Enrollment and Preparation Regulations for Bachelor programmes and Associate Degree Programmes. Enrollment for 2015 Academic year

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1 Enrollment and Preparation Regulations for Bachelor programmes and Associate Degree Programmes Enrollment for 2015 Academic year

2 Introduction The most important rules on enrollment as a student or external student at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool Rotterdam) for the academic year are set out in these Registration and Preparation Regulations for Bachelor Programmes and Associate Degree Programmes. These regulations also include the admission requirements to be met by applicants (future students) before they will be able to enroll as students for a Bachelor programme or an associate degree programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Most of these requirements are the same as the standard admission requirements that apply for any Bachelor programme or associate degree programme. However, additional admission requirements apply for some Bachelor programmes and in some specific cases. These Registration and Preparation Regulations for Bachelor Programmes and Associate Degree Programmes also set out the legal position of applicants (future students). It is vital that anyone who has any questions about the enrollment conditions for and/or admissibility to a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme reads these regulations very carefully. With effect from 1 January 2015, all of the support services and departments at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences will be regrouped. After this regrouping, many of the services and departments will have new names. In anticipation of the approval of the Central Representative Board, the new names will be used in these regulations, each of which will be followed by the current name in brackets for the sake of completeness. Once approved by the Central Representative Board, these regulations will enter into force on 18 November 2014 and will replace all previous versions of the Registration and Preparation Regulations for Bachelor Programmes and Associate Degree Programmes adopted at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Executive Board Adopted: 1 December 2014 Legal information This is a translated version of Reglement inschrijving en voorbereiding voor bachelor opleidingen en associate-degree programma s, Inschrijving 2015, Studiejaar In the event of any conflict between the English and the Dutch versions, the Dutch version shall prevail.

3 Table of contents Introduction Article 1 Enrollment 1.1 General provisions Hardship clause Definitions Legal validity 1.2 Previous education requirements Diplomas Subject cluster and subject combination requirements Command of the Dutch language Enrolling as a student or external student 1.3 The 21+ admissions exam, the NT2 exam or deficiencies The 21+ admissions exam The 21+ admissions exam at the Willem de Kooning Academy (WdKA) The NT2 exam Deficiencies 1.4 The application procedure: the study programme check and study programme recommendation The study programme check Applying up to and including 1 May, or after 1 May 2015 with 31 July 2015 as the latest application date Selective Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes Procedural provisions for the study programme check Special groups 1.5 Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes with a restricted intake or subject to additional requirements Bachelor programmes with a restricted intake Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes subject to additional requirements 1.6 Enrollment after receiving a negative binding study recommendation (BSR), whether internal or external, debarring a student, for and switching from a Bachelor programme or an associate degree programme A negative binding study recommendation debarring a student, issued by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (internal BSR) A negative binding study recommendation debarring a student, issued by a university of applied sciences (external BSR) other than Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences 1.7 Other provisions

4 Article 2 Tuition fees and examination fees 2.1 General provisions on tuition fees and examination fees 2.2 Statutory tuition fees 2.3 Institutional tuition fees 2.4 The reduction of or exemption from tuition fees Article 3 Regulations relating to legal protection 3.1 Regulations relating to legal protection 3.2 The Complaints and Disputes Office 3.3 Complaints and disputes under or relating to the WHW Complaints and disputes The Advisory Appeal Board The Examinations Appeals Board The Appeals Tribunal for Higher Education The submission period Appendices Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Appendix 4 Appendix 5 Appendix 6 Appendix 7 Selective Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes Bachelor programmes subject to additional requirements Bachelor programmes subject to (de)centralised selection academic year The Complaint Regulations (public domain) The Admissions Committee Regulations, based on Article of the Regulations enrollment and preparation for Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes Regulations for the Advisory Appeal Board (public domain) Regulations for the Examinations Appeals Board Assessment Regulations for the 21+ Admissions Exam, the NT2 Exam and Deficiencies Rules and Regulations for the Exam Committee for the 21+ Exam, the NT2 Exam and Deficiencies FAQ Frequently asked questions about the study programme check (1 May regulations) Guide Guide on the procedure applicable for switchers, with or without a BSR (internal/external) Guide on the application procedure and study programme checks Guide on the Admissions Committee

