1. Administrational Guide for Medical Students at the UPMS
Hints for Freshmen
Administrational Guide for Medical Students at the UPMS

2. 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)
(„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
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

3. ETR

4. COOSPACE

6. 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: 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: USD, 2nd semester: 7000 USD

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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 → to Korinna (print screen)

11. MATRICULATION

12. MATRICULATION

15. 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 → with a print screen to Korinna

16. Course registration via ETR

17. 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

18. Studies – A general overview

19. Credit System RULES - 1 credit = 14 class hours (generally…)
- „credit points’” for each educational component/subject
RULES
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

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

21. Recommended curriculum

22. 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

23. Course description

24. Studies – The school year

25. The School Year
School year ( ) 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

26. Timetable

27. 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

28. 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.

29. 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)

30. Financials

31. Tuition fee 1
To be paid for active semesters. (Active but no courses → 30%)
Pay by bank transfer (additional costs)
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.

32. Tuition fee 2 Delayed payment
For those, who pay their fee from loan and it’s not received until the enrolment.
Request forms: → 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 .

33. 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)

34. 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

35. QUESTIONS?

36. Thanks for your attention.