Testing

Please note: you deregister at the programme offering the course. Please take this into account when completing the form. If you have any questions about deregistering, please contact this programme. Other rules and procedures may apply to courses provided outside the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences; for more information, please visit the relevant programme website.

Procedure at Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences:

1. You should deregister at the programme offering the course before the test is administered, with the deregistration form. You should also state the reason for deregistration in the form.
2. The programme will inform you within ten working days after the test whether your request for an extra test is in line with the rules and regulations and will be granted. If your request is granted, you will be registered for the extra test.
3. You are given a maximum of two opportunities to take a test. If you have used up both these opportunities, you will not be able to take this test again for the rest of the academic year.

Below is a list of the reasons for which you can deregister and the rules that apply in this regard. You can state your reason in the deregistration form.* The rules apply to all scheduled tests, including sub-tests.

• Illness Each academic year, you can only deregister from a test due to illness once. A second request made in the same academic year will be refused. Please note: if you report ill twice within five working days this is seen as a single illness.
• Funeral Attending a funeral service at the time of the test can be a valid reason to be excused.
• Period of mourning A mourning period can have such an impact that you will be eligible for an extra test. Indicate the circumstances when submitting your request. The department can insist on a meeting with your tutor. It may also be advisable to call in the services of a study advisor..
• Chronic illness or disability If you have a chronic illness, functional impairment or disability, you should state this in your request. Your request will only be granted if the circumstances are already known to the programme and have been discussed with the study adviser. The programme assumes that a realistic schedule has been put together for you. In the event of repeated deregistration, the programme may refuse your request and advise you to draw up a schedule that is better suited to your circumstances.
• Professional sport If you combine your studies with a career as a professional athlete, you should report this the programme beforehand and prepare a realistic schedule in consultation with the study adviserIn the event of repeated deregistration, the programme may refuse your request and advise you to draw up a schedule that is better suited to your circumstances.
• Overlap with other courses If you are following two courses in the same time slot, you should check your exam timetable well in advance. If the overlapping exams are for courses that are both mandatory parts of your curriculum, you can request to be provided with an alternative enabling you to take both these exams. As a rule, the programme schedules the time slots for mandatory courses in such a way that exams do not overlap. If you take one or two elective courses, your decision to choose the overlapping course(s) was taken at your own risk and we will not offer you any alternative opportunity.
• Work We assume that you will always ensure that your work activities do not overlap with your studies. Being prevented from taking a test due to work duties will not entitle you to an extra test.

NB: Each request will be assessed individually. It is not possible to provide fixed frameworks for this assessment in advance.

*If you would rather not share the reason for the request in the form, you can instead discuss the circumstances with a study adviser. You will use the deregistration form, but state that the study adviser is aware of the circumstances. The programme will then contact the study adviser.

If you are not granted permission to extra test and you disagree with this decision, please contact the programme first. The programme will then explain the decision. If you still disagree with the decision, you can submit a motivated request to the programme director via request form (practical information > academic policies and procedures). There is no point in emailing the director or course coordinator about this directly. The programme director will assess whether the reasons stated in your request merit an extra test. Please note: any such request must be submitted within three working days after the initial rejection.

If your request is also refused by the programme director, you can submit an appeal to the Student Disputes Advisory Committee (Geschillenadviescommissie studentenbezwaren). For more information, go to: students.uu.nl/en > Practical information > Policies and procedures > Complaints, objections and appeals.

The date for the extra test is set by the programme. Unfortunately, this date cannot be adjusted to a student’s individual preferences. If you are unable to take an extra test at the set date, it will be impossible to arrange an alternative date.

Please note: If the extra test was your first test opportunity for the course and your final mark for the course after taking the extra test is at least 4 and at most 5.5, you can request to take an additional test. You will not be automatically registered for this additional test, so please submit this request in OSRIS using this form no later than ten working days after the registration of the test result.

You are entitled to special facilities during tests if you have entered into a contract with the department via the Study Advisor. You must indicate, per course, which facilities you wish to use (for example, extra time for the test) by no later than the first two weeks of the block in question.

Use the application form to register for special facilities during tests.