♦ Essential guide - Curriculum ♦

It is important to understand your curriculum!

Essential expressions

• A subject is compulsory if – based on the training and graduation requirements, – its completion is necessary for all students in order to obtain the diploma, and all subjects that are defined as such by the curriculum. The form of the compulsory subject is a class-lecture and/or group work (seminar, practice).
• Completing compulsory elective subjects are compulsory for students by choosing them from the thematic list offered by the current school schedule at the time.
• Completing elective subject is compulsory for students through the free subject choosing prescribed by the training and graduation requirements. Students may choose from the whole university’s full offered subject selection.

In the BSC programme you have to fulfil 180 credits in accordance with the following divisions:

In the recommended semester column, you will find the subjects recommended for the given semester for the ideal progress in your studies (30 credits/semester are recommended). For the subjects you would like to register for, check whether the prerequisites of subject have been fulfilled, the system will not allow the registration for a course without the prerequisite requirements being met.

There are subjects where there are separate subject codes for the exam (lecture) and its practice (subject codes ending in E and G from the same subject) . You will receive two separate grades from each subject.

 There are subjects where the the exam and the practice are offered under the same subject code (the exam and practice subjects running under the same subject code), the lecture and the practice differ only in their course codes (within the subject). In this case the exams are numbered with course codes ending with 90/91/92. (Several courses may belong to one subject, it means that the same course is offered with multiple courses with multiple timetable information due to the number of students. The course is a subcategory of the subject.) In case of the same subject code subject (with subject codes ending with EG), i.e. for mixed assessment subjects, you will receive a combined grade from the two courses.

In your curriculum you will find the following abbreviations:

P: form of assessment is practice grade
E: form of assessment is an exam
C: Practice with continuous assessment (at least 5 independent tests/assessments during the study period)
X: mixed subject (lecture + practice)      

The endings of the subject codes refer to the type of the subject such as:

EG: Lecture + Practice course under the same subject code
E: Lecture
G: Practice

Types of assessment

We distinguish between theoretical (exam/lecture) and practical (practice) subjects.:

• The assessment of exam type subjects (seminar/lecture) takes place during the exam period, usually in the form of an oral or written exam. You must attend at least 2/3 of compulsory lectures, if you have not received an exemption. If you do not fulfill the attendance requirements, you will not be allowed to take the exam.
• The evaluation of the practical subjects (practice) depends on your performance during the study term, the administration of the obtained grade in Neptun takes place by the end of the second week of the exam period. An opportunity to correct an insufficient practical grade - if possible - in accordance with the training programme of the major or the course offering - must be provided once in the first two weeks of the exam period.
• In the case of combined assessment practical subjects, the deadline for administrating the grades in Neptun is 15th of January for the Fall semester;  15th of June for the Spring semester.In the case of subject codes ending in FG, the assessment is continuous, which means at least 5 assessment occassions throughout the study term. In the case of these subjects, there is no obligation to announce a retake opportunity for a practical assessment subject.
• There are subjects where the exam (lecture) and practice of the same subject have a separate subject codes, and there are subjects where the subject code is the same, only the lecture and the practice differ only in their course codes (mixed subjects). In case of the former, the type of assessment is a practice grade from the practice, and an exam from the lecture, you will receive two separate grades from the practice and the exam subjects. You can only apply for the exam from the lecture after completing the practice. The practical course is the weak prerequisite of the exam course.
• Where the lecture and the practice subjects are offered under the same subject code (EG): the result of the two courses will be assessed in a combined grade: in this case you will only be able to pass the subject if you pass both -the practical and the theoretical part-. The subject will result in a single practice or exam grade.

Why is it important to understand the curriculum?

• In the case of  mixed assessment (subjects ending in EG code), the assessment of the material of the lecture and the exercise results in a combined single grade.
• In the case of the subjects where the exam and practice subjects are offered under two different subject codes, the exam and the practice are considered as two different subjects, you have to fulfil the two subjects separately. However, if you have not fulfilled the practical subject, you cannot take the exam of the lecture (exam) subject. The practical subject is a (weak) prerequisite for the lecture.
• You can fulfil the follow-up subject (the subject which has an preliminary/introductory, prerequisite subject)  only, if you register for the prerequisite subject which the follow up subject is built on in the same semester (weak prerequisite) or if you have already completed it in a previous semester (strong prerequisite).

In terms of advancement:

• Choose the subjects you would like to take in the upcoming semester, taking into account your previous performance: you can deviate from the recommended 30 credits per semester based on your performance of the previous semesters. Make sure to complete the prerequisite subjects, otherwise you may fall behind in your studies.
• Before the start of the semester, check if there is a subject that requires extra administration (registering for a subject for the 2nd time /3rd time/3rd + time fee, Prerequisite weakening request, request for exam course, etc.), you can complete these tasks on time only, if you are aware of the your curriculum and the administrative processes and their deadlines.

Follow your advancement in your curriculum!

Credit overrun fee – Elective subjects

• In addition to the amount of credits according to the curriculum, the student can complete courses with a credit value of 10% free of charge.
• Free elective courses taken in excess of 10%, which are not offered by the Faculty of Informatics, are subject to a fee (this amount is the same as the fee agreed upon by the Faculty Council for guest student credits, which is HUF 10,000/credit from September 2023). The exceptions are vocational college and HSUP subject, which are free of charge. The basis of the calculation is the credit value of the elective courses to be completed in the student's curriculum + credits over 10% of the total credits in the curriculum. E.g. BSc in Computer Science, in the case of a full-time work schedule: 10 credits (curriculum) + 18 credits (10%) = above 28 credits, the student is required to pay fees for elective subjects not advertised by the Faculty of Informatics. The credit value of vocational college and HSUP subjects is deducted before determining the amount of the fee to be paid. 
• If the student took subjects from other faculties before September 2023 that exceed the amount of optional credits specified in his curriculum, he/she must pay a fee for subjects offered by other faculties taken after September 2023.
• You can still take subjects from the subject selection offered by the Faculty of Informatics at a fee of HUF 0/credit.