Organisation of studies

II. Organisation of studies

§ 7

1. Part-time study at the University shall be organised as: 
   1. evening study, 
   2. extra-mural study, 
   3. distance learning. 
2. For the full-time study option and the evening and distance-learning study option in part-time degree programmes, the academic year shall include two semesters: the winter semester and the summer semester, while: 
   1. the winter semester shall include 15 weeks of classes, a winter holiday period, a minimum two-week winter examination period and the registration period; 
   2. the summer semester shall include 15 weeks of classes, a spring holiday period, a minimum two-week summer examination period, an uninterrupted summer holiday of minimum 4 weeks, a minimum two-week autumn examination period and the registration period; 
3. For the extra-mural study option in part-time degree programmes, the academic year shall include two semesters: the winter semester and the summer semester, while: 
   1. the winter semester shall include at least 7 two- or three-day on-campus sessions, a winter examination period during the two on-campus sessions after the end of the classes and the registration period; 
   2. the summer semester shall include at least 7 two- or three-day on-campus sessions, a summer examination period during the two on-campus sessions after the end of classes, one or two examination on-campus sessions in the autumn examination period and the registration period;
4. Internships and field work may take place at any time during the academic year in accordance with the study programme. 
5. For degree programmes conducted jointly with another university, an institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, a research institute, an international institute, a foreign university or a scientific organization, the organisation of the academic year shall be laid down in a joint degree programme agreement. 
6. The Rector shall establish the academic calendar for each academic year and publish it at least four months prior to the beginning of the academic year. 
7. The Rector may establish class-free days or class-free hours during the academic year, and the dean may establish class-free hours. 
8. The dean may change the date of the end of classes in the last semester of first-cycle study.

§ 8

1. Schedules for examination periods shall be established by the dean after consultation with the faculty-level self-government body and with regard to the dates of examinations in foreign languages, and shall be published no later than three weeks before the beginning of the period. The schedule for the autumn examination period and the schedule for the summer examination period should be published simultaneously. 
2. In order to conduct examinations, the following shall be set in the examination period: 
   1. in the winter examination period – at least two dates for each course of the winter semester ending with an examination, 
   2. in the summer examination period – at least two dates for each course of the summer semester ending with an examination, 
   3. in the autumn examination period – at least one date for each course of the winter and summer semesters ending with an examination, subject to sections 3 and 4. 
3. In the case of courses ending with an examination which are conducted both in the winter and summer semester, in the autumn examination session no dates for examinations on courses conducted in the winter semester shall be set. 
4. If the study programme provides for winter-semester-based registration, after consultation with the faculty-level self-government body, the dean may set the dates of retake examinations after the winter semester outside of the examination sessions.

§ 9

1. Students shall follow degree programmes in accordance with a defined study programme. Study programmes and the learning outcomes defined therein shall be laid down by the Senate upon the motion of the dean, after consultation with the faculty board and faculty-level self-government body. 
2. Study plans shall be published at least 3 months prior to their commencement. 
3. A detailed class timetable, established by the dean after consultation with the facultylevel self-government body, shall be published at least seven days before the beginning of classes in a given semester.

§ 10

1. The University shall participate in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
2. Education at the University shall be based on a flexible study system. 
3. Classes within part-time programmes and those within full-time programmes shall be run separately. 
4. Courses shall be taught in the language specified in the study programme, with the exception of foreign language classes. Second-cycle or long-cycle Master’s degree programmes in Polish as the language of instruction may include elective courses taught in a foreign language. 
5. The study programme in Polish as the language of instruction may include elective courses taught in a foreign language. 
6. The regulations on the selection of specialisation and elective courses shall be laid down by the dean after consultation with the faculty-level self-government body. 
7. In order to graduate, the student shall meet all the requirements defined in the study programme, i.e.: 
   1. pass all the compulsory courses, 
   2. pass internships if they are obligatory, 
   3. pass elective courses so that the total number of credits is no less than the required number of credits, 
   4. submit a diploma thesis approved by the thesis advisor, 
   5. satisfy any other requirements, if provided for in the study programme and pass the diploma examination.

§ 11

1. For each course offered, the course leader shall draw up a course information sheet, the content of which is specified by the University’s internal legal regulations, and make it available to students. 
2. For each course offered, the course leader shall draw up a course information sheet which shall be made available to students and include information on: 
   1. recommendations or restrictions on student participation in a course resulting from the required sequence in which the courses should be followed in line with the study plan, 
   2. regulations on student mandatory attendance at courses for which attendance is obligatory, including the allowable limit of non-attendance and justification of nonattendance, 
   3. methods of partial and/or final verification of learning outcomes achievement by the student (examination, written and oral tests, reports on laboratory tests, projects and others), 
   4. types of materials and devices approved for use by students during verification of learning outcomes achievement, 
   5. rules for awarding course credit and the final course grade, 
   6. dates and methods of providing information on grades awarded to students, and the rules for improving the grades,  
   7. possibility and rules for students’ participation in tests and examinations held on additional dates, 
   8. rules on retaking particular types of classes included in the course due to unsatisfactory academic progress. 
3. The course regulations may also include information other than that listed in section 2, depending on the specificity of given classes. 
4. Upon the consent of the majority of students taking a given course, regulations and rules referred to in section 2 may be subject to change during classes and in the period when the course can be completed. 
5. Students pursuing a given course may submit their comments on the course regulations. 
6. During the first class or organisational meeting, the course tutor shall present and provide students with access to the following information: 
   1. course regulations, 
   2. course objectives and course content, 
   3. intended learning outcomes, 
   4. schedule of partial and/or final verification of learning outcomes achievement, in particular the due dates for written and oral tests, deadlines for submission of reports on laboratory work and projects, and the dates for retakes if allowed within a particular course, 
   5. list of recommended literature, 
   6. dates and place of office hours, having regard to the students’ class schedule. 
7. Attendance in classes, with the exception of lectures, shall be compulsory and it can be monitored. The rules for justification of non-attendance shall be laid down in course regulations. In disputed cases, the decision on justification of non-attendance shall be taken by the dean. 
8. Students may record sound and image during classes only upon the consent of the course tutor. Should such consent be granted, the recorded materials may not be made publicly available. 
9. A student with a disability may apply to the dean to have a faculty supervisor appointed from among academic teachers. The decision shall be taken by the dean after consultation with the Section for the Disabled in the Office for Student Affairs. The role of the supervisor shall be to specify and present to the dean special needs of the student in terms of organisation and completion of the education process, including study and learning adjustments in accordance with the type of his or her disability.