UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS
MEDICAL SCHOOL
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Hints for Freshmen
2015
Administrational Guide for
Medical Students at the UPMS
Technical Background
ETR
(Modulo)
https://www.tr.pte.hu
(native and web-based platforms)
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setting student status,
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booking courses, booking exam dates,
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checking status, payments, grades
CooSpace
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)
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Contacting teachers, fellow students, even consultation
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Sharing educational materials (up- and downloading lecture materials, home works, mid-term test
results, exam sheets, etc.)
Faculty website
http://aok.pte.hu
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Downloadable publications (timetable, program booklet, forms, schedule, etc.)
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Contact details for departments/clinics and for teachers
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ETR
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COOSPACE
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www.aok.pte.hu
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General Medicine 2015 or General Medicine 2014?
General Medicine 2014:
-all the necessary subjects transferred from Oslo AND
-summer courses successfully completed (Anatomy 1 and
Histology 1)
-General Medicine 2014 tuition fee: 1st semester: 8300
USD, 2nd semester: 7000 USD
General Medicine 2015:
-if a necessary subject is missing
and/or
-fail to complete both or one of the summer courses
-General Medicine 2015 tuition fee: 1st semester: 8500
USD, 2nd semester: 7200 USD
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Transferred credits from Oslo University
Courses in Oslo
Accepted courses in Pécs
STK1000
Introduction to Applied
Statistics
OAAMET
Biometrics and Computing
Physics-The Foundation
of Natural Sciences and
Medicine
OAABI1
Biophysics 1
OAABI2
Biophysics 2
Organic Chemistry 1
OAABEB
Introduction to Biochemistry
OAAORK
Medical Chemistry
OAROKA
General Chemistry
OAEBSK
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Cell Biology and
Genetics
OAAMB1
Molecular Cell Biology 1
General Biochemistry
and Biological
Chemistry
OAAMB2
Molecular Cell Biology 2
FYS1000
KJM1110
KJM1100
MBV1010
+
MBVKJM1030
General Chemistry
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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)
OAEH1A
Medical Hungarian 1/A
OAEH1B
Medical Hungarian 1/B
OAEH2A
Medical Hungarian 2/B
OAEH2B
Medical Hungarian 2/B
OAFTCH
Technical Subjects
First Aid
OARELS
First Aid
Physical Education
OARTE1
Hungarian Language
Signaling and Cancer
An Introduction to
Molecular Medicine
OARTE2
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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
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MATRICULATION
 Between 24 August, 8 am and 05 September
 Username and password is the same as to ETR
 Collective enrolment September 03
 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
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MATRICULATION
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Course registration
 Obligatory courses between 24 August and 05 September
 Elective/optional courses between 24 August and 12
September
 Courses based on each other → see prerequisites
(curriculum)
 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)
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Course registration via ETR
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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
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Studies – A general
overview
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Credit System
- „credit points’” for each educational component/subject
RULES
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1 credit = 14 class hours (generally…)
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Collect at least the minimum number of credits to get the degree (360 points)
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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)
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only 6 chances (in sum) to pass a subject
Get 30 ± 3 credits in each semesters – requested by Lånekassen
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No years (first year, etc.). The total number of credit points shows your progression
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Prerequisites: subjects are built on each other (max. 3 prerequisite subjects for each)
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Recommended curriculum: contains the obligatory components and criterion requirements for
each semester
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Recommended curriculum
 Only obligatory subjects and criterion requirements!
 http://aok.pte.hu → English → Students → Registrar’s
Office → Booklets and Curricula → „Recommended
curriculum 2014” under your major + „course
descriptions”
 General Medicine 2015 available after 20 August
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Recommended curriculum
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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
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Course description
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Studies – The school year
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The School Year
School year (2015-2015)
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
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Timetable
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Timetable
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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
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Completing a course
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End of semester signature (testifying attendance in course) only electronic signature in
ETR; if denied, you cannot take exam!
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Absent
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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)
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between 15 and 25%, course director shall decide on accepting the semester
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reaches 25% (for any reason, with or without a certified excuse) you cannot be granted
entry to examination.
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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.
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Dismissing or Terminating
studies
Dismissal
- Using 6 chances and not passing the subject
- Signing up 3 times for a subject and not completing it
- did not set semester active after 2 passive semesters in
ETR
- 20 (15 obligatory) / 40 (20 obligatory) credits
Terminating (exmatriculation)
- on request (write request)
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Financials
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Tuition fee 1
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To be paid for active semesters. (Active but no courses → 50%)
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Pay by bank transfer (additional costs)
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E-mail notification about payment details appr. 2-3 weeks before
semester start
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Deadline for payment: August 19 and October 15
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Proof to be submitted to the RO
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Tution fee contract later.
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Tuition fee 2
Delayed payment
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For those, who pay their fee from loan and it’s not received until
the enrolment.
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Request forms: http://aok.pte.hu → English → Administration →
Registrar’s Office → Downloads and Forms
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Submitting to the RO until 19 August 2015
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Delayed payment until 15 October in fall semester, until 15
March in spring semester .
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Reductions
Reduction can be granted from the basic amount
– by application!
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Reduction based on social needs: in special circumstances and
only with written proof in English
After two completed semesters:
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Reduction based on number of credits (twice during the studies)
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Reduction based on academic achievement (only for the fall
semester)
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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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QUESTIONS?
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Thanks for your
attention.
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