Following the written thesis submission deadline in June, students have the opportunity to resit the written thesis if the first submission is not graded with a pass. It is possible to resit the oral exam, when it is not graded with a sufficient grade. The following rules apply if a student fails either of the two elements:

1. Written Master thesis resit

  • In order to be eligible for the written thesis resit, a complete written thesis must be submitted.
  • The written master thesis resit has to be submitted before 15 August.
  • The written thesis re-sit is meant to provide students who submit a final written thesis of insufficient quality at the first deadline the opportunity to improve or repair that version so that they can still pass the thesis trajectory (and graduate) within the academic year.
  • The thesis re-sit is therefore not meant for:
    • Providing another opportunity to improve the written thesis and, therefore, obtain a higher grade.
    • Providing more time to work on the written thesis by submitting the written thesis at the re-sit written thesis deadline. 
  • Additionally, we want to point out that, if you do not submit a written thesis document at the first attempt, or the file is empty, you do not qualify for the written thesis re-sit, since your work cannot be assessed, and it cannot be determined whether the work is of sufficient quality to pass the thesis trajectory or not.

2. Oral exam resit

  • If a student passes the written thesis, but fails the oral exam, the student has the option to resit the oral exam.
  • Failing the oral exam (after resit) results in failing the entire thesis trajectory.
  • The final deadline for the oral exam resit is 31 August. Note that the oral exam is always scheduled in collaboration/agreement with the thesis coach and 2nd assessor. Scheduling the oral resit exam between 1-15 September is only an option when the coach and 2nd assessor are not available for an oral exam in 
  • August due to force majeure, in which case the grade must be registered in Osiris no later than 15 September.
  • Oral exams scheduled after 15 September means a fail unless you have approval from the Examination Board.



For an overview of the thesis trajectory, see this article.