Study Guide 2014/2015

Social Sciences Master’s Programme in Psychology

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Erasmus University Rotterdam Institute of Psychology, FSS

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Teaching and Examination Regulations (OER), Master’s in Psychology Explanation: Below is the wording of the Teaching and Examinations Regulations, and of the Rules and Regulations for interim examinations and examinations. These regulations govern the full-time Master’s programme of the Institute of Psychology of Erasmus University in Rotterdam. These regulations, are a translation of the Teaching and Examination Regulatons in Dutch. The Dutch version is leading in cases of dispute, except for the articles that are specific to the English-speaking students.

Section I General Article 1.1 Applicability of the regulations These regulations apply to the teaching and examinations of the Master’s programme of the Institute of Psychology, which is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, hereinafter known as: the faculty.

Article 1.2 Definitions Definitions applicable to these rules are: the Act: the Higher Education and Scientific Research Act (WHW) (Bulletin of Acts, Orders and Decrees 1992, 593 changed since then); student: the individual enrolled with Erasmus University in Rotterdam and who thus enjoys the rights as intended in Article 7.34 of the Act; Bachelors programme: the programme as intended in Article 7.3a first article under a, of the Act and which is concluded with an examination, hereinafter known as: Bachelors examination; Master’s programme: the part of the programme which follows a Bachelors programme and is concluded with an examination, hereinafter known as: Master’s examination; component: a teaching unit of the programme, as intended in Article 7.3 of the Act; course: teaching unit, as intended in Article 7.3 paragraph 2 of the Act; practical: skills training, as intended in Article 7.13, second article under d, of the Act in one of the following forms: - producing a project, a paper or a trial design, - conducting a research assignment, - participating in fieldwork or an excursion, - undergoing an internship, - or participating in other educational learning activities intended to achieve specific expertise; course exam/interim examination: the evaluation of the knowledge, insight and/or skills of the student concerning a specific component of the examination of the programme, as intended in Article 7.3 paragraph 3 of the Act; project: a paper, an essay, a written practical assignment, assignments for the writing classes; study point (ECTS): a study rating of 28 hours of study. In accordance with Article 7.4 of the Act the study rating of a programme is expressed in ECTS. the Examination Board: the committee as intended in Article 7.12 of the Act; Appeals Board: the board of appeal for the examinations as intended in Article 7.60 of the Act; Rules and Regulations: the rules established by the Examination Board concerning the proper procedures during the examinations, and guidelines concerning assessing those who have taken the examinations and concerning establishing the results of the examinations as intended in Article 7.12 paragraph 4 of the Act;

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Examiner/Assessor: in its meeting of 28 March 2001 the Psychology Examination Board, in compliance with the stipulations of Article 7.12 paragraph 3 of the Act, decided that the following persons are authorised to act as examiners/assessors: - Scientific personnel employed by the Institute of Psychology and carrying out teaching duties; this refers to the following categories of scientific personnel, as stated in the CAO (collective employment agreement) for Dutch universities: 1. professors 2. university senior lecturers 3. university lecturers 4. research trainees 5. other scientific staff. - Student-assistants (indicated in the Collective Labour Agreement [CAO] as ‘OBP’) are not designated as examiners. The Examination Board is authorised to deviate from the above and to designate other individuals as examiners. course coordinator or practical coordinator: an examiner with substantive responsibility for a specific course or practical in a specific course.

Article 1.3 Purpose of the programme The programme intends to impart knowledge, insights and skills in the field of Psychology such that the graduate will be able to engage in an independent professional practice and will be eligible for enrolment in follow-up programmes and for professional practice (e.g. healthcare psychologist) and for follow-up training to become a scientific researcher. This objective is specified as follows in: Final attainment levels (in accordance with the reference framework of the most recent Psychology teaching visitation committee): The graduated Master’s: 1. has substantive, specialized and procedural knowledge of the selected specialisation domain at an advanced level; 2. has declarative and procedural knowledge of research and statistics at an advanced level; 3. has carried out a supervised practical and/or research internship; 4. has carried out independent scientific research and reported on it, resulting in a masterthesis; where possible in the form of an article that can be offered to an international journal; 5. possesses specialist professional skills in the field of diagnostics and intervention. This enables compliance with the requirements for the Basisaantekening Psychodiagnostiek [basic registration psychodiagnostics] of the NIP. (This final attainment level does not apply to the fundamental specialisation of Brain and Cognition); 6. has knowledge of and insight into the professional ethical code of the NIP.

Article 1.4 Full-time The Master’s programme is provided full-time. The course duration of the full-time Master’s programme is one year.

Article 1.5 Study rating The Master’s programme has a study rating of 60 ECTS. The study rating is expressed in half or whole study points (ECTS).

Article 1.6 Examinations The Master’s of Science in Psychology degree (MSc) is awarded to those who have acquired the required number of study points for the degree. The awarded degree is registered on the certificate of the examination.

Section 2 Master’s programme

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Article 2.1 Composition of the Master’s programme 1. The content of the Master’s programme comprises four mandatory courses (see appendix). 2. The Master’s programme is concluded with an internship/thesis, in which the student on the one hand becomes familiar with the application of psychology in professional practice, and on the other, produces a report of an empirical research project. 3. The Master’s programme has five graduation specialisations, namely Organisational Psychology (O), Brain and Cognition (B&C), Clinical Psychology (C), Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (CC&A) and Human Learning and Performance (HLP).

Article 2.2 Admission to the Master’s programme Those admitted to the Master’s programme are: 1. Students who have completed the EUR Psychology Bachelors programme satisfactorily. Such students will have access to the subjects from the corresponding Master’s specialisation. Access to the Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology discipline can be obtained on the basis of both the Bachelors specialisations Education and Development Psychology, and Clinical Psychology. Admission to Brain & Cognition and Human Learning and Performance can be obtained on the basis of all Bachelors specializations. 2. The individual who holds a certificate of admission, issued by the Executive Board on the advice of the Examination Board for a relevant academic year. As a result of the launch of the “Harde Knip” starting in 2011-2012 this will be issued on rare occasions. 3. In the case of entry via a Psychology Bachelors other than the Bachelor of Psychology of Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Examination Board is entitled to impose supplementary requirements.

Article 2.3 Certificate of admission 1. To the extent that the available teaching capacity permits, the Examination Board may advise the Executive Board to issue a certificate of admission to: a. Students who are enrolled for the Bachelors programme in Psychology of the Institute of Psychology before such student has successfully completed all components of the Bachelors examination. As a result of the launch of the “Harde Knip” starting in 20112012 this will be issued on rare occasions. b. Individuals who possess a certificate that is at least equivalent to a diploma as intended in the previous Article, or alternatively has demonstrated suitability to enrol in the programme in the judgement of the Examination Board, and who has submitted proof of adequate fluency in the English language, as stipulated in Article 2.4 if the student is an international student (for Dutch students see the OER in Dutch). 2. Students admitted to the programme in terms of paragraph 1a of this Article do not have the right to participate in the concluding examination of the Master’s programme unless they are in possession of the Bachelors diploma of the Bachelors programme intended in that paragraph. 3. Students admitted to the programme in terms of paragraph 1b of this Article may have additional requirements imposed by the Examination Board.

