International Business and Management Studies

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1 Degree Statute Part 2: Regulations concerning education and examinations for the Bachelor degree programmes International Business and Management Studies At HAN University of Applied Sciences academic year Version 6 July

2 Contents Part 2: Regulations concerning education and examinations Teaching and Examination Regulations Section 1 General provisions Section 2 Admission to the degree programme Section 3 Structure of the degree programme Section 4 Propaedeutic phase of the degree programme Section 5 Study advice in the propaedeutic phase of the degree programme Section 6 Post-propaedeutic phase of the degree programme Section 7 Exams, integrated exams and final assessments of the degree programme Section 7A Bridging programmes Section 8 Boards of examiners Section 9 Study career coaching Section 10 Unsuitability Section 11 Final provisions Appendices Appendix 1 Equivalents propaedeutic phase Appendix 2 Equivalents post-propaedeutic phase Appendix 3 Equivalents Minor Regulations for the Boards of Examiner for Bachelors and Associate degree programmes of the Faculty of Economics and Management (FEM) Section 1: General provisions Section 2: Duties, powers, decision-making and mandates Section 3: Quality control of final assessments, exams and organisation Section 4: Appointing examiners Section 5: Further rules for decisions regarding individual students Section 6: Irregularities and fraud during exams and integrated exams Section 7: Degree certificate and diploma supplement Section 8: Annual report of the board of examiners Section 9: Final Provisions Regulations of the Degree Programme Committee Exam Regulations for the Faculty of Business Management and Law Section 1: General Provisions Section 2: Position and tasks of the exams office Section 3: Meeting between the head of the exams office and relevant parties Section 4: Final provisions Regulations for external supervisors during final assessments

3 2.1 Teaching and Examination Regulations Teaching and examination regulations for the Bachelor degree programmes International Business and Management Studies at HAN University of Applied Sciences academic year 62

4 Section 1 General provisions Article 1.1 Applicability of the regulations 1. These regulations are the teaching and examination regulations as referred to in article 7.13 of the Higher Education and Research Act (in Dutch Wet op het Hoger Onderwijs en wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, WHW), hereafter referred to as the Act. 2. These regulations apply to education and examinations in the academic year of the Bachelors programme in International Business and Management Studies (IBMS), hereafter referred to as the degree programme. 3. The following form an unabridged version of these regulations: a. all chapters included in part 3 of the degree statute; b. the appendixes belonging to these regulations 4. a. The curriculum is presented in chapters 1, 2 and 3 of part 3 of the degree statute. If study units and exams have been taken and passed in preceding years of the degree programmes that are now no longer included in the curriculum, appendixes 1 and 2 to these regulations describe whether and to what extent these still count towards the curriculum and exams. b. In addition, appendixes 1, 2 and 3 stipulate that certain exams and modular exams (i.e. exams that are not included in this year's curriculum, but were included in the curriculum in the previous academic year or the academic year before that) can still be taken if a student did not pass them in either of the previous two academic years. 5. Appendix 3 of these regulations describes whether and to what extent successfully completed study units and exams for minors offered by the department in previous academic years and not included in the current minor offerings (see chapter 5 of part 3 of the degree statute) are included in the programme of the minors currently on offer. 6. N/A 7. N/A Article 1.2 Terms and definitions Appendix 1 of the degree statute contains the terms and definitions that apply to these regulations. Article 1.3 Purpose of the degree programmes The International Business and Management Studies programme trains students for middle and higher management positions in internationally active companies. The study programme is aimed at providing students with a wide range of knowledge and skills at Bachelor level, enabling them to work as independent professionals in the field of International Business. Section 2 Admission to the degree programme Article 2.1 Prior education requirements and further prior education requirements (profile, subjects, programme components) A person is admissible to a degree programme if he/she possesses: a. a senior general secondary education (HAVO) diploma in: i. the subject cluster Nature and Technology, with the subject Economics or Management & Organisation or a second foreign language included in the exams; ii. the subject cluster Nature and Health, with the subject Economics or Management & Organisation or a second foreign language included in the exams; iii. the subject cluster Economics and Society; iv. the subject cluster Culture and Society, with the subject Economics or Management & Organisation included in the exams. b. a pre-university (VWO) diploma in: i. the subject cluster Nature and Technology, with the subject Economics or Management & Organisation or a second foreign language included in the exams; ii. the subject cluster Nature and Health, with the subject Economics or Management & Organisation or a second foreign language included in the exams; iii. the subject cluster Economics and Society; 63

