Academic advisor

What questions can you ask the academic advisor?

• Study advice

  • Study tips
  • Study planning
  • Study skills and academic skills
  • Trainings to study more effectively

• Study process

  • Study progress
  • Delay in academic progress
  • Recommendation on continuation of studies (Dutch acronym: BSA)
  • Complaints, appeals and objections (e.g. disagreements with teachers)
  • Extra challenge
  • Honours Programme
  • Choice guidance (e.g. elective space, choosing a master's programme)
  • Application regulations and admission to a master's programme
  • Teaching and Examination Regulations (TER)
  • Adjustments to degree programmes
  • Quitting your studies

• Personal (special) circumstances

  • (Mental) health care
  • Top performance (top-level athletes and other talent)
  • Studying with a disability or chronic illness 
  • Taking care of a sick family member
  • Studying and children 

• With other questions you can turn to different departments

  • Student Desk
    For general questions about registering for courses, graduating, lists of grades, (declaration of) registration for your degree programme, tuition fees, financing your studies etc. 
  • Canvas
    For the layout of tutorial classes, check the relevant course.
  • Timetable
    You can find your schedule on rooster.vu.nl.
  • Study guide
    Information about your study programme and practical matters about an internship or graduation project.
  • International Office
    Practical matters about studying abroad are handled by the Outgoing Student Exchange Team (outgoing@vu.nl).
  • Student counsellors
    For support with confidential matters not related to the content of your study programme, such as (legal) regulations and procedures, (de)registration issues, DUO facilities, urgent housing, the Student Support Regulation and other (financial) provisions.
  • Student psychological counsellors
    For psychological help. In that case, always make an appointment with a academic advisor as well to discuss your study progress. This may be relevant for your BSA and the Profile Fund.
  • VU Career Services
    For all questions related to your future career.
  • Examination Board
    Extra exam opportunity, request for a course replacement, extension of validity of results, exemption for a course, elective space, etc.

Academic advisors per faculty