Article 2.4 Required English fluency One of the requirements for the program is excellent mastery of the English language based on the following criteria (the tests may not be older than 2 years at the time of application) a. TOEFL iBT score of 90 (iBT) or higher, with a minimum score of 20 for each sub element b. IELTS score of 6.5 or higher with a minimum score of 6 for each sub element c. Cambridge Exam at the minimum level of CAE-B/CPE-C d. Common European Framework – C1 level You are exempt from presenting English language profiency proof if:

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a. You are a native English speaker (i.e., a national of one of the following countries: Australia, Canada (except Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States of America) and you have obtained a diploma of secondary education in English for at least 2,5 years in one of the above countries and/or: b. You hold an International Baccalaureate Diploma, English A (HL or SL), English B (HL) and/or: c. You have obtained a diploma of higher education in English (the entire programme).

Section 3 Taking interim examinations Article 3.1 Examination forms Paragraph 1: summative course exams In the Master’s programme a number of summative course exams are taken with regard to the subjects that have been raised in the associated course. The summative course exams are drawn up by the examiner (in this instance the course coordinator) responsible for the relevant examination component, ideally in consultation with other examiners involved in the examination component to which the summative course exam is related. Determining the result and the associated standard of each summative course exam is arranged by the examiner in collaboration with the Examination Board. If a summative course exam consists of various topics (for example a test with multiple-choice questions and writing a paper), this is referred to as a composite exam. Paragraph 2a: tests for course-related practicals (practical exams) The examiner (in this case the practical coordinator) determines the form and content of the practical exam. Examples of practical exams are practical reports and practical assignments). Establishing the result and the associated standards and/or assessment criteria is determined by the examiner in consultation with the Examination Board. Paragraph 2b: Professional conduct Clinical (Child and Adolescent) practicals During practicals 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 of the Clinical Psychology and Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology graduation specialisations, students will be assessed by examiners, as intended in Article 2 of the Teaching and Examination Regulations, on the basis of the professional conduct in the practical group. The Examination Board sets rules concerning the way in which professional conduct in the practical group is to be assessed. The result for this professional conduct is formative and is calculated as the average figure for professional conduct in the three practicals described above. Paragraph 3: Projects The Examination Board determines the requirements that projects must meet. These requirements are notified to students for the relevant study component. The Examination Board determines the instances where a student is offered the opportunity to rewrite a project either fully or partially. Paragraph 4: Concluding examination a) The concluding examination of the Master’s in Psychology consists in all cases of an empirical research project (research internship) and its reporting in a separate scientific report (Master’s thesis), with a combined study rating of at least 20 study points (ECTS). b) Part of the concluding examination for the disciplines of Clinical, Child an Adolescent, Human Learning and Performance, and Brain & Cognition may comprise a practical internship with a minimum study rating of 12 study points (ECTS). c) The concluding examination is open to students who are enrolled as Master’s students with the Institute of Psychology of the EUR and who meet the stipulated admission requirements as described in article e.

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d) In principle the concluding examination for the Master’s in Psychology is held during the course periods 4.5 up to and including 4.8 and has a total study rating of at least 32 study points (ECTS). e) The admission requirement for the research internship is a satisfactory score for at least one of the three courses from the series 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3. If admission is obtained on the base of article 2.3 subsection 1a additional requirements can be stipulated. f) The admission requirement for the practical internship is having the practicals signed off that are part of the Bachelors diploma for which access to the relevant Master’s has been granted. An extra admission requirement for a ‘Healthcare internship’ is a satisfactory score for the professional conduct Clinical (Child and Adolescent) practicals component. g) Registration for internship and thesis is always done via the internship coordinator of the Institute of Psychology. Before a student may commence an internship, he or she must first apply to the internship coordinator, taking into account the applicable procedure as detailed on PsyWeb. h) A guideline for the Master’s thesis is a length of around 7,500 – 15,000 words. i) The guidelines, rules and assessment criteria for the concluding examination are published via PsyWeb in the ‘Internship, research and thesis’ guide. The student is required to take cognisance of the procedures for internship and thesis included there. j) Should a student be following two graduation specialisations, a combined research internship is possible for the two specialisations after permission from the internship coordinator. k) The rules for supervising and assessing the research and practical internship are given in Article 19 of the Rules and Regulations. l) In situations not covered by these rules, the Examination Board shall decide. Paragraph 5: Modified form of testing At the request of physically or sensory impaired students, the Examination Board will offer the opportunity to undertake testing in a form as suitable to their disabilities as possible. The Examination Board will solicit advice to this end before deciding. Paragraph 6: Modfied form of testing Exams will be presented in Dutch or English. Foreign students or students in an “English track” will be given an exam in English.

Article 3.2 Attendance obligation There is a 100% attendance obligation for every practical component and for every tutorial group meeting. As such this has validity as a practical test (Art. 7.13 WHW). Should it not be possible to fulfil the attendance obligation, in a limited number of cases there is the possibility of receiving a substitute assignment (see Rules and Regulations Articles 13-16).

Section 4 Interim examination results Article 4.1 Determination and notification of interim examination results 1. The examiner determines the results of a written interim examination within 15 working days following the day on which the examination is taken, and will immediately furnish the administration of the programme and/or the faculty or the university with the necessary details concerning the results of the interim examination for issuing, if required, the written statement to the student and with a view to checking study progress. 2. With regard to written interim examinations which comprise a project, or of which a project forms part, a term of 21 working days calculated from the latest submission date of the project applies as intended in paragraph 2.

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3. With regard to an interim examination taken in a way other than orally or in writing, the Examination Board will determine in advance the way and within which period the student will receive a written statement of the result. 4. With regard to the statement in writing of the results of an interim examination, the student is referred to the right of inspection, intended in Article 18, first paragraph, as well as to the appeal possibility to the Appeals Board for the examinations (Article 7.60 WHW + rules of order Executive Board-Erasmus University in Rotterdam). 5. The determination periods stated in paragraphs 2 and 3 may be extended by a maximum of three weeks in cases where signing the attendance obligation takes longer than two weeks after the end of a course or practical because of circumstances (such as re-taking a substitute assignment for a missed meeting).