5 Article 1 Enrollment Article 1.1. General provisions These regulations regulate the enrollment method applicable for students at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, on the basis of Sections 7.32 et seq. of the Higher Education and Research Act (Wet op het hoger onderwijs en wetenschappelijk onderzoek (WHW)). The Executive Board has mandated the powers that the institution is able to exercise on the basis of these statutory provisions to the Director of Administration, Information and Control (currently Finances and Student Registration). Section 7.31a of the WHW et seq. regulates the rights and obligations of prospective students that submit applications prior to the academic year in question. Prospective students will be referred to as applicants in these regulations The study programme activities referred to in the WHW are covered by the term study programme check at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. The object of the study programme check is to ensure that applicants are well-considered in their choice of study and, where necessary, that this results in timely participation in brush-up and/or other support activities. The regulations relating to the study programme check will be elaborated on in Article 1.4 of these regulations. The following also applies: 1. When applying for the first year of a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme by 1 May at the latest, participation in the study programme check will be compulsory. The Bachelor programme or associate degree programme will issue the applicant with a study programme recommendation. This is purely a recommendation and will not have any consequences for the specific requirement applicable for enrollment. Different rules apply for the applicant groups referred to in Article 1.4.5(3). 2. When applying for the first year of a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme as of 2 May, until the latest application date of 31 July 2015, will be required to achieve a positive study programme recommendation as well as attending the study programme check that is compulsory for the so-called selective programmes (Articles and and Appendix 1). Where the other Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes are concerned, applicants will only be required to participate in the mandatory study programme check to gain admission to the programme in question. 3. Applicants must have met all of the enrollment conditions applicable before 1 September These regulations do not apply to applicants for Master s and postgraduate programmes.

6 1.1.1 Hardship clause Applicants who are not enrolled as a result of special circumstances may ask the Director of Administration, Information and Control (currently Finances and Student Registration) to reconsider this decision. The Director will decide on applications of this nature within 18 school working days. The term personal circumstances will be understood to mean: 1. illness, pregnancy and childbirth on the part of the applicant in question; 2. special compelling family circumstances; 3. a physical, sensory or other type of functional disorder on the part of the applicant in question; 4. other compelling personal circumstances, not being a holiday and/or time spent abroad doing a placement Definitions Applicant A person who has applied to enroll for first year stage (propedeuse) of a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, but who has not yet been enrolled as a student. If a programme does not have a first year stage (propedeuse), as is the case for an associate degree programme, this will be the first period of the programme, subject to a study load of 60 credits. Or a person who is enrolled as a student and wants to switch from a particular Bachelor programme, associate degree programme or form of programme to another with effect from the new academic year. Or a person who was enrolled as a student in the past, but who now wants to resume the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme that he/she had previously stopped with effect from the new academic year or who wants to enroll for a different Bachelor programme or associate degree programme. Debarment (a negative binding study recommendation debarring a student) Also see BSR. BSR (In Dutch: BSA -> Bindend Studie Advies) An official written notification that is sent to a full-time, part-time or dual student, stating that he/she will not be able to continue to do his/her current programme. A student to whom a BSR is issued will no longer have the right to enroll for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (Section 7.8b of the WHW; often referred to as a negative binding study recommendation debarring a student ). For more information, see: Section 6.9 of the Student Handbook. The Complaint and Disputes Office at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (Bureau Klachten en Geschillen) This is the office to which a student/external student or applicant/future external student is required to submit a complaint or dispute as referred to in these regulations. Central selection: DUO draws lots for the places made available by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences among applicants on the basis of lottery categories.

7 Examinations Appeals Board at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences The Examinations Appeals Board referred to in Section 7.60 of the WHW. The Appeals Tribunal for Higher Education The Appeals Tribunal for Higher Education referred to in Section 7.64 of the WHW. (Statutory) tuition fees The tuition fees to be paid by a student who falls under Section 7.45a of the WHW. The Executive Board at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences determines the level of all other tuition fees and examination fees at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Academic year A period of time that commences on 1 September and ends on 31 August of the following calendar year, also referred to as course year or academic year. Decentralised selection Where programmes are subject to decentralised selection, the Executive Board has the power to submit a list of preferred applicants to the DUO for a certain percentage of the places on offer, after which the DUO will take this list into consideration during the selection process. Decentralised selection forms part of the centralised selection process. Deficiency A situation in which someone is not admissible to a programme in accordance with Section 7.25 of the WHW because of the subject combination or subject cluster chosen for the diploma in question. Many deficiencies must be resolved before the start of the studies. Other deficiencies are subject to a ministerial regulation at programme level, under which applicants will only be required to have resolved them after the start of the studies and before completing the examinations culminating in the attainment of the first year. The following applies in both cases: formal deficiencies. Deficiency course An education unit that a student with one or more deficiencies must have completed successfully to be able to rectify a formal deficiency. The student will be required to have resolved them after the start of the studies and before completing the examinations culminating in the attainment of the first year. A deficiency course may or may not form part of the elective space applicable throughout Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences for the first year. If the result attained for a deficiency course is not satisfactory, it will not be possible to compensate this result with other exam results. DUO The Education Executive Agency, which is part of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences. External student A person who is enrolled at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences solely with the object of sitting the first year (propaedeutic stage) or final exam, or parts thereof. February intake Intake for a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme with effect from 1 February. Restricted-intake programme A programme for which a limited number of students can be enrolled by virtue of Section 7.53 or 7.56 of the WHW.

