Individual minors

Almost every student will choose a regular minor in English (or one from the list of institutionalised minors if they wish to take a minor in Dutch), because the selection of minors is extensive and varied enough and the quality of all of these minors is guaranteed by the procedures of validation (in Dutch) and accreditation (in Dutch) of all minors.

The admission from all Bachelor studies to all minors is regulated in two tables, the "minor admission matrix" (in Dutch) and the "minor specific demands" (in Dutch). Apart from that, you can only enter a minor if you meet the general rule of admission of 80 European Credits (for more information, please refer to the question "Will I be able to take a minor?" on the web page Organisational rules of this website.

In exceptional cases, you might consider taking an individual minor.

Individual minors

An individual minor is a minor which is composed by the minor-student himself/herself, in consultation with his/her study counsellor and/or a relevant coach (e.g. a member of UT's scientific staff). Any individual plan for an individual minor will have to be submitted to the examination board of the minor-student's own study.

At any moment, it is possible to register through OSIRIS for an individual minor. Registering for an individual minor during the regular period of registration has the advantage that your registration will fit smoothly into all other administrative procedures.

To set up an individual minor, the following consecutive steps should be taken by the minor-student.

The rules above are a summary of the statute "Individuele minors aan de Universiteit Twente" (in Dutch).