Article 4.2 Validity period and compensation 1. The validity period of interim examinations completed satisfactorily is six years. 2. Should the developments in one or more completed components warrant it, the Examination Board may impose a supplementary or substitute examination for a component that has lost part of its substantive relevance, before the student is admitted to the relevant interim examination. This is at the discretion of the Examination Board. 3. For components for which study points (ECTS) have already been given, no further study points (ECTS) are given for the second time, unless previously given study points have lapsed. 4. In the administration of the student’s study progress details, the date on which an exam was completed is taken as the date on which the study points (ECTS) were acquired. Upon concluding a study component with a written project, the date on which the project was submitted digitally via PsyWeb applies as the date on which the study points (ECTS) are acquired.

Article 4.3 Right of inspection 1. During 30 days following announcement of the result of a written interim examination, at their request students have a right to inspect their assessed work. 2. During the period stated in the first paragraph, all those concerned who have taken the exam, may inspect the questions and assignments from the relevant interim examination, as well as the standards upon which the assessment was carried out. 3. There will be individual or collective subsequent discussion of a written interim examination at at least one previously announced time and place. Should the person involved indicate having been prevented by force majeure from attending at such place and time, he or she will be offered another opportunity, if possible within the term stated in the first paragraph.

Section 5 Exemption Article 5.1 Exemption from interim examinations 1. If requested the Examination Board may grant complete or partial exemption from an interim examination of a component intended in Article 7, on the grounds of interim examinations or examinations with a corresponding content and study rating already having been successfully completed in higher education, or on the grounds of knowledge or skills acquired outside higher education. Such a request must be submitted to the Examination Board no later than six weeks before commencement of the activity to which the examination component relates. 2. Before deciding on an exemption request, the Examination Board will solicit advice from the relevant examiner. 3. As a rule exemption is not taken into account in determining the study progress for the performance-related education grant. However, in certain instances the Examination

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Board may decide otherwise, provided the exemption applies to the current academic year. 4. At the request of the student, the Examination Board may grant permission for the substitution of a number of examination components from the Master’s examination, to be determined by the board, by examination components undertaken at a different university at home or abroad. In this instance the board will decide in advance in which way the scope and result classification of an examination component undertaken elsewhere is to be honoured. 5. Generic exemptions are stated in the study guide as far as possible. The study guide as such is taken to be part of the Teaching and Examination Regulations.

Section 6 Examinations Article 6.1 Periods and frequency of taking interim examinations 1. The opportunity to take examinations for examination components to which study points are given is offered at least twice per course year. 2. The opportunity to undertake the Master’s thesis is offered at least twice per course year. 3. After a course has been changed substantially, students who have taken the course and met the requirements of attendance, can retake the exam ‘old style’ up to two times in the academic year following the change in the course. This opportunity is offered during the regular exam of that particular course and the retake of that particular course. After this period, the student should take the ‘new style’ of the exam.

Article 6.2 Determation and notification of Master’s examination results 1. As soon as a student has met the requirements of the master exam, the student makes a request to the Examination Board immediately to determine the results of the examination. Subsequently, the Examination Board determines the results of the examination. In determing the results, the Examination Board assesses whether a. There is sufficient evidence available that the student is in possession of a Bachelors diploma for the Psychology programme of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, or an equivalent Bachelors diploma from a different Pychology programme; b. All requirements of the master examination have been met 2. When a student does not submit a determination request, as mentioned under article 1 of this article, to the Examination Board, then the Examination Board will make the determination on its own accord. If a student meets the requirements for the master examination (i.e. completed Bachelors and meetingall requirements of the master examination) then the Examination Board will grant the degree (gaat over tot actieve graadverlening – weet niet zeker of dit goed vertaald is). 3. In divergence from the stipulations from paragraph 1, before establishing the results, the Examination Board, may initiate its own investigation into the students’ knowledge concerning one or more components of the programme. 4. The Examination Board notifies the student of the results of the Master’s examination after they have been determined.

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Section 7 Study supervision Article 7.1 Study progress and study supervision 1. The programme bears responsibility for recording the study results such that at least once every six months each student can be furnished with an overview of the results he or she has achieved, in relation to the course’s teaching and examination programme. 2. The programme bears responsibility for study supervision of the students who are enrolled with the programme, including for their orientation towards possible study routes in and outside the programme.

Section 8 Hardship clause Article 8.1 Unforeseen circumstances In individual cases, at the request of a student the Examination Board is authorised to deviate from the provisions of the rules if strict application of such rules would lead to unfairness and/or unreasonableness. In its determination of the individual cases the board will proceed from the general legal principle to treat equals equally and unequals unequally. Here the Examination Board applies the so-called force majeure principle as admissibility criterion.

Article 8.2 Bachelor-before-Master-rule (in Dutch this rule is called ‘harde knip’) 1. Possession of a bachelordiploma is from September 1st 2012 onwards a condition for being allowed to start a master degree. 2. The exam board can deviate from the first clause, if considering the importance of completing a bachelor degree before the start of the master degree, leads to undue hardship of substantial importance. 3. The exam board decides within a period of 8 weeks after receiving the request as meant in clause 2. 4. The exam board notifies the dean if the student, based on the request with the hardship clause, still needs proof of acceptance. The dean will provide this proof. Explanation: This is a hardship clause that is not meant for categorical exceptions but for individual cases. Waiting (long) for a (last) retake for the bachelor degree is not sufficient reason in itself to apply the hardship clause. Nor is ‘having almost all ECTs” reason by itself to apply the hardship clause. A motivated request by the student is mandatory in order to possibly apply the hardship clause. The exam board takes the request by the student into consideration and will notify the student in writing.

Article 8.3 All but one rule If there is only one component of the master degree open and if there is a period of at least four months between obtaining a valid grade for the all but one study component and the first opportunity for taking the exam of this last study component, then a student can make a request with valid reasons to get the opportunity for an early retake for that study component. An early retake does not mean that there is an opportunity for an extra retake . If a student has used up two chances to fulfill the requirements of the exam during the academic year, an early retake is offered at the beginning of the next academic year.

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Section 9 Concluding and adoption provisions Article 9.1 Amendments 1. Changes to these rules will be determined by the dean of the faculty in a separate decision. 2. No amendments will occur that apply to the current academic year, unless the interests of the students cannot reasonably be deemed to be harmed as a consequence. 3. Amendments may also not be to the detriment of the students in terms of approval or any other decision that has been taken by the Examination Board with regard to a student.

Article 9.2 Notification 1. The faculty management is responsible for the suitable announcement of these rules or any amendment to them. 2. All interested parties are entitled to obtain a copy of the Teaching and Examination Regulations from the faculty management or the Education Office of the programme.

Article 9.3 Authorities The Examination Board may mandate the authorities referred to in these regulations to its Chairman or another member of the board who has examination competence.

