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004.13R
BACHELOR EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REGULATIONS 2013-2014
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY
Final draft
22-3-2013

Bachelor of Science Education and Examination Regulations 2013-2014
Table of Contents
Introduction .......................................................................................................... 4
Chapter I General provisions ............................................................................... 4
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Article 1 Applicability................................................................................. 4
Article 2 Definition of terms ....................................................................... 4
Article 3 Aim of the Study programmes ....................................................... 8
Article 4 Form of the programme ................................................................ 8
Chapter II Study programmes .............................................................................. 8
Article 5 Study programmes ...................................................................... 8
Article 6 First-year Bachelor’s exam (Propaedeutic phase) ............................. 9
Article 7 Final Bachelor’s exam (Bachelor year two and three) .......................10
Article 8 Electives ....................................................................................14
Article 9 Open programme ........................................................................15
Article 10 Language and communication ......................................................16
Chapter II Examination and Exam Requirements ....................................................16
Article 11 Examination ...............................................................................16
Article 12 Examination periods and examination dates ...................................17
Article 13 Capstone assignment ..................................................................17
Article 14 Courses from other universities or faculties/schools ........................18
Article 15 Study abroad, Summer Course and Internship................................18
Article 16 Prerequisites ..............................................................................19
Article 17 Assessment and publication of examination results .........................19
Article 18 Awarding credits .........................................................................20
Article 19 Validity ......................................................................................20
Article 20 Right of inspection ......................................................................21
Article 21 Exemptions ................................................................................21
Article 22 Rules of procedure and conduct ....................................................22
Article 23 Fraud (including Plagiarism) .........................................................23
Article 24 Resit examinations ......................................................................24
Article 25 Special examinations for disabled students and athletes ..................25
Article 26 Exams .......................................................................................25
Article 27 Assessment of the first-year Bachelor’s exam .................................25
Article 28 Assessment of the final Bachelor’s exam (year 2 & 3) ......................25
Article 29 Bachelor’s degree and Certificate ..................................................26
Article 30 Passing with (highest) honour (Summa) Cum Laude .......................27
Article 31 Extracurricular ............................................................................27

Chapter IV Admission ..........................................................................................28
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Article 32 Required prior education ..............................................................28
Article 33 Requirement of an English language test for holders of foreign
diplomas ....................................................................................29
Article 34 Requirement of a Dutch language test for Fiscal Economics ..............29
Chapter V Advice and Guidance ...........................................................................29
Article 35 Progress records .........................................................................29
Article 36 Advice and guidance ...................................................................29
Article 37 Binding Study Advice (BSA) .........................................................30
Article 38 Conditional admission to the final Bachelor’s exam (year 2 and 3) ....31
Article 39 Personal circumstances ................................................................31
Chapter VI Final Provisions ...................................................................................32
Article 40 Amendments ..............................................................................32
Article 41 Announcement ...........................................................................33
Article 42 Unforeseen circumstances ............................................................33
Article 43 Hardship ....................................................................................33
Article 44 Time limit for decisions by the Board of Examiners ..........................33
Article 45 Right of objection and the right of appeal .......................................34
Article 46 Coming into force .......................................................................34
Appendix I Outline Study Programmes ...........................................................35
Appendix II Transitional Regulations ...............................................................43
Article 1 Applicability ...............................................................................43
Appendix III Rules of Procedure and Conduct during examinations ......................47

Introduction
These are the Education and Examination Regulations (BSc-EER’s) 2013-2014 for the
Bachelor’s study programmes at the School of Business and Economics (SBE) of
Maastricht University (UM), as required by article 7.13 of the Dutch Higher Education and
Research Act (WHW). The Education and Examination Regulations 2013-2014 meet the
standards laid down in sections 2 and 3 of the aforesaid article, as well as other
standards required by law. These regulations have been approved and adopted for the
academic year of 2013-2014 by the Board and the Council of the School of Business and
Economics of Maastricht University.
The Education and Examination Regulations are published on EleUM.
Bachelor of Science Education and Examination Regulations 2013-2014
Chapter I General provisions
Article 1 Applicability
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1. Objective scope
These regulations apply to the study programmes, exams and examinations of the
following Bachelor’s study programmes at the SBE:
- Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Economics (EBE)
- Bachelor of Science in Econometrics and Operations Research (E&OR)
- Bachelor of Science in Fiscal Economics (FE) and
- Bachelor of Science in International Business (IB).
2. Subjective scope
These regulations apply to all students enrolled in the Bachelor’s study programmes
of SBE at Maastricht University in the academic year of 2013-2014.
3. Temporal scope
These regulations are valid for the duration of the academic year of 2013-2014,
starting 1 September 2013 and ending 31 August 2014 and are reviewed annually.
4. Authoritative scope
In case of discrepancies with oral or written disclosure either from the SBE Board or
from the Board of Examiners regarding the objective scope of these regulations,
these regulations shall prevail.
5. Legal scope
These regulations are in compliance and in conformity with, but without prejudice to
the WHW.
Article 2 Definition of terms
For the purpose of these Bachelor Education and Examination Regulations, the
following terms shall have the following meaning:

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- Academic year: The period from 1 September of a calendar year up to and
including 31 August of the following calendar year.
- (The) Act ( or the abbreviation WHW): the Dutch Higher Education and Scientific
Research Act (Wet op het Hoger Onderwijs en Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Stb.
1992, 593).
- Binding Study Advice (BSA): the advice in accordance with Article 7.8b of the
Act/WHW entailing that the student cannot (or can) continue in the programme,
also referred to as the ‘negative binding study advice (NBSA)’.
- Board of Examiners: the examination board referred to in Articles 7.12, 7.12a
and 7.12b of the Act/WHW.
- BSc-EER: abbreviation of Bachelor of Science Education and Examination
Regulations.
- Capstone assignment: an individually and independently written essay that
concludes a Bachelor’s programme.
- Course: a bachelor’s programme component or educational unit within the
meaning of the Act.
- Course assignment: an assignment that can be used as a substitute for
participation requirements. Before referred to as ‘Block assignment’.
- Course book: a paper or electronic document outlining the goals and content of a
particular course, describing methods of education and examination of that
particular course and prescribing particular regulations and guidelines applicable
to that particular course. Before referred to as “block book”.
- Course Coordinator: the person responsible for developing the content of a
course. In this she or he is often assisted by a planning group. During the course,
she or he gives guidance to the teachers of the course, resolves problems in the
organisation of the course, and coordinates all tasks related to the examination of
the course. Before referred to as ‘Block coordinator’.
- Course manual: a document published on EleUM, containing information about
the education and the study programmes of the SBE, including a description of all
courses.
- Course period: a temporal unit as defined in the academic calendar, equal to the
duration of the educational activities and subsequent examination of a course.
Before referred to as ‘Block period’.
- Credit: an unit expressed in European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits,
with one study credit equalling 28 hours of study referred to in Article 7.4 of the
Act/WHW.

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- Elective: a course within the final Bachelor’s exam freely chosen from the list of
electives of the relevant study programme.
- EleUM: abbreviation for Electronic learning environment of Maastricht University,
which is a web-based environment in which students can access and exchange
information regarding their studies at Maastricht University and for which a
username and password are provided to the student upon enrolment at Maastricht
University.
- Exam: the overall assessment or the final exam for the bachelor’s programme
referred to in Article 7.10 of the Act/WHW;.
- Examination: a component of the overall assessment as referred to in
Article 7.10 of the Act/WHW.
- Examiner: the person designated by the Board of Examiners to administer exams
and to determine the results of such exams.
- GPA: abbreviation for Grade Point Average, the weighted average of the final
numerical grades of the Capstone assignment and the educational units.
- Honours Programme: an enriched, individual educational programme for
excellent students. The programme starts in the second year of the Bachelor’s
programme and students follow it next to their regular programme. It consists of
60.0 credits of which 30.0 credits are on top of the 180.0 credits of the regular
programme.
- Internship: an experience-based opportunity, whereby a student who applied
and was accepted receives (extracurricular) credits for a supervised work
experience.
- Maastricht University (UM): an institution of higher education according to
article 1.8 sub section 1 WHW.
- Major: two cohesive courses as part of the final Bachelor’s exam, as specified in
the course manual.
- MARBLE: abbreviation for Maastricht University Research-Based Learning, a
version of courses and a Capstone assignment in the third year bachelor’s
programme that offers students an emphasis on research skills.
- My UM: the portal to the digital personal environment within the intranet
environment of Maastricht University which can be used by the student for
administrative purposes. A username and password for My UM are provided to the
student upon enrolment at Maastricht University.
- NVAO: abbreviation for ‘Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie’, referring to
the Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organisation, the quality assurance agency for
higher education in the Netherlands and Flanders.

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- Programme (or Study programme): the bachelor’s programme referred to in
Chapter 2, Article 5.2 of these regulations and referred to in Article 7.3 of the
Act/WHW.
- Propaedeutic phase (or first year bachelor’s exam): the initial period for the
bachelor’s programme with a study load of 60.0 credits, coinciding with the
bachelor’s programme year 1, the first year bachelor’s exam. The student does
not have to sit an exam at the end of the propaedeutic phase and will not receive
a Bachelor Diploma.
- SBE: abbreviation for ’’School of Business and Economics’’ of Maastricht
University, before September 2009 referred to as the Faculty of Economics and
Business Administration (FEBA).
- SBE Board: the faculty board of the SBE referred to in Article 9.12 of the
Act/WHW.
- Semester: a temporal unit of the academic year, starting 1 September and
ending 31 January, or starting the 1st of February and ending 31 August and each
comprising of two (2) course periods and one (1) skills training (period).
- Skills training: an educational unit referred to in Article 7.13 sub section 2 d of
the Act/WHW, carried out in one of the following ways:
- writing a thesis;
- writing a paper, creating a technological design or performing another written
assignment;
- performing a research assignment;
- participating in field work or a field trip;
- completing an internship;
- participating in an activity intended to develop certain skills;
- other.
- Skills training period: a temporal unit as defined in the academic calendar,
equal to the duration of the educational activities and subsequent examination of
a skills training period.
- Specialisation: a combination of courses that students choose during their
Bachelor’s programme and that lets them specialise within a subdomain of their
programme.
- Student: a person who is registered in a university degree programme for
education and/or examinations or assessments and the exam of the study
programme.
- Study Abroad/Exchange: an arrangement by which students temporarily study
in another country.
- Study material: literature, hardware, software and other sources of information
made available to the student for educational purposes.

