UNIVERSITY OF PCS MEDICAL SCHOOL www medschool pte

UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS MEDICAL SCHOOL www. medschool. pte. hu Hints for Freshmen 2015 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 Coo. Space (Modulo) username for ETR = university ID lost password → ask RO for a new one 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 www. medschool. pte. hu

www. aok. pte. hu www. medschool. pte. hu

Checking Curriculum -all semester courses if requirements are completed -Summer Practice in Hospital Care and Medical Communication Skills in the upcoming summer -practice accepted only in accredited university teaching hospitals www. medschool. pte. hu

MATRICULATION w Between 24 August, 8 am and 05 September w Username and password is the same as to ETR w Collective enrolment 03 September w Through Modulo w Guide to matriculation on the first page w Check your personal data! w If you have a problem → e-mail to Lilla (print screen) w lilla. marosi@aok. pte. hu www. medschool. pte. hu

Step by step matriculation w Log in with username and password (English) w Choose „PTE” w Choose matriculation card (allow pop-up-windows) w Click on „filling in” w Correct data in grey fields (pinks can be corrected by RO) w „Save and Finalize” and print out (sign the pages 1 -4 and bring it to RO) w Log out (now your semester is active if you chose active status) www. medschool. pte. hu

Course registration w Obligatory courses between 31 August and 05 September w Elective/optional courses between 31 August and 11 September w Courses based on each other → see prerequisites w criterion requirements must be booked via ETR too w Don’t forget to close your registration w If you have any problem → e-mail with a print screen to Lilla (lilla. marosi@aok. pte. hu) www. medschool. pte. hu

Studies – A general overview www. medschool. pte. hu

Credit System - „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 (360/300 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 - 3 times course booking possible - Get 30 ± 3 credits in each semesters – requested by L ånekassen, CSN and loan institutes - 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 www. medschool. pte. hu

Recommended curriculum w Only obligatory subjects and criterion requirements! w Print it out for yourself, it is very useful w http: //aok. pte. hu → English → Students → Registrar’s Office → Booklets and Curricula → „Recommended curriculum 2015” under your major + „course descriptions” www. medschool. pte. hu

Recommended curriculum www. medschool. pte. hu

Types of courses w 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) w Elective and Optional subjects : (15% + 5%= 34+18 for General Medicine and 25+15 for Dentistry and for Pharmaceutist 35+15) w Criterion requirement: a requirement to be fulfilled obligatorily to which no credit is allocated. (summer practices, physical education, language requirement) w 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 www. medschool. pte. hu

Course description www. medschool. pte. hu

Studies – The school year www. medschool. pte. hu

The School Year School year (2015 -2016) 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 www. medschool. pte. hu

Timetable www. medschool. pte. hu

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 (every single subject’s course director) Group leader / year representative www. medschool. pte. hu

Completing a course w End of semester signature (testifying attendance in course) only electronic signature in ETR; if denied, you cannot take exam! w 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. w 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. www. medschool. pte. hu

Dismissing or Terminating studies Dismissal - Using 6 chances and not passing the subject Signing up for the course 3 times and not passing it did not semester active after 2 passive semesters in ETR 20 (15 obligatory) / 40 (20 obligatory) credits (be careful with active no-course semesters) Terminating (exmatriculation) - on request (write request) www. medschool. pte. hu

Financials www. medschool. pte. hu

Tuition fee 1 - To be paid for active semesters. (Active but no courses → 40%) - Pay by bank transfer (additional costs) - E-mail notification about payment details appr. 2 -3 weeks before semester start by the Finance Department (not the RO) - Tution fee contract later. www. medschool. pte. hu

Tuition fee 2 Delayed payment - ONLY for those, who pay their fee from loan and it’s not received until the enrolment or for those whose country is under financial sanction. - Request forms: http: //aok. pte. hu → English → Administration → Registrar’s Office → Downloads and Forms - Submitting to the RO - Delayed payment until 15 October in fall semester, until 15 March in spring semester. www. medschool. pte. hu

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

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) – 4900 HUF - unjustified exam absences – 4900 HUF www. medschool. pte. hu

Don’t forget w Tomorrow (03 September) bring your username and password with you w Be at the meeting point on time w Bring every missing paper to Student Service Center this week w lilla. marosi@aok. pte. hu w Print out schedule and curriculum for yourselves (it is a huge help) www. medschool. pte. hu

w. QUESTIONS? www. medschool. pte. hu

w. Thanks for your attention. www. medschool. pte. hu