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Diploma Examination
  • Admission to the diploma examination is conditioned by:
    • obtaining the number of ECTS points confirming the achievement of learning outcomes provided for in the study program as well as passing all required informative classes;
    • submission of the diploma thesis;
    • the supervisor's positive opinion on the diploma thesis, after the diploma thesis is checked by the University using the Uniform Anti-Plagiarism System;
    • positive opinion on the thesis of at least one reviewer;
    • submitting a set of required documents to the dean's office or ISC before the planned date of defense.
  • The diploma examination takes place within the time limit set by the dean, no later than 3 months from the day of submitted diploma thesis; in the case of postponing the submission of the thesis, the exam should take place within a month of submitting the thesis.
  • The diploma examination takes place in front of a board appointed by the dean, which consists of at least three persons: chairman, supervisor, and reviewer, with the proviso that the examination board must include at least one academic teacher with the title of professor or the degree of habilitated doctor.
  • The examination board is chaired by the dean, vice-dean, professor, university professor, or habilitated doctor employed at the University.
  • In the case of first-cycle studies, the dean may authorize the academic teacher with a doctoral degree to act as chairman of the examination board.
  • The diploma examination is an oral examination, however, with the dean's consent it may contain a written part.
  • Before the beginning of the final semester, the dean announces the list of issues which are obligatory at the diploma examination.
  • At the request of the student or the thesis supervisor, the diploma examination may be an open examination. The decision on the open nature of the examination is made by the chairman of the diploma examination board, who at the same time determines the scope and conditions for the audience's participation in this examination.
  • The diploma examination board determines the grade for the diploma thesis, taking into account the opinions of the supervisor and reviewer.
  •  When determining the grade for the diploma thesis, the following grading scheme shall be used:
    • very good A 5.0
    • good plus B 4.5
    • good C 4
    • satisfactory plus D 3.5
    • satisfactory E 3.0
    • unsatisfactory F 2.
  • The diploma examination consists of the defense of the diploma thesis and answers to at least 3 questions from the list of issues which are obligatory at the diploma examination.
  • When assessing the defense of the diploma thesis and answers to the questions, the scale above.
  • The grade for the diploma examination is the arithmetic mean 2 (rounded off to two decimal places) 2of the grade for the defense of the diploma thesis and the partial grades obtained for answering all the questions asked
  • A diploma examination is considered passed if the grade for the diploma thesis defense and most of the other partial grades are positive.
  • Descriptive grade for the diploma examination passed with a positive result is determined as follows:
    • 4,76 - 5,00 very good (A) 5
    • 4,26 - 4,75 good plus (B) 4,5
    • 3,76 - 4,25 good (C) 4
    • 3,26 - 3,75 satisfactory plus (D) 3,5
    • do - 3,25 satisfactory (E) 3
  • In the case of the diploma examination with a negative result, the student receives an unsatisfactory grade (F) 2.0. and fails the exam.
  • To the student who will justify not taking the diploma exam or obtain a negative grade from this exam, the dean shall set a second date. This examination may take place no later than three months after the date of the first examination.
  • A person who does not submit the diploma thesis by the deadline or does not justify not taking the diploma examination, may resume studies in the last semester and complete them on the terms set out by the dean.
  • A course of study is completed when the student earns a positive result on the diploma examination.
  • The graduate receives a diploma of completion of studies in a given field and profile together with a diploma supplement and their duplicates.
  • The average of grades from the course of studies is a weighted average. The grade from the classes is assigned a weight equal to the number of ECTS points assigned to the given class:
    • ś𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑛𝑖a 𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑛 = ∑(𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑎 𝑧 𝑧𝑎𝑗ęć × 𝑝𝑢𝑛𝑘𝑡𝑦) ∑ 𝑝𝑢𝑛𝑘𝑡𝑦
  • Grade from the classes (or part of it) is the arithmetic mean of all grades in each form of classes.
  • The final study result is determined by the diploma examination board and calculated with two decimal places based on the sum of:
    • 1) 0.6 of weighted average of grades from the whole study period
    • 2) 0.2 of a diploma thesis grade;
    • 3) 0.2 of diploma examination grade;
  • The descriptive grade of the final result of the studies is determined as follows:
    • 4,76 - 5,00 very good with distinction (A+)
    • 4,51 - 4,75 very good (A)
    • 4,21 - 4,50 good plus (B)
    • 3,81 - 4,20 good (C)
    • 3,41 - 3,80 satisfactory plus (D)
    • do - 3,40 satisfactory plus (E)
  • The numerical and descriptive grades of the diploma thesis, diploma examination and the final result of studies shall be entered in the protocol of the diploma examination.
  • The descriptive grade of the final result of studies is entered in the diploma.