80072, hereinafter referred to as: the programme. 2. These regulations apply to the students and extraneï who are registered for the programme, and to the prospective students and the prospective extraneï who request to be admitted to the programme. 3. If the programme is considered a joint programme, these regulations will apply fully, unless the agreement on which the joint programme is based provides otherwise. 4. If the programme has one or more specialisations, these regulations will apply fully, unless the agreement(s) on which this specialisation/these specialisations are based provide otherwise. 5. If applicable, an Associate Degree programme is part of the bachelor s programme. Article 3 Adoption and term of the Regulations 1. These Teaching and Examination Regulations are adopted by the Executive Board, after having heard the central participation council in accordance with Article of the WHW. 2. The programme committee must be given the opportunity annually in good time to assess these Regulations and give advice on them to the Head of School. The programme committee must send a copy of this advice to the School-, Services Participation Council (SMR and DMR). 3. The regulations will apply for the duration of an academic year. The regulations may not be amended during the academic year, unless this is necessary as the result of force majeure and it does not disproportionally prejudice students. An interim amendment will require the prior approval of the Head of School; the provisions of this article will then apply mutatis mutandis. Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

10 1 Registration, study choice activities and study choice advice 1 WHW: 7.31a, 7.31b, 7.31c, 7.31d, 7.31e Article 1 Registration by no later than 1 May 1. Anyone wishing to register as a student for a specific propaedeutic phase of a Bachelor s degree programme at any given institution, or if that phase is not available, then the first period of a Bachelor s degree programme with a study load of 60 ECs, must do so with the minister with due observation of that which is stipulated in Article 4 and in accordance with the procedural ministerial regulation by no later than 1 May in the year prior to the applicable academic year. 2. The aspiring student must specify the institution and the Bachelor s degree programme that he or she intends to register with. 3. If the aspiring student wishes to register for more than one Bachelor s degree programme in the year preceding the applicable academic year, then the aspiring student will be bound to observe the regulations stipulated in the first paragraph for one Bachelor s degree programme. 4. The minister will hand over the registration particulars to the institution or institutions with which the aspiring student has registered. 5. This article does not apply to students who registered after 1 May for a Bachelor s degree programme other than the one for which they were previously registered but who are able to demonstrate that the new registration is the consequence of the termination of the registration on the grounds of Art. 7.8b paragraph 5 WHW at a time when it was not possible to register before 1 May in the year preceding the academic year for which they wish to register. Article 2 Rights and obligations when registering by no later than 1 May 1. If the aspiring student has registered for one or more Bachelor s degree programmes in the manner intended in A rticle 1, first paragraph, he is entitled to participate in the study choice activities to be organised by the institution for the Bachelor s degree programmes in question. T h e E x e c u t i v e B o a r d may decide that the aspiring student is obliged to take part in the study choice activities. 2. The Executive Board issues a study choice advice for every student that has registered and participated in the study choice activities. A ministerial regulation may determine a maximum number of study choice recommendations to which the aspiring student is entitled. 3. If the second full sentence of the first paragraph applies, and the aspiring student has failed, without a valid reason, to participate in the study choice activities, as intended 1 Quality in Diversity in Higher Education Bill Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