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- Study programme: a Bachelor’s programme mentioned in Chapter II, article 5,
consists a coherent programme of educational units.
- Study year: a period of time that starts once a year and is composed of two
semesters.
- Summer School: A short educational programme organised by a University or
Business School. Summer schools typically take place during vacation periods and
range between 1-6 weeks.
- Tutor: a person responsible for the supervision of students’ academic work, often
operating through tutorials.
The other terms in these Education and Examination Regulations have the meaning
conferred to them by law.
Article 3 Aim of the Study programmes
1. Aims
The study programmes aim to provide academic education within the context of the
specific educational concept and profile of Maastricht University. They
- provide in-depth knowledge and understanding of the student’s specific
academic field of choice;
- provide possibilities to extend to other academic disciplines;
- prepare students for further education, in Master’s programmes at SBE or other
academic institutions.
2. Academic growth
The study programmes contain sufficient elements beneficial to the academic growth
of the student, in particular regarding;
- independent scientific thinking and acting;
- academic, analytical and personal skills;
- the evaluation of business and economics problems in their broader societal
context.
Article 4 Form of the programme
The bachelor’s study programme is offered as a full-time programme. The
programme commences once a year in September.
Chapter II Study programmes
Article 5 Study programmes
1. Credits
The Bachelor’s exam consists of the first-year Bachelor’s exam of 60.0 credits and
the final Bachelor’s exam of 120.0 credits and represents a total study load of 180.0
credits.

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2. Available study programmes
The following Bachelor’s study programmes are offered at the SBE:
- Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Economics (EBE), with
specialisations in Economics and Management of Information (INF),
International Business Economics (IBE) and Economics (E) in the final
Bachelor’s exam;
- Bachelor of Science in Econometrics and Operations Research (E&OR);
- Bachelor of Science in Fiscal Economics (FE);
- Bachelor of Science in International Business (IB).
Article 6 First-year Bachelor’s exam (Propaedeutic phase)
1. Credits
The first-year Bachelor’s exam represents a total study load of 60.0 credits.
2. Composition
A. Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Economics
The first-year Bachelor’s exam for the study programme in Economics and Business
Economics is composed of two semesters, comprising:
- eight (8) courses of 6.5 credits per course; and
- two (2) skills trainings of 4.0 credits per skills training.
B. Bachelor of Science in Econometrics and Operations Research
The first-year Bachelor’s exam for the study programme in Econometrics and
Operations Research is composed of two semesters, comprising:
- eight (8) courses of 6.5 credits; and
- one (1) course of 4.0 credits per course; and
- one (1) skills training of 4.0 credits.
C. Bachelor of Science in Fiscal Economics
The first-year Bachelor’s exam for the study programme in Fiscal Economics is
composed of two semesters, comprising:
- eight (8) courses of 6.5 credits per course; and
- two (2) skills trainings of 4.0 credits per skills training.
D. Bachelor of Science in International Business
The first-year Bachelor’s exam for the study programme in International Business is
composed of two semesters, comprising:
- eight (8) courses of 6.5 credits per course; and
- two (2) skills trainings of 4.0 credits per skills training.
3. Content
The content and detailed structure of the study programmes are timely announced
on EleUM and are included in Appendix I of these BSc-EER, which forms an integral
part of these regulations.

Article 7 Final Bachelor’s exam (Bachelor year two and three)
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1. Credits
The final Bachelor’s exam represents a total study load of 120.0 credits.
2. Composition
A1. Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Economics/
specialisation Economics and Management of Information
The final Bachelor’s exam for the study programme in Economics and Business
Economics/ specialisation Economics and Management of Information is composed of
four semesters.
The first and second semester comprises together:
- seven (7) courses of 6.5 credits per course and one (1) elective course of 6.5
credits; and
- one (1) skills training of 4.0 credits and one (1) elective skills training of 4.0
credits.
The third and fourth semester consist of:
- a period of study abroad or internship abroad of 26.0 credits;
- two (2) courses of 6.5 credits per course;
- two (2) elective courses of 6.5 credits per course;
- one (1) elective skills training of 4.0 credits;
- and one (1) Capstone assignment of 4.0 credits.
If, during the period of study abroad, a student acquires 30.0 credits instead of 26.0
credits, the additional 4.0 credits may be used to substitute one of the required skills
trainings, with the exception of the QM III skills and the Capstone assignment.
An internship abroad will be awarded with a maximum of 26.0 credits.
A maximum of 4.0 credits of the study abroad requirements or a skills training of 4.0
credits can be substituted by doing a regular internship that is not part of the
internship abroad as mentioned above. A maximum of 6.5 credits of the study
abroad requirements can be substituted by doing a summer course. Guidelines are
published on EleUM.
A combination of a summer course abroad and an internship in order to substitute
credits for the study abroad or an internship abroad is not allowed.
A2. Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Economics/
specialisation International Business Economics
The final Bachelor’s exam for the study programme in Economics and Business
Economics/specialisation International Business Economics (IBE) is composed of four
semesters.
The first and second semester comprises:
- eight (8) courses of 6.5 credits per course;
- one (1) skills training of 4.0 credits and one elective skills training of 4.0
credits.
The third and fourth semester comprises:
- a period of study abroad of 26.0 credits;

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- two (2) elective courses of 6.5 credits per course in the format of the majors as
specified in the course manual and two elective courses of 6.5 credits per
course;
- one (1) elective skills training of 4.0 credits;
- and the Capstone assignment of 4.0 credits.
If, during the period of study abroad, a student acquires 30.0 credits instead of 26.0
credits, the additional 4.0 credits may be used to substitute one of the required skills
trainings, with the exception of the QM III skills training and the Capstone
assignment.
A maximum of 4.0 credits of the study abroad requirements or a skills training of 4.0
credits can be substituted by doing an internship. A maximum of 6.5 credits of the
study abroad requirements can be substituted by doing a summer course. Guidelines
are published on EleUM.
A combination of a summer course and an internship in order to substitute credits for
the study abroad is not allowed.
A3. Bachelor of Science of Economics and Business
Economics/specialisation International Economic Studies
The final Bachelor’s exam for the study programme in Economics and Business
Economics/specialisation/Economics (E) is composed of four semesters.
The first and second semester comprises:
- eight (8) courses of 6.5 credits per course; and
- two (2) elective skills trainings of 4.0 credits per skills training.
The third and fourth semester comprises:
- a period of study abroad of 26.0 credits;
- four (4) electives of 6.5 credits per course;
- one (1) elective skills training of 4.0 credits; and
- one (1) Capstone assignment of 4.0 credits.
If, during the period of study abroad, a student acquires 30.0 credits instead of 26.0
credits, the additional 4.0 credits may be used to substitute one of the required skills
training periods, with the exception of the Capstone assignment.
A maximum of 4.0 credits of the study abroad requirements or a skills training period
of 4.0 credits can be substituted by doing an internship. A maximum of 6.5 credits of
the study abroad requirements can be substituted by doing a summer course.
Guidelines are published on EleUM.
A combination of a summer course and an internship in order to substitute credits for
the study abroad is not allowed.
B. Bachelor of Science in Econometrics and Operations Research
The final Bachelor’s exam for the study programme in Econometrics and Operations
Research is composed of four semesters.
The first and second semester comprises:
- eight (8) courses of 6.5 credits per course; and
- two (2) skills trainings of 4.0 credits per skills training.
The third and fourth semester comprises:
- a period of study abroad of 26.0 credits,

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- one (1) skills training of 4.0 credits,
- three (3) courses of 6.5 credits,
- one (1) elective course of 6.5 credits per; and
- one Bachelor’s paper of 10.5 credits, which must be written during one of the
above mentioned course periods and a skills training period and also covers
one of the courses and one of the skills trainings.
A maximum of 4.0 credits of the study abroad requirements or a skills training period
of 4.0 credits can be substituted by doing an internship. A maximum of 6.5 credits of
the study abroad requirements can be substituted by doing a summer course.
Guidelines are published on EleUM.
A combination of a summer course and an internship in order to substitute credits for
the study abroad is not allowed.
C. Bachelor of Science in Fiscal Economics
The final Bachelor’s exam for the study programme in Fiscal Economics is composed
of four semesters.
The first semester comprises:
- four (4) courses of 6.5 credits per course; and
- one (1) skills training of 4.0 credits.
The second semester comprises:
- one (1) course of 13.0 credits, one course of 6.5 credits and one (1) elective
course of 6.5 credits; and
- one (1) skills training of 4.0 credits.
The third semester comprises:
- four (4) courses of 6.5 credits per course; and
- one (1) elective skills training of 4.0 credits.
The fourth semester comprises:
- four (4) courses of 6.5 credits per course; and
- the Capstone assignment of 4.0 credits. For students who started in the
academic year 2009-2010 or later the Capstone assignment is compulsory.
Students who started before the academic year 2009-2010 have to choose a
skills training, according to the ‘old’ study programme for Fiscal Economics.
A maximum of 4.0 credits of an elective skills training of 4.0 credits may be
substituted by doing a regular internship.
D. Bachelor of Science in International Business
The final Bachelor’s exam for the study programme in International Business is
composed of four semesters.
The first and second semester comprises:
- eight (8) courses of 6.5 credits per course; and
- one (1) skills training of 4.0 credits and one (1) elective skills training of 4.0
credits.
The third and fourth semester comprises:
- a period of study abroad of 26.0 credits,
- two (2) elective courses of 6.5 credits per course in the format of the majors as
specified in the course manual and two elective courses of 6.5 credits per
course, and
- one (1) elective skills training of 4.0 credits,

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- and the Capstone assignment of 4.0 credits.
If, during the period of study abroad, a student acquires 30.0 credits instead of 26.0
credits, the additional 4.0 credits may be used to substitute one of the required skills
trainings, with the exception of the QM III skills training (and the Capstone
assignment).
A maximum of 4.0 credits of the study abroad requirements or a skills training of 4.0
credits can be substituted by doing an internship. A maximum of 6.5 credits of the
study abroad requirements may be substituted by doing a summer course.
Guidelines are published on EleUM.
A combination of a summer course and an internship in order to substitute credits for
the study abroad is not allowed.
3. Honours Programme
Each Bachelor programme provides the option to graduate as an honours student
within the programme. Students have to apply at the end of the first year to be
admitted to an honours programme. Only a limited number of students will be
accepted. The selection procedure is published on EleUM. The honours programme
consists of 60.0 credits, of which 30.0 credits are in addition to the 180.0 credits of
the regular Bachelor programme referred to in article 5.1. The other 30.0 credits
consist of a selection of courses or skills trainings which are approved by the
academic advisor.
4. MARBLE (Maastricht Research-Based Learning)
Research-Based Learning offers students in the third year of their Bachelor’s
programme the opportunity to focus on research in the form of a MARBLE project of
in total 17.0 credits. This MARBLE project includes two (2) courses of 6.5 credits and
the MARBLE Capstone assignment of 4.0 credits. Students have to apply for
participation in this project. Coordinators of the MARBLE projects decide on
admission.
Project Descriptions and Guidelines including the selection procedure are published
on EleUM. The MARBLE credits constitute part of the study load referred to in article
5.1.
5. Deviation
Deviation from the study programmes as provided in section 2 of this article and
further detailed in the course manual will result in a switch from the specific Bachelor
study programme to the Open programme (see article 9 below).
6. Content
The content of the individual study programmes is announced on EleUM in the
‘Outline study programmes’.

