In your first year, you will get an academic adviser to help you in your transition to LUC and academic life. You will become part of a student mentor group, whom you will meet in order to make sure you are on track. 

Sometimes the most helpful academic advice will come from a fellow student who has experienced LUC’s programme first-hand. For this reason, LUC offers a Peer Advising programme where second- and third-year students offer their support to you!

After your first year, once you have chosen a major, you can contact any major-specific professor for advice regarding your major.  

The study advisors are responsible for advising students on the practical aspects of their academic choices: study load, graduation requirements, study plan, what to do in case of extenuating circumstances, advice on rules and regulations. The study advisors also monitor all students to ensure their study progress. Students can contact the study advisors if they have questions regarding a possible Reduced Course Load, Leave of Absence, the Leiden Study System and studying with a disability.

If needed, the study advisors can refer the student to the Student Life Officer, the Student Life Counselors or other professionals within Leiden University.

When you have a physical or learning disability you are entitled to extra facilities during your studies. Examples of extra facilities are extra time for exams, the use of a laptop or later deadlines. The first step in the process of asking for extra facilities, is to discuss your situation with the LUC Study Advisors. Please make an appointment before the start of the academic year (first week of September), but preferably earlier. Information exchanged with the study advisors is always kept confidential and doesn’t influence the admissions process in any way. 

The Student Life Officer is in charge of all residential aspects of student life and oversees the Resident Assistant team to help create a community environment on residential floors. 

The Residential Assistants (RAs) are students who are committed to ensuring the personal well-being of the resident-students at the Anna van Buerenplein, and help to foster a sense of community. Every floor has 1 RA and they are the first point of contact for personal concerns and issues related to residential life. The RAs also take initiative to organize floor events and activities outside of LUC.

To ensure the well-being of all residents, and that everyone in a diverse community has a suitable place to live and study, the RAs also help to see that the rules of the College are observed.

LUC has two Student Life Counselors. They are fully trained psychologists with years of experience. They are here to help students who are experiencing difficulties on a personal level, such as difficulty adjusting to life at LUC, the pressures of living abroad, issues to do with stress or anxiety, personal problems and more. Depending on your problems and circumstances, support may be offered in the form of advice, referral to a workshop or training course and/or referral to individual sessions with a SLC or an external psychologist.

To receive extra facilities, you need to contact the Fenestra Disability Center. The LUC Study Advisors will help you to book a meeting. The specialists of Fenestra will assess your situation and advise the LUC Board of Examiners on the extra facilities you are entitled to.  

You will live on campus in your 1st and 2nd year. The campus and student rooms are wheelchair accessible. Any individual accessibility changes that need to be made need to be discussed. You are more than welcome to visit our campus to assess the situation and to discuss what is needed. Please make an appointment via the LUC Housing office via housing@luc.leidenuniv.nl as early as possible.

The education offered by LUC is challenging and classes are interactive and small in scale. You are expected to physically attend all classes. In case you already know that physical attendance might not always be feasible for you, please contact the LUC Study Advisors as early as possible.