Bachelor’s and master’s students
On 1 September 2023, new Study and Examination Regulations will go into effect and will in some cases introduce fundamental changes to study requirements.
An overview of basic requirements and their changes
- Course enrolment applications are submitted by registering. Course enrolment may be changed during the period established in Timeline for the Academic Year.
- To enrol in the second semester, a student must gain at least 15 credits in the first semester. Attention! According to the previous version of the Study and Examination Regulations, only 12 credits were needed!
- To be able to enrol to study in the upcoming semester, student must earn a minimum of 40 credits accumulated in the last two semesters of study. If a student has fewer than 30 credits left to obtain the minimum number of credits needed to successfully complete his/her studies, he/she is not required to meet the obligation stated in the previous sentence.
- The minimum number of credits prescribed to successfully complete a study corresponds to thirty-fold the amount of the standard length of study in the respective degree programme, expressed by the number of semesters. This means that to complete a three-year bachelor’s degree programme, which consists of six semesters, 180 credits (6 x 30 = 180) are needed.
- A student must be enrolled in at least one course per each semester of study, besides a sport course or physical education course.
- When assessing courses that end in an examination, the outcome achieved at their completion is marked with the following grades: ‘excellent’ (1; A), ‘very good plus’ (1.5; B), ‘very good’ (2; C), ‘good plus’ (2.5; D), ‘good’ (3; E) and ‘failed’ (4; F), whereas courses where students earn course credits for their completion end either with a ‘credited’ (Z) or ‘non-credited’ (N) mark. Students who do not attend their examination will be given a ‘failed to appear’ mark and will not pass the course. An examination can be repeated twice on a Resit date.
- Study is successfully completed upon fulfilling all study requirements, defending a thesis, and passing the state final examination.
- The maximum length of study is defined as double the standard length of study. Any period when studies are interrupted counts towards the maximum study period.
Attention! According to the previous version of the Study and Examination Regulations, the opposite was the case! - A student is entitled to extend the deadline for fulfilling study responsibilities and requirements and may exceptionally modify his/her study programme in connection to pregnancy, giving birth, and parenthood, or in cases where the student presents documents confirming he/she is a national sports representative of the Czech Republic. This extension must be applied for every semester.
- In case of illness or other obstacles preventing students from attending classes, students must excuse his/her absence within seven days and provide evidence for the reason behind their absence.
- A student must immediately notify the study department if he/she is no longer medically fit to study.
- A student is obliged to refrain from engaging in fraudulent activities during his/her studies or in any fraudulent or dishonest activity toward the university.
- A study can be interrupted at student’s request (e.g. due to serious health issues) or ex officio (e.g. if a student is behind with study fee payment), the interruption is decided by the dean.
- An individual with interrupted study has the status of a student no longer. Any period in which study is interrupted counts towards the maximum study period, although this does not apply in cases of parenthood.
- It is necessary to check UIS and the university’s notice board at least once every seven calendar days, to check university email accounts, and to notify the university of any change of address. At times when classes are not in session, exams are not being held, and registration and enrolment are not occurring, they must be checked every 14 days. Attention! In the past, the limit was 21 days.
The full version of the Study and Examination Regulations of Mendel University in Brno can be found on the notice board in the Internal Regulations section.
Ph.D. students
On 1 September 2023, new Study and Examination Regulations will go into effect and will in some cases introduce fundamental changes to study requirements.
An overview of basic requirements and their changes
- PhD students must check UIS and the university’s notice board and university email accounts at least once every seven calendar days. At times when classes are not in session, exams are not being held, and registration and enrolment are not occurring, they must be checked every 14 days. Attention! In the past, the limit was 21 days.
- The study programme is realized following an individual study plan.
- Completion of one part of studies at a foreign institution for at least one month is a component of the individual study plan.
- In the course of their studies, students must complete at least three specialized courses and course on the English language for professional purposes (or another world language).
- Studies can be organized in years or semesters and be based on credit (ECTS) or non-credit evaluation.
- Semesters – To enrol in the second semester, a student must gain at least 10 credits in the first semester. To be able to enrol to study in the upcoming semester, students must earn a minimum of 20 credits accumulated in the last two semesters of study. If a student has fewer than 30 credits left to obtain the minimum number of credits needed to successfully complete his/her studies, he/she is not required to meet the obligation stated in the previous sentence.
- Years – To enrol in the second and further years of study, a student must gain at least 20 credits. If a student has fewer than 30 credits left to obtain the minimum number of credits needed to successfully complete the studies, he/she is not required to meet the obligation stated in the previous sentence.
- Each degree programme has a doctoral studies board. This board monitors and evaluates the students, makes decisions about study interruption, and approves advancement to the next year of study.
- Study is successfully completed upon fulfilling all study requirements, defending a dissertation, and passing the state doctoral examination.
- A student is entitled to extend the deadline for fulfilling study responsibilities and requirements and may exceptionally modify his/her study programme in connection to pregnancy, giving birth, and parenthood, or in cases where the student presents documents confirming he/she is a national sports representatives of the Czech Republic. This extension must be applied for every semester.
- In case of illness or other obstacles preventing a student from attending classes, the student must excuse his/her absence within seven days and provide evidence for the reason behind their absence.
- A student is obliged to refrain from engaging in fraudulent activities during his/her studies or in any fraudulent or dishonest activity toward the university.
- The maximum length of study is defined as double the standard length of study. Any period in which study is interrupted counts towards the maximum study period. Attention! According to the previous version of the Study and Examination Regulations, the opposite was the case!
- A study can be interrupted at student’s request (e.g. due to serious health issues) or ex officio (e.g. if a student is behind with study fee payment), the interruption is decided by the dean.An individual with interrupted study has the status of a student no longer. Any period in which study is interrupted counts towards the maximum study period, although this does not apply in cases of parenthood.
The full version of the Study and Examination Regulations of Mendel University in Brno can be found on the notice board in the Internal Regulations section.