DIPLOMA CLASSIFICATION

FOR STUDENTS WHO ENROLLED BETWEEN THE AUTUMN SEMESTER OF AY 2018/2019 AND THE SPRING SEMESTER OF AY 2020/2021 

On the Bachelor’s programmes offered by ELTE GTK, the classification of the diploma is based on the average of the following four grades rounded to two decimals:

• the average of the grades earned in compulsory and compulsory elective subjects as specified in the standard curriculum weighted by the number of credits
• the two grades of the final exam
• the grade of the thesis.

FOR STUDENTS WHO ENROLLED IN AND AFTER THE AUTUMN SEMESTER OF AY 2021/2022 

On the Bachelor’s programmes offered by ELTE GTK, the classification of the diploma is based on the average of the following four grades rounded to two decimals:

• the weighted average of subjects completed on the programme rounded to two decimals
• if the standard curriculum of the programme includes comprehensive exams: the average of the grades of the comprehensive exams rounded to two decimals
• the average of the grades of the final exam rounded to two decimals
• the grade of the thesis.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING THE PRE-DEGREE (FINAL) CERTIFICATE (ABSZOLUTÓRIUM, IN HUNGARIAN)

At the end of 2022, the Hungarian Parliament passed a regulation concerning foreign language proficiency, according to which a foreign language examination is not considered to be a requirement for obtaining a degree. Instead, higher education institutions are now assigned the responsibility of teaching and assessing the specialised foreign language vocabulary of the field. In spring 2023, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) provided the following information on the institutional-level implementation of the Act: 

1. Current students of the University are recommended, but not required, to take a foreign language examination to obtain a degree (diploma).
2. For students starting their studies in the Academic Year 2022/2023 and beyond, ELTE specifies, in the curricula, the foreign language proficiency requirements regarding the practice of the qualifications gained on the programmes. The necessary changes to the curricula have been executed by the university by 30 June 2023.
3. Students who will obtain their pre-degree (final) certificate in the autumn semester of the Academic Year 2023/2024 are exempted from meeting the foreign language requirements.

For students, who will obtain their pre-degree (final) certificate in or after the spring semester of the Academic Year 2023/2024, the following criteria for obtaining the certificate apply (based on the 35/2023. (V.31.) decision of the Faculty Council concerning the modification of the foreign language requirements on the bachelor’s and master’s programmes offered by the Faculty of Economics):  

As the language of tuition on the English degree programmes (International Business Economics BA and Finance and Accounting BA) is English, the language proficiency requirements are not relevant to the students of these two programmes. The only criterion that applies to these students is that they have to complete their entire programme in English.

Criteria that apply to students on the Hungarian language programmes (bachelor’ and master’s) are detailed on the Faculty’s Hungarian website (Tanulmányi Hivatal > Alapképzés > Oklevél).

Information on graduation will be available later. Students with specific queries are asked to contact the International Office.