11 in that paragraph, the Executive Board may deci de to reject th e aspiring student s registration. 4. The Executive Board will determine further regulations for the implementation of this article that will in any event apply to the nature and content of the study choice activities for the institution or for each degree programme, the period within which the study choice activities take place, the period within which and the way in which the study choice advice is issued, the consequences of failing to take part in the study choice activities without valid reasons and the valid reasons for not being able to participate in the activities. When determining the further regulations, the Executive Board will make th e n ecessary arrangements for aspiring students from the other public bodies of Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, respectively Aruba, Curacao and Saint Maarten to ensure that they will be able to participate in the study choice activities without the need to be physically present at the institution. 5. This article does not apply to: a. registration for a Bachelor s degree programme with a selection procedure and, b. persons who have been exempted from the diploma requirements intended in Article 7.24 WHW, first and second paragraphs, because they have already earned a diploma outside of the Netherlands. Article 3 Registration after 1 May for another Bachelor s degree programme 1. If the aspiring student has fulfilled the obligations intended in Article 1, paragraph one, and has registered for another Bachelor s degree programme than the Bachelor s degree programme intended in the applicable stipulation, the Executive Board may deci de that the aspiring student is obliged to participate in the study programme activities intended in Article 2, first paragraph, pertaining to the other Bachelor s degree programme. 2. This article will apply accordingly to the student intended in Article 1, paragraph 5. Article 4 Registration for the first time after 1 May 1. If an aspiring student does not fulfil the obligation intended in Article 1, first paragraph, and has registered for a Bachelor s degree programme after 1 May, the Executive Board may decide as follows: a. to refuse the aspiring student the right to register for the applicable Bachelor s degree programme, or b. that the aspiring student will be obliged to participate in the study choice activities intended in Article 2, first paragraph. 2. Article 2, paragraph 2 applies to the first paragraph, preamble and section b. If the Executive Board has issued a negative stu dy choice advice, it may decide to refuse the aspiring student the right to register for the applicable Bachelor s degree programme. Article 2, third, fourth and fifth paragraphs will apply accordingly to this article. 2. This article does not apply to the student intended in Article 1, paragraph 5. Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

12 Article 5 Personal ID number to be submitted upon registration 1. When registering, as intended in this paragraph, the aspiring student will submit his personal ID number. If the student is able to reasonably explain why he is not able to submit a personal ID number, the registration will take place in accordance with that which is stipulated in paragraph The personal ID number is submitted via a government-issued document, which also specifies the aspiring student s family name, initials, date of birth and gender. 3. If the student is able to reasonably explain why he is not able to submit a personal ID number, the minister will issue him with his education number within a period of eight weeks of the receipt of the registration. The education number is a personal ID number issued by the minister and assigned to the aspiring student. 4. The minister will issue the personal ID number for the aspiring student and the particulars intended in Article 7.52, second paragraph WHW, in as far as they are provided by the aspiring student, within eight weeks of the receipt of the registration by the Executive Board of the institution. Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

13 2 Admission to the programme Higher Education and Research Act (WHW): 7.8a, 7.24, 7.25, , 7.28, Article 1 Prior education requirements for programmes 1. To enrol in a higher education programme, the prior education requirement is a diploma in pre-university education (VWO) or general senior secondary education (HAVO) or a diploma from a middle-management programme or of a specialist programme as referred to in Article 7.2.2, first paragraph, of the Adult and Vocational Education Act (WEB)(level 4). For the purposes of this article, a diploma referred to in the first sentence will be equated with the diploma of the vocational education programmes designated by ministerial regulation, referred to in Article 7.2.2, first paragraph, under c, of the WEB. Article 2 Further prior education requirements for programmes 1. The following diplomas from senior secondary vocational education (mbo level 4), senior general secondary education (havo) and pre-university education (vwo) give direct access to the programme, where on the basis of the ministerial regulation, requirements can be set for the subject combination: a. mbo diploma, level 4; The diplomas listed under letters b to i relate to havo/vwo subject combinations which have applied from 1 August b. havo diploma, subject combination science and technology, no requirements provided; c. havo diploma, subject combination science and health, no requirements provided; d. havo diploma, subject combination economics and society, no requirements provided; e. havo diploma, subject combination culture and society, economics or management & organization provided; f. vwo diploma, subject combination science and technology, no requirements provided; g. vwo diploma, subject combination science and health, no requirements provided; h. vwo diploma, subject combination economics and society, no requirements provided; i. vwo diploma, subject combination culture and society, economics or management & organization provided. The diplomas listed under letters j to q relate to havo/vwo subject combinations which were used until 1 August j. havo diploma, subject combination science and technology, economics 1 and second foreign language 1 and 2 provided; k. havo diploma, subject combination science and health, economics 1 and second foreign language 1 and 2 provided; l. havo diploma, subject combination economics and society, no requirements provided; m. havo diploma, subject combination culture and society, no requirements provided; n. vwo diploma, subject combination science and technology, economics 1 provided; o. vwo diploma, subject combination science and health, economics 1 provided; p. vwo diploma, subject combination economics and society, no requirements provided; Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