Article 9.4 Commencement These regulations come into effect from August 31st 2014. The regulations were latterly enacted by decision of the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences in Rotterdam on August 31st 2014.

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Appendix Composition of Master’s examination Organisational Psychology Specialisation Summative exam course 4.1 Attitudes and Emotions in Organisations Summative exam course 4.2 Groups at Work Summative exam course 4.3 Personnel selection and socialisation Summative exam course 4.4 Applied Multivariate Data Analysis Practical 4.1 Attitudes and emotions in organisations Practical 4.2 Conflict resolution & mediation Practical 4.3 Selection & assessment Practical 4.4 Data-analysis (SPSS) and reporting Course 4.5 Research proposal Course 4.5 Internship/Master’s thesis Human Learning and Performance Specialisation Summative exam course 4.1 A closer look at learning and performance Summative exam course 4.2 Innovations in learning environments Summative exam course 4.3 Professional development Summative exam course 4.4 Applied Multivariate Data Analysis Practical 4.1 Creating a teacher toolbox Practical 4.2 Investigating educational innovations in practice Practical 4.3 Build your own (Skills) Training Program Practical 4.4 Data-analysis (SPSS) and reporting Course 4.5 Research proposal Course 4.5 Internship/Master’s thesis Brain and Cognition Specialisation Summative exam course 4.1 Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Summative exam course 4.2 Language & Brain (incl. practical) Summative exam course 4.3 Concept & Categories Summative exam course 4.4 Applied Multivariate Data Analysis Practical 4.1 Scientific training Practical 4.3 E-prime Practical 4.4 Data-analysis (SPSS) and reporting Course 4.5 Research proposal Course 4.5 Internship/Master’s thesis

5 ECTS 5 ECTS 5 ECTS 5 ECTS 2 ECTS 2 ECTS 2 ECTS 2 ECTS 2 ECTS 30 ECTS 5 ECTS 5 ECTS 5 ECTS 5 ECTS 2 ECTS 2 ECTS 2 ECTS 2 ECTS 2 ECTS 30 ECTS 5 ECTS 7 ECTS 5 ECTS 5 ECTS 2 ECTS 2 ECTS 2 ECTS 2 ECTS 30 ECTS

The optional variant Legislation stipulates that every Master’s programme must have an optional variant. To fulfil this optional variant, components may be chosen from the five specialisations to a value of 60 ECTS, and need to be submitted to the Examination Board for approval. An optional variant still contains an internship and a Master’s thesis.

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Rules and Regulations as intended in Article 7.12, paragraph 4 of the Act

Article 1 Applicability These rules and regulations apply to the interim examinations and examinations in the Master’s programmes of the Institute of Psychology of the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. These rules and guidelines, are a translation of the Rules and Regulations in Dutch. The Dutch version is leading in cases of dispute, except for the articles that are specific to the English-speaking students.

Article 2 Definitions Definitions applicable to these rules are: 1. examination rules: the Teaching and Examination Regulations for the programmes stated in Article 1, latterly established by the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Erasmus University Rotterdam; 2. examinee: the individual subject to an interim examination or examination; 3. exam/interim examination: the assessment of the knowledge, insight and/or skills of the examinee in terms of a specific part of the examination of the programme; 4. student: the individual who has registered for the programme.

Article 3 Operational affairs of the Examination Board 1. For the programme the Examination Board has an executive staffed by three members of the scientific personnel of the Psychology programme of Erasmus University Rotterdam. 2. On the recommendation of the programme management, the members of the Examination Board's executive are appointed by the dean. All members of this scientific staff are exofficio part of the Examination Board.

Article 4 Periods of interim examinations 1. Written interim examinations are taken on dates and times that are established by the Examination Board at least two months in advance. 2. The times referred to in the first paragraph are communicated to the examination administrators to enable adequate notice. 3. The provisions of the first up to and including the third paragraph also apply in the same way to the interim examinations that are taken other than written or orally. 4. Changes to the time and date referred to in the first paragraph may only occur in the case of force majeure, for example because the required interim examinations location is not available.

Article 5 Periods and assessment of projects 1. This refers to projects, papers etc. as intended in Article 1.2 of the Teaching and Examination Regulations, as part of or instead of an interim examination. 2. A project may only be written by multiple individuals if the examiner has granted permission for this in advance. In this case the project is submitted as a whole, stating the names of all the authors. To this end each of the authors bears primary responsibility for a separate, but equal and proportional part of the project, such that the requirement of an individual assessment can be met. Supplementary to this, the authors can be assessed on the mutual coordination and collaboration in writing the project. In consultation with the examiner there may be a deviation from the requirement for an individual assessment. 3. Projects must be submitted no later than the final submission date. Should the project not have been submitted by that final submission date, or is submitted subsequently, then the re-take regulation applies, as stipulated in Article 17 paragraph 3 of the Rules and Regulations.

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4. The examiner will complete evaluation of the project no later than 21 working days following the final submission date. 5. The examiner will provide feedback on the project. Should the result be unsatisfactory the examiner will provide indications and suggestions for improvement such that a satisfactory result can eventually be achieved. In the case of a satisfactory result, the examiner indicates points which could be improved and which the student should be aware of for any subsequent occasion (project, thesis).

Article 6 Exemption requests 1. A request for exemption must be submitted to the Examination Board, including reasons, no later than four weeks before commencement of the relevant study component. 2. The request must state the component or components for which exemption is being requested. A separate enclosure must be attached for each component, containing the following details: a. the name of the relevant examination component b. the name of the corresponding component (or the names of the corresponding components) of the programme that has already been followed c. the name (or names) of the examiner (or examiners) for b. d. the literature studied for b., stating the sections (pages) studied from the listed books e. a photocopy of the relevant marks list, the relevant ‘interim examinations letter’ or the certificate(s), diploma(s) on the basis of which the request is being submitted f. a declaration of agreement (e.g. ‘agreement’ signature) of the examiner(s) stated under c. and of the study leader (or the contact tutor) of the programme followed with regard to d. 3. The Examination Board will solicit input from the relevant examiners before deciding on the request. 4. An Examination Board decision not to grant an exemption, either wholly or partially, will be accompanied by motivations. 5. The Examination Board will take a motivated decision within 30 days of receiving the request. The Examination Board may decide to extend the 30-day term by a term it may decide. The student will be notified of the decision in writing.