Article 8 Electives
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A1. Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business
Economics/specialisation Economics and Management of Information
In order to meet the exam requirements within the available space for electives in
the Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Economics/Economics and
Management of Information programme, students need to choose:
- three (3) electives from the list provided in the course manual. At least one of
these has to be a Quantitative Economics (QE) elective; and
- two (2) skills training electives must also be chosen from the Skills training
Electives list provided in the course manual.
A2. Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Economics/
specialisation International Business Economics
In order to meet the exam requirements within the available space for electives in
the Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Economics/International Business
Economics programme, students need to choose:
- one (1) elective from the Information Management Electives list provided in the
course manual, and
- one (1) elective from the Quantitative Economics electives or the Economics
electives list provided in the course manual, and
- two (2) electives from one of the majors, as specified in the course manual;
and
- two (2) skills training electives from the list provided in the course manual.
Students who choose two (2) electives within the major Accounting may also choose
the other electives within that major. Students who choose two (2) electives within
the major Information Management may choose an arbitrary elective within any of
the majors instead of the required elective from the Information Management
Electives.
A3. Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business
Economics/specialisation International Economic Studies
In order to meet the exam requirements within the available space for electives in
the Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Economics/ Economics
programme, students need to choose:
- one (1) elective from the International Business Economics Electives list
provided in the course manual; and
- one (1) elective from the Quantitative Economics Electives list provided in the
course manual; and
- two (2) electives from the Economics Electives list provided in the course
manual; and
- two (2) skills training electives from the Skills Training Electives list provided in
the course manual.
B. Bachelor of Science in Econometrics and Operations Research
In order to meet the exam requirements within the available space for electives in
the Bachelor of Science in Econometrics and Operations Research programme,
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- one (1) elective from the list of electives provided in the course manual
C. Bachelor of Science in Fiscal Economics
In order to meet the exam requirements within the available space for electives in
the Bachelor of Science in Fiscal Economics, students need to choose:
- one (1) elective from the list of electives provided in the course manual; and
- one (1) skills training elective from the Skills training Electives list provided in
the course manual.
D. Bachelor of Science in International Business
In order to meet the exam requirements within the available space for electives in
the Bachelor of Science in International Business programme, students need to
choose:
- one (1) elective from either the Economics Electives list or the Quantitative
Economics Electives list or the Law Electives list or the Ethics Electives list
provided in the course manual; and
- two (2) electives from one of the majors, as specified in the course manual;
and
- one (1) elective from the Business elective list as provided in the course
manual; and
- two (2) skills training electives from the Skills training Electives list provided in
the course manual.
Students who choose two (2) electives within the major Accounting may also choose
the other electives within that major.
Article 9 Open programme
1. Credits
The open programme represents a total study load of 180.0 credits.
2. Content
A student registered for one of the SBE bachelor’s programmes may, formulate a
programme from programme components given by the SBE, upon approval of the
Board of Examiners. The open programme consists of a first-year Bachelor’s exam
and a subsequent final Bachelor’s exam with a cohesive programme built from
sufficient educational units to obtain 120.0 credits. More information is published on
EleUM.
3. Requirements
The Board of Examiners establishes and publishes the minimum requirements for an
open programme for each study programme on EleUM.
The open programme was named Free bachelor’s exam before 1 September 2013.

Article 10 Language and communication
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1. Language
Because of the specific educational nature and profile of the SBE study programmes,
teaching and examinations are conducted in English for all study programmes, with
the exception of the study programme Fiscal Economics, for which the education and
examinations are partly given in English and partly in Dutch. However, some
components may be in another language common in the EU.
2. Communication
The SBE Board, the Board of Examiners and the examiners may use the Internet and
e-mail for communications relating to the programme and exam(ination)s.
Chapter III Examination and Exam Requirements
Article 11 Examination
1. Examination
Examination will be conducted orally, in writing, or otherwise as announced in the
course manual, without prejudice to the Board of Examiner’s competence to
determine otherwise in exceptional cases.
2. Written examination
For every written examination, an assessment norm will be determined and stated
on the examination paper.
3. Oral examination
Oral examinations are open to the public, without prejudice to the Board of
Examiner’s competence to determine otherwise in exceptional cases. For every oral
examination an assessment norm will be determined and made available by the
examiner.
4. Course assignment
Each first year course has a course assignment as part of the examinations from
which students will be exempted if they fulfil presence and participation requirements
as stated in the course book. For second and third year courses a course assignment
may be part of the examination.
5. Presence and Participation requirement
Presence at and participation in educational activities may be part of an examination
when announced along with its assessment norms in the course book.
6. Examinations in the first year
Students who have attended at least 75 per cent (75%) of the group tutorials of a
course will be exempted from the course assignment of that course. In addition,
participation can either be linked to the exemption requirement of the course
assignment or to the requirements of the course.

