Bachelor's-before-Master's rule

1.

The Bachelor’s-before-Master’s rule means that students must complete their previous educational programme in full before they can start the Master’s programme.

2.

The Bachelor’s-before-Master’s rule applies to all students from 1 September 2012. Any study plan which involves a mixture of Bachelor’s and Master’s courses will expire by law as of 1 September 2012.

3.

From 1 September 2012, the following points will apply to students without a Bachelor’s degree:

a.

Master’s courses completed before 1 September 2012 can be transferred to the Master’s programme at the student’s request upon completion of the Bachelor’s.

b.

If the Teaching and Examination Regulations of a programme dictate that grades that count towards the final degree may remain valid for more than one year, these can be treated in the same way as Master’s courses completed before 1 September 2012.

c.

If a student still wants to or has to take a Master’s course as part of his Bachelor’s examination programme1, this can only be done with the approval of the examination board.

4.

Students who may obtain their Bachelor’s degree in the August resit should, where relevant, receive a statement that they have passed from the examination board by 31 August at the latest. Programmes/faculties are required to inform students of any accelerated marking procedure.

5.

The Central Student Administration advises students who may obtain their Bachelor’s degree in an August resit to nevertheless continue their registration as a Bachelor’s student in the Studielink system. Once the Central Student Administration has the necessary information, the student will be retroactively enrolled in the Master’s instead of the Bachelor’s with effect from 1 September.

6.

In the 2012-2013 academic year, a Bachelor’s student at the University of Twente who progresses to a Master’s at the University of Twente can register for the Master’s on a monthly basis.² We expect that there will be two opportunities for enrolment from the 2013-2014 academic year, corresponding to the starting dates in September and February.

7.

Opportunities for enrolment are not equivalent to starting dates. If you have enrolled in a Master’s programme, this does not necessarily mean you can actually start your studies. For more information, consult your programme’s website or contact the study adviser. The aim is to achieve two starting dates for each Master’s programme to ensure the feasibility of the programme.

8.

Exceptions are only possible for students who find themselves dealing with exceptional personal circumstances.