8 Dispute A dispute will be made known through the submission of a written administrative appeal, or through the submission of a judicial appeal by a student/applicant or external student/future external student, against a decision that has been taken by a body at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, not being a decision of general application or in the sphere of private law. The Advisory Appeal Board at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences The Advisory Appeal Board referred to in Section 7.63a of the WHW. Re-enrollment students A person who is enrolled as a student and who wishes to continue his/her current Bachelor programme or associate degree programme (and programme form) with effect from the new academic year. Institutional tuition fees The tuition fees to be paid by a student who does not pay the statutory tuition fees. First year stage (propedeuse) The first part of the Bachelor programme, representing 60 credits and encapsulating the education delivered in the first academic year. This period may be shorter for accelerated programmes. School holiday A day that has been included as such in the annual timetable for students. School working day All days, with the exception of Sundays and Christian and national public holidays, not being the school holidays referred to in the annual student timetable. A calendar week consists of six school working days: Monday to Saturday inclusive. Selective study programmes Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes that Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences has designated as programmes under which a negative binding study recommendation and the submission of an application for a place after 1 May, with 31 July 2015 as the latest application date, will result in a debarment from the relevant Bachelor programme of associate degree programme, all of the aforementioned in accordance with Section 7.31.d(2) of the WHW. The Student Service Center will debar the applicant in question from the relevant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in Studielink too. The above will cause the applicant to lose the opportunity to enroll for the relevant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme. Startmeter (digital survey) A digital survey that a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme can impose as a study programme activity, to be completed by an applicant before the interview takes place. Student A person who is enrolled at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences to attend education and complete exams and final examinations for a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. In practice, a programme form will be specified upon enrollment too: full-time, part-time or dual.

9 Student Service Center (SSC) A department that falls under Director of Administration, Information and Control (currently Finances and Student Registration) and guides applicants through the process starting with the submission of their applications and ending after their enrollment once applicants have applied via Studielink. The activities of this department will include financial settlement. Academic year The period of time that commences on 1 September and ends on 31 August of the next year. Study programme recommendation The study programme recommendation referred to in Section 7.31.b of the WHW. Interview (interview in relation to the study programme check) A compulsory part of the study programme check and part of the application procedure at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. This interview will always include a consideration of the study programme activities that have been determined by the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme and announced in advance on the relevant programme page on or The study programme check The study programme activity that forms part of the enrollment process referred to in Section 7.31.b of the WHW. At Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, this consists of an interview (a study programma check related interview). Studielink The joint application and enrollment application imposed by universities of applied sciences, universities and the Minister. Study Information Office A department (Education & Student) that falls under the Education and Development executive department (currently Communication & External Relations) and provides prospective students with (study) information ( studievoorlichting ). Switcher A student who is enrolled for a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme and who enrolls for a different Bachelor programme or associate degree programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences or another university of applied sciences is an applicant. Entrance Examination and Supporting Courses (Toelatingsexamens en Ondersteunend Onderwijs) A department that falls under the Education and Development department (currently Communication & External Relations). If applicants do not meet the admission requirements applicable, the Student Service Center Department will automatically notify them of the requirement for them to do an entrance examination. The object of the work carried out by the Entrance Examination and Support Education Department is to prepare applicants properly and to assess them so that they are able to attain the competencies they will need to be able to complete a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme successfully at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.

10 Prior education requirements The requirements referred to in Section 7.24 et seq. of the WHW. WHW The official abbreviation used for the Higher Education and Research Act (Wet op het hoger onderwijs en wetenschappelijk onderzoek) Legal validity The provisions of these regulations are only legally valid if and insofar as they are not contrary to higher legislation or the funding conditions. Rights may only be derived from the relevant provisions of the regulations if the above is the case. Article 1.2 Previous education requirements Diplomas To be able to enroll for a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, applicants must have attained one of the following diplomas at the very least: - a secondary school diploma: - HBS A; - HBS B; - MTS; - MMS; - Gymnasium A old style; - Gymnasium B old style; - VWO; - HAVO; - HAVO/(M)BO (diploma awarded for a combination of HAVO and (M)BO); - MBO level 4 (all domains); - older diplomas (old style); if these diplomas are the case, subject combination requirements may also apply (Article 1.2.2). Further information about the above can be obtained from the Study Information Office (studievoorlichting); - other qualifications: o European school; o a first year certificate (propedeuse) awarded by a university of applied sciences or a university; o a final degree certificate awarded by a university of applied sciences or university. An individual who does not have one of the diplomas referred to above will be able to do an entrance examination in certain circumstances; see Article 1.3 below. A special diploma evaluation procedure is in place for anyone wishing to gain admission on the basis of a foreign diploma. Information about the above can be obtained from the Student Service Center Department (SSC) at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Under the conditions of the Convention on the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications in the European Region, applicants (students) will be admissible unless the Executive Board at Rotterdam