5 iv. the subject cluster Culture and Society. c. a senior secondary vocational education diploma (MBO): management training or specialist training, hereinafter: MBO-4. Article 2.2 Remedying deficiencies in further prior education requirements If an applicant does not meet the further prior education requirements as laid down in article 2.1, the institute director may decide that the student will need to take entry assessments in the deficient subjects. Those entry assessments will be at the HAVO or MBO-4 exam level. The applicant concerned may not start the degree programme until he or she has passes the entry assessments. Article 2.3 Exemption from education requirements based on other diplomas and certificates 1. An applicant is exempted from the prior education requirements set out in article 2.1 if he or she has one of the following diplomas or certificates: a. a Bachelor degree; b. a Masters degree; c. a certificate giving access to higher education in a country that has ratified the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning higher education in the European region; d. a diploma issued in the Netherlands or elsewhere that the minister has designated as equal to a HAVO diploma or; e. a diploma issued in the Netherlands or elsewhere that the institute director considers to be at least equal to a HAVO, VWO or MBO diploma. For decision-making purposes, a credential valuation can be requested from Nuffic. 2. N/A 3. If the programme is taught in English, students require an overall band score of at least 6.0 (six) for the academic IELTS exam. Students require an overall band score of at least 5.0 for a preparation programme of 6 to 12 months and an IELTS score of 5.5 for a preparation programme of six months or less. The required scores for accepted language tests other that IELTS are listed in the table contained in the 2014 Code of Conduct for International Students in Higher Education. These language requirements do not apply to international students studying at HAN for less than three months. 4. If an international student completed his or her prior education in the language of the degree programme concerned, he or she may be exempt from having to take a mandatory language test. This is an exception to the previous paragraph. This exemption can only be given by the institute director. The Committee for the Code of Conduct in Higher Education may request that the institute director provide a statement from Nuffic confirming that a student s prior education was provided in the same language that is used in the degree programme concerned. 5. The institute director will decide whether the applicant concerned may or may not be enrolled based on the judgement referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. The institute director may also decide that the applicant may be enrolled but is not permitted to take any exams. The applicant may not take any exams or components of those exams until a favourable judgement as referred to in paragraph 2 or 3 has been issued. 6. N/A Article 2.4 Exemption from the education requirement based on an entry assessment 1. Persons aged 21 and above who, in an entry assessment and in the judgement of the entry assessment committee, have demonstrated suitability for the degree programme and sufficient proficiency in the language in which the programme is taught to be able to successfully complete the degree programme are exempted from the prior education requirements referred to in article 2.1 by decision of the institute director. 2. The entry assessment consists of the following subjects (administered at the level of the final HAVO exam) and confers the exemption as referred to in the previous paragraph if passed: English; Mathematics; Economics. 64

6 3. During its assessment, the admissions test committee may heed evidence showing that an applicant of 21 years or older as defined in the first paragraph has mastered the components referred to in the second paragraph at the level of the final HAVO exam. Article 2.5 N/A Sufficient proficiency in Dutch Article 2.5A Sufficient proficiency in English 1. The requirement of sufficient proficiency in English as referred to in article 2.3 paragraph 3 and article 2.4 paragraph 1 is met by: - an overall band score of at least 6.0 (six) for the academic IELTS exam. - the required scores for accepted language tests other than IELTS are listed in the table contained in the 2014 Code of Conduct for International Students in Higher Education. 2. The requirement referred to in the previous paragraph must be met prior to enrolment. Article 2.6 N/A Article 2.7 N/A Article 2.8 N/A Article 2.9 N/A Additional requirements Employment requirements for part-time degree programmes Limited enrolment due to available teaching capacity Admission to a fast-track programme for students with a VWO diploma 2. Every first-year applicant is required to do the programme selection check after they have registered for the programme. 3. If the applicant fails to participate in this mandatory programme selection check without a valid reason and after a repeated request to do so, his or her enrolment will be declined. 4. After completing the programme selection check, each first-year applicant will receive programme selection advice. This advice has three forms: positive, negative or further action needed. 5. Applicants who apply by 1 May prior to the relevant academic year for the propaedeutic phase of one or more Bachelor or Associate degree programmes and who meet the admission requirements as set out in section 2 of these regulations and who continue with their application will be enrolled regardless of the results of the programme selection check. 6. If an applicant who applies for the propaedeutic phase of a Bachelor or Associate programme after 1 May prior to the relevant academic year receives negative programme selection advice, his or her enrolment will be declined. 7. The provision of the previous paragraph does not apply to applicants who apply after 1 May for a degree programme other than the one they were originally enrolled in, provided they can prove that the new application resulted from binding negative advice as defined in section 5 of these regulations that was issued at such a time that they were not able to apply by 1 May prior to the relevant academic year. These applicants are entitled to the same conditions as the applicants referred to in paragraph 4 of this article. 8. If the applicant can demonstrate that he or she has legitimate reasons for not being able to participate in the mandatory programme selection check, the relevant institute will decide, in consultation with the institute director, whether the applicant must still participate in the mandatory programme selection check. The following reasons are in any case legitimate for not participating in the mandatory programme selection check: a. personal circumstances; b. other educational commitments; 9. The programme selection check includes the following steps and procedure: a. The prospective student fills in digital questionnaires with questions about orientation and motivation, language skills, maths skills, analytical ability and programme-specific aspects. b. The prospective student is then invited for an individual intake interview. During this interview, the prospective student receives feedback on the questionnaires as well as information about the programme and the profession and about the critical factors for 65

