Additionally, you will participate in the CvA-led orientation to get to know the CvA Staff, fellow CvA students, and facilities. Please pay attention to the emails you receive directly from the CvA. When in doubt of any of the emails or correspondence you receive about your semester in Amsterdam, please reach out to your Program Advisor at study@iesabroad.org.

Registration for classes is completed after you have arrived on-site during your academic orientation. This process may be different from what you are used to as the CvA does not publish a set of courses to choose from. Through consultations with CvA advisors, the staff at IES Abroad Amsterdam, and the academic advisors at your current university or college, you will establish a highly individualized course of study that combines practical, theoretical, and educational aspects of music study. If you are at an advanced level in both Classical or Jazz music studies, you may be able to take...

As a Psychology & Sciences student, you will take 15-17 IES credits (a minimum of 30 ECTS) per semester at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) and IES Abroad Amsterdam. Create your own personal academic experience by selection from the following required and optional components: 1 IES Abroad course of your choice (required, 3 credits) 2-4 VU courses (required, credits vary) Up to 2 other IES Abroad area studies course, depending on availability (optional, credits vary) Note that 2 ECTS credits (the European credit system) are equivalent to 1 US credit. For example, a course worth 12 ECTS credits is...

As a Social Sciences & Humanities student, you will take 15-17 credits (a minimum of 30 ECTS) per semester at the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) and IES Abroad Amsterdam. Create your own personal academic experience by selection from the following required and optional components: 1 IES Abroad course of your choice (required, 3 credits) 1-4 courses at the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) (at least one UvA course is required, credits vary, minimum of 6 UvA credits) Up to 2 other IES Abroad area studies course, depending on availability (optional, credits vary) Note that 2 ECTS credits (the...

As a Law & Criminology student, you will take 15-17 IES Abroad credits at the IES Abroad Amsterdam Center, with the choice to take one course at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). Create your own academic experience by selecting from the following required and optional components: IES Abroad Course PO/LW 350 Major Issues in Law & Society: A Comparative Context. (required, 4 credits) IES Abroad Course ES/SO/PO 363 Equitable Living: The Human Right to Migration (Amsterdam + London Field Study; required, 3 credits) 1 VU Course (optional, credits vary) Additional IES Abroad area studies courses...

As a Business & Economics student, you will take 15-17 IES Abroad credits (a minimum of 30 ECTS) per semester at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) and IES Abroad Amsterdam. Create your own academic experience by selecting from the following required and optional components: 1 IES Abroad course of your choice (required, 3 credits) 2-4 VU courses (required, credits vary) Up to 2 other IES Abroad area studies course, depending on availability (optional, credits vary) Note that 2 ECTS credits (the European credit system) are equivalent to 1 US credit. For example, a course worth 12 ECTS credits is worth...

The OV Chipkaart is a public transportation chip card used to ride the buses, trams, and metro in Amsterdam. You will receive this card during orientation. The chip card works like a debit card. You will need to load money onto your card (this can be done at metro stations, the public transport office outside of Centraal Station and some larger stops), and your fare is deducted with each ride. This is one of the easiest ways to make use of public transportation in Amsterdam. Having a monthly pass is the cheapest means of utilizing the OV Chipkaart. It is also possible to buy individual tickets...

Students are able to receive letter-sized mail to the IES Abroad Center. Packages should be sent to your housing, as the front desk can keep them. If you are shipping a debit or credit card, we recommend that you disguise it as regular mail (i.e., put it in a birthday card or use a cardboard FedEx or UPS envelope). All of your mail should be addressed to you at the IES Abroad Amsterdam Center: Your Name c/o IES Abroad Amsterdam Center Geldersekade 101-D 1011 EM Amsterdam The Netherlands While you are free to receive mail addressed to you at the IES Abroad Center, you may also get it delivered...