Article 7 Rules of order for written interim examinations 1. General rules of order during written interim examinations On behalf of the Examination Board, specially-appointed invigilators are tasked with maintaining order during the written interim examinations. The tutor may also act as an invigilator. For written interim examinations a main invigilator is present in the M Hall. The main invigilator coordinates matters during the written interim examination. At the start of each written interim examination at least one examiner (tutor) is present in person in one of the rooms where the written interim examinations are being held, or will be directly available to the main invigilator. Participants in an interim examination are required to follow the instructions of the invigilator. If an invigilator’s instructions are not followed, the invigilator will produce a written report of this. The Examination Board will then decide upon a possible sanction. In cases where reliable storage facilities have been provided for the personal possessions of the examinee outside the area where the interim examination is being held, jackets/coats and bags may not be taken into the interim examinations location. In other instances jackets or coats must be draped over the chair. Bags and the like must be closed and out of reach. It must be quiet in the interim examination hall before, during and also after the interim examination. All forms of communication are forbidden during the examination, except with the invigilator and the tutor.

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2. Conditions for registering to participate in a written interim examination Only students who have complied with the attendance obligations of a course or who may still comply with them in the same academic year are entitled to participate in the exam of that course. The student registers for a course exam by completing the course evaluation via PsyWeb. The student who has to make up on a course exam, must register postplacement via PsyWeb. Students who did not register to take the exam, take the exam at their own risk and have to pay 15 euros adminstration costs. 3. Conditions concerning entering and leaving the room in which a written interim examination is being held Written interim examinations are held in a number of rooms and halls of the EUR Woudestein complex. The most frequently used interim examination location is the M Hall on the ground floor of the M building. On the day of the interim examination monitors at the entrance of the M building, among other places, will indicate the precise location and any possible changes. This information can also be found (from 21.30) for at least the morning interim examination of the following day, on http://monitor.eur.nl. Students with dyslexia and certain other types of functional disability use a different hall to do interim examinations. They must have received permission for this from the Examination Board of their programme before the end of the registration period. In this hall the written interim examinations begin 30 minutes earlier than in the other halls. To enable calm and orderly proceeding, participants must arrive and take their places in the interim examinations hall in good time. The M Hall has been divided into blocks. In each course a maximum of 47 students may take their places. The blocks are allocated in advance on the basis of student numbers. The first and last number of each course is indicated on boards. It is still possible to begin the interim examinations up to 15 minutes after the examinations have commenced; it is not permitted after that, unless a main invigilator grants permission for late participation in the examination arising from demonstrable serious traffic delay. No appeal is possible on any decision that an interim examination could not be taken because of arriving too late. The participant may not leave an interim examination hall earlier than one hour after commencement. Students handing in their examinations to the invigilator ahead of time shall ensure as little disturbance to other participants as possible. Participants may also no longer leave the examination hall within a quarter of an hour of the ending time. The ending time of the interim examination is also the time by which all interim examination submissions must have been handed in. All the submitted forms must include the student’s number and name written in ink and thus be handed in to the invigilator. 4. Specific provisions about order during interim examinations The table of the participant may only contain the following: a valid identity document (see Article 4, paragraph 2), writing materials, food and drink for one’s own use, and if brought along, a certificate of participation. For a number of interim examinations a simple or graphical calculator or the use of certain sources is permitted. The tutor must announce this in advance, and it must be stated on the front page of the interim examination. Sources that are permitted during an interim examination may not contain one’s own notes. Equipment and other permitted sources may be borrowed from another participant, if the transfer occurs before the interim examination. If information is included in this through which cheating could be perpetrated, both the owner and the borrower bear responsibility. Every participant must be able to identify himself/herself through at least one of the following proofs of identity: university student card, driving licence, ID card, passport,. Participation in the interim examination is not permitted if none of these identity documents can be shown to the invigilator.

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Only the paper provided by the university may be used during an interim examination. Using one’s own paper is not permitted. In cases where reliable storage facilities have been provided for the personal possessions of those doing the examinations, mobile phones may not be taken into the interim examination hall. In other instances mobile phones must be switched off before entering the examination hall. The telephone must also be out of reach during the entire examination. Using mobile phones and other electronic communications equipment during written interim examinations is prohibited. Contravention will be regarded as cheating. It is not permitted to go to the toilet during the first hour and the final half-hour of an interim examination, except under extremely special (medical) circumstances, which must be notified to the tutor or the invigilator by the student in advance. One toilet visit per person is allowed during each interim examination, and per course no more than one person shall be permitted to take one concurrently. A toilet visit must be notified to the invigilator, whose instructions must be followed. Before, during and after the interim examination the invigilators are responsible for maintaining order in their block. If a tutor is invigilating then he or she will assume the invigilator’s role. Should there be cheating the invigilator will complete a fraud form and will mark the interim examination paper with an ‘Own Risk’ stamp. The relevant student or students may however continue with the examination.

Article 8a Cheating 1. Cheating is taken to mean: a. during the interim examination, consulting books, outlines, notes or other written material that it is expressly forbidden to consult; b. during the interim examination, using information and/or communications technology whose use is not expressly permitted; c. during the interim examination, to crib from fellow examinees or to exchange information with them in any way whatsoever, inside or outside the examination hall; d. during the interim examination, to impersonate another person; e. during the interim examination to allow yourself to be represented by someone else; f. during mandatory tutorial meetings to impersonate someone else; g. during mandatory tutorial meetings to allow yourself to be represented by someone else; h. to switch question forms (or parts thereof) and/or answer forms with someone else, or to take and/or copy question forms and/or answer forms without permission; i. to be in possession of the questions or content of an examination prior to the date or time at which the interim examination is to be held; j. to make it impossible to either fully or partially assess one’s knowledge, insights and skills correctly in any way through deceptive conduct or omission; k. plagiarism; l. colluding on reporting an individual assignment without permission. 2. If cheating is observed or suspected with respect to taking an examination or examination component, the examiner or invigilator notifies the examinee immediately and adds an appropriate note on the work to be submitted, while confiscating any possible evidence. The examinee is given the opportunity to complete the work and to submit it. 3. The decision to disqualify is taken by the Examination Board upon consideration of the written report from the invigilator of the cheating (fraud) he or she has observed or suspects. 4. The examinee may request the Examination Board to nullify the disqualification. In this request he or she must add a copy of the report, stipulated in the third paragraph, and if necessary his or her written comments upon it. 5. Before the Examination Board reaches a decision on a request, as intended in this Article, it grants the examinee and the examiner the opportunity to be heard.

