Credit Contract (on the basis of a Benelux degree)
You want to enrol for course units on the basis of a Benelux degree (also for promotion of federal officials to level A)
Attention: information about enrolment for course units on the basis of a non-Benelux degree (= international students) you can find here.
What
With a credit contract you can enrol for course units/courses separately.
If you take courses from a program for which you do not (yet) have the diploma that grants you access, then the enrolment for 'separate courses' in credit contract is limited to a maximum of 24 credits per academic year (see below: Admission requirements).
For the course units for which you pass, you will obtain a credit certificate.
Enrolment by credit contracts is not possible for postgraduate or micro-credential.
Note: As part of Lifelong Learning, are you looking for short academic training programmes on specific topics where you can acquire credits? Check out our range of micro-credentials on Nova Academy.
Admission Requirements
Check to see if you meet the admission requirements.
Admission requirements on the basis of diploma
Admission requirements for the study programme
You need to meet the admission requirements for the study programme, to which this course unit belongs.
With the exception of the master dissertation, you can be admitted for a course unit, should you not meet the admission requirements of the study programme.
You then need to contact the lecturer-in-charge for a competence assessment. The lecturer will conduct an interview, a test or will evaluate your file.
Specific requirements for the course unit
You also need to meet specific requirements for the course unit.
Check the course specifications of the course unit in the online Study guide.
If there are specific requirements, a preceding assessment from the learning path advisor is required.
The starting competences will also be checked by the lecturer-in-charge.
Language admission requirements
Admission requirements for the study programme
If the study sheet in the Study guide states that access to the course unit is open, you must still meet the language admission requirements for the programme of study to which the course unit belongs.
Specific requirements for the course unit
If the credit sheet in the Study guide states that access to the course unit is closed, you must not only meet the language admission requirements for the program to which the course unit belongs, but also the specific language admission requirements for the course unit, in particular the initial competences of that course unit, mentioned in the credit sheet.
First, there is a mandatory advice from the supervisors of the Monitoraat and the responsible teacher.
The final admission is made by the faculty's curriculum committee.
In practice, admission takes place on the basis of diploma and language requirements together.
Follow steps for enrolment
Follow all the steps according to the procedure for enrolment
You choose 'separate course units' and create an enrolment for this. After enrolment (and activation of the UGent account) you will be able to indicate the courses you wish to take.
Please note: you must take the course at the faculty that organizes it.
This can be seen from the course code (a letter followed by 6 numbers). The letter with which the course code starts indicates the faculty that organizes the course. The course code can be found on the study sheet of the course.
- A: Arts and Philosophy
- B: Law and Criminology
- C: Sciences
- D: Medicine and Health Sciences
- E: Engineering and Architecture
- F: Economics and Business Administration
- G: Veterinary Medicine
- H: Psychology and Educational Sciences
- I: Bioscience Engineering
- J: Pharmaceutical Sciences
- K: Political and Social Sciences
Define your curriculum
Remember that even in this case, your curriculum is determined by the curriculum committee for each academic year and faculty based on Article 30 of the Education and Examination Code.
Disadvantages
There are a number of disadvantages associated with credit contracts:
- You always use learning account (information in Dutch), in particular for bridging and preparation programs you use learning account via credit contract but not via diploma contract;
- You permanently lose your learning account (stopping does not make your learning account up again; only by passing can you earn your learning account back). Tip: if you do want to enrol via credit contract for a second semester course, do this as late as possible (for a second semester course and a year course you can enrol until the last day of February);
- No double counting of the first 60 credits earned for assembly credit account;
- No scholarship;
- Not cheaper than a diploma contract; after all, the tuition is calculated in the same way: a ratio of the number of credits taken.
See also comparative table of contract types (information in Dutch).
Two types of credit contracts
There are 2 types of credit contracts:
Credit contract
Includes:
- Lessons
- Student card
- Account
- Access electronic learning environment
- Oasis
- Exams
Properties credit contract:
- For course units from bachelor's and master's programs (except master's thesis)
- Internships can only be taken via a credit contract in addition to a (previous) enrolment via degree target contract for the program in which the internship is programmed
- For course units from transition programs and preparatory programs, the faculty determines which course units you may take
- Not for course units that only belong to a postgraduate program or a micro-credential
- Not possible for course units offered by other institution (exceptions possible only with permission of Director of Educational Affairs)
- Not possible for course units from predoctoral program or doctoral program
- Not possible to register for the same course unit more than once per academic year
- Not possible for a course unit for which you already have a credit certificate (during 5 academic years).
Exam contract for the purpose of obtaining a credit certificate
Includes:
- No classes
- No student card
- No account (only through additional payment of 500 euros)
- No access to electronic learning environment (only by additional payment of 500 euros)
- No Oasis (only through additional payment of 500 euros)
- Exams
Properties exam contract for the purpose of obtaining a credit certificate:
- For course units of Bachelor's and Master's programs ((excluding integration course units)
- For course units of preparation and transition programs, the faculty determines which course units you can take
- Not possible for integration course units such as the master's thesis
- Not possible for course units that require you to be in class
- Not possible for course units from postgraduate program, micro-credential, predoctoral program, doctoral program
- Not possible for course units offered by another institution (exceptions possible only with permission of Director of Educational Affairs)
- Not possible to register for the same course unit more than once per academic year
- Not possible for a course unit for which you already have a credit certificate (during 5 academic years)
- An enrolment via examination contract is always charged separately from an enrolment via diploma and/or credit contract. Where applicable, you will pay the fixed amount and tuition fee per contract (examination contract or diploma and/or credit contract) even if it concerns the same program.
See also comparative table of contract types (information in Dutch).