{"id":195594,"date":"2026-01-22T13:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=195594"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:52:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:52:28","slug":"student-met-dyscalculie-krijgt-geen-vrijstelling-voor-statistiek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/01\/22\/student-met-dyscalculie-krijgt-geen-vrijstelling-voor-statistiek\/","title":{"rendered":"Student with dyscalculia denied dispensation for statistics exams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">A psychology student requested an exemption from statistics exams because she has dyscalculia. Her request was denied. She appealed this to the highest educational court, which decided against her, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raadvanstate.nl\/uitspraken\/@155667\/202505496-1-a2\/\">a ruling<\/a> from last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Statistiek-college-krabbels-35-1600x1246.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-195593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Statistiek-college-krabbels-35-1600x1246.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1769080586 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Statistiek-college-krabbels-35-875x682.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1769080586 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Statistiek-college-krabbels-35-300x234.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1769080586 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Statistiek-college-krabbels-35-1280x997.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1769080586 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Statistiek-college-krabbels-35-1536x1197.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1769080586 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Statistiek-college-krabbels-35.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1769080586 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A student in the master&#8217;s program in Psychology submitted a request to the examination board last academic year for dispensation or an alternative for the two statistics courses in the master&#8217;s program due to her dyscalculia, a condition that makes it difficult to deal with numbers and calculations. She was willing to take another course or complete an extra internship instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The examination board granted her additional exam time and a separate exam room but rejected the request for exemption or an alternative. She was also unsuccessful in her appeal to the Board of Appeal for Examinations (CBE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exam not taken<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, she took the matter to the highest educational court, the Council of State. Last week, the Council confirmed the judgment of the examination board and the CBE: providing an alternative or dispensation for the statistics exams is not possible, &#8216;because such an adjustment to the study program would no longer meet the final requirements of the master&#8217;s degree&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another factor in the decision was that the student had not taken the statistics exams. 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