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6. A disqualification entails that no result is established for the interim examination intended in the second paragraph. In the case of serious fraud the institution management may decide, at the behest of the Examination Board, to terminate enrolment of the person concerned definitively (Art. 7.12b WHW). 7. In the case of established fraud a student may be disqualified from interim examinations for a specific period. 8. Information is provided below on the punitive measures for the various types of fraud. a. Fraudulent use of, or consultation of, material This category includes issues such as cribbing, exchanging information with fellow examinees, having or using electronic aids such as mobile phones, certain wristwatches, graphical calculators, having or using written material such as cribnotes, outlines, books, to any extent other than expressly permitted. Depending on the seriousness and the nature of the fraud perpetrated, the Examination Board may decide that the examination cannot be assessed because of the cheating activities, and that therefore no result can be established; this may or may not be in combination with a sanction such as that intended in the following sentence. A repeat offence may be met with disqualification from any further interim examinations, or an examination series, up to a maximum of a year (this is the legal maximum). b. Fraudulent participation in interim examinations This includes issues such as participating in an interim examination without being registered for it, or allowing oneself to be represented by another in an examination. The sanction for participating in an examination without being registered for it is the non-assessment of the work, and by extension the non-determination of a result. A reprimand occurs for subsequent contraventions. This can lead to disqualification for one or more interim examinations. Allowing oneself to be represented by another in an examination is a serious offence. The punishment is at least disqualification for an examination or examination series, or an equivalent number of interim examinations (if the offence has occurred in the course of an interim examination series). c. Fraudulent participation in teaching and allowing oneself to be represented by another during mandatory tutorial meetings. Allowing oneself to be represented by another is a serious offence. The penalty for switching identities during a mandatory tutorial meeting is that the attendance record for the relevant course/practical will be declared invalid. d. Plagiarism Plagiarism occurs if (parts of) projects, theses and other written demonstrations of competence are copied from third parties. Transcribing or copying substitute assignments is also regarded as plagiarism. The initial penalty for this offence is that the project is not assessed, or that an assessment already made is invalidated (and that there is consequently no result); secondly, the requirement is imposed that a new project be submitted which must meet more onerous conditions. Given the seriousness of the offence, disqualification from interim examinations for a period of a year has been chosen as a suitable punishment. It must also be noted that the offence is punishable in terms of the Copyright Act. e. Forgery Forgery can occur through introducing changes to interim examination work during subsequent perusal, or through submitting interim examination work produced by another person as though it were one’s own. This is in fact a criminal offence. A serious punishment is thus appropriate: at the very least, disqualification from interim examinations and examinations for six months. f. Theft This is defined as unlawfully obtaining interim examinations questions and content. This too is a criminal offence. Disqualification for at least six months is therefore appropriate. In such an instance the dean of the Executive Board must be notified of the offence. A complaint may then be lodged with the Public Prosecutor.

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Article 8b Ludicium abeundi In accordance with Article 7.42a of the WHW, in exceptional cases the institute management, after advice from the Examination Board, the dean or an organ within the institute comparable to the dean, and after careful consideration of the interests involved, may decide to terminate or refuse enrolment of a student, if such student has given rise by his or her conduct or statements to an evaluation as being unsuitable for exercising one or more professions for which the programme being followed is providing training, or for the practical preparation for professional practice.

Article 9 The questions and tasks 1. The interim examination material may be derived from a variety of divergent sources, not necessarily comprised of written material. The questions and tasks of the interim examinations do not diverge from the sources. Being examined on the lecture content is possible. 2. The questions and tasks of the interim examination are distributed over the examination material as equally as possible. 3. The interim examination represents the teaching objectives in content and form. The questions and tasks of the interim examination are clear and contain sufficient indications for the required level of detail of the answers. 4. In the course book of the relevant course the Examination Board or the examiner will describe the way in which the interim examinations are taken.

Article 10 Examinations The Institute of Psychology has two examinations: the Bachelors psychology examination and the Master’s psychology examination. The Bachelors and Master’s psychology examinations are administered by the Psychology Examination Board. The Examination Board is responsible for carrying out the arrangements for the Bachelors and Master’s examinations and the associated components, taking account of the Act and the Teaching and Examination Regulations on the set-up and scope of the examinations of the Bachelors and Master’s Psychology programmes of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Erasmus University in Rotterdam. The Examination Board designates examiners who are authorised to administer interim examinations on behalf of the Examination Board. In certain instances the Examination Board is authorised to annul decisions of the examiner and to take new decisions. This applies in particular if the student has not complied with the admission requirements for the examination component completed.

Article 11 Composition of the Psychology Master’s examination The Psychology Master’s examination comprises the following components: 1. 4 summative course exams; 2. the practicals and the related assignments; 3. the internship and thesis requirement; 4. the mandatory tutorial meetings.

Article 12 Signing off and compensation Paragraph 1: Summative course exams For each of the summative course exams, signing off is obtained upon compliance with the following requirements: 1. signing off on the attendance obligation of the relevant course; 2. at least a satisfactory score for the course exam (5,5). The final score is expressed on a scale of ten. 3. registration for the summative course exams through completing the course evaluation on PsyWeb. If the course evaluation is not completed, 15 euros administration costs will be charged to the student.

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Paragraph 2: Course-related practicals For all course-related practicals, signing off is obtained upon compliance with the following requirements: 1. signing off on the attendance obligation of the relevant practical; 2. at least a satisfactory evaluation for the exam associated with the component.

Article 13 Absence from tutorial group meetings 1. If a student cannot be present (on time) for a tutorial group meeting, within one week the student has to request to complete a substitute assignment application via ‘my dossier’. In this application, the student must state the reason(s) for the absence. 2. The reasons submitted according to paragraph 1 will be assessed for acceptability by the examiner. 3. Evaluation of the acceptability of absence for a tutorial group meeting will be based on the reasons submitted by the student for his or her absence, Situations that give rise to acceptance of absence from a tutorial group meeting are: illness, a special family celebration, or the death of a close family member. 4. If a student has been unable to fulfil his or her attendance obligation for reasons that are acceptable, the student will then receive permission from the course coordinator or examinor to complete the substitute assignment. The substitute assignment is an individual assignment and offers the student the possibility of still being able to fulfil the attendance obligation. 5. The substitute assignment must be uploadedno later than two weeks following the missed session. If a substitute assignment is assessed as satisfactory, this will be visible in ‘my dossier’ after which the attendance obligation is signed off.. 6. In the Master’s only one tutorial group meeting may be missed per course for acceptable reasons. 7. If a course has more than one tutorial group meeting per week, such as 4.4., then a maximum of two tutorial meetings may be missed for acceptable reasons. 8. If one meeting more than the acceptable number of meetings is missed by the student with acceptable reasons (for example, a serious illness), then the student should contact the student advisor. 9. If there are no acceptable reasons for a student not having complied with the attendance obligation, attendance will not be signed off and the student should contact the examination board. 10. The student who has not fulfilled, or cannot fulfil, the attendance obligation of the tutorial group meetings does not have any entitlement in that academic year to participate in the exam of the relevant course. In the following year the student still needs to comply with the attendance obligation of the tutorial group meetings and the course exam.

