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 8 [Periods of Training]

(1) The training period comprises a study period and an examination period.

(2) During the study period, the student participates in the lessons of the subjects they have registered to and performs related tasks and may also complete the practice placement period prescribed in the curriculum during the study period. The study period consists of at least fourteen teaching-weeks. The study period of each semester is preceded by a registration period, which may overlap with the examination period of the previous semester.

(3) At the Faculty of General Medicine, the subjects within the model curriculum for the 4th, 5th and 6th year, including lectures and seminars, are taught in the form of training blocks, with no separate study period and examination period for these subjects.

(4) During the 9th semester of the Pharmacy master’s program, the study period is twelve (12) weeks long, and it is supplemented with two months of obligatory practice before the final examination.

(5) During the 10th semester of the Dentistry master’s program, the study period is only twelve (12) weeks long

(6) Students can take their examinations in the examination period, which is seven (7) weeks long both in the fall semester and in the spring semester. If there are fewer than 3 working days between two holidays in an examination period, one (1) examination day shall be provided with 120% of the places allocated, and if there are 3 or more working days between two holidays, at least two (2) examination days shall be provided. At the Faculty of General Medicine, the exams of the subjects included in the 4th, 5 th and 6 th years of the model curriculum may be taken at the end of each block.

(7) Public holidays (e.g. Christmas and New Year’s Day) and working day transfers should also be taken into account when setting the examination period.

(8) In the case of trainings at the Faculty of Health and Public Administration, the Faculty Council shall make a proposal to the Rector on the length of the study period, the times of the lessons and on the duration of the examination period on the basis of the opinion of the head of the given educational-research unit. The Rector may deviate from the provisions of this paragraph in the academic calendar, but the examination period may not be shorter than four weeks, or in the case of master’s programs, shorter than five weeks.

(9) The Rector and the Dean may both grant a three-day study break in each academic year, in agreement with the Students’ Union. The date of the study break should be determined before the beginning of the study period, whenever it is possible. The Dean and the Rector shall consult before the study break is granted.

(10) Missing any lessons on official bank holidays or breaks/holidays ordered by the Rector or Dean for full-time students may not be considered as absences. Extra opportunities to compensate for any missed lectures or practices may be organized outside of the study schedule, in which participation may not be considered as obligatory.