14 q. vwo diploma, subject combination culture and society, no requirements provided. Article 3 Additional examination ex. art sub 4 WHW 1. The Executive Board may decide that a person in possession of a diploma referred to in Article 1 who does not meet the conditions referred to in Article 2 may nevertheless be enrolled, on condition that a test shows that substantively similar requirements have been met. These requirements must be met before the programme starts. 2. In case of an additional test, the knowledge of the required subjects or the required level referred to in Article 2 will be tested. Article 4 Additional requirements (THIS ARTICLE IS NOT APPLICABLE) 1. If the practice of the profession or professions for which a programme prepares or the organisation and structure of the education sets specific requirements for knowledge and skills which are not or not to a sufficient extent part of secondary education or vocational education referred to in the Secondary Education Act (Wet voortgezet onderwijs), or sets specific requirements for the capacities of the student, requirements can be set in connection with this by ministerial regulation in addition to the requirements referred to in Article 1 and 2. This must also concern a combination of at least two types of admission requirements, whereby there must be a direct relationship between the selection criteria and the programme or professional profile The programmes to which the first paragraph can apply will be determined by order in council, as well as the types of costs it refers to and the maximum amounts that can be charged. 3 Article 5 Admission to the fast track for students with a Pre-university Education diploma 4 1. The Executive Board may offer a fast track in the degree programme that is available to aspiring students with a Pre-university Education (VWO) diploma or on the grounds of Art. 7.28, second paragraph, WHW, by ministerial regulation if classified as at least equivalent, alternatively, if the Executive Board determines that it is at least an equivalent diploma. 2. Aspiring students who fulfil the conditions intended in the first paragraph and the other conditions for registration can be registered for a fast track if they request this. 3. The Executive Board may decide to also authorise other aspiring students than those intended in the first paragraph to participate in the fast track if, at the discretion of the Executive Board, the students have been able to prove the suitability of their qualifications for the track. 2 Quality in Diversity in Higher Education Bill 3 Quality in Diversity in Higher Education Bill 4 Quality in Diversity in Higher Education Bill Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

15 Article 6 Admission to the special track as intended in Art. 7.9b WHW 5 (THIS ARTICLE IS NOT APPLICABLE) 1. If the Executive Board offers a special track in a degree programme with a focus on achieving a higher level of knowledge for the students, it may introduce a selection procedure. 2. The Executive Board determines the rules for the selection procedure intended in the first paragraph. This concerns the following rules: [supplement the rules, which must, in any event include the following: * cognitive and non-cognitive criteria; * relation between selection criteria and degree programme profile; * motivated admission or rejection.] Article 7 Colloquium doctum (entrance examination age 21 years and over) 1. The Executive Board may exempt persons aged twenty-one years and over who do not meet the prior education requirements referred to in Article 1, nor have been exempted from them pursuant to Art WHW, from such prior education requirements if an examination given by a committee to be formed by the Executive Board shows suitability for the education in question and sufficient mastery of the English language to be able to take the education successfully. 2. The requirements to be set by the examination will be included in the teaching and examination regulations (TER) of the programme. Besides participation in the examination there are no extra requirements provided. 3. The Executive Board may depart from the age limit referred to in paragraph 1 in respect of a diploma issued outside the Netherlands which in the person s own country gives access to a programme at an institution of higher education. The Executive Board may also depart from that age limit in special cases if no diploma can be submitted. Article 8 Job requirements for part time programmes (THIS ARTICLE IS NOT APPLICABLE) 1. For the purpose of enrolment in a part time programme, the Executive Board may set requirements for performing work while taking the programme. 2. In the case that the Executive Board designates work as units of study, requirements may be set for the work. Article 9 Admission to work time programmes, job requirements (THIS ARTICLE IS NOT APPLICABLE) 1. Extraneï are not admitted to work time programmes. 2. The practice of the profession of a work time programme takes place on the basis of 5 Quality in Diversity in Higher Education Bill Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

