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ECTS credit allocation based on student workload needed in order to achieve expected learning outcomes
Credit system is defined by The Study and Examination Code for Students of CTU in Prague http://www.cvut.cz/en/ects-ds/brief/sr
Article 8
Credit system
1. In order to quantify the study load of individual courses, a unified credit system is applied, whose major denotations are as follows:
a) a number of credits is assigned to each individual course and it defines the relative measure of a student’s load necessary for successful completion of the given course,
b) one credit represents one sixtieth of the average annual study load of a student under the standard period of study and recommended time plan of study,
c) in a 14-week semester the standard study load is 30 credits,
d) in a 28-week academic year the standard study load is 60 credits,
e) the value of credits assigned to a course is a whole number,
f) credits obtained within a study program are added up; the cumulative number of credits serves as a tool for study assessment.
2. The CTU credit system is compatible with ECTS (the European Credit Transfer System) thus facilitating the mobility of students within the framework of European educational programs.
Article 18
Study verification and conditions for the continuation of study
1. Study verification is carried out after the specified time periods given by the curriculum of the study program–semester, academic year, block of study.
2. The manner of verification is laid out in the documentation of the study program including conditions for successful completion, The student who has failed to earn the minimum amount of credit units under paragraph 4,a has his/her study terminated under § 56 par. 1 letter b) of the Act and Art. 20 par. 5 letter b). In this matter the decision making procedure is regulated by § 68 of Act.
3. The dates and organization of registration are set by the dean.
4. The minimum amount of credit units necessary for the continuation of study is:
| Study period | Bc./Bachelor study program | Mgr. /Master study program |
|---|---|---|
| for the first semester of study | 15 | 20 |
| for the first academic year of study (2 semesters) | 30 | 40 |
| for any other acad. year of study (2 semesters) | 40 | 40 |
| for any other acad. year of study (2 semesters) if the student was not a CTU student for a part of the academic year (study interruption, transfer) | 20 | 20 |
Another amount of credit units may be set by the dean in accordance with Art. 17 par. 9 to 11.
5. Credit units for the courses registered and recognized in accordance with Art. 17 par. 10 are not considered as credit units earned during this semester or academic year. They are only included in the overall sum of credit units earned by the student.
6. Verification of the amount of credit units earned is performed on the semester, academic year or block of study basis in agreement with the curriculum of a study program. The student who has failed to earn the minimum amount of credit units under paragraph 5, has his/her study terminated for non-fulfillment of the requirements under § 56 par. 1 letter b) of the Act and Art. 20 par. 5 letter b). The decision-making procedure in this matter is regulated by § 68 of Act.
