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Article 16 – Suspension and Termination of the Student Legal Status

By juhaszildiko
Semmelweis University Organizational and Operational Regulations
– Part III. Student Standards –
Chapter III.2. Study and Examination Regulations

5. Provisions Concerning Student Legal Status

Article 16 [Suspension and Termination of Student Legal Status]

(1) Student status is suspended

  1. if the student declares that they do not wish to fulfill their student obligations in the upcoming training period, or if the student does not register for the upcoming training period,
  2. if the student has withdrawn their relevant registration until the deadline,
  3. if the semester is declared inactive after the deadline upon the request of the student,
  4. if as a disciplinary punishment the student is prohibited from continuing their studies,
  5. for the duration of the actual military service of the volunteer reserve, during which the student is exempt from the obligations laid down in these Regulations.

(2) In the case referred to in point a) of paragraph (1), the continuous suspension of student legal status shall not exceed two semesters, except on the basis of the authorization specified in paragraph (3). Students may suspend their student legal status more than once according to these Regulations.

(3) The Studies and Examinations Committee may, at the request of the student, authorize the suspension of the student legal status:

  1. for a continuous period longer than specified in paragraph (2),
  2. even before completion of the first semester, or
  3. until the end of the training period which has already begun, for that training period 
    (subsequent declaration of an inactive semester),

provided that the student is not able to fulfill their obligations arising from the student legal status due to childbirth, accident, illness or any other unexpected condition beyond their control.

(4) When the student legal status is suspended,

  1. the student may not receive any normative allowance,
  2. the student card cannot be validated,
  3. NEPTUN can be used by the student.

(5) The student legal status terminates:

  1. if the student has transferred to another higher education institution, on the calendar day before the date of enrollment or registration by the transferred student,
  2. on the day of application/announcement if the student announces the termination of their student legal status,
  3. if the student is not able to continue their studies at the Hungarian (partly) state-funded training program and does not want to continue their studies at the self-funded training,
  4. on the last day of the semester (the last day of the examination period of the given semester) in which the student obtained the pre-degree certificate,
  5. on the day of the decision becoming final if the student’s student legal status is terminated by the Rector due to payment arrears after an unsuccessful demand note and after consideration of the student’s social situation,
  6. on the day when the students’ expulsion as a disciplinary punishment becomes final,
  7. on the day when the decision that terminates the student’s student legal status becomes final if a condition that is specified in the Act on National Higher Education as a prerequisite for establishing the student legal status does no longer apply,
  8. if the student who participated in a Hungarian (partly) state-funded training withdraws the declaration that is required under the relevant provision of the Act on National Higher Education and does not undertake participation in a self-funded training.

(6) A unilateral declaration of dismissal terminates the student legal status:

  1. if the student fails to fulfill their obligations described in the Regulations and the curriculum regarding the progress of studies,
  2. if the student fails to register for the next semester third time in a row,
  3. if the student does not commence studies after the suspension of the student legal status,
  4. if the student could not complete a subject at its second repeated announcement, provided that the student has been notified in writing in advance to fulfill their obligation within the time limit specified and has been informed of the legal consequences of the dismissal.

(7) The university terminates the student legal status of a student whose total number of unsuccessful retake and second retake examinations in the same subject unit reaches five by a unilateral statement. This provision applies only to those who have commenced their studies in the relevant program in the fall semester of 2012/2013 or thereafter.

(8) Those students whose student legal status has been terminated shall be removed from the list of students.