7 successfully completing the programme. The student s motivation is also discussed and whether the programme is a good match for the student. c. After the intake interview the prospective student receives study advice, which is confirmed by mail. 10. This article does not apply to: a) applicants who wish to enrol for a degree programme that has a selection procedure as defined in articles 2.6 and 2.8 of these regulations; b) applicants who, on account of gaining their diplomas outside the Kingdom of the Netherlands, are exempt from the diploma requirements (of holding a HAVO, VWO or MBO diploma); c) applicants who have a propaedeutic certificate from a university, or who have a Bachelor or a Master degree; d) applicants who have previously been enrolled for the propaedeutic phase of the degree programme. e) applicants who have previously been enrolled in a degree programme that shares the same final assessment for the propaedeutic phase. Section 3 Structure of the degree programme Article 3.1 Degree programme format 1. The degree can be taken as a full-time programme. 2. N/A 3. The degree programme is offered in Arnhem. 4. The degree programme is also given with the special feature of being English taught. 5. Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of part 3 of the degree statute describe which study units are offered for each programme format and if they have any special features. Article 3.2 Structure and final assessments of the degree programme 1. The degree programme has a propaedeutic and post-propaedeutic phase. The IBMS, LME and FC degree programmes have the same propaedeutic phase. 2. The degree programme has three ascending levels of competency: main phase competence (level 1), graduation phase competence (level 2) and entry-level competence (level 3). 3. The propaedeutic phase is the part of the major that focuses on acquiring an understanding of the content of the degree programme and one's suitability for the programme and the profession. 4. The post-propaedeutic phase is the part of the degree programme that follows from the propaedeutic phase. 5. N/A 6. N/A 7. The descriptions in chapters 2 and 3 of part 3 of the degree statute about the study units and integrated exams specify which study units and integrated exams are provided for the purpose of which phase and which level. 8. N/A 9. The degree programme consists of a major and a minor. The minor is a part of the postpropaedeutic phase. 10. N/A 11. A student s record is assessed twice during the degree programme: a) the final propaedeutic assessment; b) the final Bachelor assessment. Article 3.3 Major 1. The major is the part of the programme that focuses on students acquiring the required competences for the prescribed professional tasks for the entry-level professional with a Bachelor degree from a university of applied sciences. 2. The prescribed professional tasks for the entry-level professional with a Bachelor degree from a university of applied sciences are described in chapters 2 and 3 of part 3 of the degree statute. 66

8 Article 3.4 Minor 1. The minor is the part of the post-propaedeutic phase of the programme that focuses on specialising or broadening the required competences for the prescribed professional tasks of the entry-level professional with a Bachelor degree from a university of applied sciences. 2. The minor is a certified HAN minor or a flexible minor. 3. A student who is about to take a minor must first obtain approval for this from the board of examiners. A study career coach helps the student with the request for approval and, if necessary, advises the board of examiners about the decision. 4. A flexible minor is a minor that a student: a. takes at another educational institution, b. composes from parts of minors or other study units at different HAN institutes or another educational institution, or c. completes by taking one of the modules offered as part of the part-time or workstudy curriculum at HAN or at another institution of higher education. 5. Before approving a minor application, the board of examiners considers whether the minor fits within the professional profile of the programme, does not overlap with the major, is of the right level to specialise or broaden knowledge, has a sufficient quality of examination and assessment according to the standards of the degree programme and, in the case of a flexible minor compiled by the student, contains a sufficiently coherent set of study units. 6. Approval from the board of examiners as defined in paragraphs 3 and 5 of this article also implies that examiners connected to the minor are as such appointed as examiners for the degree programme. 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous paragraphs, the development, provision and quality assurance of the following accredited HAN minors and the associated study units including their noted study load fall under the responsibility of the management and board of examiners of the degree programmes: a. Minor Asian Studies (doing business in China) - MAS 1 : I. Chinese Economy (MAS-CE1A) (7.5 EC) II. Integrated Assignment (MAS-IA1A) (7.5 EC) III. International Marketing, Logistics & Finance (MAS-IM1A/MAS-IL1A) (7.5 EC) IV. Personal Leadership & Cultural awareness (MAS-PL1A) (7.5 credits) 8. For a description of the minors, see chapter 5 of part 3 of the degree statute. 9. Study units as defined in paragraph 7 and their accompanying exams as set out in paragraph 8 are equated with study units and exams of minors from previous academic years as set out in appendix 3 of these regulations. Article 3.4A N/A Module Article 3.5 Study load, credits and programme duration 1. The study load of a degree programme and of individual study units is expressed in credits. 2. One credit is equal to a study load of 28 hours. 3. The degree programme has a study load of 240 credits. 4. The propaedeutic phase of the degree programme, which is concluded at main phase competence level (level 1), has a study load of 60 credits. 5. The propaedeutic phase of the degree programme, which is concluded at the graduation phase and entry-level competence levels (level 2 and 3), has a study load of 180 credits. 6. The first part of the post-propaedeutic phase, which is concluded at the graduation phase competence level, has apart from a minor taken at this level, if applicable a study load of 90 credits. 7. The second part of the post-propaedeutic phase, which is concluded at entry-level competence level, has apart from a minor taken at this level, if applicable a study load of 60 credits. 8. The major has a study load of 210 credits. 9. The minor, which is concluded at graduation phase or entry-level competence level, has a study load of 30 credits. 10. N/A 1 Is facilitated by IBMS but is not a minor for IBMS students. 67

