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Registration and deregistration deadlines

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Last updated on 26 November 2024
Registration and deregistration for courses and exams/resits is possible within the registration deadlines. You can register via the registration module.

Registration and deregistration for courses and exams/resits is possible within the (de)registration deadlines for the period in which the course or exam/resit takes place. You can register via the registration module.

You will find the (de)registration deadlines below.

Read more about Registration and deregistration for courses and exams.

Registration and deregistration deadlines

  • Registration and deregistration deadlines - Semester 1 (2024 - 2025)

    Education period

    Semester 1: 02-09-2024 through 31-01-2025

    Period 1: 02-09-2024 through 22-10-2024
    Period 2: 28-10-2024 through 20-12-2024
    Period 3: 06-01-2025 through 31-01-2025

    Registration deadlines

    Period 1: 15-07-2024 through 09-09-2024
    Period 2: 15-07-2024 through 30-09-2024
    Period 3: 15-07-2024 through 09-12-2024

    Courses that span several periods are subject to the registration deadline of the first period in which the course starts.

    Deregistration deadlines

    Period 1: 15-07-2024 through 09-09-2024
    Period 2: 15-07-2024 through 04-11-2024
    Period 3: 15-07-2024 through 13-01-2025

    Courses that span several periods are subject to the deregistration deadline of the first period in which the course starts.

  • Registration and deregistration deadlines - Semester 2 (2024 - 2025)

    Education period

    Semester 2: 03-02-2025 through 27-06-2025

    Period 4: 05-02-2025 through 28-03-2025
    Period 5: 31-03-2025 through 30-05-2025
    Period 6: 02-06-2025 through 27-06-2025

    Registration period

    Period 4: 09-12-2024 through 13-01-2025
    Period 5: 09-12-2024 through 03-03-2025
    Period 6: 09-12-2024 through 06-05-2025

    Courses that span several periods are subject to the registration deadline of the first period in which the course starts.

    Deregistration period

    Period 4: 09-12-2024 through 10-02-2025
    Period 5: 09-12-2024 through 07-04-2025
    Period 6: 09-12-2024 through 09-06-2025

    Courses that span several periods are subject to the deregistration deadline of the first period in which the course starts.

  • Registration and deregistration deadlines - Academic year and Summer holiday (2024- 2025)

    Academic year

    Education period: 02-09-2024 through 31-08-2025
    Registration period: 15-07-2024 through 31-08-2025
    Deregistration period: 15-07-2024 through 31-08-2025

    Summer holiday

    Summer: 30-07-2025 through 31-08-2025
    Registration period: 09-12-2024 through 09-06-2025
    Deregistration period: 09-12-2024 through 14-07-2025

    The (de)registration deadlines only apply to courses for which students register at the VU. Other universities may apply different registration deadlines.

  • Registration rules for courses and exams/resits

    Registration deadlines

    Courses: until 4 weeks prior to the start of the course *
    Exams: until 4 weeks prior to the start of the course **
    Resit: until 1 week before the (re)examination. Provided that you are registered for the course

    * Exceptions include
    Period 1: until and including the 1st week of the course
    Period 4: until three weeks before the course

    ** Exception
    Period 4: up to three weeks prior to the course

    Courses over multiple periods

    You register for courses and examinations per period; each period has different registration dates. For courses that take place in combined periods (for example, courses in period 1 to 3), the registration deadline of the period in which the course starts (period 1) always applies.

    Registration for courses  

    You can register for courses during the registration period for the period in which the course takes place.

    Registration for period 1 of the next academic year starts in July. The deadline for signing up for courses is a few weeks before the start of education. An exception to this is period 1, in which case you can register up to and including the first education week.

    You can register until 23.59 hours on the last registration day.

    Registering for exams

    When you register for a course, the check mark for the participation in the exam is also on. This means that you will be automatically signed up for the examination.

    The deadline for registering for the exam is the same as the deadline for the course. The deadline is a few weeks before the start of the course.

    Note! You cannot register for the exam outside the registration period if you have not registered for a course (part) during the registration period.

    Signing up for resit/re-examination 

    When you have received a fail (or NVD) for the exam, you will automatically be registered for the resit.

    If you did not take part in the examination (No Show) or if you passed the examination, you have to sign up for the resit if you want to take part in it. You can register for the resit as soon as the results of the examination (first opportunity) are published or the day after the examination date. You can sign up for resit up to 1 week before the resit date. Example: for an exam on Thursday 26 October you can sign up until Wednesday 18 October, 23.59 hours.

    When registering for a resit, the last result obtained applies, even if it is lower than the previously obtained result. If you register for a resit but do not participate, a No Show will be registered but the previously obtained result will remain valid.

    Note! You cannot register for the exam outside the registration period if you have not registered for a course (part) during the registration period.

  • Deregistration rules for courses and exams

    Deregistration deadlines

    Courses: up to and including the 1st week of the start of the course
    Exams: up to 1 week before the examination date
    Resit: up to 1 week prior to the re-examination date

    Courses over multiple periods

    You register for courses and examinations per period; each period has different registration dates. For courses that take place in combined periods (for example, courses in period 1 to 3), the deregistration deadline of the period in which the course starts (period 1) always applies.

    Deregister for courses

    You can deregister for a course up to and including the first week of the start of the course. For example: for a course given in education period 3 that starts on 10/01/2022, you can deregister until 23:59 hours on 17/01/2022.

    Deregister for (re)examinations

    Deregistering for (re)exams is possible up to one week before the exam date. For example: you can deregister for an exam on Friday 22 December until 23:59 hours on Friday 15 December.

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