16 a contract concluded on behalf of the university of applied sciences by the programme, the student and the company or organisation where the profession is practised. 3. The contract referred to in the second paragraph must at least contain provisions on: the term of the contract and the duration of the period or periods of professional practice, the supervision of the student, the part of the qualities in relation to knowledge, insight and skills that a student should have acquired at the end of the programme and should be achieved while practising the profession, as well as their assessment, and the cases and way in which the contract can be terminated prematurely. 4. Anyone wanting to be admitted to a work time programme must at the time of admission or no later than six months afterwards have a contract as referred to in the second paragraph. If the requirement referred to in the preceding sentence is not met, the person concerned will be deemed not to have met the conditions to participate in the work time programme. This means that the Examination Committee can then decide to deny the student admission to the work time programme. The student will be informed in writing of a decision as referred to in the preceding sentence. 5. If a contract as referred to in the second paragraph is terminated prematurely as a result of attributable failure of the student, the student will be given the opportunity for a period of six months at most to conclude a new contract as referred to in the second paragraph. If this does not work, the student will be deemed no longer able to meet the conditions for participation in the work time programme. This means that the Examination Committee can then decide to deny the student admission to this programme. The student will be informed in writing of a decision as referred to in the preceding sentence. Article 10 Exemption on the basis of other diplomas ex. art WHW 1. Anyone who has been awarded a degree (bachelor's or master's) and anyone who has passed a propaedeutic examination at a higher education institution will be exempt from the prior education requirements referred to in article Anyone who is admitted to university or higher professional education in a country which is a State Party that has ratified the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (Dutch Treaty Series (Trb.) 2002, 137) will also be exempt from the prior education requirements, without prejudice to the right of the Executive Board under Article IV.1 of the aforementioned Convention to show a substantial difference between the general requirements for access in the country where the qualification was obtained and the general requirements laid down by or pursuant to this Act. 3. The Executive Board, after advice from the Examination Committee, will grant exemption from the prior education requirements referred to in articles 1, 7 and 8 to a person who possesses a diploma issued in the Netherlands or not which is considered by ministerial regulation at least equivalent to the diploma referred to in the relevant paragraph, without prejudice to the third and fourth paragraphs. The Executive Board may grant exemption to a person who possesses a diploma issued in the Netherlands or not which is not included in the ministerial regulation referred to in the first sentence, if in the opinion of the Executive Board, after advice from the Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

