Do you want to follow courses or a minor outside your own study programme as a VU Amsterdam student? Then read on!
What are extracurricular courses?
As a VU Amsterdam student, you can take courses or a minor at VU outside your own study programme. These are called extracurricular courses. In the Study Guide you can use the filter to find which courses are offered as extracurricular.
These courses do not count towards your degree and therefore do not count towards the required 180 (or 60) ECTS to graduate, unless you ask the Examination Board for permission to take and include a course or minor within your study programme beforehand. You can use the same form to ask for permission to follow courses or a minor at another university as well.
The Examination Board has a processing time of 30 working days. Please keep this in mind and ask permission as early as possible.
How to register?
You can register for extracurricular courses in the registration module. Select the tab 'all courses', choose 'search in extracurricular' and search for the course. Can't find the course? Contact the Education Office of the offering faculty. Permission from the Examination Board does not automatically mean that you may follow the course or minor from another faculty. There may be additional admission requirements or a maximum capacity.
Honours Programme
The Honours Programme consists of 30 EC of extracurricular courses to be taken during your bachelor's programme only. You will receive an Honours mention on your diploma if you successfully complete the Honours Programme and your bachelor's programme within three years, with an average result of 7.5 for your regular bachelor's course.