Duration

(Maximum) Duration of the FInal Project

1. The final project needs be completed (receive green light within five months. The thesis is regarded by the supervisors to be of sufficient quality to pass with a sufficient grade. ‘Green light’ is given to finish the report and prepare the end presentation (colloquium).
2. If more time is needed the programme director can authorize a one-time extension with a maximum of twenty weeks, in consultation with the study advisor and graduation committee based on:
   
   1. Insufficient level of and/or progress by the student;
   2. Insufficient (level of) supervision in the specific research topic; 
   3. Special circumstances or force majeure.
3. If a Green light has not been obtained within the new time set, the final project may be graded as insufficient.
4. If the final grade is insufficient then the student can carry out a supplement to the project within a period of two months, after which the graduation committee will state its opinion again, which will lead at the most to a 6. In exceptional cases a higher grade is possible.
5. This new final grade will be regarded as the result of a resit.
6. If the result of this resit is a fail, then the student shall have to carry out a new Master's final project.
7. If the student cannot complete the final within the period as mentioned in the EER Article A3.7 and Article B3.8.5 and B3.8.7 for reasons of force majeure, or the student disagrees with the decision of the programme (director) on the extension, the student may appeal to the examination board.

Known Special circumstances: Alternative study plan

If you forsee problems, or you have special circumstances, we recommend contacting the study advisor before you start the final project. The above regulation describes how an extention can be granted towards the end of the project, but if you know before the start that you might need more time becaus of special circumstances, you can establish an alternaive study plan together with the study advisor and your supervisor that allows you a slower study pace. 

If you don't have specific circumstances, but do encounter a delay, it is still recommended to contact the study adviser as soon as these problems occur. 

Examples

Example 1
You started your final project but the set up you planned and the data sets you were planning to use are not available. You need to redesign your set up and this causes a delay of about a month. When approaching the end date, you apply for a 4 - 6 week extention based on c force majeur. 

Example 2
Due to medical circumstances, you have been studying at an adjusted pace completing 10EC / 2 courses per quarter. Entering into the final project, you also need a reduced workload, so at the start of the final project you  you make an alternative plan for the completion, speading the work over 7 months instead of 5,  together with the study advisor and in consulatation with your supervisor. 

Example 3
You started your project in a certain area, but along the way you get lost in the topic and struggle with focus and translating the work into a thesis. After a short break, some meeting with the study adviser and joining the EEMCS thesis group, you are back on track but you need some additional time. In this case you can request an extension based on a). In order to determine the duration of the extension you make a list of the work/activities still to be completed and  together with your supervisor agree on a realistic timeline.