Semmelweis University Organizational and Operational Regulations
– Part III. Student Standards –
Chapter III.2. Study and Examination Regulations
4. Basic Concepts of the Credit System
Article 5 [The Curriculum and the Model Curriculum]
(1) The curriculum consists of compulsory, optional and elective subjects. Credits beyond the total number of credits required by the program and outcome requirements of the program cannot be required in the curriculum. This includes the minimum credit for the elective subjects specified in the program and outcome requirements.
(2) The Faculty ensures that the student may take elective subjects of at least 5% of the total number of credits required for the degree or may engage in voluntary activities in lieu of such subjects. The student can also choose from subjects with a total credit value of at least twenty percent excess of all credits. In the case of an elective subject, the university does not restrict the student’s choice of subjects announced by the tertiary education institutions. Any student may take on any elective subjects that were announced by any faculty of the university during the general course registration procedure, given that the prerequisite schedule is taken into consideration.
(3) Students can complete subjects without extra fees in their individual study schedule
- for 10% credit value above the total required credits,
- in case of subjects in languages different from that of their training for up to 10% credit value of the total required credits.
(4) The model curriculum within the curriculum includes, divided into educational periods,
- all compulsory and optional subjects along with their credit value,
- the number of hours a subject is taught in a semester and the assigned number of credits,
- the type of assessments (signature, term grade or examination),
- the semester when a subject is announced,
- the criterion requirements and the deadline for their fulfillment,
- the rules and requirements for the selection of the specialization or sub-specialization, if it was not part of the admission procedure,
- the prerequisite schedule,
- the requirements for the selection of the topic of the thesis or diploma work and its completion if they are not included in these Regulations, in the faculty regulations, or in the relevant course syllabus,
(5) The Students’ Union has the right to comment on the curriculum before it is submitted.
(6) Prerequisites can be determined if the knowledge obtainable in another subject, group of subjects, or in a subject module is required for the understanding of the subject. Recommendations for prerequisites shall be set forth by the teacher of the subject and approved by the Faculty Council. Then it shall be entered into the model curriculum.
(7) A subject can only be registered by those students who have fulfilled its prerequisite(s) before the given semester, or have fulfilled them earlier or registered currently to its concurrent prerequisite(s).
(8) The model curriculum includes a maximum of forty lessons per week (apart from the Language and Physical Education classes).
(9) The length of lessons is 45 minutes. In the case of a combined lesson, a break of 15 minutes should be provided beyond 90 minutes.
(10) In the case of inter-faculty training, the Senate defines the curriculum on the proposal of the Faculty Councils of the faculties participating in the training.
(11) It is the right of the student of the degree program concerned to apply for specializations and sub-specializations announced simultaneously in the given degree program if it is not done through the admission procedure. The number of students entering a specialization or sub-specialization may be limited; the Dean may require a minimum number of students to apply for the specialization in advance. If the number of entering students is limited, the classification to the specialization or sub-specialization is according to the regulations of specialization or sub-specialization choice.
(12) The curriculum includes, as a criterion requirement, a vow at the beginning of the studies, the content of which is defined depending on the nature of the training; and an oath as part of the graduation at the end of the studies (hereinafter together: fundamentals of professional ethics). The oath at the end of the studies is followed by the graduation ceremony. The Rector decides on the order of the fundamentals of professional ethics and the text applied by each Faculty after its submission by the Faculty. If necessary for organizational reasons, the fulfillment of the fundamentals of professional ethics can take place before the start of studies, as well as after their completion; nevertheless, participation is obligatory. In this case, the condition of enrollment is to make the vow, while the condition of receiving the diploma is to take the oath. Making the vow is also mandatory for students admitted by transfer. The organization of fundamentals of professional ethics, including the possibility of a make-up appointment, is the responsibility of the Faculty.