DEGREE STUDENTS

Exemptions

If you have already obtained credits or a higher education diploma, you may be eligible for exemptions for similar course units within Thomas More.

What is an exemption?

An exemption is the lifting of the obligation to take an examination for a course or a part of it. Depending on the type of exemption, this can be based on a credit certificate, another study certificate or a certificate of competence.

Types of exemptions

In this case, the exemption is requested based on programmes or courses that you have completed successfully before. The procedure for the recognition of PAQ is free. The procedure is based on 'supporting documents' (= certificates from previous successfully completed courses or parts thereof, courses) and a comparative analysis of the ECTS course description.

The exemption is in this case requested based on experiences outside of the education system. The PAC procedure is not free, takes a few months and requires greater commitment, not only from the student, but also from the institution that provides guidance during the entire procedure. In this procedure, an assessment is made to determine whether you already have certain competences.

In case of a partial exemption, you are only exempted from a part of the course. This implies that you remain registered for the course and you will have to take a (modified) examination for it. For this kind of exemption, the complete number of credits of the course is counted for all applications (e.g. tuition fees, learning account, tolerance credit). The only thing that a partial exemption has influence on is that you no longer have to take part of the whole course.

What are the effects of an (partial) exemption?

If you are granted an exemption, you no longer have to take (a part of) the course.
Exemptions have an influence on your tolerance credit:
The amount of tolerance credits you can use is determined based on the courses that you still have to take and on the 'exemptions with retention of the result'. Other xemptions do not count in this calculation. E.g. if you are in a bachelor’s programme of 180 credits, you would receive 18 tolerance credits (10% of 180). However, if you were granted exemption for a total of 20 credits for example, you would only have 16 tolerance credits (as you actually take 160 credits instead of 180).
Exemptions only count for the calculation of the final percentage and the level of achievement if it concerns 'exemptions with retention of the result'.
Exemptions are free from tuition fees and you do not have to use any learning account for them (unless it concerns partial exemptions).

Exemption procedure

Exemptions are granted by the programme itself. You need to get in touch with the study path coach to determine whether or not you are eligible for exemptions based on previously acquired qualifications (PAQ).

We recommend to apply for admission first. After being admitted you will get the contact details of your study path coach. You can then contact them to discuss possible exemptions.