Article 12 Examination periods and examination dates
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1. Examination periods
There are six (6) examination periods in each academic year: one (1) at the end of
each course period.
2. Written examination
A written examination concluding a course will be conducted in the examination
period at the end of the course period in which the course to be examined was
taught.
3. Subject re-examination
The second chance for a written examination, concluding a course, (a ‘reexamination
or re-sit’) will be conducted in the first examination period following the
examination period of the initial written examination.
Article 13 Capstone assignment
1. The Capstone assignment is an individually and independently written essay of
4500-5000 words (excluding any appendices) based on scientific articles that
conclude the Bachelor’s programmes Economics and Business Economics, Fiscal
Economics and International Business. Each coordinator announces at least four (4)
topics with four to six (scientific) references for each topic. For each study
programme the topics are published on EleUM. Topics are offered for each major
(IB/IBE) and elective (ES). A student can only do a Capstone assignment in a certain
field if she/he has at least done two (2) of the major courses in that field (IB/IBE), or
the cohesive elective (ES). If a student takes a Capstone assignment that is not
consistent with a major or elective, the consequence is that she/he will have to apply
for an Open programme(with the exception approved deviations from the Capstone
regulations within a MARBLE programme).
2. Capstone assignments are scheduled twice a year, i.e. in the skills training periods
three (3) and six (6), however Capstone assignments are floating, which means that
the Capstone assignment may be carried out during the semester and is not
restricted to the skills training period in which the Capstone assignment is
administratively scheduled. If students hand in their Capstone assignment before the
deadline, this does not mean that the results will be published prior to the deadline
for publishing the results.
3. Students must register for the Capstone assignment through My UM, and must
submit their Capstone assignment through Safe Assignment in EleUM as well as in a
hardcopy version. Students do not need to register for the first re-sit of a Capstone
assignment.
4. Coordinators will publish the results and give feedback through the feedback form
for Capstone assignments.
5. Students who fail their Capstone assignment at the first opportunity will be given
one more opportunity to pass the assignment. Students will receive feedback on
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expires. Deadlines for handing in a revised version are published on EleUM. Students
who fail the second opportunity will have to choose a new subject in the next
semester.
6. The deadline for subscription corresponds to the deadline for registration for skills
training periods. The assignment must have been submitted to the respective
coordinator by the end of the corresponding skills training period. Coordinators have
fifteen (15) working days for grading the Capstone assignment.
7. The Capstone assignment of 4.0 credits may be replaced by the successful
completion of a Service Science Factory project, during which the student
successfully completes the writing of the bachelor’s Capstone.
Article 14 Courses from other universities or faculties/schools
1. Approval
Courses from other universities or faculties/schools than the SBE may be used as an
elective or a skills training in a study programme, provided that the student has
obtained approval from the Board of Examiners of the SBE prior to the
commencement of the course.
2. Relation to the period of study abroad
The regulations pertaining to courses from other universities that are taken within
the context of the period of study abroad in a study programme are laid down in
article 15 below.
Article 15 Study abroad, Summer Course and Internship
1. International Relations Office (IRO)
The study programme offered through the International Relations Office (IRO) in the
context of the period of study abroad is considered to be part of the study
programme of the SBE.
2. Selection criteria
Once every academic year, the Board of Examiners lays down the selection criteria
for the destinations of the period of study abroad that are to be applied by the
International Relations Office (IRO) and are published on EleUM.
3. Summer course
A maximum of 6.5 credits from the study abroad obligations may be substituted by
doing a summer course at a university abroad. Guidelines are published on EleUM.
(See also article 7.2 of these regulations).
4. Internship
A maximum of 4.0 credits from the study abroad obligations or a skills training
period of 4.0 credits may be substituted by doing an internship. (See also article 7.2
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5. Summer Course & Internship
A combination of a summer course and an internship in order to substitute credits for
the study abroad is not allowed.
Article 16 Prerequisites
1. Prerequisite courses
Participation in a course and its examination or in a skills training may require
students to have passed other courses or skills trainings prior to registration for that
particular course, its examination or skills training.
2. Announcement
Prerequisites for courses as mentioned in section 1 of this article will be announced
in the course manual.
Article 17 Assessment and publication of examination results
1. Written examination
A written examination in any form will be assessed and graded by an examiner
appointed by the Board of Examiners.
2. Oral examination
An oral examination will be assessed and graded by an examiner appointed by the
Board of Examiners. The student will receive a written transcript of this assessment
stating the grade.
3. Scale
All examinations in the bachelor’s study programme are assessed by means of a
whole or a half grade on a scale from 0.0 to 10.0 or qualified as a pass/fail in
accordance with this article. Grades are given on a scale from 0.0 to 10.0 in whole
grades, half grades or a pass/fail or a ‘No grade’. A grade of 5.5 is considered a pass.
The grading scale as applied by the SBE, is to be interpreted as below.
10.0 Exceptional
9.0 - 9.5 Excellent
8.0 - 8.5 Very good
7.0 - 7.5 Good
6.0 - 6.5 Satisfactory
5.5 Sufficient
≤5.0 Insufficient
Pass Sufficient to exceptional, performance
at least meets the minimum criteria.
Fail Insufficient, performance below the
minimum criteria.
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4. Publication
Official examination results will be published within fifteen (15) working days after
the examination date in My UM portal.
5. The Board of Examiners determines the results of the examinations and hands out
the Degree as mentioned in article 29, as soon as the student meets the
requirements to graduate.
Before the results of the examinations are determined, the Board of Examiners could
commence an investigation with relation to one or more items or aspects of the
study programme, if and to the extent that the concerning examinations give rise to
investigations.
Article 18 Awarding credits
1. Awarding credits
The number of credits representing the full study load of a course or skills training
period will only be awarded in full. It is not possible to award part of the credits.
2. Requirements
Credits are awarded by decision of the Board of Examiners upon the student’s
fulfilment of all requirements of a course or skills training period or other educational
units by obtaining at least a grade 5.5, before rounding, on a 0.0 to 10.0 scale or a
pass in case of pass/fail.
3. Exception
In the first-year Bachelor’s exam, credits may be awarded by decision of the Board
of Examiners for only one (1) educational unit for which the student has obtained at
least a grade 5.0, before rounding. Subsequently, all other requirements of the firstyear
Bachelor’s programme have been fulfilled successfully.
Article 19 Validity
1. Examination results
Positive final examination results and exemptions, obtained after 1 September 2011
for the final bachelor, which are registered in ‘My UM’ portal, remain valid for a
period of four (4) years, without prejudice to the competency of the Board of
Examiners to extend this period. For positive results obtained before 1 September
2011 the following applies.
Positive examination results remain valid for a period of ten (10) years, without
prejudice to the competency of the Board of Examiners to extend this period.
The Board of Examiners may require an additional or replacement examination
(component) for an examination which is not valid anymore.
2. Positive partial examination results (e.g. examination results of officially
separately registered elements within ‘My UM’ portal), remain valid for as long as the
student has not completed the study programme, with a maximum of a period of
three (3) years (e.g. during the academic year in which the partial examination
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(t+2)), unless stated otherwise in the course book, without prejudice to the
competency of the Board of Examiners to extend this period of validity. The validity
of partial examination results, that are not registered, is subject to the rules
announced by the course coordinator in the course book.
Article 20 Right of inspection
1. Right of inspection
The right of inspection comprises that, within ten (10) working days after the
publication date, students will be given the opportunity to inspect:
- their assessed written examination or written part of an examination;
- the questions and assignments posed and given within the framework thereof;
and
- the norms applicable to the assessment thereof.
2. Executive authority
The course coordinator or supporting staff will provide for the opportunity mentioned
in section 1 of this article and with regard thereto will timely announce the details
regarding time, date, location and identification of the student.
3. Unforeseen circumstances
Within the given period of time, a student will be given a second opportunity to
exercise the right of inspection, provided that the student can demonstrate the
inability to exercise this right in the first instance due to circumstances beyond the
student’s control.
4. Complaints and comments regarding written examinations
Comments and complaints regarding written examinations with open or closed
questions or parts thereof have to be submitted to the course coordinator within five
(5) working days after the examination in order for them to be reviewed.
5. Examinations retention periods
The tasks, results and the assessed work of written examinations have to be filed for
at least two (2) years after the result of the examination is determined.
The thesis and the assessment thereof has to be filed for the period of seven (7)
years after the thesis is determined.
Article 21 Exemptions
1. Authority
The Board of Examiners is authorised to grant full exemption from a particular
examination, provided that the student can demonstrate the successful completion of
substitutable examinations at an institution of higher education other than the SBE,
or the acquisition of appropriate skills elsewhere. Students cannot get exempted
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2. Restriction
Regarding the first-year bachelor’s exam, exemption can only be granted for the
entire bachelor’s first year. Only students switching study programmes within one of
the study programmes of SBE may request partial exemption within the first-year
bachelor’s exam. Switchers can only be exempted from a course if they passed the
complete corresponding course and the credits for this course have been granted. A
maximum of 60 credits worth of exemptions can be granted within the final
bachelor’s exam. The Board of Examiners may grant students upon request
exemption for the entire bachelor’s first year, e.g. enrolment in the second year.
No exemptions will be granted for knowledge that is obtained at another faculty or
school during the time the student is excluded from participating in examinations
based on committed fraud.
3. Procedure
A request to be exempted from a particular examination must be submitted to the
Board of Examiners before enrolling as a student with the SBE. Along with the
request for exemption the student needs to submit the properly validated
documentation proving the successful completion of the examination or the
acquisition of the skills equivalent to the examination the student requests to be
exempted from.
4. Credits
No actual credits will be awarded for the examination from which the student has
been granted exemption. The credits awarded to the exempted examination are
fictitious and exist for the sole purpose of fulfilling the requirements for the
bachelor’s exam.
5. Grades
No grades will be awarded for the examination from which the student has been
granted exemption.
6. Grade Point Average (GPA)
Exemptions do not constitute a part of a students’ GPA.
Article 22 Rules of procedure and conduct
1. Authority
In the rules of procedure and conduct which are attached to these Education and
Examination Regulations the Board of Examiners lays down the rules and guidelines
regarding proper conduct with regard to examination and regarding the procedural
aspects of examination, including non-compliance with these rules.
2. Non-compliance
The Board of Examiners may decide to regard a student’s non-compliance with the
rules of procedure and conduct as irregularities in an examination or part thereof as
meant in article 23 section 1 below.

Article 23 Fraud (including Plagiarism)
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1. Authority
In case of irregularities in an examination or part(s) thereof, preventing the Board of
Examiners from assessing the student’s knowledge, or in case of the student
committing fraud or plagiarism or creating the opportunity to commit fraud or
plagiarism, the Board of Examiners is authorised to impose sanctions upon the
student. The Board of Examiners may only decide to impose sanctions after having
given the student the opportunity to put forward his/her views on the matter. If
fraud is established, this is included in the student’s file.
1.1. The Board of Examiners may impose a sanction if it establishes that a student
has committed fraud in any examination or part(s) thereof, including that a
student:
a. has had any unauthorised aids, texts or notes at his or her disposal, or has
used unauthorised electronic aids and/or communication devices;
b. has communicated or tried to communicate with fellow students, either verbally
or through gesture, without permission from an exam supervisor, examiner, or
a member of the Board of Examiners;
c. has copied or tried to copy fellow student’s answers, or has given another
student the opportunity to copy his/her own answers;
d. has posed as someone else or have themselves represented by someone else
at the examination;
e. has deliberately misled or tried to mislead an exam supervisor, an examiner, a
corrector or the Board of Examiners with respect to the exam, or has provided
an opportunity for them to be misled.
1.2 The Board of Examiners may impose a sanction if it establishes that a student
has committed plagiarism in any examination or part(s) thereof, including:
a. using or copying his/her personal or other people’s texts, data, ideas or
thoughts without adequate reference to the source;
b. presenting the structure or central body of thought from others without
adequate reference to the source and thus passing it off as his/her own;
c. not clearly indicating literal or almost literal quotations in the text, for example
via quotation marks or a certain layout;
d. paraphrasing the content of his/her own or other people’s texts without
adequate reference to the source;
e. copying video, audio or test material, software and program codes from others
without adequate reference to the source and thus passing them off as his/her
own;
f. copying work from fellow students and thus passing it off as his/her own.
g. submitting work or assignments acquired from or written by a third party
(whether or not for payment) and thus passing them off as his/her own.
2. Sanctions
Regarding clause 1 of this article , the Board of Examiners may reach the decision to
impose any of the following sanctions or a combination thereof upon the student:
a. a reprimand/official warning
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c. exclusion from participation or further participation of one or more
examinations or exams at the SBE for a period of time to be determined by the
Board of Examiners, with a maximum period of one year.
3. Unsuitability (Iudicium Abeundi)
a. In exceptional circumstances and after carefully weighing the interests at
stake, the Board of Examiners may, stating reasons, ask the Dean to request
that the Executive Board terminate or deny a student’s registration for a
programme if, through his/her conduct or statements, the student shows that
he/she is unsuitable to practice one or more professions for which the
programme enrolled in is training him/her or is unsuitable for the practical
preparation for the profession.
b. If the Dean of the School is asked by the Executive Board of the UM for a
recommendation on a proposed termination or denial of registration based on
the reasons stated in paragraph 1, the Dean will in turn ask for a
recommendation from the Board of Examiners. The recommendation to the
Dean will be supported by reasons.
Article 24 Resit examinations
1. Definition
A resit examination entails the second or, in predetermined cases, third opportunity
in an academic year for a student to take an examination facilitated for all
examinations or parts thereof, with the exception of the examination requirements of
course assignments, presentations and skills training periods.
2. Frequency
Resit examinations occur with the same frequency as regular examinations
throughout the academic year. For written resit examinations, a timetable will be
duly announced.
3. Additional regulations
The course book may stipulate additional rules with regard to the resit examination.
4. Final grade
The highest grade obtained for a bachelor’s examination will be considered the final
grade.
5. An extra opportunity to take an examination during one academic year
An extra opportunity for an examination may be permitted by the Board of
Examiners, under very strict conditions. The Board of Examiners offers a structural
extra examination opportunity for the last compulsory course twice a year. The
applicable rules and guidelines are published on EleUM.
6. It is not allowed take a resit examination for an educational unit that is already
awarded with a pass or a grade 5.5 or higher. As soon as the final grade is published
students are not allowed to register for an examination or a partial examination they
already passed.

