Before applying for the MSc degree, you must have submitted your master thesis on DataNose.

Please make sure that your thesis has been uploaded. The Education Desk will check the systems to make sure it is present, and if not alert you to do so before your diploma is registered.

After completing the master programme, students can apply for the MSc. degree no later than 31 August 2020 (see dates below). You must take care that:

• Your Study Plan has been approved by the Examinations Board as soon as possible, but at least four months in advance.
• All registration requirements are met before an application for a MSc. degree certificate has been submitted.

You can apply for your diploma by filling in the form via the website: https://datanose.nl/#graduation

The graduation date on the degree certificate will be the date on which the student applied for graduation.

The ceremony will take place during the fall of 2021. Below you can find the GSS planning. We assume that we will be able to organize a graduation ceremony on campus. If this will not be possible due to adjusted COVID measures, we will communicate this to you in advance. If you have indicated that you want to participate in the award ceremony during your diploma application, you will receive more information about this by the end of September.

For more information please contact the servicedesk by mail: servicedesk-esc-science@uva.nl or by phone: 020-525 7100.

The designation of ‘cum laude’ (with distinction) is added to your diploma in recognition of exceptional performance. Such an allocation by the Examinations Board is based on rules stated in the Rules and Guidelines of the Examinations Board.

Do you qualify for a cum laude designation on your diploma?

In order to find out whether you have shown exceptional competence as a student you need to consult the Rules and Guidelines of the Examinations Board. Here you will find the conditions for the designation of ‘cum laude’, such conditions may be: no component is marked with less than a seven (7), the result for the Master’s thesis is at least an eight (8), the weighted average of all Master’s programme components, excluding the Master’s thesis, is at least an eight (8). These conditions vary per study programme.

Article 5.2

Please take a look at article 5.2 of the Rules and Guidelines of the Examinations Board in order to find out what the specific conditions and exemptions for your study programme are.

Rules and Guidelines of the Examinations Board

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