Compensation rules bachelor + calculator tool


Compensation 
Under specific conditions and only when completing a study year nominally, it is possible to compensate insufficient exam grades within the Knowledge and Insight domain of that academic year. The compensation scheme is described in article 5.8 of the current Education and Examination Regulations. 

The compensation scheme does not apply if a student needs more than one academic year to obtain all results for all exam components of a specific year. 

Calculator tool 
The Medicine program offers a calculator tool* so you can assess whether you meet the conditions for compensation. No rights can be derived from the use of this tool (see the OER). 

Note! In academic year 2023–2024, changes were made to the calculator for Bachelor year 1 due to an adjustment to theme 1A1. 

Bachelor year 1 – conditions 

  • The student has participated in all exam components of ba1 within the same academic year, and
  • The student has obtained at least 45 ECTS from ba1, and
  • Each individual theme within the Knowledge and Insight domain has a weighted average final grade of at least 5.50, with no exam grades below 4.50, and
  • All educational requirements for the themes have been met, and
  • The Knowledge and Insight domain has a weighted average final grade of at least 5.50, and
  • The exam components in the Skills and Professional Development domains of ba1 have been completed with a passing grade. 

 *The integration test is not a separate theme and a minimum grade of 4.50 is acceptable here, provided all the above conditions are met. 

Bachelor year 2 – conditions 

  • The student has participated in all exam components of bachelor year 2 within the same academic year, and
  • The student has obtained at least 45 ECTS from bachelor year 2, and
  • Each individual theme within the Knowledge and Insight domain has a weighted average final grade of at least 5.50, with no exam grades below 4.50, and all educational requirements for the themes have been met, and
  • The written exam for Elective Education within the Knowledge and Insight domain has been passed (minimum 5.50), and
  • The Knowledge and Insight domain has a weighted average final grade of at least 5.50, and
  • The exam components in the Skills and Professional Development domains of bachelor year 2 have been completed with a passing grade. 

 *The integration test is not a separate theme and a minimum grade of 4.50 is acceptable here, provided all the above conditions are met. 

Bachelor year 3 – conditions

  • The student has participated in all exam components of bachelor year 3 within the same academic year, and
  • The student has obtained at least 45 ECTS from bachelor year 3, and
  • Each individual theme within the Knowledge and Insight domain has a weighted average final grade of at least 5.50, with no exam grades below 4.50, and all educational requirements for the themes have been met, and
  • The integration test of year 3 has been passed (minimum 5.50), and
  • The Knowledge and Insight domain has a weighted average final grade of at least 5.50, and
  • The exam components in the Skills and Professional Development domains of bachelor year 3 have been completed with a passing grade. 

Meeting the requirements 
If you meet the above requirements, the credits for the respective year will be released and your results remain valid. You will not need to retake compensated exams with grades below 5.5. Want to know when your progression will be determined? Read the item Progression bachelor. 

*Since the requirements were unchanged for academic year 2021–2022, you may use the calculator tool from 2020–2021.