9 11. A degree programme is set up in such a way that a student is able to obtain the number of credits on which the study load is based for an academic year. 12. N/A 13. N/A 14. N/A Article 3.6 N/A Study load of a work-study programme Article 3.7 Increase of study load 1. Article 3.5 specifies that a degree programme amounts to 180 or 240 credits. Contrary to that provision, a student may earn more credits to broaden and/or specialise their knowledge. A student can do this by: a. taking one or more extra HAN-accredited minors; b. taking one or more extra study units at HAN, and/or; c. N/A. 2. In all of the above cases, a student must first obtain the approval of the board of examiners. The board of examiners judges whether the minors and study units referred to in paragraphs 1a, 1b or 1c fit within the professional profile of the degree programme, whether they overlap with the degree programme, are of the right level to specialise or broaden knowledge, whether the quality of the testing and assessment is sufficiently guaranteed according to the degree programme's standard and, in the case of a flexible minor compiled by the student, whether it consists of a sufficiently coherent whole of study units. 3. N/A 4. Approval for an extension as meant in paragraph 1 can only be granted if the student has not incurred any study delays and the actual duration of the degree programme for this student is not expected, as a result of the addition, to exceed its regular programmed duration by more than six months. Article 3.7A N/A Honours and talent programmes Article 3.8 Professional tasks, study units, competencies, modules 1. A degree programme is a coherent whole of study units. 2. N/A 3. The degree programme teaches professional tasks that an entry-level professional should be able to perform. One or more of these professional tasks are related to study units. 4. The content of a study unit is aimed a number of related competences. 5. A study unit has a study load of 2.5 credits or a multiple thereof. 6. Contrary to paragraph 5, a study unit in a degree programme may have a different size if that follows from a law in the formal sense, a governmental decree, a ministerial regulation, a decision by the Association of Universities of Applied Sciences or agreements arising from collaborations with other institutions of higher education. Section 4 Propaedeutic phase of the degree programme Article 4.1 Structure of propaedeutic phase 1. Chapter 1 of part 3 of the degree statute contains an overview of the study units and the integrated exam. 2. Chapter 2 of part 3 of the degree statute contains an overview of the information relating to education and exams for all study units and the integrated exam as referred to in the previous paragraph. 3. Study units as defined in paragraph 1, their accompanying exams and the integrated exam are equated with study units, exams and integrated exams from previous academic years of the degree programme that are included as such in appendix 1 of these regulations. 68

10 Section 5 Study advice in the propaedeutic phase of the degree programme Article 5.1 Study advice in the propaedeutic phase 1. By the end of his or her first year of enrolment in the propaedeutic phase of the degree programme, each student receives written study advice from the institute director on the continuation of his or her studies within or outside of the degree programme. 2. N/A 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, a student can be issued with study advice for as long as he or she has not yet passed the final assessment of the propaedeutic phase. Article 5.2 Provisional study advice in the first year of enrolment 1. In the first year of enrolment in the propaedeutic phase of the degree programme, if possible prior to the end of the fifth month of enrolment and if necessary following previously issued study advice, each student whose study results at that time are so unsatisfactory that successful completion of the programme is improbable will receive written, provisional negative study advice as a warning from the institute director. 2. Provisional negative study advice as referred to in paragraph 1 will be issued if the student: a. at the end of the second lecture period, has not obtained at least 22.5 of the credits or b. at the end of the third lecture period has not obtained at least 30 of the credits or c. N/A to be obtained in accordance with the exam programme following from article 4.1 and the descriptions of the study units and integrated exam in chapter 2 of part 3 of the degree statute. This includes passing at least the ACC1ENG2A.1 and ACC1ENG2A.6 modular exams(s) for the ACC1 Culture & Communication 1 study unit / study units. 3. N/A 4. N/A 5. Contrary to paragraph 2, provisional negative study advice as defined in paragraph 1 will be issued to a student who first enrolled directly before or on 1 February of an academic year if the student a. on the last day of July of the first year of enrolment has not obtained at least 22.5 credits, or b. on the last day of January in the first year of enrolment, has obtained at least 45 of the credits to be obtained in accordance with the exam programme following from article 4.1 and the descriptions of the study units and integrated exam in chapter 2 of part 3 of the degree statute. This includes passing at least the ACC1ENG2A.1 and ACC1ENG2A.6 modular exams(s) for the ACC1 Culture & Communication 1 study unit / study units. 6. Provisional positive study advice will be issued if at the end of the first year of enrolment in the propaedeutic phase of the programme the student has obtained 45 or more credits from the exam programme following from article 4.1 and the descriptions of the study units and integrated exam in chapter 2 of part 3 of the degree statute, and has passed at least the ACC1ENG2A.1 and ACC1ENG2A.6 modular exam(s) for the ACC1 Culture & Communication 1 study unit / study units, but has not yet met the requirements for the final assessment of the propaedeutic phase. 7 Contrary to paragraph 6, provisional positive study advice will not be issued at the end of a student s first year of enrolment if that student first enrolled directly before or on 1 February of an academic year, but at the end of the first 1.5 years of enrolment if at that time the student has obtained 52.5 or more of the credits to be obtained in accordance with the exam programme following from article 4.1 and the descriptions of the study units and integrated exam in chapter 2 of part 3 of the degree statute, including the ACC1ENG2A.1 and ACC1ENG2A.6 modular exams for the ACC1 Culture & Communication 1 study unit / study units, but has not yet met the requirements for the final assessment of the propaedeutic phase. 8. N/A 9. N/A Article 5.3 Definite study advice in the first year of enrolment 1. Negative study advice will be issued at the end of the first year of enrolment in the propaedeutic phase of the degree programme if the student did not obtain at least 45 of the credits to be obtained in accordance with the exam programme following from article 4.1 and the descriptions of the study units and the integrated exam in chapter 2 of part 3 of the degree 69

