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Deliberation

Passing

If you pass all course units of a deliberation set (via diploma contract), i.e. if you have obtained at least 10 out 20 or  a 'pass' mark or an exemption, you are declared as having passed the deliberation set.

If you have obtained a credit certificate for all the course units to be taken and/or are declared as having successfully passed all deliberation sets of the study programme in question (via diploma contract), you are declared as having passed the study programme.

In order to pass you need to meet the admission requirements of the study programme - if this is not the case, you are declared inadmissible and cannot pass the study programme - and you need to be enrolled for the study programme in question under a contract to obtain a diploma.

Deliberation Rules

First deliberation set of a Bachelor's programme (article 67 of the Education and Examination Code)

You are also declared as having passed the 1st deliberation set of a Bachelor's programme if you comply with the following cumulative requirements:

  • The first deliberation set only contains course units that are scheduled in the first standard learning track year of a Bachelor’s programme.
  • The deficit in order to pass one or two course units is a total of maximum 1% of the weighted total of the deliberation set – without the exemptions - in which the ECTS credits are used as weights.
  • The deficit is calculated by multiplying the deficit on the examination mark for the course unit by the ECTS credits that have been awarded to that particular course unit. 
  • You have scored at least 8 out of 20 for all course units of the deliberation set concerned. 
  • You have a maximum of two course units in the deliberation set concerned for which s/he scored less than 10 out of 20. 
  • You have obtained a total of at least 50% for the deliberation set. 

 

Passing a study programme (article 71 of the Education and Examination Code)

If you are enrolled in the graduation year of a Bachelor’s, linking or preparatory programme, a Master’s programme (after a Bachelor’s or a Master’s programme), or a specific teacher training programme you have passed if the following cumulative requirements are met: 

  • You have taken up all remaining course units to pass the study programme in your curriculum.
  • The deficit to pass one or two course units is maximum 6 weighted marks, using the ECTS credits as weights. The deficit is calculated by multiplying the deficit on the examination mark for the course unit by the ECTS credits that have been awarded to that particular course unit. 
  • You have obtained at least 8/20 for all the course units. 
  • You have obtained less than 10/20 for two course units at the most. 
  • You have used the most recent examination opportunity for the course units concerned. 
  • Tolerance does not apply to the Bachelor’s or Master’s dissertation and the mandatory work placements.