Article 25 Special examinations for disabled students and athletes
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1. Applicability
For the purpose of creating equal opportunities regarding examination possibilities,
the Board of Examiners may decide to adopt and apply individual examination
regulations suited to the individual situations of the following categories of students:
- Physically or otherwise impaired students;
- Students who have been recognised as top athletes by the NOC-NSF.
2. Requirements
The student needs to submit a written request in order to be eligible for the
appliance of individual examination regulations as mentioned in section 1 of this
article.
3. Consultation of experts
Before reaching a decision, the Board of Examiners may consult an expert on the
matter of the case.
Article 26 Exams
The decision of the Board of Examiners that a student has fulfilled all the
requirements of the exam means that the student has given evidence of having
obtained the general qualities as set out in the aims listed in article 3 of these
regulations and the specific qualities as specified by the descriptions of the specific
courses, examinations and skills training period.
Article 27 Assessment of the first-year Bachelor’s exam
1. Requirements
A student will pass the first-year Bachelor’s exam on the conditions that the student
has obtained 60.0 credits by fulfilling all requirements of the first-year programme.
According to article 18, clause 3 of these regulations credits will be awarded if at
most one first-year educational unit is graded with five (5.0) before rounding and all
other requirements of the first-year Bachelor’s programme have been fulfilled.
2. Decision
The Board of Examiners decides within eight (8) weeks’ time on the fulfilment of the
requirements by the student as set out in, section 1 of this article.
Article 28 Assessment of the final Bachelor’s exam (year 2 & 3)
1. Requirements
A student will pass the final Bachelor’s exam on the condition that the student has
passed the first-year Bachelor’s exam and has obtained at least a grade five-and-ahalf
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each and every course and skills training within the study programme of the final
Bachelor’s exam.
2. Decision
As set out in section 1 of this article the Board of Examiners will decide in a
reasonable length of time on the fulfilment of the requirements by the students.
Article 29 Bachelor’s degree and Certificate
1. Degree
A Bachelor of Science degree is awarded to students who have fulfilled all the
requirements of the relevant Bachelor’s programme.
2. Certificate
The degree certificate and or the accompanying supplements will state:
- the name of the Bachelor’s study programme;
- the educational units of the examination;
- the degree that is awarded;
- the study programme’s last accreditation date;
- a transcript of the student’s list of grades;
- the passed major, provided that the student has passed two (2) major courses
as specified in the course manual;
- Grade Point Average (GPA);
- the name of the university.
The Board of Examiners includes a diploma supplement, in accordance with
article 7.11 WHW.
3. Signature
The degree certificate is signed by the Dean of the SBE and by the Chairman of the
Board of Examiners.
4. Award ceremony
The award ceremony of the degree certificates is open to the public, unless the Board
of Examiners decides otherwise.
5. The Grade Point Average (GPA)
The Grade Point Average of a Bachelor’s exam (first and final bachelor’s exam)
meeting its requirements equals the weighted average of all final numerical grades
on the students’ transcript, including the numerical grades below 5.5 for educational
units that are on the students grade list that is amongst others published on the
student’s ‘My UM’ portal and that are not replaced by a sufficient numerical grade
achieved for a resit examination.
The weighting is based on the credits of these educational units.
6. Graduation procedure
Students will be automatically issued the Degree certificate when the exam
requirements are met. Students who are entitled to graduate may ask the Board of
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issued when a student meets all requirements in order to graduate including the
payment of the tuition fee.
More information regarding the graduation procedure is published on EleUM.
Article 30 Passing with (highest) honour (Summa) Cum Laude
1. Passing with (highest) honour/(Summa) Cum Laude
If a candidate has given evidence of exceptional competence within the study
programme, the Board of Examiners may decide to award the degree classification
‘Cum Laude or Summa Cum Laude’ and have this degree classification stated on the
degree certificate. This rule is applicable to students who started as of 1 September
2013. For students who started before 1 September 2013 the old regulation is
applicable, see Appendix II transitional regulations.
2. Requirements for passing with honour Cum Laude
The Bachelor’s exam and Open programme is passed with honour if the candidate has
obtained a weighted and not rounded average score of at least 8.0 for all final grades
within the Bachelor’s exam (first-year and final exam) on condition that no resit
examinations have been taken and none of the grades obtained are a, ‘No Grade’
(NG) or a fail.
3. Requirements for passing with highest honour/Summa Cum Laude
The Bachelor’s exam and Open programme is passed with Summa Cum Laude if the
candidate has obtained a weighted and not rounded average score of at least 9.0 for
all parts of the Bachelor’s exam (first-year and final exam) on condition that no resit
examinations have been taken and none of the grades obtained are a ‘No Grade’ (NG)
or a fail.
4. Fraud/plagiarism
Students who committed fraud/plagiarism and whose examination is completely or
partially declared void or annulled are excluded from the (Summa) Cum Laude degree
classification.
5. Exemptions
Any exemptions granted are not taken into account in determining whether the exam
is passed with distinction. The minimum credits required in order to determine if a
Bachelor’s exam is passed with distinction are 65.0 credits.
Article 31 Extracurricular
1. Courses/skills trainings
Courses/skills trainings taken at another faculty/school of the UM which are not part
of a student’s curriculum are extracurricular. One extracurricular course/skills
training per period can be taken without approval of the Board of Examiners. Upon
approval of the Board of Examiners students can request more extracurricular
educational units. These requests will be verified by the Board of Examiners on a
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transcript.
2. Summer Course
A maximum of 6.5 credits for a Summer Course can be substituted for the Study
abroad requirement. The credits that are not substituted for the Study Abroad
requirement are extracurricular and must be approved by the International Relations
Office and the Board of Examiners.
3. Exchange/Study Abroad
Credits on top of the 30 credits for the compulsory study abroad within EBE, IB and
E&OR are extracurricular and will not be listed on the Final Bachelor’s transcript.
4. Internship
Students can take part in an extracurricular Internship of 12-30 credits. Students
have to apply and be accepted in order to participate in an Internship. The credits
have to be approved by the Internship Office and the Board of Examiners.
5. Honours
In total, excellent students have to obtain at least 60 credits for honours programme
activities, of which at least 30 credits are in addition to the 180 credits of the regular
bachelor’s programme. Referring to Article 7 of this regulation.
6. Research Project Maastricht
The Research Project may be used to substitute 26 credits of the Study Abroad
requirement. If they are not substituted they will be listed as extracurricular on the
Final Bachelor’s grade transcript.
7. Interfaculty Minor
The Interfaculty Minors at the UM can only be taken as extracurricular courses. The
credits will be listed on the extracurricular grade transcript.
8. Educational minor
The Educational minor can only be taken as extracurricular courses. Upon completion
of the Educational minor requirements within the study programmes Economics and
Business Economics and Econometrics and Operations Research, the candidate is
allowed to teach Economics or Mathematics in junior secondary education and the
first three years of higher general secondary and pre-university education. The
educational minor endorsement will be listed on the Bachelor’s Degree.
More information regarding extracurricular credits is published on EleUM.
Chapter IV Admission
Article 32 Required prior education
1. The prerequisites for enrolment at the Bachelor’s programme of the SBE at
Maastricht University are made available on the SBE website.
2. The candidate who applies for admission into the second year has to demonstrate
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education, or the acquisition of appropriate skills at the SBE or elsewhere for the
entire first year see article 21 section 2.
Article 33 Requirement of an English language test for holders of foreign
diplomas
1. TOEFL or IELTS requirement
A prerequisite for admission to any study programme at the SBE for nationals of
countries not being a member state of the European Union or the European
Economic Area is a minimum score of 550 points for a paper-based TOEFL, a
minimum score of 213 points for a computer-based TOEFL, a minimum score of 79 -
80 for an Internet-based TOEFL, or a minimum score of 6.0 for an IELTS, for which
proof needs to be provided to the Admissions Office before enrolling into the study
programme.
2. Exemption
Native English speakers and nationals from prospective member states of the
European Union or the European Economic Area are exempted from the TOEFL or
IELTS requirement.
Article 34 Requirement of a Dutch language test for Fiscal Economics
A prerequisite for admission to the Fiscal Economics study programme is knowledge
of the Dutch language at level 2 of the ‘Staatsexamen Nederlands als Tweede Taal’,
proof of which needs to be provided to the Admissions Office before enrolling into the
Fiscal Economics study programme. Level 2 of the ‘Staatsexamen Nederlands als
Tweede Taal’ is equal to the regular pre-university education diploma (‘VWO’)-level.
Chapter V Advice and Guidance
Article 35 Progress records
On behalf of the SBE Board, the Education and Exams Office keeps records of
examination results. This list is published in ‘My UM’ portal. Students who are
registered at the SBE have electronic access to their records.
Article 36 Advice and guidance
The SBE Board appoints Student Advisors for the purpose of giving advice and
guidance to students enrolled in a study programme at the SBE regarding their
individual study progress and their possible study options within and outside the
study programme.

Article 37 Binding Study Advice (BSA)
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Announcement: As from September 2013 the BSA norm will be raised for all
bachelors programmes from 34 credits to 47 credits. For all bachelors programmes,
with the exception of the Bachelors in Econometrics and Operations Research, at
least one QM course must be passed.
1. Definition
At the end of the first year of enrolment in any study programme of the first-year
Bachelor’s exam, the SBE Board will advise each student on his/her continuation in
the study programme. Students who have not met the requirements of the first-year
Bachelor’s exam at the end of the first year of enrolment will also be advised during
or at the end of the second year of enrolment.
2. Conditions
Students who do not meet the requirements for conditional admission as stated in
article 38 of these regulations by the end of their first year of enrolment at the SBE,
and students who do not meet all requirements for the first-year Bachelor’s exam at
the end of their second year of enrolment at the SBE, will receive a negative binding
study advice from the Dean on behalf of the SBE Board. Before establishing the
binding advice, the personal circumstances of the student and their views will be
taken into account by the Board of Examiners on behalf of the SBE Board. The
student will be given the opportunity to share their views during a hearing.
3. Warning
Students affected by article 39 of these regulations will receive a warning if their
study results make this necessary.
4. Consequences
A negative binding study advice leads to exclusion from the concerning study
programme for a period of six (6) years.
5. Exception switchers
- If a student starts in, or switches to another, first-year Bachelor’s programme
provided by the SBE, the student must obtain at least 47 new credits within
the first year programme. The credits for granted exemptions will not be taken
into account with respect to the binding study advice norm at the end of the
first year bachelor programme. Within the total amount of credits obtained, the
exemptions included, at least 6.5 credits have to be obtained within the
courses ‘Quantitative Methods 1’ and ‘Quantitative Methods 2’, with the
exception of the study programmes Econometrics and Operations Research.
- Students who need less than 47 credits in order to meet the requirements for
the first-year Bachelor’s exam have to meet these requirements before the end
of the academic year.