11 statute. This includes passing as least the ACC1ENG2A.1 and ACC1ENG2A.6 modular exam(s) for the ACC1 Culture & Communication 1 study unit / study units. An exception to this rule is if the institute director, under conditions he/she has set, decides not to issue such advice in view of the student's personal circumstances. 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. Contrary to paragraph 1, a student who first enrolled in the degree programme directly before or on 1 February of an academic year will be issued negative study advice if after the first 1.5 years of enrolment the student has not obtained at least 52.5 credits, which includes passing at least the ACC1ENG2A.1 and ACC1ENG2A.6 modular exams for the ACC1 Culture & Communication 1 study unit / study units. 5. Negative study advice means a binding, permanent rejection (the binding negative study advice) provided provisional advice as referred to in article 5.2 was issued at least 40 working days prior to the issue of the negative study advice. 6. Negative study advice means a binding, permanent rejection for the degree programme and the degree programmes with which it shares the same propaedeutic assessment, provided provisional advice as referred to in article 5.2 was issued at least 40 working days prior to the issue of the negative study advice. 7. If the advice as referred to in paragraph 1 cannot be issued before the termination of a student s enrolment because the student first submits a request to terminate his or her enrolment for the degree programme at the end of the month, this advice may still be issued after the termination of the student s enrolment as an extension to the dis-enrolment and may be accompanied by a binding, permanent exclusion as referred to in paragraph Positive study advice will be issued at the end of the first year of enrolment in the propaedeutic phase if the student has met the requirements for the final assessment of the propaedeutic phase. 9. Contrary to paragraph 8, a student who first enrolled in the degree programme directly before or on 1 February of an academic year will be issued positive study advice if that student has passed the final assessment of the propaedeutic phase by the end of the first 1.5 years of enrolment. Article 5.4 N/A Study advice after the first year of enrolment Article 5.5 Personal circumstances 1. Personal circumstances as referred to in paragraph 1of article 5.3 and article 5.4 are defined exclusively as: a. illness of the student; b. physical, sensory or other functional disabilities of the student; c. pregnancy of the female student; d. special family circumstances; e. membership in the participation council, subcouncil, student committee or degree programme committee; f. membership on the board of a student organisation of some size with complete legal capacity, or a comparable organisation of some size that stands for the promotion of general social interests and actively develops activities for this purpose. 2. The student must immediately inform his or her study career coach as soon as one or more personal circumstances as referred to in the previous paragraph arise. Article 5.6 The right to a hearing The student in question will be given the opportunity to be heard prior to the issue of negative study advice to which a binding permanent rejection is attached as referred to in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of article

