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Enrolment before completing prior education (zachte knip) and self-testing
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Below, we explain one of the leniency measures we have put in place to help students who have experienced delays in their studies due to COVID-19: the zachte knip regulation. This regulation means that you can enrol in your next education programme before you have completed your prior education. We also remind you again of the COVID-19 self-tests you can order.
Enrolment before completing prior education (zachte knip regulation) If you were not able to earn enough credits in the 2020/21 academic year to complete your prior education on time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, then in the 2021/22 academic year (for both the September and February intakes) you will have the opportunity to conditionally start your next education programme at UM under certain conditions.
When are you eligible for the zachte knip?
If you are going from a bachelor's programme to a pre-master’s or master's programme:
- If you are pursuing a bachelor’s degree at UM or at another institution of higher education, you will be able to make use of the zachte knip regulation to start a pre-master’s or master’s programme at UM.
- The zachte knip regulation allows you to start a pre-master’s or master’s programme at UM if you have obtained at least 80% of the ECTS credits in the final year of your bachelor’s programme and have earned the required credits for all previous years. For example, if you are following a three-year bachelor’s programme, a maximum of 12 ECTS from year three of your bachelor’s programme may be incomplete. For enrolment in the master’s programme in Medicine, an additional condition applies on top of the above 80% standard, which is that all clusters must also have been completed
- As an exception to the 80% standard above, some programmes apply a broader standard to admit students on the basis of the zachte knip. By the end of May at the latest, the faculties will have updated this information and you will find more details about this on the Admission requirements page of the relevant programme.
If you are going from a pre-master’s programme to a UM master's programme:
- If you are coming from a pre-master’s programme (at UM or another higher education institute), the UM master’s programme will assess whether you are eligible to start on the basis of your prior knowledge. The 80% standard will be used as a guideline.
If you are going from an HBO propedeuse (first-year diploma at a university of applied sciences) to a UM bachelor’s programme:
- If you are in the propaedeutic phase at a Dutch university of applied sciences (HBO institution), you will be able to start a UM bachelor’s programme in September 2021 if you submit a tentative certificate of completion from your Dutch HBO institution to UM by 1 August 2021 at the latest, in which your HBO institution states that you are expected to successfully complete the propaedeutic phase by 1 January 2022. You must also meet all other admission requirements.
Please note: This regulation only relates to a deficiency in the diploma requirements during the admissions process. The generally applicable admission requirements remain in force, such as language requirements or that your prior education must be an appropriate match with the content of the programme to which you are applying.
By the end of June, we will let you know how you can apply for admission using the zachte knip regulation. You can make use of this regulation from mid-July until 15 August when applying for a programme that starts in September. Please keep reading the communication emails for more detailed information.
Self-testing As we have previously announced, since last week, students and staff members are able to order free COVID-19 self-tests by mail, even if they live in Belgium or Germany. You can do this using your UM account at http://www.zelftestonderwijs.nl/. This website is available in Dutch and English and provides you with instructions in both languages on how to administer the self-test as well as general information on self-testing.
You can order a maximum of one self-test per person per week. It is preferable that you only order a self-test if you are sure that you will be visiting one of the UM buildings. This is to ensure that there will be enough self-tests available for people who definitely need to come to UM.
The use of a self-test is and will remain voluntary. By using a self-test, you will be helping to detect corona infections quickly and contributing to a safer environment within UM. You do not need to provide proof of a negative test result in order to enter the UM buildings.
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