Administrational Guide for Medical Students at the UPMS Hints for Freshmen 2014 Administrational Guide for Medical Students at the UPMS

Technical Background ETR https://www.tr.pte.hu (native and web-based platforms) setting student status, booking courses, booking exam dates, checking status, payments, grades contacting fellow students and teachers CooSpace (Modulo) https://coospace.tr.pte.hu/ („Cooperation in virtual space” web-based community site with scenes) Contacting teachers, fellow students, even consultation Sharing educational materials (up- and downloading lecture materials, home works, mid-term test results, exam sheets, etc.) Faculty website http://aok.pte.hu Downloadable publications (timetable, program booklet, forms, schedule, etc.) Contact details for departments/clinics and for teachers username for ETR = university ID lost password → ask RO for a new one

ETR

COOSPACE

www.aok.pte.hu

General Medicine 2014 or General Medicine 2013? -all the necessary subjects transferred from Oslo AND -summer courses successfully completed (Anatomy 1 and Histology 1) -General Medicine 2013 tuition fee: 1st semester: 8300 USD, 2nd semester: 7000 USD General Medicine 2014: -if a necessary subject is missing and/or -fail to complete both or one of the summer courses -General Medicine 2014 tuition fee: 1st semester: 8300 USD, 2nd semester: 7000 USD

Transferred credits from Oslo University Courses in Oslo Accepted courses in Pécs STK1000 Introduction to Applied Statistics OAAMET Biometrics and Computing FYS1000 Physics-The Foundation of Natural Sciences and Medicine OAABI1 Biophysics 1 OAABI2 Biophysics 2 KJM1110 Organic Chemistry 1 OAABEB Introduction to Biochemistry KJM1100 General Chemistry OAAORK Medical Chemistry OAROKA OAEBSK Bioinorganic Chemistry MBV1010 + MBV- KJM1030 Cell Biology and Genetics OAAMB1 Molecular Cell Biology 1 General Biochemistry and Biological Chemistry OAAMB2 Molecular Cell Biology 2

Transferred credits from Bjørknes Hoyskole Courses in Bjørknes Accepted courses in Pécs Basics of Health Prevention OAABMA Public Health 1 (Basics of Health Prevention) General Epidemiology and Demography OAAAED Public Health 2 (General Epidemology&Demography) Hungarian Language OAEH1A Medical Hungarian 1/A OAEH1B Medical Hungarian 1/B OAEH2A Medical Hungarian 2/B OAEH2B Signaling and Cancer An Introduction to Molecular Medicine OAFTCH Technical Subjects First Aid OARELS Physical Education OARTE1 OARTE2 Physical Education 1 and 2

Checking Curriculum -3rd semester courses if requirements are completed (plus Behavioral Sciences 1-2) -Summer Practice in Hospital Care in the upcoming summer -practice accepted only in accredited university teaching hospitals

MATRICULATION Between 18 August, 8 am and 30 August Username and password is the same as to ETR Collective enrolment August 28th Through Modulo Guide to matriculation on the first page Check your personal data! If you have a problem → e-mail to Korinna (print screen) korinna.kajtar@aok.pte.hu

MATRICULATION

MATRICULATION

Course registration Obligatory courses between 22 August and 30 August Elective/optional courses between 22 August and 5 September Courses based on each other → see prerequisites criterion requirements must be booked via ETR too Don’t forget to close your registration If you have any problem → e-mail with a print screen to Korinna (korinna.kajtar@aok.pte.hu)

Course registration via ETR

Enrollment in the later semesters Later semesters: enrolling (decision on continuing / suspending studies): in ETR Active semester: book subjects, attend classes, take exams, get grades and credit points – pay tuition fee Passive semester: no classes, no exams, no grades, status suspended – no tuition fee