11 University of Applied Sciences has demonstrated that a significant difference exists between the general requirements relating to admission in the country in which the qualification in question was attained and the general requirements applicable under or pursuant to the WHW Subject cluster and subject combination requirements Some Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences are subject to a subject cluster or subject combination requirement in addition to the prior education requirement set out in Article A HAVO and/or VWO diploma with an old subject cluster will no longer entitle an applicant direct admission to all of the Bachelor programmes offered by universities of applied sciences. However, institution management is able to issue an admission decision. Since 1 September 2003, all of the Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes offered by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences have been subject to the rule that enrollment is possible if the subject cluster and/or subject combination requirements have not been met. However, this will only be possible if the applicant in question demonstrates that he/she does meet the competency requirements applicable. These requirements must have been met before the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question starts. These regulations are based on Section 7.25(4) of the WHW. Added to the above, special further prior-education requirements for the study programme Lerarenopleiding (Primary School Teacher) (Section 7.25a of the WHW) will apply with effect from academic year For more information, see the relevant programme page on Command of the Dutch language If an applicant has been admitted on the basis of a foreign, he/she will be required to successfully complete an assessment on the Dutch language. This assessment must be one of the assessments below: - the NT2 exam offered by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences or; - the NT2 state exam, programme II. This requirement does not apply to any Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes that will be delivered in a language other than Dutch; see Section 7.2 of the WHW. Where appropriate, this will be stated in the Student Handbook for the institute under which the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question falls. In accordance with the code of conduct for international students (Article 4.2, Code of Conduct), the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme will establish which minimum language requirements applicants are to meet for English language education. Where appropriate, this will be stated in the Student Handbook for the institute under which the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question falls. In accordance with Section 7.28 of the WHW, the Executive Board will decide on the content of the NT2 exam offered by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. The Director of the Education and Development executive department (currently Communication & External Relations) will decide on the content of the NT2 exam after consulting institutional management. The requirements applicable will be included in the Rotterdam University Handbook for the institute under which the programme in question falls.

12 See Article and Appendix 6 for further information Enrolling as a student or external student Enrollment is possible if a student or external student: 1. has Dutch nationality or is treated as a Dutch citizen by virtue of a statutory provision; 2. is a foreign national and younger than 18 on the first day of the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme for which an applicant wishes to enroll for the first time; 3. is a foreign national and 18 or older on the first day of the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme for which an applicant wishes to enroll for the first time and is legally resident in the Netherlands in the sense of Section 8 of the Aliens Act (Vreemdelingenwet 2000) on the date in question; 4. is a foreign national and is residing outside the Netherlands on the first day of the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme for which an applicant wishes to enroll for the first time; 5. is a foreign national, no longer meets one of the conditions stipulated under 2, 3 or 4and was previously enrolled for a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme offered by an institution on the basis of one of the said conditions, which Bachelor programme or associate degree programme the student is still attending and has not yet completed. If a student enrolls and it is afterwards found that enrollment did not take place in accordance with the conditions set out above for whatever reason, the enrollment of the student or external student in question will be terminated immediately. Article 1.3 The 21+ admissions exam, the NT2 exam or deficiencies This article applies to applicants who are exempted, via the entrance examination, under Section 7.29 of the WHW, from the prior education requirements (Article 1.2), as such making it possible to admit them to a particular programme. Applicants will apply for the 21+ admissions exam, the NT2 exam or deficiencies by applying for a place on a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme offered by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences via Studielink. Applicants must do this on 1 May prior to the academic year in question at the very latest. Applicants will also be expected to register for the 21+ admissions exam, the NT2 exam or deficiencies with the Entrance Examination and Support Education executive department. Applicants who have enrolled will be able to prepare themselves for the exam. Education will be offered in preparation for the 21+ admissions exam, the NT2 exam and deficiencies. If an applicant attends this education, he/she will be required to make a financial contribution towards this education. The education provided consists of a number of courses. Further information about the content of the exam can be found in the information guide on the 21+ admissions exam, the NT2 exam and deficiencies. This guide is published by the Entrance Examination and Support Education executive department The 21+ admissions exam The 21+ admissions exam consists of an aptitude test and a 21+ exam. Applicants will start by doing the Aptitude Test. The Aptitude Test will be (or could be) accompanied by a selection interview. If a positive result is attained for the Aptitude Test, the applicant will sit the

