UCU course pre-enrolment in Osiris
Course registration for all general UCU courses takes place via Osiris Student. It is set up as a pre-enrolment procedure with several rounds in which you can enter your course preferences. A weighted placement process and possible priority-based draw will determine for which courses you will be enrolled.
Your pre-enrolment reflects the discussion you had with your tutor about required courses and preferences. Pre-enrolment for the next semester will open shortly after the midterm break.
Always prioritise the courses you must take. Also make sure that you choose enough alternatives. This will not diminish your chances to get into your preferred courses.
The deadline(s) for the course pre-enrolment process are communicated in the academic calendar. The Osiris course pre-enrolment manual can be found here.
In case there is more interest in a course than there are places available, the following categories are used to determine which student has priority.
For level 1 courses, and Language & Culture courses:
- 2nd year students
- 1st year students and exchange students
- 3rd year students
For level 2 and 3 courses, and methodology courses:
- 3rd year students (6 semester > 5 semester when course is offered every semester)
- 2nd year students and exchange students (4 semester > 3 semester when course is offered every semester)
- 1st year students
After the first round of pre-enrolment, each course will have at least 2 available places left for emergencies (i.e. missing graduation requirements). These can only be used by someone in a lower priority category at the indication of the tutor.
The list of remaining course places in the Spring 2026 semester will be updated after each placement round.
Canceled courses
are still visible, but no one will be placed in them.
- UCINTLAS32 Politics of Belonging
- UCINTCHI13 Introduction to China
- UCHUMARA21 Intermediate Arabic L&C (moves to Summer 2026)
All course not listed below have plenty of places available.
Last updated 20 Jan 2026
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| Courses with none or very few places available | |||
| code | title | group | time |
| UCACCMAT01 | Mathematics for Liberal Arts & Science | 2 | C2 |
| UCACCMET12 | Research in Practice | 1 | A1 |
| UCACCMET12 | Research in Practice | 2 | A2 |
| UCACCMET12 | Research in Practice | 3 | C2 |
| UCACCMET12 | Research in Practice | 4 | D1 |
| UCACCMET13 | Introduction to Rhetoric | B1 | |
| UCACCMET23 | Applied Multivariate Statistics | A1 | |
| UCACCMET25 | Critical Discourse Analysis | C2 | |
| UCACCMET31 | Structural Equation Modeling | D1 | |
| UCACCSTA21 | Biostatistics | A2 | |
| UCHUMCHI11 | Intro to Chinese Language and Culture | B2 | |
| UCHUMDUT11 | Intro to Dutch Language and Culture | B2 | |
| UCHUMHIS38 | Political History of Press and Populism | D1 | |
| UCHUMITA11 | Intro to Italian Language and Culture | D1 | |
| UCHUMMES21 | Visual Culture Studies | C2 | |
| UCHUMPHI11 | Introduction to Philosophy | B1 | |
| UCHUMPHI25 | Philosophical Views on Self and Others | C2 | |
| UCHUMSPA11 | Intro to Spanish Language and Culture | A1 | |
| UCINTDUT12 | Discovering the Dutch | A1 | |
| UCINTMES31 | Digital Citizens, Media and Culture | C1 | |
| UCINTPOL32 | Politics and Religion | A1 | |
| UCSCIBIO13 | Human and Animal Biology | B1 | |
| UCSCIBIO32 | Advanced Biotechnology | B2 | |
| UCSCICOG31 | Spatial Cognition | C1 | |
| UCSCIEES11 | Introduction to Earth and Environment | C1 | |
| UCSCIEES12 | Introduction to Sustainability Science | C2 | |
| UCSCIHIS11 | History and Philosophy of Science | B1 | |
| UCSCIINT33 | Nature, Biodiversity and Health | C1 | |
| UCSCIMAT11 | Calculus and Linear Algebra | 1 | A1 |
| UCSCIMAT23 | Analysis and Algebra | A1 | |
| UCSCIMED31 | Immunology and Infectious Diseases | A1 | |
| UCSSCANT11 | Introduction to Anthropology | A1 | |
| UCSSCECO11 | Introduction to Economics | D1 | |
| UCSSCGEO11 | Introduction to Human Geography | C1 | |
| UCSSCGEO33 | Future of European Integration | C1 | |
| UCSSCLAW11 | Law, Society and Justice | D1 | |
| UCSSCLAW21 | International Law | B1 | |
| UCSSCPOL11 | Introduction to Political Science | 1 | B1 |
| UCSSCPOL11 | Introduction to Political Science | 2 | C2 |
| UCSSCPOL21 | Political Science: State of the Art | A2 | |
| UCSSCPOL23 | International Relations | D2 | |
| UCSSCPOL38 | International Political Economy | B2 | |
| UCSSCPSY11 | Introduction to Psychology | 1 | D1 |
| UCSSCPSY11 | Introduction to Psychology | 2 | D2 |
| UCSSCPSY22 | Developmental Psychology | C1 | |
| UCSSCPSY23 | Psychopathology | D2 | |
| UCSSCPSY37 | Health Psychology | B1 | |
| Courses with a limited number of places available | |||
| UCACCMAT01 | Mathematics for Liberal Arts & Science | 1 | A1 |
| UCACCMET14 | Programming | B2 | |
| UCHUMCHI22 | Interm. Chinese Language and Culture | B1 | |
| UCHUMHAR11 | Intro to Art History and Museum Studies | C1 | |
| UCHUMHIS28 | The Global Cold War | 2 | C2 |
| UCHUMHIS37 | Transitional Justice | D2 | |
| UCHUMLIT11 | Introduction to Literature | A1 | |
| UCHUMREL12 | Introduction to Religious Studies | A2 | |
| UCINTHIS22 | UN Simulation & Negotiation | D1 | |
| UCSCIBIO11 | Molecular Cell Biology I | 1 | A2 |
