In Dutch higher education, you can only start a master's programme after you have completed your bachelor's or pre-master's programme. Without a completed bachelor's degree, you cannot enrol in a master's programme. If you expect to encounter difficulties completing your prior education, you should contact your student advisor in a timely manner.
Access to Master's programmes
A Bachelor's degree from Radboud University gives you direct access to the permissible Master's programmes. Even if your Bachelor's exam has not yet been processed before 1 September, you may still be able to join the Master's courses. Read below to find out what applies to your situation.
Bachelor's degree obtained and processed before the start date of the Master's programme
You can register for the Master's courses and will be automatically enrolled for the first examination opportunity.
Has your Bachelor's degree not been processed yet? Here is what you need to know if you want to start your Master's programme in September
Would you like to start a Master's programme in September, but will not obtain your Bachelor's degree until July or August? Please take note. Ensure that you re-enrol for your Bachelor's programme and enrol for your Master's programme. If your Bachelor's degree has not yet been processed in Osiris on 1 September, do not worry: your enrolment is still guaranteed. As soon as your bachelor's degree has been processed, your master's enrolment will be completed retroactively and your bachelor's enrolment will be automatically removed.
Bachelor's examination not (yet) passed and processed before the start date of the Master's programme
In some cases, it is possible to enrol (in advance) for Master's courses even if you have not yet passed your Bachelor's or Pre-Master's programme. Please contact a student advisor for more information. Please note: you will not be automatically enrolled for the first examination opportunity. You may only take Master's course examinations once your Bachelor's examination has been fully processed. Once you have passed your Bachelor's examination and this has been processed, you must still enrol for your Master's examinations yourself.
Important: always check your EER
In some cases, there are exceptions. Therefore, it's important to always check the Education and Examination Regulations (EER) of your programme for more information on what is relevant to your specific situation. If you have any questions, please contact your faculty's STIP.