13 21+ admissions exam. The aptitude test will be valid for the academic year ahead and for the subsequent academic year. The Executive Board will set up a committee to establish the suitability of applicants for the Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes in question. Dutch language is a requirement here too. A positive decision will only be issued if it has been demonstrated that an applicant has sufficient knowledge of the Dutch language to be able to successfully complete the education provided (Section 7.29(1) of the WHW). This provision will not apply to the English-language programmes at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. To be permitted to do the 21+ admissions exam, applicants must be 21 or older on 1 October of the year to which applications relate. The Executive Board may derogate from this age limit for applicants with a foreign diploma that would entitle them to admission to a programme at a university of applied sciences in their own country (Section 7.29(3) of the WHW). The Executive Board may also derogate from this age limit if it is not possible to produce a diploma in special cases. In accordance with Section 7.29 of the WHW, the Executive Board will decide on the content of the 21+ admissions exam. The Executive Board has mandated the power to decide on the content of and to conduct the 21+ admissions exam to the Director of the Education and Development executive department (currently Communication & External Relations). He/she will decide on this content after consultation with the relevant institutional dean. The requirements applicable will be included in the Student Handbook for the institute under which the programme in question falls. The list of exam subjects for the 21+ exam will be published on on an annual basis. The 21+ admissions exam may only be sat in the periods established for this purpose. Applicants will be required to submit applications for Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes and participate in the 21+ admissions exam prior to the academic year in question, being 1 May of the year in question at the very latest. If an applicant takes part in the 21+ admissions exam, he/she will be required to pay a financial contribution towards the exam. An applicant who successfully completes the Aptitude Test and the subjects prescribed for the 21+ exam will receive a certificate for the 21+ admissions exam. The certificate for the 21+ admissions exam will only entitle an applicant to admission to the programme for which the decision was issued. In certain circumstances, the programme choice may be changed after the decision made by the Exam Committee for the 21+ Exam, the NT2 Exam and Deficiencies, when requested by an applicant. An applicant who has a module certificate for a subject that forms part of a HAVO or VWO state exam, and this subject is one of the subjects to be examined in the 21+ exam, will be granted an exemption for the subject in question. For information on how to apply for an exemption for a subject in the 21+ exam, see Appendix 6. However, applicants will always be required to do the aptitude test. Applicants will be able to appeal against decisions made by the Executive Board on the basis of the provisions under or pursuant to Section 7.25(4) of the WHW (the 21+ admissions exam) with the Board of Appeal (Appendix 5). Applicants will be able to submit reconsideration requests to the Exam Committee for the 21+ Exam, the NT2 Exam and Deficiencies within 12 school working days (2 calendar weeks) and must do so before they will be able to lodge judicial appeals with the Examination Appeals Board. See Appendixes 6 and 7 for further information.

14 1.3.2 The 21+ admissions exam at the Willem de Kooning Academy (WdKA) A different 21+ admissions exam is in place for the art programmes at the Willem de Kooning Academy (WdKA) than the one applicable for the standard Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. This exam consists of the assessment of artistic and visual qualities and the completion of an extensive aptitude test: the WdKA 21+ test. The admission regulations in place for art programmes at the Willem de Kooning Academy are separate to the 21+ admission exam applicable at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. As such, compliance with the admission regulations referred to above will not mean that an applicant is admissible to a different Bachelor programme or associate degree programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Conversely, an applicant who has successfully completed the 21+ admissions exam offered by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences will not be entitled to a place on one of the art programmes at the Willem de Kooning Academy The NT2 exam The NT2 exam consists of two phases, the different components of which are in compliance with level B1/B2 of the Common Framework of Reference for Languages. The first phase covers reading and writing proficiency, while the second phase pertains to speaking and listening proficiency. Together, the two phases form one exam. The NT2 exam may only be sat during certain predetermined periods and a registration deadline will apply for each particular exam session. If an applicant takes part in the NT2 exam, he/she will be required to make a financial contribution towards the exam. An applicant who completes the NT2 exam successfully will receive a certificate for the NT2 exam. For further rules on the NT2 exam, see Appendix 6. Applicants will be able to appeal against decisions made by the Executive Board by virtue of the provisions under or pursuant to Section 7.28(2) of the WHW with the Examinations Appeals Board (Appendix 5). Applicants will be able to submit reconsideration requests to the Exam Committee for the 21+ Exam, the NT2 Exam and Deficiencies within 12 school working days (2 calendar weeks) and must do so before they lodge judicial appeals with the Examination Appeals Board. See Appendixes 6 and 7 for further information Deficiencies An applicant who wishes to do a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme, but has a HAVO, VWO, or MBO-long diploma with a transfer cluster or subject combination that does not entitle the applicant to direct admission will be regarded as having one or more so-called subject deficiencies. If subject combination requirements apply for applicants with an MBO diploma, level 4, these requirements will also apply to applicants at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. These deficiencies must have been rectified before applicants will be able to start the Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes in question. Admission to several special Bachelor programmes that have been designated as such by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science will be possible without meeting the subject cluster and/or subject combination requirements. These applicants will be deemed to have a formal deficiency. The Student Handbook for the Bachelor programme(s) in question indicates which obligations applicants are to meet in order to rectify the deficiency applicable. Institutional