| UCSCIBIO11 | Molecular Cell Biology I | 2 | A1 |
| UCSCIBIO23 | Human and Animal Physiology | C1 | |
| UCSCICOG11 | Cognitive Neuroscience I | 1 | D1 |
| UCSCICOG11 | Cognitive Neuroscience I | 2 | D2 |
| UCSCIMAT11 | Calculus and Linear Algebra | 2 | A2 |
| UCSSCANT26 | Anthropology of (De)coloniality | D2 | |
| UCSSCANT35 | Medical Anthropology | D1 | |
| UCSSCECO32 | Economics of Growth and Transformation | D2 | |
| UCSSCLAW35 | International and Transnational Crimes | C2 | |
| UCSSCPSY21 | Social Psychology | B1 | |
| UCSSCSOC11 | Introduction to Sociology | D2 | |
| UCSSCSOC28 | Social Inequality | C2 | |
If you do not meet the formal prerequisites for a course you wish to take next semester, you must apply for “Course Admittance” (in Osiris Student under Cases -> Curriculum Matters). Course admittance needs to be obtained by the course admittance deadline as indicated in the academic calendar. You can request course admittance as soon as you have received a guaranteed spot in the course.
The Osiris pre-enrolment module will warn you when selecting a course for which you do not meet the formal entrance requirements (Note: If you are currently taking a course that will make you meet these entrance requirements, you do not need to request course admittance).
For several of UCU's language courses, you need to be tested to determine at which level you can take the language course. If you want to register for a higher-level Language and Culture course but you do not meet the entry requirements, you can start a case in Osiris Student ("UCU language test"). We have different assessment procedures for the modern European languages and for Arabic, Chinese and Latin. Please see the information about the language level assessment for instructions.
You will pre-enrol for the Research thesis (15 ECTS) in the pre-enrolment module, where you can select your thesis track. Enter your thesis as the first choice in your preference lists - this will not decrease your chances to get a place in your other preferences, as the allocations are based on priority categories. The thesis has no timeslot, so will not clash with your other preferences.
Keep in mind that when you are not going to complete your research thesis during one semester (Fall-Spring thesis or Spring-Summer), you might need to register a “Non-standard UCU credit load” (see below) to be able to enrol for the thesis and three courses (15 + 22,5 = 37,5 ECTS). Both the Spring and Spring-Summer theses count for 15 ECTS in the Spring semester - regardless of whether you write part of your thesis in the Summer term.
Registration for internships, 2,5 EC course modules and Lab courses are at this moment not done through the Osiris pre-enrolment module.
Internships: contact the internship coordinator.
Lab courses: contact the lab course coordinator (Gerda van Rossum).
2,5 ECTS course modules: enrolment through the accompanying and preceding 5 ECTS course (UCACCMET23 or UCACCMET25).
If you are sure to take an off-campus course (note the formal procedure) you have to adjust your UCU credit load prior to pre-enrolling for courses (see non-standard UCU credit load item).
Your double degree requirements could give reason to adjust your UCU credit load for the semester, e.g. if you are taking fewer UCU courses because you are taking non-UCU courses for your double degree (see non-standard credit load item). Make sure to adjust your credit load prior to pre-enrolling for courses.
A standard credit load at UCU is 30 ECTS. If your course load at UCU for your next semester will deviate from this standard credit load you must first register a “Non-standard UCU credit load” request in Osiris Student under Cases -> Curriculum Matters. This applies to all situations that impact your credit load at UCU:
- Course load reduction due to Credit surplus (no permission required)
- Approved course load reduction after consultation with your tutor
- Confirmed place in an off-campus course (check time slots!)
- Credit load increase due to Summer thesis writing (22,5 + 15 ECTS)
This procedure does not apply to 5th courses. If you wish to take a fifth course next semester, please discuss this with your tutor. It is subject to a place being available in the course, after the course allocation rounds. You can request a fifth course via the drop/add procedure at the start of each semester. There is no need to obtain permission from the Exam Board for a fifth course.
Note that the non-standard credit load adjustment only facilitates adapting your UCU credit load for course pre-enrolment in Osiris. This means that you have to make sure that you have approval via the formal procedure on all relevant curriculum requests that affect your course load in general: approval for off-campus courses, course load reductions etc. Any course placement based on adjustments without official and timely approval on relevant curriculum requests (credit surplus excluded as indicated above), may be rolled back without consultation, as a consequence.
If you need help, please refer to the course pre-enrolment manual in the first instance. If that does not help you, please contact UCU reception who can advise you on further steps to take.