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1. Conditional admission
Students who have failed to pass the first-year Bachelor’s exam by the end of their
first year of enrolment at the SBE may be allowed admission to the final Bachelor’s
exam programme by the SBE Board on the condition that all requirements of the
first-year Bachelor’s exam will be met before the passing of the student’s second
year of enrolment at the SBE.
2. Requirements
Students enrolled in any study programme, with the exception of the Econometrics
and Operations Research study programme, are required to have obtained at least
47 credits within the first-year Bachelor’s exam in order to be eligible for conditional
admission to the final Bachelor’s exam programme. At least 6.5 credits of the
aforementioned 47 credits have to be obtained within the courses ‘Quantitative
Methods 1’ or ‘Quantitative Methods 2’.
3. Econometrics and Operations Research
Students enrolled in the Econometrics and Operations Research study programme
are required to have obtained at least 47 credits within the first-year Bachelor’s
exam in order to be eligible for conditional admission to the final Bachelor’s exam
programme. There are no requirements concerning courses passed.
Article 39 Personal circumstances
1. Condition
Personal circumstances which will result in not meeting the required standards for
admission to the final Bachelor’s exam, as prescribed in article 38 of these
regulations, may constitute a precondition for the Board of Examiners on behalf of
the SBE Board to annul the decision made on the basis of article 38 of these
regulations (known as ‘dispensation’).
2. Definition
Personal circumstances that may qualify as the precondition mentioned in the
previous sections are:
A. Student’s illness
In order for the student’s illness to be regarded as the aforementioned precondition:
- the illness must have occurred on the examination date or must have lasted for
at least eight (8) days; and
- the student must have notified the Student Advisor of the illness as a cause of
failing to take or failing to pass an examination during the illness or within five
(5) days after recovery; and
- the student must have submitted a statement from the attending physician
with a date of diagnosis and, if applicable, a date of recovery.
- If the student cannot meet the final requirement, the student needs to contact
a Student Advisor, a Student Psychologist, or a Student Dean.

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B. Extraordinary family circumstances
In order for extraordinary family circumstances to be regarded as the
aforementioned precondition:
- the student must have notified the Student Advisor, five (5) days prior to or
within five (5) days after the affected examination, of his/her extraordinary
family circumstances as a cause of failing to take or failing to pass an
examination; and
- the student must have provided proof of the occurrence and nature of the
extraordinary family circumstances.
- If the student cannot meet the final requirement, he/she needs to contact a
Student Advisor, a Student Psychologist, or a Student Dean.
C. Student’s physical, sensorial or other functional disorder
In order for a student’s physical, sensorial or other functional disorder to be regarded
as the aforementioned precondition, the student must have reported the physical,
sensorial or other functional disorder to a Student Advisor at the start of his/her
studies, or as soon as the physical, sensorial or other functional disorder occurred. At
the student’s request a Student Advisor may draw up individual regulations
regarding the binding study advice as prescribed in article 38 of these regulations.
These individual regulations need to be approved by the Board of Examiners in order
to come into force.
D. Student’s pregnancy
In order for a student’s pregnancy to be regarded as the aforementioned
precondition:
- the student must have reported her pregnancy to a Student Advisor; and
- the student must have submitted a statement from the attending physician or
midwife with a confirmation of her pregnancy or a birth certificate.
- If the student cannot meet the final requirement she needs to contact a
Student Advisor, a Student Psychologist, or a Student Dean.
E. Student’s administrative activities
In order for a student’s administrative activities to be regarded as the
aforementioned precondition the administrative activities as such need to be
recognised by law or by the Executive Board of Maastricht University in accordance
with the rules governing the ‘Afstudeerfonds UM’, the graduation fund of Maastricht
University.
Chapter VI Final Provisions
Article 40 Amendments
1. Competent authority
Amendments to these regulations are laid down by a separate decision of the SBE
Board.
2. General effect
No amendments will be made that apply to the current academic year, unless the
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3. Individual effect
Amendments made by the Board of Examiners under the existing regulations will not
negatively affect any decision about a student.
Article 41 Announcement
1. Announcement
The SBE Board ensures proper announcement of these regulations, of the rules and
guidelines as established by the Board of Examiners and of all amendments of these
regulations, rules and guidelines.
2. Availability
Up-to-date digital versions of the regulations, rules and guidelines mentioned in
section 1 of this article will be made available on EleUM.
Article 42 Unforeseen circumstances
The Board of Examiners shall decide on cases which are not provided in these
regulations. No rights can be derived from decisions, announcements, advice etc.
from others than the Board of Examiners if these decisions, announcements, advice
etc. are in contradiction or not in accordance with these regulations, unless the
Board of Examiners explicitly decides otherwise.
Article 43 Hardship
The Board of Examiners is authorised to deviate from these regulations in individual
cases if strict adherence to these regulations would result in inequitable
circumstances for the student.
Article 44 Time limit for decisions by the Board of Examiners
1. A decision shall be made within the time limit prescribed by statutory regulation,
or, in the absence of such a time limit, within a reasonable period after receipt of the
application.
2. The reasonable period referred to in section 1 of this article, shall in any event be
deemed to have expired when the Board of Examiners has not made a decision or
given communication as referred to in article 4:14 Awb (‘Dutch General
Administrative Law Act’), which is within eight (8) weeks of receiving the request.
3. If, in the absence of a time limit prescribed by statutory regulation, a decision
cannot be made within eight (8) weeks, the Board of Examiners shall inform the
student, stating a reasonable time limit for the decision to be made (adjournment).
4. The time limit for making a decision shall be suspended with effect from the day
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4:5 Awb until the day on which the student has been amplified or the time limit set
for this purpose expires without having been used.
Article 45 Right of objection and the right of appeal
1. Subjects of appeal
Students may lodge an appeal with the UM against:
- a Negative Binding Study Advice as mentioned in article 37 of these
regulations;
- decisions of the Board of Examiners with regard to the acquisition of credits
and the passing of exams;
- decisions with regard to exemptions as mentioned in article 21 of these
regulations;
- decisions not of a general nature regarding admission, as mentioned in chapter
IV of these regulations;
- decisions of the Board of Examiners or of examiners.
2. Legality of decisions
An appeal may be lodged with regard to the legality of a decision by a party
involved.
3. Term for lodging appeals
The term for lodging an appeal is six (6) weeks, starting from the date the decision
was procedurally correctly announced.
4. Resolution
A party involved can lodge an appeal by means of a notice of appeal within six (6)
weeks after proclaiming the decision of the Board of Examiners or the examiner with
the UM for the attention of Complaints Service Point (CSP). The notice of appeal has
to be signed, provided of a date equally the name, address of the applicant and
should also contain the arguments on which the appeal is founded and, if possible a
copy of the decision against which the appeal is directed.
Before deciding on an appeal, the Complaints Service Point will send the appeal to
the body to which the appeal is directed, inviting it to ascertain, in consultation with
party(ies) concerned whether the dispute can be settled. If the appeal is lodged
against an examiner, the previous sentence applies to the Board of Examiners.
Within three (3) weeks the body concerned informs the Board of Appeal for
Examinations in writing of the result of the discussions. If an amicable settlement
was not possible, the notice of appeal will be taken up by the Board of Appeal for
Examinations.
Article 46 Coming into force
These Education and Examination Regulations will take effect on 1 September 2013
and stay in force for the academic year 2013-2014, up to and including 31 August
2014.

Appendices
Appendix I Outline Study Programmes
Bachelor Econometrics and Operations research 2013-2014
Year 1
Term I
Term
II
Year 2
Term III
Term IV
Year 3
Term V
Term VI
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1
2
3
4
5
6
Management of Organisations and
Marketing (EBC1004)
Microeconomics (EBC1012)
Analysis I (EBC1016) & Linear
Algebra (EBC1008) &
Orientation (EBS1008)
Reflections on Academic Discourse (EBS1001)
Macroeconomics (EBC1020)
Finance (EBC1028)
1 Optimization (EBC2105)
2 Programming (EBC2016)
Orientation (EBS1008)
3 Second year Project I (EBS2002)
Analysis II (EBC1032) &
Probability Theory (EBC1024)
& Orientation (EBS1008)
Probability Theory (EBC1024) &
Orientation (EBS1008)
Macroeconomics and Finance
(EBC2001)
Game Theory and Economics
(EBC2110)
4 Mathematical Statistics (EBC2107) Operations Research (EBC2106)
5 Econometric Methods (EBC2111)
6 Second year Project II (EBS2003)
1
2
3
Study Abroad
Information, Markets, and
Organisations (EBC2108)
Introduction to Software in Econometrics, Operations Research and
Actuarial Science
4 Dynamic Modelling (EBC2120)
5
Econometrics and OR Modelling
(EBC2151) or Actuarial Modelling
(EBC2124)
Allocations and Algorithms
(EBC2121) or Actuarial
Mathematics (EBC2122)
Elective or Applied Research
Project (EBC2150) or Actuarial
Statistics (EBC2125)
6 Writing a Bachelor Thesis Ect, Or, Act Sc (EBS2044)

Bachelor programme Economics and Business Economics
Specialisation Economics and Management of Information 2013-2014
Year 1
Term I
Term II
Year 2
Term III
Term IV
Year 3
Term V
Term VI
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1
Management of Organisations
and Marketing (EBC1002)
Quantitative Methods I
(EBC1006)
2 Microeconomics (EBC1010) Accounting (EBC1014)
3 Reflections on academic discourse (EBS1001)
4 Macroeconomics (EBC1018)
5 Finance (EBC1026)
6 Economy Game (EBS1006)
1
2
Introduction into the
Information Society
(EBC2018)
ICT, Organisation and Income
(EBC2130)
3 Quantative Methods III (EBS2027)
4 Productivity (EBC2013)
Quantitative Methods II
(EBC1034)
International Economic
Relations (EBC1030)
Information Management
(EBC2060)
Knowledge Management
(EBC2039)
Systems Analysis and Design
(EBC2072)
5 Network Economics (EBC2109) Elective* or QE elective*
6 Skill
1
2
Study Abroad/Internship
3 Skill/Capstone Assignment
4 Elective* or QE elective* Elective* or QE elective*
5
Information, Justice and the
Political Process (EBC2117)
6 Skill/Capstone Assignment
ERP and Business Intelligence
Systems (EBC2061)
*Electives
Economics and Management of Information Students must choose 3 electives. At least
one of these electives has to be a Quantitative Economics Elective.

Bachelor programme Economics and Business Economics
Specialisation International Economic Studies 2013-2014
Year 1
Term I
Term II
Year 2
Term III
Term IV
Year 3
Term V
Term VI
37
1
2
1
Management of Organisations
and Marketing (EBC1002)
Quantitative Methods I
(EBC1006)
2 Microeconomics (EBC1010) Accounting (EBC1014)
3 Reflections on Academic Discourse (EBS1001)
4 Macroeconomics (EBC1018)
5 Finance (EBC1026)
6 Economy Game (EBS1006)
Microeconomics: Choices,
Markets and Welfare
(EBC2010)
Macroeconomics and Economic
Policy (EBC2040)
3 Skills
4 Productivity (EBC2013)
5
Understanding society
(EBC2029)
6 Skills
1
2
Study Abroad
3 Skills/Capstone Assignment
Quantitative Methods II
(EBC1034)
International Economic
Relations (EBC1030)
Quantative Methods III
(EBC2011)
Public Economics (EBC2012)
International Economics
(EBC2014)
Institutions, Behaviour and
Welfare (EBC2015)
4 Elective* Elective*
5 Elective* Elective*
6 Skills/Capstone Assignment
*International Economics Students must choose 4 electives. One of these electives has
to be a QE Elective, one from the list of IBE elective and 2 IES Electives.

