FAQ | Minor & Electives (2024)

Has your preferred minor already reached the maximum? Send an email to minor@utwente.nl, to be placed on a waiting list. You may be on the waiting list for 2 minors per block, so send a top 2 per block. Make sure you have a back up plan.

If you were able to register for a minor, you've reserved a spot. But your minor registration will be assessed by the Educational Affairs Office after the registration period. The majority of study programmes have the requirement of a minimum amount of ECTS to be obtained before you are allowed to start your minor.

It can take a while before your minors are assessed, the Educational Affairs Office can wait till the grades of the 4th quartile are processed. So if you want to make sure you can start your minor, check your Education and Examination Regulations (EER) or ask your study adviser.

Are you a TG or ATLAS student? Your minor will not be assessed in Osiris. As an ATLAS student, you should already have permission from your programme. TG students may take the minors that are open to them.

No, just register for the minor(s) via Osiris during the registration period. The corresponding modulecodes will be registered automatically for you after the registration period.

If your minor registration gets rejected and the module codes were already registered for you, they will be removed.

An exception is the transfer minor. If you are planning on doing a transfer minor, register for the module codes yourself. If the transfer minor contains a minor module, please ask the contact person of the transfer minor how to register.

Yes, this is possible. You will need permission from the other university and also from your own examination board. You will need to write a proposal, which can be done in colaboration with your study adviser. Here's more information on this topic.

During the registration periodit is possible to de-register yourself via Osiris. After the registration period you'll need to send an e-mail to minor@utwente.nl.

It is very important that you de-register if your plans have changed. Several minorsreach their maximum number of participants, so someone else would probably gladly take your place instead. Also, if you don't de-register, you won't be able to register for another minor. You can only have a maximum of 30 ECTS on minors in your minor space.

Do you see a minor in our tool of options, but can't register for this minor in Osiris? This can have several reasons.

2. The minor might not be accessible for your study programme.

3. The minor might have reached its maximum number of participants. Please send an email minor@utwente.nl to be put on the waiting list.

If you've completed your transfer minor you can send an email to minor@utwente.nl. You will receive your grade list by e-mail.

If you sign up for a minor, you will be registered for the complete minor. If you only want to do part of a minor (for instance as a replacement course for the Mathematics part that you already took) you will need to ask your study program for permission. But it is also important to ask permission from the offering study program. This is not the case if you do the standard replacement course, Introduction to Mathematical Analysis.

Realize that it is not always allowed tojoin a part of a module. If you are not planning on doing the whole minor, don't register for the complete minor.

If you want to retake parts of your minor, it usually depends on the policy of the offering programme. It is wise to contact the coordinator of the responsible programme to find out what the options are and what the procedure is for resit parts. Often, there are specific rules and deadlines you need to adhere to. Good luck!