Semmelweis University Organizational and Operational Regulations
– Part III. Student Standards –
Chapter III.2. Study and Examination Regulations
7. Assessment of Meeting the Study Requirements
Article 35 [Examinations Taken Outside the Academic Year]
(1) Students of medicine in a single-cycle long (i.e. undivided) program and master’s degree students in health sciences who are unable to fulfill their examination requirements during the spring semester examination period may take an examination organized outside the academic year (hereinafter referred to as EOAY examination). The result of an EOAY examination shall be considered as that of an examination taken during the spring semester of the relevant academic year. If the university has a vacant Hungarian state-funded position, the reclassification decision made by 31 July at the latest shall be reviewed and, if necessary, adjusted in the light of the results of the EOAY results. OAY examinations can be completed during the spring semester of the relevant academic year in the period specified in paragraph (6).
(2) In the single-cycle long medical program and master’s programs in health sciences, students may take an EOAY examination described in paragraph (1) in any course they registered for but failed to complete in the relevant spring semester, dependent of available examination dates. The following conditions shall be met: the Registrar’s Office shall be notified with the examination subjects listed, until the end of the working day following the last day of the examination period, and the student shall not have been dismissed by the end of the spring semester examination period; this is also relevant in cases when the student is exempt from expulsion under a decision of the competent Studies and Examinations Committee with regards to special individual circumstances as a measure of fairness. If the student’s expulsion is pending and the student is eligible for and also signed up for an OAY examination in due time, the committee shall suspend the proceedings until the result of the OAY examination is announced, and then, taking these into account, shall decide either to cancel the proceedings or to proceed with the dismissal.
(3) Taking the examination referred to in paragraph (2) shall not be considered as course registration.
(4) In the case of EOAY, during the period specified in paragraph (6), the student may take examinations in any subject, taking as many examination occasions as many they may have at their disposal during the given semester.
(5) If the student passes an OAY examination, the failure to complete the unit or units in the relevant semester, passed by EOAY, shall not be considered as course omission.
(6) The date of the OAY examination shall be set in a way to make sure that during the five working days preceding the registration week, students shall be able to take their examinations according to paragraph (11) of Article 34. The examinations shall be organized in such a way that all the students concerned can register to and sit for the exam.
(7) In the case of examinations organized outside the academic year, it is not necessary to fulfill the general conditions of announcement described in these Regulations. If a student fails to complete a course by the OAY examination, they may register for a CV-course announced during the semester, provided they still have examination opportunities left, taking into account the difference of all examination opportunities according to paragraph (11) of Article 34 and the failed examinations outside the academic year.
(8) Students may retake an examination failed by EOAY in the semester when the course is next announced, taking into account the difference between the number of failed examinations in the given subject and the unsuccessful examinations by EOAY and the number of examinations specified in paragraph (11) of Article 34. The number of retake examinations for the same unit of study shall not exceed the maximum number of failed examinations specified in the Act on National Higher Education.