Before starting school in Maastricht, my impression of exchange is that students do not have to study much and will make it through the exams peacefully. But looking at the passing criteria, I have to make some adjustments to my concept. To pass a course here in Maastricht, you have to get at least 5.5 out of 10 in the final exam. Besides that, students are only allowed to miss 1-2 classes at most in the block, otherwise, a penalty will be imposed and an assignment will have to be submitted by tat student. For sure, you will not want to end up doing that assignment. Participation grades count as well here and people are generally more participative than in Singapore. Speak up or else 0.25 grade will be deducted from your final grades.
The most significant point of this grading system is that students cannot plan their holiday trips as if they are really on a 6 month holiday in Europe. Watch out for class attenedance is a must and make sure you meet the passing criteria.
The school uses the smae blackboard system as NTU, therefore, we do not have much of a problem getting all the information that we need.
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