Practical information

Go to the course catalogue > Minors > Accessible for study programme and choose the appropriate filters (your programme, the relevant academic year and quartile); you will then see which minors you can take part in.

Read the text of the minor carefully; it may have additional entry requirements.

Some minors deviate from the enrolment process due to their special nature. In that case, it is clearly stated in the minor information in the course catalogue.

During the pre-enrolment period, you choose a maximum of three minors you want to participate in in the relevant block. The first come, first serve principle does not apply; the draw is random.

How?

1. Log into Osiris Student
2. Go to enrol > pre-enrol minor
3. Choose a maximum of 3 minors you want to participate in

You can indicate your minors in order of preference and change the order during the entire enrolment period. You can do this at enrol > pre-enrol minor > edit, select the minors. Click on confirm   and change the order .

Osiris will take the order of your preferences into account.

Some minors deviate from the enrolment process due to their special nature. In that case, it is clearly stated in the minor information in the OSIRIS course catalogue.

After the pre-registration period, the draw will take place. You will be notified whether or not you have been drawn. If you have a draw, you will immediately be registered for the relevant minor (exception: Leren Lesgeven) and the minor will be visible under Enrol > Show My Enrolments > Minors.

Please note: the Educational Affairs Office checks whether you meet the requirements of your study programme to start a minor. As soon as this has been done, you will be notified.

Not enrolled in the minor of your choice? You can register for a minor that still has spaces available during the subsequent registration period.

How?

1. Log in to Osiris Student
2. Go to Enrol > Minor
3. Look up the minor using the name of the minor or the minor code
4. Click on the corresponding minor and confirm registration

Note: if a minor is full, you can join the waiting list. If a place becomes available, we will contact you by e-mail.

Unless you receive a notification that you do not meet the admission requirements, you are officially enrolled for your minor (this does not apply to Leren Lesgeven!)

In the OSIRIS course catalogue, you can see which UT minors you can take once you have selected your programme. If you are accepted during the pre-registration period, your pre-registration will be converted into an enrolment (except for Leren Lesgeven). However, this registration does not guarantee that you will participate; the Educational Affairs Office still has to confirm that you meet all admission requirements (usually a certain number of ECs of your study programme). You will be informed about this.

If you do not meet the programme-specific requirement, your enrolment will be cancelled. For more information/advice, please contact your study advisor. To check whether you meet the EC requirements, please consult the programme-specific part of your OER, ask your study advisor or check the specific information on your programme's website.

You cannot register for the following minors in Osiris:

• Crossing Borders - registration is via a special registration procedure
• Student Teams minor - registration is via the minor team
• Minor abroad – you will go through a procedure and eventually be registered via the programme for a so-called exchange minor.
• Minor at another educational institution – if approved, your programme will make sure you will be registered for a so-called exchange minor.
• Transfer minor – ask both your own and the offering programme for information about this.
• Governance of Student Organisations (board minor) - more info via Canvas page

The minor 'Leren Lesgeven' has a participation restriction, in case of oversubscription, an intake procedure will take place.

UT also offers the chance to take minors during the second semester, should you not have been able to do so during the first semester. Please note that the offer in the second semester is much smaller than in the first semester. In the OSIRIS course catalogue, you can see which minors you can take by selecting your study programme and make sure that you also meet possible prerequisites. You can find these in the minor description.

If you made a mistake when registering for a minor through Osiris, or wish to alter your choice during the registration period, please follow the subsequent procedure.

• Log in at Osiris as you would for normal use
• Go to Enrol > Show my enrolments
• Click on Minors
• Select the minor you want to de-register for and click on 'Disenrol'

You have now been deregistered and will receive a confirmation e-mail. You can now enrol for a different minor. 

If you want to deregister, but the registration period is ove, then send an e-mail to minor@utwente.nl.

Did you pre-enrol to a minor you don't want to take anymore? Remove the pre-enrolment through Osiris student in menu Enrol > Show my enrolments > Minors. Click on the minor you want to remove and click on 'remove pre-enrolment' (top right of the screen).

Has your preferred minor already reached the maximum? You can put yourself on a waiting list in Osiris, during the regular enrolment period. 

In case of too few registrations, a minor may be withdrawn from the offer. If this is the case, you will be contacted to find a suitable solution.

It can take a while before your minors are assessed, the Educational Affairs Office may wait till the grades of the 4th quartile are processed. If you want to make sure beforehand that 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.

You can enrol from 8.30am on minors during the regular enrolment period.

No, just enrol for the mino via Osiris during the (pre)enrolment period. The corresponding study units will be registered automatically for you after the enrolment period.

If your minor enrolment gets rejected and the study units were already registered for you, they will be removed.

An exception is the transfer minor. If you are planning on doing a transfer minor, enrol for the study units 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 examination board. You will need to write a proposal, which can be done in collaboration with your study adviser. Here's more information on this topic.

During the regular enrolment period it is possible to de-enrol via Osiris. After the enrolment period you'll need to send an e-mail to minor@utwente.nl.

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

How?
Go to enrol > show my enrolments, click on Minors, select the minor you want to disenrol. Click on 'Disenrol'.

Do you see a minor in the course catalogue, but can't enrol for this minor in Osiris? This may have several reasons.

1. You can only enrol for a total of 30 EC of minors, so if you're already registered for two minors of 15 EC, you won't be able to register for another minor. Leren Lesgeven has a minor of 30 EC, it's not possible to enrol for another minor once you're enrolled in a 30 EC version of Leren Lesgeven.

If an old minor enrolment needs to be removed, please send an email to minor@utwente.nl.

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 enrol for a minor, you will be enrolled in 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 programme for permission. But it is also important to ask permission from the offering study programme. This is not the case if you do the standard replacement course, Introduction to Mathematical Analysis.

Realize that it is not always allowed to join a part of a module. If you are not planning on doing the whole minor, don't enrol in 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!

The controlling body is the Minor Committee in cooperation with the UC-E. The Minor Committee reviews every new minor proposal to validate the alignment of the minor with the UT strategy and current offer. The Minor Committee consists of the following members:

• Willemijn Eendebak (Centre for Educational Support)
• Merijn Snel (Strategy and Policy)

Use this template when submitting a new minor. The minor must be tied to a study programme and therefore attached to a programme director. Only complete applications will be processed, e-mail the request to this email address).

When is an application complete?

1. Complete the description of the minor using the template
2. The request has been submitted by the programme director of the programme offering the minor

Deadlines

• Second semester of the following academic year, deadline 1 May
• First semester of the next academic year, deadline 1 November