academic year 2010-2011 - Gerrit Rietveld Academie

student was absent due to circumstances beyond his/her control,
at the discretion of the department coordinator. In the event
of illness, the student will be required to provide a
statement from the attending doctor.
A student who failed an assessment in the first semester, will
be permitted to repeat this by taking the assessment in the
second semester.
A student who fails an assessment in the second semester will
not progress to the next year of study.
In exceptional cases, a student will be permitted to repeat
the final assessment in the first semester of the next year of
study (provisional promotion). This is only possible with the
express written consent of the department coordinator, which
clearly sets out the criteria to be met by the student must
for the promotion to become final.
8.6 Validity of credits
The credits obtained in an academic year concluded with a
failed assessment will become invalid.
In the event of a study programme that has been interrupted
for more than a year, the Admissions Committee shall determine
whether the credit points obtained remain valid.
The Examining Board is entitled to extend the validity of
successfully completed assessments.
8.7 Promotion requirements
Students will only be permitted to progress to the next year
of study if they have passed the 2 nd semester assessment.
8.8 Changing specialisation
Completion of the propaedeutic phase entitles students to
study in one of the fields of specialisation the academy
offers. Within the first few months of the first
specialisation year, students sometimes realise they have made
the wrong choice. These students will be permitted to switch
to a different department. Departments may only refuse
students if there is insufficient capacity. In this case, the
dean, and possibly the Executive Board, will consult with the
student concerned to seek a solution.
A. Students wanting to switch to a different department may do
so either within in the first month of the academic year or
after the first assessment.
B. Students entering a new department do so provisionally; at
the end of the academic year, it will be determined whether
the student may progress to the next year of study, or that
he/she is required to repeat the year, or that he/she is
advised to discontinue the study.
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