Preliminary Exams

Students who want to start a program at a college or university, but have not taken the correct profile in high school, may still be admitted if they pass "Preliminary Exams" in the missing disciplines. Such Preliminary Exams exist for Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics A and Mathematics B. For entering a bridging programme to a master programme from the Delft University of Technology, the Preliminary Exam Mathematics T does exist.

An example

It is not uncommon that a student wants to study medicine, but has not taken Physics as part of the finals. In order to be admitted to the desired program after all, he or she can sit the respective Preliminary Exam. The student prepares for the Preliminary Exam by means of self-study or by taking a course, followed by the Preliminary Exam. If the student passes, he or she may then be admitted to the program.
 Another example is a student with a bachelor degree form a polytechnic, wishing to proceed in a master programme on a university. To prove that the mathematics skills are sufficient a preliminary exam in mathematics can be done. For instance the Delft University of Technology asks for a preliminary exam in Mathematics T.

Final responsibility at CCVX

The responsibility for the contents and assessment of the Preliminary Exams in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics A and B and Physics lies with the 'Central Committees Preliminary Examination", of which there is one for each discipline. Committee members are representatives of the institutions that accept the Preliminary Exams and admit students to the program. The secretariat of the committees is hosted by the Open University, faculties of Computer Science and Natural Sciences. The Central Committees Preliminary Examination for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology are indicated by CCVB, CCVS, CCVW and CCVN. Together, they operate under the name CCVX.
The responsibility for the contents and assessment of the Preliminary Exams in Mathematics T lies with a committee of the Delft University of Technology.
The Open University organizes the Preliminary Exam sessions.

Information

With questions about the preliminary exams Biology, Physics and Chemistry you can call to ‘Service en informatie (+(31)45-5762888) on Tuesdays from 15.30 till 16.30 hours and on Thursdays from 10.00 till 10.00 hours. For information about the preliminary exams in Mathematics you can also call outside these hours.