Studies – A general overview

Credit System RULES - 1 credit = 14 class hours (generally…) - „credit points’” for each educational component/subject RULES - 1 credit = 14 class hours (generally…) Collect at least the minimum number of credits to get the degree (360 points) 20/40 rule: Complete 20 (15 obligatory) in the first 2 active semesters and 40 (20 obligatory) in the first 4 active ones (credit transfer may confuse this → if you are not sure, contact RO) only 6 chances (in sum) to pass a subject - Get 30 ± 3 credits in each semesters – requested by Lånekassen No years (first year, etc.). The total number of credit points shows your progression Prerequisites: subjects are built on each other (max. 3 prerequisite subjects for each) Recommended curriculum: contains the obligatory components and criterion requirements for each semester

Recommended curriculum Only obligatory subjects and criterion requirements! http://aok.pte.hu → English → Students → Registrar’s Office → Booklets and Curricula → „Recommended curriculum 2013/2014” under your major + „course descriptions” General Medicine 2014 available after 20 August

Recommended curriculum

Types of courses Obligatory subjects: a course-unit the completion of which is required from each and every student of the programme (80% of the total number of credits) Elective and Optional subjects: (15% + 5%= 34+18) Criterion requirement: a requirement to be fulfilled obligatorily to which no credit is allocated. (summer practices, physical education, language requirement) Exam courses: when granted the end of semester signature can’t attend classes, only exam pre-scheduled exam (only in fall semester): first three days of the registration period; if it”s successfull student can take up courses, based on that course

Course description

Studies – The school year

The School Year School year (2014-2015) 10 months: September – July Exact dates always on the website of the RO (Announcements) Fall Semester 14 weeks: September – January Spring Semester 14 weeks: February – July 1. Registration period: 2 weeks enrolling/matriculation, booking courses 1. Registration period: last week of previous exam period enrolling, booking courses 2. Instruction period: 14 weeks classes, mid-term attendance, papers… 2. Instruction period: 14 weeks 1 week extra: Easter holiday classes, mid-term attendance, papers… 3. Exam period: 7 weeks exams, exams, exams 3. Exam period: 7 weeks exams, exams, exams

Timetable

Timetable 1. Capital letter  lectures 2. Small letter  practices and seminars * odd week **even week Contains only the obligatory subjects Hungarian language (final exam at the end of the second year) Groups set by the RO, appr. 25 people attending practices and seminars in groups for changing group the departments’ permission is needed Group leader / year representative

Completing a course End of semester signature (testifying attendance in course) only electronic signature in ETR; if denied, you cannot take exam! Absent from less than 15% of the classes of the course-unit cannot be condemned for absence (unless the course director informed the students about stricter expectations in the course description or in writing at the beginning of the semester) between 15 and 25%, course director shall decide on accepting the semester reaches 25% (for any reason, with or without a certified excuse) you cannot be granted entry to examination. The course director can refuse to give electronic signature for other reasons announced at the beginning of the semester – e.g. missing a mid-term task or assignment – and can allow the student to make up for it until the end of the second week of the examination period. - See conditions/expectations for acceptance of the semester.

Dismissing or Terminating studies Dismissal Using 6 chances and not passing the subject did not set semester active after 2 passive semesters in ETR 20 (15 obligatory) / 40 (20 obligatory) credits Terminating (exmatriculation) on request (write request)

Financials

Tuition fee 1 To be paid for active semesters. (Active but no courses → 30%) Pay by bank transfer (additional costs) E-mail notification about payment details appr. 2-3 weeks before semester start Deadline for payment: 08 September, 2014 Proof to be submitted to the RO until 15 September, 2014 Tution fee contract later.

Tuition fee 2 Delayed payment For those, who pay their fee from loan and it’s not received until the enrolment. Request forms: http://aok.pte.hu → English → Administration → Registrar’s Office → Downloads and Forms Submitting to the RO until 5 September 2014 Delayed payment until 31 October in fall semester, until 31 March in spring semester .

Reductions Reduction can be granted from the basic amount – by application! Reduction based on social needs: in special circumstances and only with written proof in English After two completed semesters: Reduction based on number of credits (twice during the studies) Reduction based on academic achievement (only for the fall semester)

Service fees and penalties Paid at cashiers in HUF, cash missing deadlines (pay tuition fee, submit proof about payment) C chances (exam or final exam) – 4900HUF unjustified exam absences – 4900HUF

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