Bachelor programme Economics and Business Economics 2013-2014
Specialisation International Business Economics
Year 1
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Term I
Term
II
Year 2
Term
III
Term
IV
1
Management of
Organisations and
Marketing (EBC1002)
Quantitative Methods I
(EBC1006)
2 Microeconomics (EBC1010) Accounting (EBC1014)
3 Reflections on Academic Discourse (EBS1001)
4 Macroeconomics (EBC1018)
5 Finance (EBC1026)
6 Economy Game (EBS1006)
Quantitative Methods II
(EBC1034)
International Economic Relations
(EBC1030)
1 Accounting II (EBC2002) Banking (EBC2019)
2
Industrial Organisation
(EBC2005)
Financial Markets (EBC2006)
3 Quantitative Methods III (EBS2027)
4
5
Managerial Economics
(EBC2023)
International Business
Strategy (EBC2027)
6 Elective skill
Marketing and Supply Chain
Management (EBC2024)
Quantitative Business (EBC2025)

Year 3
Term
V
Term
VI
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1
2
MARKETING
Brand
Management
(EBC2062) and
Elective*
Strategic
Marketing
(EBC2063) and
Elective*
SUPPLY CHAIN
MAN.
Operations
Management
(EBC2064) and
Elective*
Global Supply
Chain
Management
(EBC2030) and
Elective*
ORGANISATI
ON
Crisis
Management in
organisations
(EBC2100)
and Elective*
Comparative
Management
(EBC2067)
and Elective*
STRATEGY FINANCE ACCOUNTING
Business and
Politics in
Europe
(EBC2051) and
Elective*
International
Business History
(EBC2069) and
Elective*
Investment
Analysis and
Portfolio
Management
(EBC2054) and
Elective* SAB
Financial
Management and
Policy (EBC2055)
and Elective*
INF.
MANAGEMENT
Information
Management
(EBC2060) and
Elective*
Knowledge
Management
(EBC2039) and
Elective*
3 Skills Skills Skills Skills Skills Skills Skills
4
5
Consumer
Behaviour
(EBC2041) and
Elective*
Services
Marketing
(EBC2043) and
Elective*
Global
Transportation
Management
(EBC2065) and
Elective*
E-Supply Chain
Management
(EBC2045) and
Elective*
Organisation
Design
(EBC2047)
and Elective*
Organisational
Behaviour
(EBC2048)
and Elective*
Project &
Production
Management
(EBC2050) and
Elective*
Business
Innovation
(EBC2068) and
Elective*
International
Financial
Management
(EBC2070) and
Elective*
Options and
Futures
(EBC2053) and
Elective*
Management
Accounting
(EBC2059)
Auditing
(EBC2058)
Internal
Control and
Accounting
Information
Systems
(EBC2057)
International
Financial
Accounting
(EBC2056)
Systems Analysis
and Design
(EBC2072) and
Elective*
ERP and Business
Intelligence
Systems
(EBC2061) and
Elective*
6 Skills/Capstone Skills/Capstone Skills/Capstone Skills/Capstone Skills/Capstone Skills/Capstone Skills/Capstone

Bachelor programme Fiscal Economics 2013-2014
Year 1
Term I
Term II
Year 2
Term III
Term IV
Year 3
Term V
Term VI
1
Management of Organisations
and Marketing (EBC1003)
Quantitative Methods I
(EBC1007)
2 Microeconomics (EBC1011) Accounting (EBC1015)
3 Reflections on academic discourse (EBS1001)
4 Macroeconomics (EBC1019)
5 Finance (EBC1027)
6 Economy Game (EBS1007)
Quantitative Methods II
(EBC1035)
International Economic
Relations (EBC1031)
1 Privaatrecht (EBC2128) Accounting II (EBC2002)
2
Openbare Financiën en Public
Choice (EBC2127)
3 Quantative Methods III (EBS2001)
4 Elective
Financial Markets (EBC2006)
Design of Tax Systems
(EBC2017)
5 Structuur loon en inkomstenbelasting (EBC2129)
6 Elective skills or Presentation Skills (EBS2030)
1
2
Hoofdzaken Formeel
Belastingrecht (TAX2001)
Kostprijsverhogende Belastingen
(TAX3003)
Inleiding Ondernemings- en
Faillissementsrecht
(PRI3002)
Winst uit Onderneming
(TAX3004)
3 Elective skills or Presentation Skills (EBS2030)
4
5
Vennootschapsbelasting
(TAX3005)
Nederlands Internationaal
Belastingrecht (TAX3008)
6 Capstone Assignment
Internal Control and Accounting
Information Systems
(EBC2057)
International Financial
Accounting (EBC2056)

Bachelor programme International Business 2013-2014
Year 1
Term I
Term
II
Year 2
Term
III
Term
IV
1
2
Management of Organisations
and Marketing (EBC1001)
Economics and Business
(EBC1009)
Quantitative Methods I
(EBC1005)
Accounting (EBC1013)
3 Reflections on Academic Discourse (EBS1001)
4 Strategy (EBC1017)
5 Finance (EBC1025)
6 Management Game (EBS1005)
1
2
Finance and Accounting
(EBC2007)
Marketing Management
(EBC2009)
3 Quantitative Methods III (EBS2001)
4
5
Management Information
Systems (EBC2003)
Management of Operations and
Product Development
(EBC2022)
6 Elective skill
Quantitative Methods II
(EBC1033)
Fundamentals of Supply
Chain Management
(EBC1029)
Management of
Organisations (EBC2008)
Global Business (EBC2021)
Corporate Governance
(EBC2020)
Human Resource
Management and
Entrepreneurship
(EBC2026)

Year 3
Term
V
Term
VI
1
2
MARKETING
Brand
Management
(EBC2062) and
Elective
Strategic
Marketing
(EBC2063) and
Elective
SUPPLY
CHAIN MAN.
Operations
Management
(EBC2064) and
Elective
Global Supply
Chain
Management
(EBC2030) and
Elective
ORGANISATION STRATEGY FINANCE ACCOUNTING
Crisis Management
in organisations
(EBC2100) and
Elective
Comparative
Management
(EBC2067) and
Elective
Business and
Politics in
Europe
(EBC2051) and
Elective
International
Business
History
(EBC2069)
and Elective
Investment
Analysis and
Portfolio
Management
(EBC2054)
and Elective SAB
Financial
Management
and Policy
(EBC2055)
and Elective
INF.
MANAGEMENT
Information
Management
(EBC2060) or
Elective
Knowledge
Management
(EBC2039) and
Elective
3 Skills Skills Skills Skills Skills Skills Skills
4
5
Consumer
Behaviour
(EBC2041) and
Elective
Services
Marketing
(EBC2043) and
Elective
Global
Transportation
Management
(EBC2065) and
Elective
E-Supply Chain
Management
(EBC2045) and
Elective
Organisation
Design (EBC2047)
and Elective
Organisational
Behaviour
(EBC2048) and
Elective
Project &
Production
Management
(EBC2050)
and Elective
Business
Innovation
(EBC2068)
and Elective
International
Financial
Management
(EBC2070)
and Elective
Options and
Futures
(EBC2053)
and Elective
Management
Accounting
(EBC2059)
Auditing
(EBC2058)
Internal
Control and
Accounting
Information
Systems
(EBC2057)
International
Financial
Accounting
(EBC2056)
Systems
Analysis and
Design
(EBC2072) and
Elective
ERP and
Business
Intelligence
Systems
(EBC2061) and
Elective
6 Skills/Capstone Skills/Capstone Skills/Capstone Skills/Capstone Skills/Capstone Skills/Capstone Skills/Capstone

