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IMPLEMENTATION OF ADDITIONAL EXAM TIME (AET) FBE BLOCK 1 ACADEMIC YEAR 23-24

NOTE: If your request has been granted, the following conditions apply:

Approval before Friday 15 September 2023
You will receive your granted testing facilities starting from the examinations in week 4, 5 and 6 of block 1.

Approval between Friday 15 September 2023 and Friday 6 October 2023
You will receive your granted testing facilities starting from the examinations in week 7, 8, 9,10 and 11 of block 1.

Approval after Friday 6 October 2023
You will receive your granted testing facilities starting from the examinations in the beginning of block 2.

IMPLEMENTATION OF ADDITIONAL EXAM TIME (AET) FBE BLOCK 2 ACADEMIC YEAR 23-24

NOTE: If your request has been granted, the following conditions apply:

Approval between Friday 6 October 2023 and Friday 24 November 2023
You will receive your granted testing facilities starting from the examinations in week 4, 5 and 6 of block 2.

Approval between Friday 24 November 2023 and Friday 15 December 2023
You will receive your granted testing facilities starting from the examinations in week 7, 8, 9,10 and 11 of block 2.

Approval after Friday 15 December 2023
You will receive your granted testing facilities starting from the examinations in the beginning of block 3.

IMPLEMENTATION OF ADDITIONAL EXAM TIME (AET) FBE BLOCK 3 ACADEMIC YEAR 23-24

NOTE: If your request has been granted, the following conditions apply:

Approval between Friday 15 December 2023 and Friday 16 February 2024
Approval between Friday 16 February 2024 and Friday 8 March 2024
You will receive your granted testing facilities starting from the examinations in week 7, 8, 9,10 and 11 of block 3.

Approval after Friday 8 March 2024
You will receive your granted testing facilities starting from the examinations in beginning of block 4.

IMPLEMENTATION OF ADDITIONAL EXAM TIME (AET) FBE BLOCK 4 ACADEMIC YEAR 23-24

NOTE: If your request has been granted, the following conditions apply:

Approval between Friday 8 March 2024 and Friday 26 April 2024
You will receive your granted testing facilities starting from the examinations in week 4, 5 and 6 of block 4.

Approval between Friday 26 April 2024 and Friday 24 May 2024
You will receive your granted testing facilities starting from the examinations in week 7, 8, 9,10 and 11 of block 4.

Approval after Friday 24 May 2024
You will receive your granted testing facilities starting from the examinations in the beginning of the following academic year.

If you have ADHD, dyslexia, ASD, a chronic illness or another personal circumstance that affects your ability to concentrate and/or read, you can request extra time (examination time limit extension) for written examinations. This then also applies to examinations that you take (online) on a laptop. If you have a visual impairment, you get 50% more time; in most other cases, you will get 25%. The student counsellor grants this time limit extension on behalf of the examinations board.

You can also request other test facilities from the student counsellor. Examples include taking a written test on a laptop, going to the toilet during a written examination, eating/drinking and taking medication, or using headphones during a written interim examination.

In what for situations can you apply for an examination time limit extension?

You are entitled to extra time if you have difficulty concentrating and/or reading and can demonstrate that this is due to personal circumstances, such as:

  • dyslexia
  • AD(H)D
  • ASD
  • blindness or poor vision
  • a disability that produces concentration difficulties
  • you grew up outside the Netherlands.

Not sure? Talk to your student counsellor.

How do I apply for an examination time limit extension?

If you suffer from dyslexia, you do not need to visit the student counsellor yourself. Instead, you can apply for an examination time limit extension and large-font test forms straight away. You can do this online. Read more at Student Info or apply directly through the Digital Service Point.
In all other circumstances, you can apply for an examination time limit extension through the student counsellor. Make an appointment.

Other facilities?

You may also benefit from other facilities. If you have additional needs, it’s best to contact the student counsellor for your degree programme as soon as possible.
You can discuss with the student counsellor which test facility is appropriate for you. ‘Appropriate’ means that the facility is suitable – that is, it’s of real use to you – and that you really need it because of your personal circumstances. If the facility is appropriate and the student counsellor has verified the evidence of your circumstance, you can then apply for the test facility straight away. Make an appointment.

When will my test facility take effect?

How quickly your application can be processed depends on your degree programme.
If your test facility is granted 2.5 weeks before the start of the examination period, you can use your test facility.

What else do I need to take care of?

  • Bring a printout of the decision granting you your test facility with you to your test.

In closing

Full-time students: Has your request for Additional Exam Time been granted?

In that case, you will sit your examinations and tests in the designated classroom along with the students who make use of other additional exam facilities, except in the case of digital examinations. A list of all AET rooms will be published in the student announcements on MyAUAS each week, while the room numbers will also be posted on a swing board at the Service Point on the day of the test. The AET room can be different on each examn date.

  • A weekly overview of AET rooms for written examinations will be published in the announcements on mijnhva.nl on the Friday before the examination week begins.
  • An announcement will also be posted on the swing board at the Service Point on every examination day.

Digital examinations will not be held in a separate AET room, but seats will be reserved in the digital examination rooms for students who are entitled to additional test time.

Please note: the AET rooms will not be listed on timetable.hva.nl.

Part-time students: Has your request for Additional Exam Time been granted?

  • If so, your examination with Additional Exam Time will begin one hour earlier in the designated AET room.
  • A AET examination will begin at the normal starting time on Saturday.
  • The room number of this AET room will be posted on the swing board at the Service Point on every examination day.
Published by  AZ editors FBE 5 September 2023
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