International Business Administration

Binding Recommendation on continuation of studies

The Binding Recommendation on continuation of studies (Bindend Studieadvies or BSA in Dutch) means that all Bachelor’s students are given advice on their study progress on four occasions during their first year.

The fourth recommendation, issued at the end of the first year, is binding. In the course of your first year, you must attain 42 credits + the course in Business Mathematics. In the second year, you will also receive study advice on a regular basis. Within two years, you are required to pass all of your first-year subjects.

If you do not manage to attain the minimum number of credits during your first year or to pass all of your first-year subjects within two years, you will not be permitted to continue your studies in that particular programme at VU University Amsterdam. 

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The Binding Recommendation starts in 2011-2012.