At HZ, we want to give our students the opportunity to continue to grow and develop. For this reason, the negative binding study advice is no longer in effect. This means that students can continue with their programme even if they have earned fewer than 45 EC (credits) in their first year of study.
Students will still receive study advice, but this will no longer be binding. In the event of negative study advice, the student will work with their study career coach to draw up a plan to complete the programme.
From the 2026/2027 academic year onwards, programmes will have limited options for setting conditions for completing the first year of study. Students will then have to complete specific course units (such as a first-year internship) in the first year of enrolment. If a programme chooses to do so, students of those specific programmes will be informed of this via the HZ OER Implementation Regulations from the 2026/2027 academic year onwards.
Exception for Primary Education programmes
For Primary Education programmes, the negative binding study advice will continue to apply. This is no longer based on the number of credits a student has obtained in the first year, but on the completion of the first-year internship and the arithmetic and mathematics test.