15 management will decide which obligations these are, subject to the statutory obligations and frameworks in place at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. These conditions must have been met before the examinations culminating in the attainment of the foundation certificate. At the current time, there are no programmes at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences to which this applies. In accordance with Section 7.25 of the WHW, the Executive Board will decide on the content of the deficiencies exam. The Director of Education and Development (currently Communication and External Relations) will decide on the content of the deficiencies exam after consulting institutional management. The requirements will be included in the Student Handbook for the Bachelor programme of associate degree programme in question. The tables in which the deficiency subjects are specified are published on on an annual basis. See Article 1.3 and Appendixes 6 and 7 for more information. Article 1.4 The application procedure: the study programme check and study programme recommendation The study programme check The object of the study programme check is to provide an insight into the suitability of an applicant for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme chosen and also into factors that would prevent the successful completion of the Bachelor programmes or the associate degree programme. The study programme recommendation will follow on from the results of the interview. The study programme recommendation sets out the suitability of an applicant for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme chosen, possibly supplemented by a recommendation on which other Bachelor programme(s) or association degree programme(s) would be more suitable for the applicant. If the assessment of the suitability of an applicant is positive, a positive study programme recommendation will be issued; a negative assessment will be followed by a negative study programme recommendation. The study programme recommendation will also state whether it is advisable for an applicant to take part in support or brush-up activities. The study programme check will be a compulsory part of the enrollment procedure at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences for all Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes that are not subject to the application of a decentralised selection procedure (see Article 1.5). The study programme check applies to applicants (full-time, part-time and dual) who apply for a place in the first year of the relevant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme for the first time. If an applicant fails to take part in the study programme check, he/she will not be entitled to enroll for the relevant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in accordance with Sections 7.32 up to and including 7.34 of the WHW. The study programme check consists of the interview and is conducted on the basis of the study programme activity (or activities) per Bachelor programme or associate degree programme. If extra documents and/or activities are needed to support the interview, this will be announced at the same time as the invitation for the interview and will also have been announced in advance on the relevant programme page of The interview will take place with job holders from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences that have been designated to conduct these interviews.

16 1.4.2 Applying up to and including 1 May, or after 1 May 2015 with 31 July 2015 as the latest application date Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences applies rules relating to the study programme check to applicants who submit applications on 1 May 2015 or after 1 May 2015, with 31 July 2015 as the latest date for submitting applications. 1. Applicants that apply for a place on a (full-time, dual or part-time variant of a) Bachelor programme or associate degree programme by 1 May 2015 at the latest will receive a study programme recommendation. As the name suggests, this is a recommendation and applicants may choose to disregard it. Applicants are strongly recommended to observe the recommendation issued to them. However, this recommendation will not have any consequences for the remainder of the enrollment procedure. Different rules apply to some groups of applicants (see Article 1.5). 2. a. Submission of an application after 1 May 2015, with 31 July 2015 as the latest date for application in the case of a non-selective programme (see Article 1.4.3). Applicants who submit applications to Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences for places on non-selective Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes for the first time after 1 May, with 31 July 2015 as the latest date for application submission will be subject to the same requirements as applicants submitting applications by 1 May at the latest. b. Applicants that submit applications to Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences for places on selective Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes (see Article 1.4.3) for the first time between 2 May and the latest date for application submission of 31 July will be required to take part in a study programme check and must also obtain a positive study programme recommendation after taking part in the study programme check. If applicants are awarded a negative study programme recommendation, they will not be entitled to enroll in accordance with Articles 7.32 up to and including 7.34 of the WHW. 3. Individuals who have submitted an application for a place on a programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences on 1 May at the latest and then decide, after 1 May, to change their application into an application for a place on a selective Bachelor programme or associate degree programme (see Article 1.4.3), will be required to participate in a study programme check before being able to enroll for the programme in question. The positive study programme recommendation will not be required in this situation. 4. Applicants who submit applications to a different university of applied sciences and attained the right to enroll there, but then decide to submit an application to Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences will be required, under reference to Article 7.31.b of the WHW, to take part in the study programme check if they wish to be considered for enrollment Selective Bachelor programmes and Bachelor degree programmes The Executive Board at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences adopts and publishes the list of selective Bachelor programmes and Bachelor degree programmes on on an annual basis. Appendix 1, which forms an integral part of these regulations, shows which Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes are selective and non-selective in academic year Procedural provisions for the study programme check The mandatory study programme check to be completed as part of the total enrollment procedure will take place at the invitation of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and will consist of an interview. The interview will be conducted on the basis of the study programme activity (or activities) established per Bachelor programme or associate degree programme. These interview

