Registration
The registration period for semester 1 (2025/2026) is closed. Registration for semester 2 courses opens on November 14th.
Registration
Please note: You can only register for courses offered by the Faculty of Humanities via this page.
Registration takes place using a registration form below (available on this page from November 14th until January 12th for semester 2). Your registration is only final after receipt of your payment.
Upon registration you will receive the following:
- Letter of confirmation (with course information, such as timetables)
- Personal student number
- Login details for a ULCN account (provides access to, for instance, BrightSpace)
(note: if you were already registered in the first semester of the current academic year, your account will remain valid and you will not receive another letter with your account details).
- Please note: the student systems uSis and MyStudymap are not used with AlaCarte Education
Admission Requirements
The course must be made available by the program (see the Study Guide); otherwise, you cannot register for it.
There are no admission requirements for most AlaCarte courses; you can attend AlaCarte lectures regardless of your previous education.
Desirable:
* Knowledge at pre-university education (VWO) level
* Proficiency in the relevant language
* Digital skills (to work with the various systems associated with modern-day study)
Registration deadlines
Registration for semester 1 starts on June 9, 2025- 07:00h and ends on August 8th, 2025- 23:59hrs
Registration for semester 2 starts on November 14, 2025- 7:00 AM and ends on January 12, 2026- 23:59hrs
Please note: due to the administrative handling of all registrations we are compelled to comply with these deadlines. Registration requests after the deadline will not be processed.
Cancellation and reimbursement
In principal, a series of lectures lasts 13 weeks. No refund is granted when lectures are cancelled due to holidays. If the lecturer cancels a lecture, the first 5 lectures will not be reimbursed. If the sixth lecture (or further lectures) is cancelled, the student can request one-seventh of the course fee per cancelled lecture.
Cancellation is possible until two weeks before the start of the term. For the first term, the cancellation deadline is August 18th 2025; for the second term, the deadline is January 19th 2026. In the event of cancellation after the deadline, the following administration costs are charged:
- Before the start of the course: 10% of the course
- Cancellation in the first week of the course: 40% of the course fee
- Cancellation in the second week of the course or later: the entire course fee is charged
After this period, no refunds are possible, even in cases of force majeure, disappointment, illness, or other circumstances.
No refunds are given in the event of illness or a change of instructor.
Certificate
After completing the course(s) you receive a certificate. The lecturer will present you with the certificate in the final lecture, or it will be sent to your home address after the course. The certificate is only awarded if your attendance was sufficient. This is determined by the lecturer(s) by means of an attendance list. The certificate contains no study results or assessment, since à la carte students do not take exams.
Rights
AlaCarte students are entitled to:
- use Brightspace, Leiden University’s digital learning environment
- use of computer rooms
- use the Leiden University Library
- a uMail email address
AlaCarte students are not entitled to:
- Student grants or loans
- Participating in exams
- Discount at the Leiden University Academic Language Centre
Costs and payment
Course fees
The fee for AlaCarte education is € 82,00 per EC for lectures at bachelor’s level (2025/2026 academic year). The course description in the online prospectus will tell you if a course is 5EC or 10EC. One EC is equal to a study load of 28 hours.
Maximum fee
If you attend four or more AlaCarte courses in the 2025/2026 academic year, you pay a maximum fee of € 1431,00 per academic year (passe-partout 2025/2026). For this fee, you can register for a maximum of 8 courses, per semester.
The above-mentioned fees are exempted from VAT.
Any study material you need to purchase is not included in the fees.
Payment
After submitting your registration form, you will be automatically redirected to Paylogic, Leiden University's payment system. Here, you can pay for the course using iDeal, credit card, or PayPal.
Payment must be received by us no later than 14 days before the start of the semester. If this deadline is exceeded, we cannot guarantee timely processing of your registration.
Payment in installments and one-time direct debits are not possible.