Propedeuse
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Upon the introduction of the international bachelor-master system, the Netherlands has maintained a diploma called the propedeuse[1], often referred to as "P" by students in Dutch. A university or hogeschool is not forced by law to make use of the propedeuse[2], but nearly all do. In that case, it is a mandatory diploma which a student acquires after having successfully completed the first year at a university or hogeschool (see also: Education in the Netherlands). This first year is therefore also known as the propedeuse or the propedeutical phase (propedeutische fase[2]).
The diploma is awarded to students who have obtained all 60 ECTS-credits of the first year[2]. Mostly this is done in early October during a formal event, sometimes followed by an informal celebration, although an increasing number of universities and hogescholen choose to no longer organise these events for financial reasons. Some study programs require the student to score sufficient on an additional examination.
The propedeuse was introduced as a means to determine whether a student is suited for studying in the direction of his or her choice[2]. To date, a university or hogeschool is obliged to inform the student of their take on this including the issuing of an advice[3]. In most cases this will be a positive advice. It traditionally means a student is officially accepted at the university or hogeschool[4], but with this diploma a student can also enroll at a different university or hogeschool for the same or a similar study program[5].
The two possible consequences of not obtaining the propedeuse in one year are a negative advice which implies that the university or hogeschool recommends the student to enroll in a different study program, and a binding negative advice which simply prohibits the student from continuing[3]. Furthermore, most universities and hogescholen have included in their statutes that should a student fail to meet the requirements for the propedeuse within a set period of time, which is usually two years, the student cannot complete his or her bachelor study.
[edit] References
- ^ Algemene informatie over bachelor-master. Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap (June 24, 2006).
- ^ a b c d Artikel 7.8. Wet hoger onderwijs en wetenschappelijk onderzoek (June 24, 2006).
- ^ a b Artikel 7.8b. Wet hoger onderwijs en wetenschappelijk onderzoek (June 24, 2006).
- ^ Propedeuse. Campuswiki (June 24, 2006).
- ^ Algemene informatie over bachelor-master. Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap (June 24, 2006).