12 Section 6 Post-propaedeutic phase of the degree programme Article 6.1 Composition of the post-propaedeutic phase 1. Chapter 1 of part 3 of the degree statute contains an overview of the study units and the integrated exams offered in the post-propaedeutic phase. 2. Chapter 3 of part 3 of the degree statute contains an overview of the information relating to the education and exams for all study units and integrated exams as referred to in the previous paragraph. 3. Appendix 2 of these regulations contains an overview of all study units, exams and integrated exams from previous academic years that are equated with the study units, exams and integrated exams as referred to in paragraph N/A Section 7 programme Exams, integrated exams and final assessments of the degree Article 7.1 Exams, modular exams, integrated exams and integrated modular exams 1. An exam is an investigation of the students' competences, i.e. their knowledge, understanding, skills and attitude in relation to one another, for a study unit. The exam also includes the assessment of the results of that investigation. 2. An integrated exam is an investigation of the students competences, i.e. their knowledge, understanding, skills and attitude in relation to one another, for the professional performance of one or more professional tasks. An integrated exam partly includes the assessment of the results of that investigation. 3. Each study unit has an accompanying exam. An exam may consist of various modular exams. A student has passed an exam if he or she has successfully completed that exam. If an exam consists of modular exams, the student has passed the exam if he or she successfully completed all modular exams. This does not apply if a compensation arrangement has been provided for the results of the modular exams (see 'examinations' under the corresponding study unit in chapters 2, 3, 4 or 5 of part 3 of the degree statute). 4. All 3 levels are mentioned in article 3.2 paragraph 2. Each level contains one or more professional tasks. In the full-time at least 1 integrated exam is administered at the 'main phase competence' level and at least 1 at the 'entry-level competence' level. 5. An integrated exam is connected to one or more study units, unless the board of examiners decides to organise the integrated exam itself as referred to in article 7.10 paragraph 2 of the Act. An integrated exam can consist of a number of modular exams. An integrated exam has been passed if it has been successfully completed or if all the related modular exams have been successfully completed. 6. The complete exam programme of the degree programmes consisting of exams and integrated exams, including the integrated exams organised by the board of examiners itself, is described in terms of content, form and cohesion in the descriptions of the study units and integrated exams in chapters 2 and 3 of part 3 of the degree statute. 7. The exam programme as referred to in the previous paragraph sets out whether and to what extent one or more exams or modular exams as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 and/or to what extent one or two investigations by the board of examiners as referred to in article 7.10 paragraph 2 of the Act apply as one or more integrated exams or integrated modular exams. 8. The examiner gives the result of an exam or integrated exam as a grade. 9. If an exam or integrated exam consists of various modular exams, the results of those modular exams can be expressed as either a numerical grade or as a 'pass' or 'fail'. 10. The result of an exam (so not a modular exam) or integrated exam (so not a modular exam) is expressed in one of the following numerical grades: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10. A student has passed with a 6 or higher. A student has failed with a 5 or lower. 11. Grades with 1, 2, 3 or 4 in the first decimal place (i.e. X.1, X.2, X.3, X.4) are rounded down to whole numbers. Grades with 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 in the first decimal place (i.e. X.5, X.6, X.7, X.8 or X.9) are rounded up to whole numbers. Grades for modular exams are not rounded off to whole numbers, but to numbers with one decimal place (e.g. 7.9, 5.4 or 8.3). Grades with 1, 2, 3 or 4 71

13 in the second decimal place (i.e. X.X1, X.X2, X.X3, X.X4) are rounded down to one decimal place. Grades with 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 in the second decimal place (i.e. X.X5, X.X6, X.X7, X.X8, X.X9) are rounded up to one decimal place. 12. The most recently obtained result for an exam, modular exam, integrated exam or integrated modular exam counts as the definite result. 13. If the student has obtained a pass grade for an exam, modular exam, integrated exam or integrated modular exam, he/she will not be permitted to retake that same exam. 14. Contrary to paragraphs 8 and 10, a pass/fail can be given instead of a grade in the following cases: a. if a study unit consists of several modular exams and the qualification of one or more of those modular exams is expressed as a 'pass' and an exemption has been granted for one or more modular exams that do not receive a qualification that is expressed in a grade. b. if it concerns a successfully completed exam for a flexible minor gained at a foreign educational institution for which it was not possible to convert the qualification gained there into a grade as defined in paragraphs 8 and 10. c. if it concerns a successfully completed exam for a flexible minor gained at another Dutch educational institution for which it was not possible to convert the qualification gained there into a grade as defined in paragraphs 8 and 10. Article 7.2 Order of exams, modular exams, integrated exams and integrated modular exams 1. A student may participate in an exam or integrated exam for the post-propaedeutic phase if she or she has: a propaedeutic certificate from the HAN degree programme concerned, or; a propaedeutic certificate for the degree programme from another institution of higher education, or; an exemption from the institute director from having a propaedeutic certificate. 2. Contrary to the provisions of the previous paragraph, the board of examiners may at the student's request grant permission for that student to take exams and integrated exams in the post-propaedeutic phase before he or she has met the requirements for the final assessment of the propaedeutic phase. 3. To participate in some exams / integrated exams of a study unit, a student is required to have passed certain other exams of that study unit. The 'entry requirements' can be found in chapters 2 and 3 of part 3 of the degree statute under the point 'entry requirements' for the study units. Article 7.2A Study units with an attendance requirement 1. To participate in some of the exams and modular exams of a study unit, a student is required to have participated in the education (or parts of the education) for that study unit. The exact conditions for this attendance requirement can be found in chapters 2, 3 or 5 of part 3 of the degree statute under the point 'entry requirements', 'assessment criteria' and/or 'examinations' of the study units. 2. The student can be granted exemption for the attendance requirement if he or she has approval from the board of examiners. The board of examiners may impose additional conditions. Article 7.3 Frequency of exams, modular exams, integrated exams and integrated modular exams 1. The department gives students the opportunity to take an exam or modular exam for each study unit at least twice each academic year. 2. The department gives students the opportunity to take an integrated exam or integrated modular exam at least twice each academic year. 3. Contrary to the first and second paragraphs, one opportunity is given each academic year to take an exam, modular exam, integrated exam or integrated modular exam in cases where the nature of the study units and examination and assessment do not allow for a second opportunity. If this is the case, it will be included in the description of the study unit concerned in chapters 2 and 3 of part 3 of the degree statute. 4. Contrary to the first, second and third paragraph and article 7.1 paragraph 13, the board of examiners may decide in exceptional cases to allow a student an extra opportunity to take an 72

