Departmental Rules: Incoming Students

TIPS FOR THE LEARNING AGREEMENT - COURSES

! CHECK the Exchange Programmes: click on the specific courses to see the Course Specifications (content, initial competences, evaluation), make sure that you choose courses that are taught in the concerned 1^st or 2^nd semester. Pay attention that in the course specification next to teaching language or language of instruction [English or EN] is mentioned

! CHECK the lecture schedules (in Dutch and English), click further to 'programme type' and 'programme'. You can find the course schedules for the 1^st and the 2^nd semester in the right corner on top (available in September or alternatively check the lecture schedule of the former AY).

! University Language Centre (UCT): Option to follow a language course 'Dutch for exchange students' or other languages. All schedules courses can be followed by exchange students, registration UCT website.

Initial competences

• Foreign students must meet all starting competences listed in the ECTS course specifications. These course specifications can be consulted by clicking on the course-specific hyperlinks in the study programme.
  (UGent Study Guide – Open course specifications per course (pdf)

Minimum number of ECTS (per semester)

• Exchange students must select a minimum number of 20 - 24 ECTS per semester
  • For the exchange offers in Biology and Biochemistry and Biotechnology a min number 24 ECTS per semester (20% courses from other exchange offers)
  • For the other exchange offers a min. number of 20 ECTS per semester (25-30% courses from other exchange offers)
• Other Exchange offers
  • Other exchange programmes
  • Ghent university elective courses
  • Exchange programme Faculty of Sciences (bachelor's level)

Research/Internship

• Short or long term (up to 1 year) research projects/Internships can be chosen. Students should have an agreement with a promoter at the faculty of Sciences (UGent) prior to sending their learning agreement, and include the letter of acceptance with their application (or a signed Learning agreement for traineeships by all parties – for UGent the promotor)
• Project course offer: no specific offer

Bachelor students

• No bachelor students allowed (unless min. 180 ECTS). Third year students are allowed from Dutch-speaking countries.

Exceptions:

• For the exchange offer in chemistry (150-180 ECTS): Bachelor 3, 2^nd semester Bachelor project – 15 ECTS (pending application before 15 December and approval of lecturer)
• For some Ba3 courses - if in Dutch - English course material can be provided

Specific info per exchange programme offer

Biochemistry and Biotechnology and Biology:

• For courses for which class hours are not advertised on the faculty website, students should contact the respective lecturers to avoid overlap. 

Bioinformatics:

• Note that a sufficiently high pre-education in mathematics (minimally 6 ECTS and preferentially 10 ECTS) and basic skills in programming are a prerequisite for our regular students.
• With a bachelor education in genetics, students are NOT allowed to any of the courses that are specific to the engineering track as these require a bachelor in engineering or computer science (and are very mathematical).

Chemistry

• Students are responsible for checking overlaps between lecture hours of different courses, be especially cautious with the bachelor project that requires, without exception, full participation to all classes, practicals and seminars.

Statistical Data Analysis

• Open for students enrolled in a Master programme in Statistics, Mathematics or Programming