ECTS Credits

The basic principles of ECTS are summarised in the ECTS Key Features. More detailed guidance, answers to frequently asked questions and examples of good practice can be found in the ECTS Users' Guide published by the European Union.

Each module at AUAS/HvA is worth a certain number of ECTS credits. ECTS stands for ‘European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System’, and was developed as part of European Union programmes to promote student mobility. It functions as an internationally recognised standard for describing and weighting modules, intended to facilitate exchanges of students (particularly between EU member states). The ECTS is based on the complete workload for the average student, including lecture attendance, practical work, personal study and revision for exams. In the ECTS, one credit represents 25-30 hours of work, and the standard workload for one year is 60 credits. The AUAS/HvA offers four-year bachelor programmes (240 ECTS) as well as masters programmes (60 or 90 ECTS).

Grading System in the Netherlands

The Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Applied Sciences, uses the Dutch grading system. Grades are awarded on a scale from 1 to 10, in which 1 represents a very poor result, and 10 an outstanding performance. The minimum passing grade is 5.5. The transcript of records will only feature round figures. For example, a grade between 6.0-6.4 will be rounded down to a 6, a grade from 6.5-6.9 will be rounded up to a 7.