UU (UCU)

Sources

• University College Utrecht https://www.uu.nl/en/bachelors/university-college-utrecht

  The official page describes UCU as a separate honours college of Utrecht University with a three-year Liberal Arts and Sciences programme, residential campus, small cohort, its own CROHO code and selective admission.

  UCU is a separate liberal-arts-and-sciences college model, so it is not treated as the general Utrecht University bachelor structure.

• Application and admission: University College Utrecht https://www.uu.nl/en/bachelors/university-college-utrecht/application-and-admission

  The admissions page states that UCU receives more than 1,000 applications and around 250 students enrol each year; candidates submit a separate application, motivation materials, references and may be invited for an interview.

  Model element: UCU is a separate selective programme with its own intake, not a university-wide option available to every UU bachelor's student.

• Study programme: University College Utrecht https://www.uu.nl/en/bachelors/university-college-utrecht/study-programme

  The study programme page describes a three-year programme where students build an individual curriculum from more than 20 disciplines across Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences.

  In year two, students declare a major while continuing to choose major courses, electives and a minor.

• Academic Rules and Regulations UCU 2025-2026 https://students.uu.nl/sites/default/files/ARR%202025-2026.pdf

  The UCU regulations set a 180 ECTS study load, BA and BSc major requirements, major declaration by midterm of the third semester, a minor of at least 30 credits and a double major option requiring completion of two majors and two bachelor theses.

  Model elements: double-major level for programme choice and formal constraints on the individual curriculum.

• Off-campus Courses at UCU https://students.uu.nl/en/university-college-utrecht/academics/courses-and-schedules/off-campus-courses

  The UCU page explains that off-campus courses can be taken at other UU faculties, other Dutch universities and abroad; up to 22.5 ECTS may count toward the required 180 ECTS, or up to 15 ECTS when combined with exchange.

  Model element: open external course choice with prior Exam Board approval and transcript transfer from the host institution.

• UCU Curriculum Requests https://students.uu.nl/en/university-college-utrecht/organise-your-studies/curriculum-requests

  The UCU procedures page describes major declaration and requests to include an off-campus course in the individual curriculum through OSIRIS Case and the Exam Board.

  Model elements: major choice and external course choice embedded in regular UCU academic procedures.