Article 14 Absence from practical meetings The following rules apply in the case of absence from a practical meeting: 1. If a student cannot be present (on time) for a practical meeting, within one week the student must request permission to complete a substitute assignment application via ‘my dossier’ t from the tutor. 2. The reasons for absence noted in the substitute assignment application in paragraph 1 will be evaluated by the practical coordinator or trainer. The practical coordinator or trainer then decideson the acceptability of the absence. 3. Evaluation of the acceptability of absence for a practical meeting will be based on the reasons submitted by the student for his or her absenceSituations that give rise to acceptance of absence from a practical meeting are: illness, a special family celebration, or the death of a close family member. 4. If a student has been unable to fulfil the attendance obligation for reasons that are acceptable, the student will then receive a substitute assignment from the practical

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coordinator or trainer. The substitute assignment is an individual assignment and offers the student the possibility of still being able to fulfil the attendance obligation. 5. The substitute assignment must be uploaded no later than two weeks following the missed meeting. If a substitute assignment is evaluated as satisfactory, signing off on the attendance obligation then follows. 6. If the substitute assignment is rejected, then there is an opportunity to improve the assignment based on the suggestions provided by the practical coordinator or trainer. This retake should be uploaded no more than 4 weeks after the missed meeting (and no more than 2 weeks after the end of the course). A first substitute assignment that has been uploaded after the deadline, counts automatically as a retake. 7. Supplementary to that stated in paragraph d, per course a maximum of one practical meeting may be missed for acceptable reasons. This means that the student is only considered once per practical for a substitute assignment. 8. If there are no acceptable reasons for a student not having complied with the attendance obligation, the student will not receive a substitute assignment. 9. The student who has not fulfilled, or cannot fulfil, the attendance obligation of the practical sessions does not have any entitlement in that academic year to participate in the practical exam of the relevant practical. In the following year the student still needs to comply with the attendance obligation of the practical meetings and the practical exam. 10. If a student has indeed complied with the attendance obligation, but has been unable to achieve a satisfactory score for the associated practical during the relevant academic year, in some cases signing off on the attendance obligation lapses after that year. The following year the student needs to comply with the attendance obligation again. This applies to practicals where it is necessary for the student to go through the practical again before taking the practical exam. Should this apply to a practical, this must be included in the relevant practical guide.

Article 15 Absence from summative course exams A student who cannot be present for a summative course exam must cancel with the Education Office no later than one day before the date on which the summative course exam is to be held, by telephone, in writing or by e-mail ([email protected]). The cancellation will be confirmed by e-mail. If the student is unable to comply with the stated cancellation period he or she must cancel by phone with the Education Office (010 408 2241) before 09.00 on the day on which the course exam is to be taken.

Article 16 Re-take rules For students who did not initially pass a component of the Master’s examination, the following re-take rules apply. The relevant re-takes are open only to students who have fulfilled their attendance obligation. Paragraph 1: Course exams a. Summative course exams The student who has obtained an Unsatisfactory for a summative course exam is offered one opportunity for re-take in that study year. b. Composite summative course exams For composite exams (for example a test mark which is established through a course exam and writing a project), all components must be concluded with a Satisfactory. Components where an Unsatisfactory score has been achieved can be re-taken separately in that academic year. Paragraph 2 Projects a. The student who has obtained an Unsatisfactory for a project is offered one re-take opportunity in that study year.

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b. The student has 21 days, counted from the time of the project being evaluated, to submit a re-take project. Should the aforementioned submission period not be met, the re-take will no longer be evaluated. Paragraph 3: Substitute assignment in the event of acceptable absence a. The student who has obtained an Unsatisfactory for a substitute assignment is offered one re-take opportunity in that study year. b. The retake assignment must be uploaded within four weeks following the missed meeting, but in any case no later than two weeks following conclusion of the course. If a retake assignment was uploaded after the deadline, then the Examination Board should be contacted. Paragraph 4: Attendance obligation No re-take opportunity is offered for signing-off on the attendance obligation in the same study year. A student who has not fulfilled the attendance obligation for a specific component (tutorial group meeting, practical meeting, course exam) must comply with the obligation in a subsequent academic year. Paragraph 5. Rules for post-placement Students who are repeating the Master’s year may again participate in the examination components of the relevant year, on condition that they again fulfil the applicable attendance obligations. Participation is only permitted if no study points have (yet) been allocated to the relevant examination component. The repeater needs to arrange post-placement personally (via PsyWeb) at the beginning of the academic year no later than 1 October 2014 for all the examination components he or she wishes to repeat. Students who wish to repeat only one subject or several subjects in the new academic year must also arrange post-placement themselves via PsyWeb at least one month prior to the start of the relevant examination components. For post-placement after this date 15 euros administration costs will be charged to the student.

Article 17 Master’s: internship and thesis Paragraph 1 . Composition and scope a. The concluding examination of the Master’s in Psychology is open to students who are registered as Master’s students with the Institute of Psychology of EUR and who meet the applicable admission requirements. b. In principle the concluding examinations of the Master’s in Psychology take place during the course periods 4.5 up to and including 4.8, and have a total study rating of at least 32 study points (ECTS). c. In all instances the concluding examination comprises an empirical research (research internship) and its reporting in an individual scientific report (Master’s thesis), with a combined study rating of at least 20 study points (ECTS). d. Part of the concluding examination of the Clinical, Child and Adolescent, Brain and Cognition, and Human Learning and Performance specialisations may comprise a practical internship with a minimum study rating of 12 study points (ECTS). e. The applicable admission requirement for the research internship is a satisfactory score for at least one of the three courses from the series 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3. f. The applicable admission requirement for the practical internship is a signing-off of the practicals from the series of courses 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6 that are part of the Bachelors diploma upon which access to the relevant Master’s has been granted. For external students counts that they have fulfilled all practicals equal to the practicals from the series of courses 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6. g. Registration for the internship and thesis always occurs through the internship coordinator of the Institute of Psychology. Before the student commences an internship, he or she must apply in advance to the internship coordinator, taking into account the applicable procedure as detailed in the internship guide on PsyWeb.