17 Examination Committee, that diploma is at least equivalent to the provisions of articles 1, 7 and 8. If a diploma issued outside the Netherlands is concerned, the Executive Board may determine that no examinations or components of examinations will be taken until proof has been furnished to the satisfaction of the Examination Committee of sufficient mastery of the English language to be able to undergo the education successfully. The Executive Board, after advice from the Examination Committee, may also determine that the person concerned will not be enrolled as long as the proof referred to in the preceding sentence has not been furnished. 4. If further prior education requirements as referred to in Article 7.25 paragraph 1 of the WHW have been set by ministerial regulation, a person in possession of a diploma cannot take any examinations before the student has shown in a manner to be determined by the Executive Board on the basis of an additional examination that the student possesses the knowledge and skills to which the requirements referred to in article 1 relate. 5. The Executive Board, after advice from the Examination Committee, may determine that a person possessing a diploma as referred to in the first or second paragraph cannot be enrolled if the Executive Board is of the opinion that the further prior education requirements referred to in article 2 are of such a nature that it can reasonably be expected that it will not be possible to show in the first year of enrolment in the programme on the basis of an additional examination as referred to in the third paragraph that the person concerned possesses the knowledge and skills to which the requirements relate. The Executive Board will determine the way in which the person concerned can be exempted from those requirements on the basis of an additional examination with a view to enrolment. 6. The requirements to be set for the test, referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5, are included in Art. 11. Article 11 Additional test pursuant to Art paragraphs 3 and 4 WHW 1. If a prospective student has a propaedeutic diploma (university of applied sciences (hbo) or academic university (wo), a hbo degree diploma or a wo degree diploma, but does not meet the further prior education requirements referred to in Article 2, in the additional test, the knowledge of the required subjects or the required level, referred to in Article 2, will be tested. 2. If a prospective student has a foreign diploma that is equivalent to a havo or vwo diploma but does not meet the further prior education requirements referred to in Article 2, in the additional test the knowledge of the required subjects or the required level, referred to in Article 2, will be tested and requirements with respect to mastery of the English language will be set. 3. If a prospective student as referred to in paragraph 2 wants to enrol in a Dutch language programme, the diploma NT2-second level must demonstrably have been obtained. This requirement may be departed from for a prospective student with an equivalent German diploma. 4. If a prospective student as referred to in paragraph 2 wants to enrol in an English language programme, the prospective student must demonstrably have obtained an IELTS score six. Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

18 A test comparable to an IELTS-test score 6.0 means: a. TOEFL10 Paper: 550; b. TOEFL Computer: 213; c. TOEFL Internet: 80: d. TOEIC11: 670; e. Cambridge ESOL12: CAE C. Article 12 Admission to the post-propaedeutic phase A student can be admitted to the post-propaedeutic phase of a programme in different ways: 1. The requirement for enrolment in the programme after the propaedeutic examination is possession of a diploma of a propaedeutic examination of that programme which has been passed. 2. The Executive Board may grant exemption from the requirements referred to in the first paragraph to a person who possesses a diploma issued in the Netherlands or not, if in the opinion of the Executive Board, that diploma is at least equivalent to the diploma referred to in the first paragraph. If a diploma issued outside the Netherlands is concerned, the Executive Board may determine that no examinations or examination components can be taken until proof has been furnished to the satisfaction of the relevant Examination Committee of sufficient mastery of the English language to be able to undergo the education successfully. 3. In departure from the first paragraph, at the request of the person who is enrolled, the Examination Committee can already allow that person to take one or more components of the final examination before the student has passed the propaedeutic examination of the relevant programme. A student can be admitted to the post-propaedeutic phase of a programme in different ways: a. The requirement for enrolment in the programme after the propaedeutic examination is possession of a diploma of a propaedeutic examination of that programme which has been passed. b. The Executive Board may grant exemption from the requirements referred to in the first paragraph to a person who possesses a diploma issued in the Netherlands or not, if in the opinion of the Executive Board, that diploma is at least equivalent to the diploma referred to in the first paragraph. If a diploma issued outside the Netherlands is concerned, the Executive Board may determine that no examinations or examination components can be taken until proof has been furnished to the satisfaction of the relevant Examination Committee of sufficient mastery of the Dutch language to be able to undergo the education successfully. c. In departure from the first paragraph, at the request of the person who is enrolled, the Examination Committee can already allow that person to take one or more components of the final examination before he/she has passed the propaedeutic examination of the relevant programme. d. Procedure: in cases concerning Dutch prospective students, an intake conversation takes place with the co-ordinator of Student Affairs regarding the Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

