Rules of Exam
Rules for exams at the Institute of Pathophysiology (summer semester 2014/15)
1) EXAMS
All exam terms will be announced during the 4th week of the summer semester (no later then March 20, 2015). The number of exam dates is not going to change later on.
2) ENROLLING FOR THE EXAM AND SIGNING OFF FROM THE EXAM
Students can sign for the exam before he/she is awarded credit from the studied subject.
The enrollment for the exam starts as indicated in the SIS.
From March 30, 2015 (8,00 pm) students can sign for preterms and exam period terms (week 1 to 4)
Student may take the examination only if he/she is signed for term in SIS and has met all the requirements for the Pathophysiology exam, i.e.:
- Received credit from the winter and summer and semester
- Passed exam from Biology and Genetics 2
To sign for exam is possible at least 24 hours following the closure of possibility to sign off. A student who fails to appear for exam without an excuse can not enroll for the next term. Apology must be delivered to the head of the subject matter or authorized person of the department in writing or electronically. The apology should contain the explanation and appropriate evidence. The head of the subject matter may request clarification of the excuse if insufficient. Student is informed about the acceptance of the apology and that he/she can sign for another term.
3) RESIT TERMS
The student has the right for one exam date and two retake dates (total 3 terms) during the exam period. Extraordinary retake is not permitted. If the student does not use the entire exam possibilities (3 terms) within the listed terms he/she does not have the right for special examination date (SZŘ UK čl. 6, odst. 16).
Exams can not be held after the last examination date in September. Special or "dean" examination dates after September 11, 2015 are not allowed (SZŘ UK čl. 6, odst. 16).
4) COURSE OF THE EXAMS
Each exam, retake as well, consists of three parts.
- Test part of the exam
- Includes questions from entire subject matter (winter and summer semester).
- Students with excellent results in winter and summer semester tests do not write exam test (see LIMITS)
- Students who write exam test during regular (first) exam term have to pass the limit (see LIMITS). Students who does not pass the limit are classified "failed" and can sign for retake.
- Students who resit the exam may not meet the exam test pass limit (SZŘ UK čl. 6, odst. 16).
- The test results are taken into account in the exam assessment (failure to pass point limit result in a significant reduction of exam grade).
- Practical part of the exam
- Will be tested in the form of short case reports.
- Student will explain pathological deviations, suggests a diagnosis or further investigations after he/she reviews a short medical history and examination results of the patient.
- Oral exam
- Consists of 3 questions (1 general pathophysiology, 2 organ pathophysiology).
- Student who resits the exam for second time (third term) is examined by the committee of at least two examiners.
LIMITS:
- Summer semester credit limit > 50% (in each test of the semester)
- Excellence limit (average of 4 semester tests) > 75.00% (students who pass this limit do not write exam test)
- Exam test limit > 55 %
Practical part of exam information