Student from another Dutch educational institution or VU student that are interested in taking courses from other faculties can take a limited number of secondary subjects at the Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences (FGB). Taking secondary subject is free of charge. Before you apply for a course, please read the course description, which lists any additional entry requirements. It may happen that participation in a course is not possible due to a lack of available places. Please check the study guide for more information. You can filter by secondary subject and faculty.

What is contract education?
The VU offers the possibility for people to take courses without enrolling as student. This is called contract teaching or contract education. In principle any course can be taken through contract teaching. The instructor of a course decides whether the course is actually open to people who are not enrolled as student.
Exceptions are the final products of courses such as B-theses, M-theses, theses and research projects.

For contract teaching a contract is made for each course to be taken. The contract regulates which course is available for you and what the costs are. It also specifies the number of credits to be earned. A maximum of two exams may be taken.

Who can participate in contract education?

Availability of components
The instructor of the course decides whether a course can be taken. Reasons for waiving contract students often have to do with the ability to take practicals and work groups.

Costs and payment
The costs are €100 per credit. Most courses include 6 credits. This fee includes the examination and a maximum of one re-examination. Payment must be received before the start of the course. Literature and syllabi are not included and should be purchased. The VU bookstore has a good stock but you are free to choose any bookstore.

You may cancel your enrollment no later than ten working days before the start of the course. After this date, you will no longer be eligible for a refund of the course fee. If you cancel in time, you will be charged €50 in administrative costs.

Facilities
After the payment is received, you will receive access to the digital learning environment (Canvas) during the current academic year. Login information will be sent to you by email.

Proof of results obtained
After successful completion a certified list of marks may be requested from the central student desk:

• name and course code of the course(s) taken
• result obtained
• number of EC credits
• date on which the course was obtained

Information
For further information on contract education, please contact through the contact form.

Sign up for contract education
To apply for contract education please use the digital application form. Take note that a digital copy of your diploma must be sent along with the exception of bachelor's or master's degree obtained at VU Amsterdam.
You can apply up to three weeks before the week in which the course starts.

What is the Hbo-schakelprogramma?
The digital schakelprogramma in Movement Sciences is a customized programme for talented and motivated hbo students who want an accelerated transition to a university master's programme in Movement Sciences at the VU.

As a hbo-student, you can begin the Movement Sciences schakelprogramma as early as the second year of your bachelor's programme. Because the schakelprogramma uses a digital learning environment, you can follow the programme via distance learning which makes it possible to combine it with your hbo education. You can follow the schakelprogramma as:

• accelerated stepping stone to a university master's programme in Movement Sciences
• minor within your own bachelor programme (depending on the offer within your study) 

The schakelprogramma has a size of 30 EC and includes the five standard courses from the pre-master's programme. After completion of the schakelprogramma and a relevant college degree, you can directly enter the one-year master programme Human Movement Sciences: Sport, Exercise and Health. For the master programme Human Movement Sciences (Research) the same standard programme applies but additional requirements regarding achieved results and motivation apply. Currently, a partnership has been concluded with a number of college programmes:

Hogeschool van Amsterdam: Academie voor Lichamelijke Opvoeding (ALO) en Sport, Management en Ondernemen (SM&O) en Oefentherapie Mensendieck
Contactpersoon ALO: Hemke van Doorn
E-mail:h.van.doorn@hva.nl

Contactpersoon SM&O: René Randsdorp
E-mail:i.d.m.randsdorp@hva.nl

Contactpersoon Oefentherapie Mensendieck: Netty Winters
E-mail: t.a.winters-prins@hva.nl

Hogeschool Utrecht: Instituut voor bewegingsstudies (IBS)
Contactpersoon Fysiotherapie: Matthijs Tuijt
E-mail: matthijs.tuijt@hu.nl

Hogeschool Leiden: Opleiding Fysiotherapie
Contactpersoon: Babs Juriën
E-mail: jurien.b@hsleiden.nl

Windesheim: School of Human Movement & Sports (CALO)
Contactpersoon: Mariëtte van Maarseveen
E-mail: mjj.van.maarseveen@windesheim.nl

Haagse Hogeschool: Opleiding Bewegingstechnologie (BT) en Academie voor Lichamelijke Opvoeding (HALO)
Contactpersoon BT: Herre Faber
E-mail: h.faber@hhs.nl

Contact HALO: Michiel Krijger  
E-mail: m.krijger@hhs.nl

If you are a student from one of the above mentioned university programmes and would like to know more about the transition program, please contact the contact person of your programme. If you are not a student of one of the above-mentioned programmes, ask the coordinator of the transition programme about the admission requirements: schakelprogramma.fgb@vu.nl.

Download the brochure of the hbo-schakelprogrammma in Movement Science (in Dutch).