Course Application

Honours students follow two types of courses: faculty courses at their own faculty and interfaculty courses at VU, UvA or AUC. On this page we inform you how to apply for the interfaculty courses.

During your VU Honours Programme you follow 2 or 3 interfaculty courses (equalling 12 or 18 EC). Prior to the start of each semester you will be invited to apply for new courses.

Try Out Class event
To support you in making a good selection, you can orient yourself on all new interfaculty courses on offer by VU, UvA and AUC during a Try Out Class (TOC). The next TOC is on 4 June. All details about this event will be be announced on this page end of april.

Applying for Interfaculty courses
In the days following the TOC you can select your courses of preference through an application form that will be published on this page. Within a few weeks after your application you will be informed for which course(s) you have been registered. Please also carefully read the application instructions below for more details!

You can apply for placement in the interfaculty honours courses of VU, UvA and AUC in June and December.
Placement in courses will be at random and not on a first come, first served basis.
You will be informed about your placement(s) in courses at UvA and VU within a few weeks after we receive your course application request.
Important: when choosing a course, check for overlap in scheduling with your other courses. After having been placed in your preferred course, the lecturer and administration of the Honours Programme assume you can be physically present during the scheduled hours.
Potential replacement in a different course is only possible in honours courses at VU, and only if they have remaining places available.

Applying for Faculty courses
For all information about faculty courses, please go to your faculty honours webpage.

For more information, please scroll down on this page or browse the subject tiles on the homepage.

Interfaculty Courses

Click here for more information about interfaculty honours courses and a complete overview of courses on offer.

Try Out Class

Click here for more information about the Try Out Class event.

How to apply for placement in interfaculty honours courses

You can apply for placement in interfaculty honours courses twice a year, in June and in Decembers, following the Try Out Class. This can be done through a course application form that will be published on top of this page.
Instructions course application form
On the course application form you must select your first, second, third and fourth course of your choice (with the first being your most preferred course, and so on). We will place you in one of the courses of your choice.
Please note:
- Your first and second courses of preference are free of choice (this can be courses at VU, UvA or AUC). Your third and fourth choice will have to be courses at VU. So, if you are interested in taking an honours course at UvA and/or at AUC, you will have to list the course(s) as number one and/or two of preference.
- Placement will be at random and NOT first come first serve.
- You can take a maximum of 12 credits of interfaculty courses per semester. Since places are limited, we will not be able to honour all requests for placement in two courses.
- To participate in an AUC course there will be a selection based on a grade/course list and a list of bachelor courses you are currently enrolled in (which you will both have to upload together with the application form). Please note that AUC courses take place during the day.
- To participate in an UvA course, you need to be registered in the UvA system. This is only possible when you have completed your VU re-enrollment for the next academic year (2023-2024).
IMPORTANT Avoid cancelling your participation in a course
After having been placed in a course, the lecturer and administration of the Honours Progamme assume you will participate in the course. Cancelling your participation can cause issues for your own planning, the course lecturer, your fellow students and our administration. Therefore take note of the following:
- When you wish to cancel your participation in a course after placement, you need to provide your reason for doing so. Valid reasons are:
- Potential replacement in a different course is only possible in honours courses at VU, and only if they have remaining places available. Note: potential replacement can only be arranged until two weeks before the start of the replacement course.
- We reserve the right to not offer you replacement in a different honours course.
- If you missed the application deadline for placement in interfaculty honours courses, we can no longer guarantee you placement in one of these courses.

VU Honours Programme Team

The central VU Honours Programme Team consists of Eva Meijerink (coordinator VU Honours Programme), Joke Verwers and Gemma van der Wal (staff members VU Honours Programme). We organise and manage the VU Honours Programme.

Eva Meijerink

Coordinator Honours Programme

+31 20 598 3497