17 support activities may include completing the so-called startmeter (a digital survey), putting together a portfolio, writing a motivation letter, bringing along the most recent list(s) of grades, attending an education activity at one of the locations of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and preparing an overview of competencies attained elsewhere. The Bachelor programme and/or the associate degree programme will determine the study programme activities, announce them on the relevant programme page at and do this again when inviting applicants to attend the interview. The remainder of the procedure is as follows: 1. Apply via Studielink After applying via Studielink, an applicant will receive a confirmation of his/her application from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and a provisional student log-in account for the intranet at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (HINT), linked to which is a student account. 2. Invitation to attend an interview The Bachelor programme or associate degree programme will send applicants invitations to attend the interview. These interviews will start after 1 February This invitation will indicate which reservation system an applicant will be able to use to register for the interview or the date and time that the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme has set for the submission of applications. The invitation will state which study programme activities are to be completed in preparation for the interview. Provisions: a. Where the performance of study programme checks for applicants applying for a place up to and including 1 May and applications after 2 May, with 31 July as the latest date for application submission are concerned, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences applies a different regime to selective Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes as regards the study programme recommendation as the outcome of the interview (see Article 1.4.2). A different invitation period for the attendance of the interview will apply to applicants who submit applications on or after 1 July, with 31 July as the latest date for submitting the application (see Article (c)). b. If the reservation system for a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme gives an applicant the opportunity to determine a date and time him/herself, the date and time in question must be within three calendar weeks of the first invitation. If an applicant is invited to attend on a day and date that has been determined by the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme, he/she will have one opportunity to change the date and time in consultation with the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme. However, this will only be possible if the applicant has well-founded reasons for doing so. If an applicant fails to comply with the invitation issued to him/her and/or he/she fails to attend at the time reserved ( no-show ), the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme will give him/her a second and final opportunity to attend. The reservation period for the second opportunity will be limited to two calender weeks. If an applicant does not utilise this second invitation within the period of time allowed for this purpose, and/or he/she once again fails to appear ( no show ), the Student Service Center (SSC) will reject his/her application for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question in Studielink. The above will cause the applicant to lose the opportunity to enroll for the relevant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme.

18 c. After applying for a place on a Bachelor programme or associate degree programme on or after 1 July, with 31 July 2015 as the latest date for application submission, the applicant will receive an invitation to attend the course guidance interview in calendar week 33 or 34 (10 22 August 2015), except where the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme offers other options on dates other than those in the calendar weeks referred to above. If an applicant does not utilise the invitation and/or he/she fails to attend (no-show) on the date and at the time that he/she chose in calendar week 33 or 34, the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme will send him/her a second invitation stating a date and time determined by the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme, which date and time will be within six school working days of the first invitation. If he/she fails to utilise this second invitation within the period of time allowed for this purpose and/or he/she fails to attend again ( no-show ), the Student Service Center for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question will reject his/her application in Studielink. The above will cause the applicant to lose the opportunity to enroll for the relevant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme. d. Interviews may be scheduled for any school working day. A school working day may be any day from Monday up to and including Saturday. 3. Study programme activities for the interview In order to strengthen and substantiate the interview, the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme will set a study programme activity (or activities) in advance, which it will announce on the relevant programme page on In the invitation to attend the interview, applicants will be reminded again of the study programme activities set for the interview. a. The study programme activity (or activities) may consist of an activity (or activities) that an applicant is to complete independently at a location of his/her choice, or at one of the locations of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, the latter to be determined by the programme or associate degree programme. o If the study programme activity consists of the preparation of a portfolio, motivation letter or letter of application, for example, the conditions to be met will be stated clearly in the invitation (see Article 1.4.4(2)). o If an applicant is invited to complete the startmeter (a digital survey), he/she will receive the link to the startmeter and a handbook (instructions) from the relevant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme. The report ensuing from the startmeter will be sent to the provisional student account that has been given to the applicant as soon as he/she has completed the digital survey. Due to the processing time involved, applicants will be required to have completed the startmeter in full at least three school working days before the interview. o Applicants must bring the report and/or all of the documents required in relation to the study programme activity (or activities) with them to the interview. b. Participation in the study programme activity (or activities) is mandatory. If an applicant has not completed the study programme activity (or activities) in full and correctly, it will not be possible for him/her to take part in the interview for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question. 4. If the interview lapses as a result of the incomplete and incorrect completion of the study programme activity (or activities), this will be recorded as absence ( no-show ) on the part of the applicant in question.