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h. A guideline for the Master’s thesis is a length of around 7,500 – 15,000 words. i. The guidelines, rules and assessment criteria for the concluding examination are published via PsyWeb in the ‘Stage, onderzoek en scriptie’ [internship, research and thesis] guide. The student is required to take cognisance of the procedures for internship and thesis included there. j. Should a student be following two graduation specialisations, after permission from the internship coordinator a combined research internship is possible for the two specialisations. k. In situations not covered by these rules, the Examination Board shall decide. Paragraph 2. Supervision and assessment of research internship and Master’s thesis a. Supervising the research internship and the Master’s thesis is done by a tutor authorised for examinations who is part of the scientific staff of the Institute of Psychology (institute supervisor). For an external research internship (i.e. a research internship that does not take place within the Institute of Psychology), an external internship supervisor is also appointed (organisation supervisor), who is listed as such in the internship agreement. b. During the course periods 4.5 up to and including 4.8, the student is entitled to supervision of, and feedback on, the execution of the study activities that should lead to the Master’s thesis. The supervision and feedback have an extent of a maximum of 40 hours. c. In undertaking the research internship, the student is obliged to carry out this internship to the best of his or her ability. Should it appear that this obligation is not being fulfilled, in consultation with the organisation supervisor and/or the second assessor the institute supervisor may request the Examination Board to terminate the internship prematurely. d. Two assessors are involved in assessing the Master’s thesis. The institute supervisor is also the primary assessor. The primary assessor determines who will act as the secondary assessor. The secondary assessor has to be a faculty member of the Institute of Psychology. e. The student may only begin collecting data once the institute supervisor and the second assessor have granted their approval of the research design. f. Two hard copies of the thesis need to be hand in with your thesis supervisor of the Institute of Psychology. Or, when agreed upon by the thesis supervisor sent digitally to the thesis supervisor. The thesis needs to be uploaded on PsyWeb. g. The institute supervisor and second assessor evaluate the thesis independently of each other. The final mark is established in consultation between the primary and secondary assessor. h. The student presents the research and the results described in his or her Master’s thesis, in a thesis defense which is organised by the Institute of Psychology. This defense makes up 20% of the final grade. i. The thesis defense counts for 1/5th of the eventual thesis grade, as intended in paragraph h, and 4/5th of the eventual thesis grade will be determined by the final assessment of the thesis. j. If the evaluation, expressed on a scale of 10, equals or is greater than 5.5, and if the student has fulfilled the presentation as intended in paragraph h, the number of study points associated with the Master’s thesis is awarded. k. If the Master’s thesis is assessed as Unsatisfactory, there is one re-take opportunity per academic year. Paragraph 3. Supervision and assessment of the practical internship a. Daily supervision of the practical internship occurs by the individual who is acting as practical internship supervisor on behalf of the practical organisation and who is stated as such in the internship agreement (organisation supervisor). b. The student is supervised remotely by the examination-authorised tutor who is part of the scientific staff of the Institute of Psychology (institute supervisor). c. In undertaking the practical internship, the student is obliged to carry out this internship to the best of his or her ability. Should it appear that this obligation is not being fulfilled, in 23

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Article 18 Simultaneously following two graduation specialisations Simultaneously following two graduation specialisations is permitted for 1) students who already had permission in the Bachelors specialisation to follow two specialisations simultaneously, or 2) students who have followed the specialisation Human Learning and Performance and who want to combine the specialisations Child and Adolescent and Human Learning and Performance. For this group, the rule applies that they fulfil the requirement stated in the Rules and Guidelines of the Bachelor Program in article 19a. The Examination Board can deviate from this rule in exceptional circumstances. Permission must be requested from the Examination Board and will only be granted if teaching capacity allows so.

Article 19 Handling special requests that are late Students should make special requests, such as a preference for tutorial group meetings in the morning or afternoon, or exceptional situations such as a simultaneous exam at the same location, a month before the start of a block at the latest. Exceeding this deadline for a special request involves a fee of 15 euros for administration costs.

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Article 20 Evaluating the Master’s examination Awarding the Master’s examination and the certificate associated with this examination occurs when sign-offs have been achieved for all examination components associated with one of the five Master’s specialisations. The final component of this examination is the Master’s diploma application. The procedure for this will be detailed on Psyweb – Learning environment – Educational Office - Master’s Students – Applying for a Master’s].

Article 21 Criteria The examiners take the following criteria into account in their decisions: 1. upholding the quality and selection requirements of each interim examination; 2. efficiency requirements, among other things aimed at: a. limiting time wastage for students who can make rapid progress with the study; b. timely termination of the studies of students for whom it is improbable that they will succeed in an examination or interim examination; c. protecting students against themselves if they wish to take on a study load that is too onerous; d. clemency for students who have experienced study delay through circumstances beyond their control.

Article 22 Determination of examination results The Examination Board determines the results of the Master’s examination on the basis of that which is stated in Article 11. As proof of having passed the Master’s examination the Examination Board will award the examinee a signed certificate.

Article 23 Classification Cum laude (‘Excellent’) Master’s a. The valid classification (‘judicium’) is the weighted average of the previously determined (full/rounded) marks for course exams, practicals, internship and thesis. b. The weighting is based on the relative share of the examination component in the programme, as expressed in the number of study points (ECTS) that are allocated to the relevant examination component. c. If all course exams and practical tests are concluded without re-takes with a satisfactory result, and if the internship and thesis are also concluded with a satisfactory result without re-takes, and the weighted average across all examination components (course exams, practicals, internship and thesis) equals or is greater than the score of 8.25, and if the lowest mark achieved is not lower than a 6.5, and if 2/3 or more of the exam program is followed at the EUR (and grades obtained elsewhere count towards the average), then the classification ‘cum laude’ (or in English, ‘excellent’) is awarded.

Article 24 Right of appeal There is a right of appeal against decisions of the Examination Board or examiners (by virtue of Article 7.61 of the WHW) of the institute with which the individual concerned is enrolled.

Article 25 Rules and regulations amendments No amendment will be implemented applying to the current academic year, unless this does not reasonably impair the interests of students.

Article 26 Commencement These rules and regulations come into effect on the 31st of August 2014. Established accordingly by the Examination Board of the Psychology programme of Erasmus University Rotterdam on the 31st of August 2014.

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Appendix to Rules and Regulations Appendix 1 House rules during tutorial group meetings, practicals and lectures House rules during tutorial group meetings / practicals Be on time. If you are unexpectedly going to be a few minutes late, let your tutor or one of your fellow students know. It may happen once that you are a few minutes too late. If it happens a second time, you need to complete a substitute assignment (concept map). If you know in advance that you cannot attend a meeting (with acceptable reasons), notify this to the tutor. Switch off your mobile phone. House rules during lectures Be on time. If you are too late (the speaker has already started), you will no longer be admitted to the lecture. You may then only enter after the break. Be quiet during the lecture. If the subject under discussion does not interest you, then leave at the break. Respect the fact that your fellow students do indeed wish to follow the lecture. House rules during computer practicals The new PC area in the T-building offers a total of 120 computer places. During the practical these will all be occupied. To ensure that you can work undisturbed and with concentration, during the practical the computer area will not be accessible to students who do not have a practical at that time. The house rules of the PC area naturally apply as usual: no eating or drinking, and switch off mobile phones. During practicals it is also not permitted to e-mail and chat. Should you need to communicate with fellow students, do it softly. Anyone causing persistent disturbance will be asked to leave the area and you will no longer be able to follow the teaching.

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