Appendix II Transitional Regulations
Article 1 Applicability
- Context
The Transitional Regulations apply to students who commenced their Bachelor’s
programme in the academic year of the cohort corresponding with the chapter title of
these Transitional Regulations. These regulations remain in force for those students
only, because the regulations are more favourable for those students. They do not
apply to students who commenced their Bachelor’s programme in a later academic
year. Students are expected to find out about possible modifications and how these
could affect them. Students may contact the Information Desk of the Education
Office with any questions, or submit questions via EleUM/Surfyourself (SYS).
- Modifications
If modifications which are to the detriment of the students are made to the
Education and Examination Regulations during the course of a programme, the Board
of Examiners is required to provide an (interim) arrangement in order to prevent
them from being disadvantaged.
If compulsory courses or components in the education programmes will be cancelled,
two resit examinations still have to be offered in the upcoming year. If electives are
cancelled, then no examination or resit will be offered.
- Subsidiary
Other than the substituted rule, all other rules of the above Bachelor Education and
Examination Rules 2013/2014 remain fully applicable.
- Interpretation of terms
The authority for the interpretation of terms in the first instance is the Board of
Examiners.
Chapter I Article 7 Final Bachelor’s exam
The following applies to students who started their second year of their programme
before academic year 2008-2009 regarding article 7 Final Bachelor’s exam.
A2. Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Economics/International Business
Economics (track)
The final Bachelor's exam for the study programme in Economics/International
Business Economics is composed of four semesters. The first semester comprises
four courses of 6.5 credits per course over two course periods and one skills training
course of 4.0 credits. The following semesters comprise a period of study abroad of
26.0 credits, six electives of 6.5 credits per elective in the format of the majors and
minors as specified in the study guide, two electives of 6.5 credits per elective, two
elective skills training courses of 4.0 credits per skills training course, and one
Capstone assignment of 4.0 credits.
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If, during the period of study abroad, a student acquires 30.0 credits instead of 26.0
credits, the additional 4.0 credits may be used to substitute one of the required skills
training courses, with the exception of the QM III skills and the Capstone
assignment.
Within the seven (7) major and minor electives, students are obliged to take at least
two courses as part of one major. If students take two courses representing a
'thematic minor', they will get the annotation 'thematic Minor' on the list of grades.
Students switching from the International Business programme after the first-year
Bachelor's exam are restricted in their choice for one of the courses within the minor
format to the list of Economics courses as provided in the study guide.
C. Bachelor of Science in Economics/Fiscal Economics
The final Bachelor's exam for the study programme in Economics/Fiscal Economics is
composed of four semesters comprising sixteen (16) courses of 6.5 credits per
course over eight course periods, and four (4) skills training courses of 4.0 credits
per skills training course.
D. Bachelor of Science in International Business
The final Bachelor's exam for the study programme in International Business is
composed of four semesters. The first semester comprises four (4) courses of 6.5
credits per course over two course periods and one (1) skills training course of 4.0
credits. The following semesters comprise a period of study abroad of 26.0 credits,
six electives of 6.5 credits per elective in the format of the majors and minors as
specified in the study guide, two (2)_electives of 6.5 credits per elective, two
(2)elective skills training courses of 4.0 credits per skills training course, and one
Capstone assignment of 4.0 credits.
If, during the period of study abroad, a student acquires 30.0 credits instead of 26.0
credits, the additional 4.0 credits may be used to substitute one of the required skills
training courses, with the exception of the Capstone assignment.
Within the six (6) major and minor electives, students are obliged to take at least
two courses as part of one major. If students take two courses representing a
'thematic minor', they will get the annotation 'thematic Minor' on the list of grades.
Chapter II Article 8 Electives
The following applies to students who started their second year of their programme
before academic year 2008-2009 regarding article 8 Electives.
A2. Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Economics/International Business
Economics
In order to meet the exam requirements within the available space for electives in
the Bachelor of Science in Economics/International Business Economics programme,
students need to choose:
- one (1) elective from the Economics Electives list provided in the study guide;
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- one (1) elective from the Quantitative Economics Electives list provided in the
study guide; and
- six (6) electives in the format of the majors and minors, as specified in the
study guide.
Also required for the exam is a choice of two skills training electives from the Skills
Training Electives list provided in the study guide.
B. Bachelor of Science in Econometrics and Operations Research
In order to meet the exam requirements within the available space for electives in
the Bachelor of Science in Econometrics and Operations Research programme,
students need to choose:
- one (1) elective course from the International Business Economics Electives list
provided in the study guide; and
- one (1) elective course from either the International Economics Electives list or
the Economics and Management of Information Electives list provided in the
study guide.
C. Bachelor of Science in Fiscal Economics
There are no electives within the Bachelor of Science in Fiscal Economics
programme.
D. Bachelor of Science in International Business
In order to meet the exam requirements within the available space for electives in
the Bachelor of Science in Economics/International Business Economics programme,
students need to choose:
- one (1) elective from the International Business Electives list provided in the
study guide;
- one (1) elective from the Quantitative Economics Electives list provided in the
study guide; and
- six (6) electives in the format of the majors and minors as specified in the
study guide.
Also required for the exam is a choice of two skills training electives from the Skills
Training Electives list provided in the study guide.
Chapter III Article 13 Capstone
The following applies to students who started the second year of their programme
before the academic year 2008-2009 regarding article 13 Capstone assignment and
who remain in the “old” bachelor’s programme
6A. The topics are published on EleUM per study programme. The topic of choice
should be consistent with the choice of major/minor (IB/IBE) and elective (ES) with
the exception of the elective Economic Sociology. A student can only do a Capstone
assignment in a certain field if she/he has at least done one minor (2 courses) in that
field (IB/IBE), or the cohesive elective (ES). If a student takes a Capstone
assignment that is not consistent with a non-thematic minor/major/elective, the
consequence is that she/he will obtain a free Bachelor’s degree.
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Chapter IV Cum Laude
For students who started their Bachelor’s study before 1 September 2013 the “old”
Cum Laude rule applies.
The Bachelor’s exam of free bachelor's exam is passed with distinction if the
candidate has obtained a weighted and not rounded average score of at least 8.0 for
all parts of the Bachelor’s exam (first-year and final exam) on condition that no resit
exams have been taken and none of the grades obtained is below 7.0, ‘No Grade’ or
a Fail.
Chapter V Name change EBE specialisation Infonomics
As of 1 September 2013 the name for the Bachelor of Science in Economics and
Business Economics, specialisation in Infonomics (INF) will change to Bachelor of
Science in Economics and Business Economics, specialisation Economics and
Management of Information (INF). Students who graduate after 1 September 2013
will receive the new name on their Bachelor’s Degree.
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Appendix III Rules of Procedure and Conduct during examinations
Rules of Procedure for Examinations
Rules of Procedure apply to ensure equal opportunities and suitable circumstance for
students sitting their examinations. These Rules of Procedure are applicable to all
written examinations held at the locations appointed for this purpose by or on behalf
of the Board of Examiners of the faculty or school offering the examination.
Definitions:
- Examination coordinator: the person who is responsible for scheduling and
organising a written examination on behalf of a faculty or school;
- The invigilator/head invigilator (authorised by the Board of Examiners): the
person who is responsible on behalf of the examination coordinator of a faculty
or school for overseeing compliance to the Rules of Procedure at the location of
the examination;
- Lecturer with power of examination (examiner): lecturer appointed on behalf of
a faculty or school to administer the examination.
1. If a student violates the Rules of Procedure, the examination coordinator or the
invigilator/head invigilator can decide, on the grounds of the fraud article in the
Education and Examination Regulations in conjunction with the Regulations and
Guidelines, to exclude the student from taking any further part in the
examination. A student who has been refused entry to the examination hall will
not be awarded any results for the examination in question.
2. The student is obliged to follow the instructions given by the examination
coordinator or the invigilator/head invigilator at all times.
3. A place is reserved for each student that registered for the exam in accordance
with the registration procedure.
4. The examination hall is opened at least 15 minutes before the examination.
Students are informed at the entrance of the hall of their allocated seat and may
take their place as soon as the hall is opened.
5. After the official start of the examination, students are not given admittance to
the hall where the examination is held. Regardless of the reason, students are no
longer entitled to take part in the examination.
6. Students may not leave the room until 30 minutes after the official start of the
examination. After this time, students may submit their examination to their
course invigilator. After students have provided proof of identity (see Art. 8), they
must leave the room as quickly and quietly as possible. As soon as students have
handed in their examination and left the room, they will not be allowed to re-enter
the hall.
Answer forms must be handed in by the official end of the examination or as
indicated by the head invigilator.
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7. In principle students are only allowed once to make use of the toilets during the
examination. Students may not visit the toilet until 30 minutes after the official
start of the examination or during the last 30 minutes before the official end of
the examination. Students can only go once at a time. For verification it will be
determined who made use of this facility. Before entering the toilet students will
be requested to empty their pockets e.g. to check if one possesses illegitimate
materials (referring to article 10), taking into account the privacy of the student.
If a student wishes to temporary leave the venue in connection with a toilet visit
during an examination, the student needs approval of the invigilator. In
exceptional cases of medical cause whereby a student needs to make use of the
toilet more often, the concerning student needs to inform the invigilator before
the start of the examination.
8. A student may only participate in the examination if s/he is officially registered
with UM at the time of the examination. Students are obliged during the
examination to provide proof of identity in the form of a UM card with an
undamaged photo and a valid Certificate of Enrolment. The UM card and the
Certificate of Enrolment must be laid on the table so that they are clearly visibly.
If a student cannot provide their UM card, another valid form of identification can
be used: passport, driver’s license, identity card or any other official proof of
identification. If a student cannot provide proof of identity during the
examination, s/he is not entitled to take part in or further complete the
examination, and s/he must leave the room when indicated by the examination
coordinator or the invigilator/head invigilator.
9. Instructions on how to fill in the examinations are given on the answer forms, the
assignments or the examination booklet. If a student ignores these instructions,
uses different writing devices, changes the details printed on the forms or makes
notes elsewhere on the answer forms, the forms cannot be processed and then
no results can be determined. The consequences of not following the instructions
on filling in the examinations are the student’s responsibility entirely. If there are
thought to be any inaccuracies, this must be reported to the head invigilator.
10. In the event of fraud, the Board of Examiners can, on grounds of the fraud article
in the Education and Examination Regulations in conjunction with the Regulations
and Guidelines, declare the results of the examination invalid and withdraw the
student’s right to participate in one or more tests, exams or assessment
components, to be further specified at a later point in time, for a maximum
period of one year. Fraud includes every act or negligence on the part of the
student that makes a judgment of that student’s or another student’s knowledge,
sights or skills partly or completely impossible. This includes the following:
a. exchanging information with another student or others, anywhere and by any
means before, during or after the examination;
b. having access to materials other than a pen, HB pencil, eraser, valid UM Card
and Certificate of Enrolment;
c. having access to means of communication, dictionaries or other books, texts,
other information carriers (calculators, palmtops, etc.) and materials for
making notes (notes can be made on the empty pages in the examination
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ooklet or on pieces of scrap paper provided by the examination organisers)
besides those listed as permitted on the front page of the examination booklet;
d. leaving the hall without permission from an invigilator;
e. visiting the toilet without permission from an invigilator;
f. taking something from a bag without permission from an invigilator.
If there is any suspicion that a student is committing fraud, the examination
coordinator or the invigilator/head invigilator will report this in a form provided for
this purpose for the Board of Examiners.
The student is obliged not to cause any disturbance to other students, invigilators
or others in the examination hall in any way. Coats and bags must be placed
under the table. The materials mentioned in section b and c must be kept in a bag
and may expressly not be used unless otherwise determined by the Board of
Examiners. It is up to the invigilator to decide if a student is causing disturbance,
and to call the student to account.
11. The examination coordinator or the invigilator/head invigilator will inform a
student if there is a suspicion of irregularity or fraud. Materials that are not
permitted will be confiscated. In principle, the student can continue the
examination. If the student does not cooperate, s/he can be excluded from
further participation. The confiscated materials are returned to the student at a
date/time determined by the Board of Examiners.
12. Maastricht University is expressly exempt from any liability for damage to or loss
of materials that have been confiscated. A student who has received written
permission from the Board of Examiners for using extra materials must report
this to the examination coordinator present or the invigilator/head invigilator
before the start of every examination, and the student must always be able to
provide a copy of this document.
13. To a limited degree, food and drinks may be consumed during the examination as
long as this causes no disturbance and/or mess.
Issues that are not covered by these Rules of Procedure are decided on by the
examination coordinator or invigilator/head invigilator, possibly in consultation
with a lecturer with power of examination.
Thus laid down by the SBE Board, after having obtained consent, where applicable,
from the SBE Council of the School of Business and Economics, in Maastricht on
2013.
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