14 exam, modular exam, integrated exam or integrated modular exam. For that purpose, the board of examiners must receive a written and well-supported request from the student well in advance. The board of examiners ensures that the examiners and student concerned are informed of its decision in writing and in a timely manner. Article 7.4 Formats of exams, modular exams, integrated exams and integrated modular exams The exams, modular exams, integrated exams and integrated modular exams can be taken in various formats. The exact format of an exam can be found in chapters 2 and 3 of part 3 of the degree statute under the point 'examination' for the study units. In special cases, the board of examiners can deviate from these formats. Article 7.4a Exams, modular exams, integrated exams and integrated modular exams taken independently of the standard programme 1. A student can submit a request to the board of examiners for permission to take part in exams and modular exams taken independently of the standard programme. This will only be permitted if: the student has passed previous exams, modular exams or final assessments in higher education or has other evidence that he or she possesses certain competences, and this is insufficient to be granted exemption for the exams, and; the student has the right competences for the professional tasks that relate to one or more study units. A student who may be able to get an exemption for an exam, but still wishes to participate in the exam, can also request to take an exam independently of the standard programme. 2. Students can participate in exams, modular exams, integrated exams and integrated modular exams that are taken independently of the standard programme at the start of or any time during their degree programme without having taken the study units that correspond to those exams or that teach students about the relationship between the professional tasks involved. 3. If a student submits a request (with evidence) as defined in paragraph 1, the board of examiners will evaluate the request and then make a reasoned decision. The board of examiners will communicate this decision to the student and relevant staff members within 20 working days (from when the student submitted the request). 4. The board of examiners' decision (as set out in the previous paragraph) will also include the appointed examiners and the exam formats. The board of examiners may also decide that the exams and modular exams that the student has requested to take independently of the standard programme must be taken according to the standard examination programme. Article 7.5 Exams, modular exams, integrated exams and integrated modular exams taken by students with a disability or chronic illness The board of examiners will give students with a disability or chronic illness the opportunity, at their request, to take exams, modular exams, integrated exams and integrated modular exams in a manner adapted to their disability or restrictions in accordance with the provisions laid down in the institutionspecific section of the Student Charter. Article 7.6 Public nature of oral exams, oral modular exams, oral integrated exams and oral integrated modular exams 1. In principle, oral exams, oral modular exams, oral integrated exams and oral integrated modular exams are public. 2. In special cases, the board of examiners can decide to limit or cancel this public aspect. Article 7.7 Announcement of exam results and integrated exam results 1. The results of oral exams, oral modular exams, oral integrated exams and oral integrated modular exams will be communicated to students as soon as possible and no later than 5 working days. 2. The examiner will record the result of a non-oral exam, non-oral modular exam, non-oral integrated exam or non-oral integrated modular exam and will have the result entered in the HAN student information system within 15 working days of the date on which the exam was taken. 3. At the student's request, the examiner will inform him or her of the result of the exam, modular exam, integrated exam or integrated modular exam in writing. 73