19 student s motivation and prior education. For international students, the conversation is held with a member of the Admissions committee and on the basis of this assessment, advice is offered to the Exam Board regarding the admission of the student in question. The Exam Board then takes the decision to admit the student or not. Article 13 Associate Degree 6 Transfer 1. Students who have been awarded a degree, as intended in Art. 7.10b, paragraph 1 WHW, are entitled to follow a Bachelor s degree programme in Higher Professional Education. The Executive Board may thereby determine which other units of study must also be followed in the Bachelor s degree programme in question. Article 14 Legal protection 1. A (prospective) student may lodge objection with the Executive Board within six weeks of the date against general decisions on admission via Elf@stenden.com. Before deciding, the Executive Board will obtain advice from the Disputes and Complaints Committee. 2. The decision on an objection can be appealed at the Higher Education Appeals Tribunal in The Hague. 6 Quality in Diversity in Higher Education Bill Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

20 3 Curriculum Higher Education and Research Act (WHW): 6.13, 7.2, 7.4, 7.4b, 7.7, 7.8, 7.8a, 7.8b, 7.9, 7.9b, 7.11, Article 1 of the Teaching and Examination Regulation 1. The Executive Board is responsible for the regular assessment of the Teaching and Examination Regulation (TER). It will assess the time demands deriving from the TER that are imposed upon the students for the purpose of monitoring and, where necessary, adapting the study load. Article 2 Aim of the programme 1. The programme is intended to teach students such knowledge, attitude and skills in the field of Tourism Management that when they complete the programme they are able to perform professional duties in that field and are also eligible for any follow-up programme. After completing the programme, students should be able to work independently as practitioners of professions and with a critical attitude, and the students should possess competencies at higher professional education level as referred to in Appendix A. Article 3 Structure and study load of the programme 1. The programme has a study load of 240 credits, of which 60 credits belong to the propaedeutic phase and 180 credits belong to the post-propaedeutic phase. 2. In deviation from that which is stipulated in the first paragraph, the average study load for a year of study in a fast track, as intended in Art. 7.9b WHW, is 80 ECs. The Executive Board determines the annual study load for the part time degree programmes The programme is structured as full time and is taught by the School of Leisure & Tourism Management. 4. The full time has no specialisation. The full time programme has an Associate Degree programme. 5. The specialisation Fill in name of specialisation is structured as choose alternative full time [or] part time. The specialisation has a study load of [fill in the number of credits] credits. (THIS SUBARTICLE IS NOT APPLICABLE) 6. The Associate Degree programme has a study load of 120 credits. 7. Students who have been awarded an Associate Degree and who follow the Bachelor s 7 Quality in Diversity in Higher Education Bill Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

21 degree programme must follow the units of study prescribed by the Executive Board. The students must consult the applicable Examination Committee 8 in that regard. 8. For students taking the programme in the form of work-study, the periods in which work is done in professional practice will be considered a unit of study, in so far as this work is performed under supervision of the programme. The following requirements are set for this work: a. the duration of the periods in professional practice is [fill in duration in months or weeks]; b. the study load of the periods in professional practice is [fill in study load in credits] credits; c. each period must be structured so that the student is able to develop the competencies to the level specified for that period in the contract between the institution, student and company; d. units of study which are carried out in professional practice must be concluded with an examination. (THIS SUBARTICLE IS NOT APPLICABLE) Article 4 Language used in teaching 1. The courses in the programme are taught in English, unless: a. the course relates to a different language; b. the course is given in the context of a guest lecture by a guest lecturer who speaks a different language; c. the specific nature, structure or quality of the course, or the origin of the students necessitates the use of a different language. The Executive Board had adopted a Code of Conduct for this purpose for the use of languages other than Dutch in teaching. 2. In a programme taught in Dutch, literature in other languages may be used. Article 5 Provisions for students with a functional limitation 1. The Head of School will offer students with a functional limitation an educational environment which is equivalent as far as possible to that of students without a functional limitation and offers equivalent opportunities to succeed in one s studies. The Study & Disability Regulations provide for the necessary and agreed facilitation of the persons concerned. Article 6 Composition of the propaedeutic phase 1. The propaedeutic phase has three aims: a. orientation; b. referral; c. selection. 8 Quality in Diversity in Higher Education Bill Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