19 If an applicant fails to complete the study programme activity (or activities) that the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme has set in the second invitation, the Student Service Center (SSC) will reject his/her application for the relevant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in Studielink. The above will cause the applicant to lose the opportunity to enroll for the relevant Bachelor programme or associate degree programme. 5. Submitting applications for more than one Bachelor programme or associate degree programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences Each Bachelor programme or associate degree programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences will independently establish the study programme activity (or activities) and the content thereof. If an applicant wishes to have a course guidance interview at more than one Bachelor programme or associate degree programme (subject to a maximum of three interviews), it is possible that an additional requirement (or requirements) will be imposed on the study programme activities. This may mean that the applicant in question will be required to re-do the startmeter (a digital survey), the motivation letter and the portfolio, etc., because of the different competencies necessary for the future profession at hand. If an applicant has submitted applications for a number of Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, he/she will complete the study programme check at the programme that is his/her first choice. He/she will also notify the other Bachelor programmes and associate degree programmes of his choice. If an applicant ultimately decides to opt for a different Bachelor programme or associate degree programme and applies for a place on the programme in question, he/she will present the outcome of the first study programme check to the Study Success contact for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question. The Study Success contact person will consider whether the information provided is sufficient for him/her to issue a valid study programme recommendation for the Bachelor programme or associate degree programme in question. If not, the Study Success contact person will indicate which study programme activities are still to be completed and what the follow-up procedure will be. 6. Study programme recommendation The study programme recommendation will be announced to the applicant in writing no later than 12 school working days after participation in the study programme check. See Article for information on whether or not a study programme recommendation is binding Special groups 1. Applicants with a functional disability Where an applicant has a disability, this situation will be taken into consideration wherever possible when conducting and assessing a study programme check. The applicant in question must notify Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences of a situation of this nature in writing 12 school working days before the start of the study programme check. This letter must be accompanied by a medical certificate. 2. Applicants originating from the public entities of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, or Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

20 Applicants originating from the public entities of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, or Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, are required to take part in the study programme check, but will not need to be present at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences when doing so if this is not possible. These applicants will be able to take part via digital means of communication. Identification checks will be effected at the place of participation, by a person or persons designated for this purpose by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. 3. Applicants with a foreign prior education will be able to submit their applications up to and including 31 July 2015 at the latest and will be required to meet the general conditions applicable to any applicant wishing to study at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. A study programme check is not mandatory, but applicants are urgently advised to take part in the study programme check. In addition to the enrollment conditions applicable, applicants originating from outside the European Economic Area must be in possession of the residence documents required by law. They will be expected to monitor the deadlines applicable themselves. Article 1.5 Gaining a place on Bachelor programmes or associate degree programmes with a restricted intake or that are subject to additional requirements Bachelor programmes with a restricted intake (centralised and decentralised selection) 1. There are three situations in which lots will be drawn to establish which applicants can be enrolled for a certain Bachelor programme (lot-drawing programmes): a. the number of applicants who have submitted applications for a certain Bachelor programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences exceeds the education capacity of the Bachelor programme in question, which has been registered with the DUO; b. the total number of applicants who have submitted applications to the DUO for a certain Bachelor programme exceeds the capacity applicable nationally; c. the number of graduates from a certain Bachelor programme far exceeds demand from the employment market; the restricted intake is established by the Minister. 2. Enrollment for a Bachelor programme for which a restricted intake applies is only possible if a candidate submits a certificate that grants him/her admission to the programme in question. The DUO issues this certificate to applicants that have had their lots drawn. 3. The information brochures published on the Bachelor programmes for which lots must be drawn, and this article indicate the Bachelor programmes for which a lot-drawing procedure applies. 4. Students wishing to enroll for a higher year of a Bachelor programme for which a restricted intake applies may have their enrollment refused if they have not been enrolled for this Bachelor programme before. In this situation, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences may refuse enrollment on the basis of a shortage of education capacity in the post-foundation stage. The study programme check described in Article 1.4 is not compulsory for applicants for lot-drawing programmes. Certain programmes with a restricted intake do offer applicants the opportunity to carry out an optional study programme check. Applicants are strongly recommended to take part in this optional study programme check.