15 4. The examiner who administered the exam may only change the result of an administered exam or modular exam or an administered integrated exam or integrated modular exam after it has been recorded in the student information system if there are reasonable grounds to do so. The examiner will inform the student and board of examiners of this change explaining his or her reasons. 5. If it is has been clearly established without reservation that an incorrect exam result has been recorded in the HAN student information system and the awarded qualification on the assessment form or exam form do not correspond with the results recorded in the student information system, the examiner who administered the exam may change the result in the HAN student information system. The student will be informed. Article 7.8 Right of review student has the right to review written exams and written modular exams. This right means that a student may review his or her assessed work, questions and assignments and the standards by which the assessment was carried out within 20 days (of the date when the result was communicated). A lecturer will be present during this review. Article 7.9 Exemptions from exams, modular exams, integrated exams and integrated modular exams 1. A student may submit a request to the board of examiners to be exempted from taking one or more exams or modular exams. The board of examiners will only grant this exemption if the student possesses the competences for certain professional tasks of a study unit. The student must be able to demonstrate that he or she possesses the right competences, for example, by means of previously completed exams or modular exams in higher education. The student can also submit the evidence in another way. 2. Following an evaluation of the request submitted by the student and the accompanying documents, the board of examiners will make a reasoned decision. The board will then inform the student concerned and the staff members directly involved in the decision within 20 working days of the request submission. 3. An exemption can be granted to a student based on previously completed exams or acquired certificates in higher education, official Recognition of Prior Learning reports and other knowledge and skills obtained in educational and other settings. When assessing requests as referred to in paragraph 1, the board of examiners uses as a reference the assessment criteria that follow from and are recorded under the points 'central professional tasks', 'competences', 'assessment dimensions/indicators' and/or 'assessment criteria' and 'examinations' in the descriptions of the study unit and integrated exams in chapters 2 and 3 of part 3 of the degree statute for the exams, modular exams, integrated exams or integrated modular exams in the study units relevant to the exemption for which the student is applying. 4. The board of examiners can, without an individual request from a student, indicate and explain which successfully completed exams, degree certificates or other certificates from other programmes, official Recognition of Prior Learning reports, competence assessments conducted under the board's responsibility, and clearly defined work experience apply as grounds for one or more exemptions. The second sentence in the previous paragraph also applies here. 5. N/A 6. Decisions made by the board of examiners as described in paragraph 4 apply for one academic year. These decisions are reviewed each year. 7. An exam, modular exam, integrated exam or integrated modular exam for which an exemption has been granted is recorded as an 'exemption' and is not awarded with a grade as described in article 7.1. Article 7.9A N/A Completion of modules Article 7.10 The final assessment of the propaedeutic phase 1. A student has met the requirements for the final assessment of the propaedeutic phase once the board of examiners judges that he or she has passed all the exams and integrated exams for the study units included in the propaedeutic phase as referred to in chapter 2 of part 3 of the degree statute. 2. 'Passed' (see the previous paragraph) means that the student: received a grade of 6 or higher; 74

16 received a 'pass' (only when article 7.1 paragraph 14a applies); was granted an exemption. 3. A student has passed the propaedeutic degree 'cum laude' if he or she: obtained a grade of 8 or higher for all exams for the study units from the propaedeutic phase (see chapter 2 of part 3 of the degree statute), and; was granted no more than 30 credits worth of exemptions (this also includes the 'pass' qualification as referred to in article 7.1 paragraph 14a). Any extra exams taken (see article 3.7) are not included. Article 7.10A Completion of honours programme or talent programme N/A Article 7.11 The final assessment (for the Bachelor degree) 1. A student has met all the requirements for the Bachelor degree once the board of examiners judges that he/she has passed all the exams and integrated exams for the study units included in the post-propaedeutic phase as referred to in chapter 3 of part 3 of the degree statute. 2. 'Passed' (see the previous paragraph) means that the student: received a grade of 6 or higher; received a 'pass' (only when article 7.1 paragraph 14a applies); was granted an exemption. 3. A student completes the Bachelor degree 'with merit' if he or she: obtained a grade of 7 or higher for all exams for the post-propaedeutic phase as referred to in chapter 3 of part 3 of the degree statute, and; was granted no more than 75 credits worth of exemptions (this also includes the 'pass' qualification as referred to in article 7.1 paragraph 14a). Any extra exams taken (see article 3.7) are not included. 4. A student completes the Bachelor degree 'cum laude' if he or she: obtained a grade of 8 or higher for all exams for the post-propaedeutic phase as referred to in chapter 3 of part 3 of the degree statute, and; was granted no more than 75 credits worth of exemptions (this also includes the 'pass' qualification as referred to in article 7.1 paragraph 14a). Any extra exams taken (see article 3.7) are not included. Article 7.11A External supervisor 1. One or more external supervisors is appointed for each degree programme or group of degree programmes. 2. An external supervisor judges and monitors the quality of the final assessments. 3. The duties, competences and position of the external supervisors are set out in detail in the Regulations for External Supervisors that are laid down by the faculty director. Article 7.12 Overview of results, supporting documents, certificates and declarations 1. A student can view the result of an exam within 15 working days after the exam in the HAN student information system, where a list of results is published. A student can view and print this list. Once this printout has been certified by the study career coach, it constitutes an official document at HAN. If a student wants, he or she may ask the examiner(s) for a signed certificate for passing an exam. 2. The documentary evidence (referred to in the previous paragraph) includes: the results awarded for the exams and integrated exams; the corresponding study units and professional tasks; the corresponding credits (see articles 4.1 and 6.1); the related descriptions of the study units and integrated exams (see chapters 2 and 3 of part 3 of the degree statute). 3. N/A 4. The board of examiners issues a certificate as evidence that a student has earned his or her degree once the institute director has confirmed that the procedural requirements for issuing a degree certificate have been met. 5. A student who is entitled to a certificate can request the board of examiners to postpone the issuing of the certificate. 6. A request as referred to in paragraph 5 is only granted if: 75