22 2. The propaedeutic phase of the programme contains the units of study as referred to in Annex B, with the corresponding study load (60 credits in total). Article 7 Composition of the post-propaedeutic phase 1. The post-propaedeutic phase of the programme -as well as the specialisation(s) attached to it - contains the units of study as described in Annex C, with the corresponding study load (180 credits in total). Article 8 Composition of the Associate Degree programme 1. The Associate Degree programme as referred to in Article 2, Paragraph 6 contains the units of study as described in the relevant Annex with the corresponding study load. Article 9 Minor 1. A minor programme comprises 30 credits and forms part of the post-propaedeutic phase. 2. The minor a student takes is related to the student s ambitions and is clearly related to the end competencies of the programme. The minor should be an addition to the other components of the programme the student is taking. 3. The Examination Committee of the School that developed the minor is responsible for the contents of the minor and must see to it that the minor at least meets the requirements set in the following paragraph. 4. The minors offered by the institution are placed at the beginning of the programme year on the website accessible to all students: The website must at least state: a. which minors the institution offers; b. whether the offer of the minor is or is not bound by a minimum number of participants; c. what procedure is used in registering for a minor; d. what requirements apply for admission to the minor; e. which school is responsible for the contents of the minor and who is responsible within the school; f. which components the minor comprises, including the number of credits and the method of testing and resitting each component. 5. During the programme year, the contents of a minor may not be changed. The provisions in article 1.3, paragraph 5 apply mutatis mutandis. In departure from the preceding sentence, a minor offered cannot be taught in case of insufficient interest, provided it is stated on the website referred to in paragraph 4 that a minimum number of participants is required in order for the minor to be taught. A minor can be taken only if the propaedeutic examination has been passed. 6. Irrespective of the foregoing, the admission of a student to a minor will require the approval of the Examination Committee of the programme taken by the student. The Examination Committee may choose to publish a list of minors that students may take without personally having to ask for permission. 7. Besides the minors offered by the institution, students can take minors by way of Admission of a student to a minor by this route requires Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

23 approval from the Examination Committee of the programme where the student is enrolled. Appendix: Code of Conduct for the use of languages other than Dutch in teaching Study & Disability Regulations. Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations

24 4 Examinations and diplomas Higher Education and Research Act (WHW): 7.3, 7.10, 7.10a, 7.11, 7.12c, 7.19a, 7.33 Article 1 The examinations of the programme 1. In the programme the propaedeutic phase is concluded with an examination and the post-propaedeutic phase with a final examination. If an Associate Degree programme is attached to the programme, that programme will also be concluded with an examination. 2. The examinations referred to in the first paragraph will be passed if all units of study of the relevant phase or programme have been passed (examination and mark together), or an exemption has been granted from them. 3. The final examination in the post-propaedeutic phase cannot be passed until the propaedeutic examination has been passed or an exemption has been granted from taking it. 4. The Examination Committee will determine the results of the examinations referred to in the first paragraph after it has examined whether the student has complied with all obligations applicable to the examination in question. 5. The Examination committee will award a diploma to the student who has passed an examination and also meets the further statutory requirements. One diploma will be awarded per programme. No propaedeutic diploma will be awarded to a student who has obtained an exemption from the Examination Committee from taking this phase of the programme. 6. The Executive Board will retain passed examinations and the related papers for a period of at least seven years. 9 Article 2 Award of degrees 1. The Examination Committee will award the Bachelor s Degree Business Administration on behalf of the Executive Board if the final examination in the postpropaedeutic phase has been passed. 2. In case of education worldwide, the memorandum Line of Conduct for Dutch Education Worldwide of the Minister of Education, Culture and Science (OC&W) will apply. 3. The Examination Committee will award the Associate Degree Business Administration on behalf of the Executive Board to a student who has passed the examination of an Associate Degree programme. 9 Consolidation of Quality Assurance in Higher Education Bill, Art. 7.3 WHW. Part 2 Tourism Management Teaching & Examination Regulations