Academic Calendar, deadlines
Useful Information, academic calendar
Updated: 14.11.2024.

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HOW TO MANAGE YOUR STUDIES AT ELTE BTK?
IMPORTANT TO KNOW (List of deadlines)
Spring semester 2024/2025
(‘Administrative deadline’ refers to departments or lecturers.)
The academic calendar for semester 2024/25/2 (download in PDF).
FEBRUARY |
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1. |
Saturday |
1600 |
First day to submit a grade complaint (HKR 65. § (6)).
First day of English language BA and English language MA programme application for self-paying students via |
3. |
Monday |
2359 |
Last day to submit requests to the Educational Committee in Neptun (Administration/ Requests): Request for weakening of strong prerequisites; Request for extending the suspension of student status
Last day to submit paper-based requests in the following cases to your study coordinator at kertesz.emese@btk.elte.hu;
Changing the study programme; Changing previously taken minor/specialisation; taking second minor; Taking an exam course. Forms are available here. |
4. |
Tuesday |
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First day of Orientation Week for Freshmen (guest students and Erasmus students studying at ELTE in 2024/2025/2) |
7. |
Friday |
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Last day of Orientation Week for Freshmen (guest students and Erasmus students studying at ELTE in 2024/2025/2) |
5. |
Wednesday |
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First day to submit requests to the Credit Transfer Committee |
8. |
Saturday |
1700 |
Last day to submit a grade complaint (HKR 65. § (6)) |
6. |
Thursday |
1700 |
Last day of ranking course registration for spring semester 2024/25 in Neptun |
7. |
Friday |
800
1000
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First day of ’first-come-first-served’ course registration for spring semester 2024/25 in Neptun
First day of application period for final exams in spring semester 2024/2025 (in Neptun).
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9. |
Sunday |
2000 |
Last day of registration period for spring semester 2024/25 |
10. |
Monday |
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First day of study period in spring semester 2024/2025. |
14. |
Friday |
1600 1600 1600 1600 |
Last day to submit requests to Credit Transfer Committee Last day of ’first-come-first-served’ course registration Last day to submit requests for personalised instruction for exceptional case (PIEC) for spring semester 2024/25 in Neptun. To submit a request, you must register for your course(s) at least 24 hours in advance. First day to submit late course registration request via Neptun. |
21. |
Friday |
2359 |
Last day of application period for final exams in spring semester 2024/2025 (in Neptun). |
22. |
Saturday |
1700 |
Deadline to submit tuition fee-related instalment payment; equity or credit based* tutiton fee requests for 2024/25/2 via Neptun (*for student who have exceeded the official term). The deadline is peremptory. More information here. |
23. |
Sunday |
1600 |
Last day to submit late course registration requests via Neptun. |
MARCH |
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3. |
Monday |
1000
1600
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First day to submit Thesis title (in electronic form) (for BA, MA students who are taking their final exams in autumn semester 2025/2026).
Administrative deadline: First day to support and accept thesis title forms in Neptun (supervisor, head of department).
Administrative deadline: First day of uploading 2025/26/1 courses by departments. |
15. |
Friday |
2359 |
Last day to transfer tuition fees. more information: https://www.btk.elte.hu/fees-and-finances
Last day to submit Thesis title in Neptun for BA, MA students who are taking their final exams in 2025/2026/1 semester. More information here.
Administrative deadline: Last day to support and accept thesis title forms in Neptun (supervisor, head of department). |
17. |
Monday |
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Administrative deadline: First day of announcing exams in Neptun for the 2024/25/2 semester. |
24. |
Monday |
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First day to request the supervisor’s consent via Neptun for the Thesis submission. More information here. |
APRIL |
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1. |
Monday |
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First day to approve or reject offered grade by students.
First day to submit Thesis (in Neptun) for BA and MA students (HKR 338. § (1)).
Administrative deadline: First day to register offered grades by instructors.
Administrative deadline: First day of accepting Thesis admission requests by supervisors via Neptun. |
9. |
Wednesday |
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Last day to request the supervisor’s consent via Neptun for the Thesis submission. More information here. |
15. |
Monday |
2359
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Last day to submit Thesis (in Neptun) for BA and MA students (HKR 338. § (1)). More information here. Administrative deadline: Last day of accepting Thesis admission requests by supervisors via Neptun. |
16. |
Wednesday |
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First day of spring break (No tuition.) |
22. |
Tuesday |
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Last day of spring break (No tuition.) |
30. |
Wednesday |
2359 |
Last day to submit Thesis (in Neptun) for Instruction of English as a Foreign Language students. |
MAY |
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1. |
Thursday |
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Labour Day (No tuition, all offices are closed.)
First day to submit credit transfer requests (in Neptun) for graduating students who need credit transfer for obtaining the absolutorium. |
7. |
Wednesday |
1900 |
Exam registration starts for 2024/25/2. |
9. |
Friday |
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Pázmány Day (no tuition).
Last day to submit your doctoral application to the Doctoral Schools of ELTE Faculty of Humanities. (Training description; application information). |
17. |
Saturday |
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Last day of study period in spring semester 2024/2025. |
18. |
Sunday |
1700 |
First day of registration period for autumn semester 2025/26 (via Neptun) |
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Administrative deadline: Uploading thesis evaluation in Neptun |
TBA |
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First day of pre-course registration for autumn semester 2025/26 in Neptun. |
19. |
Monday |
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First day of exam period in spring semester 2024/2025. |
20. |
Tuesday |
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First day to choose Specialisation/track in Neptun (HKR 48. § (2)). |
21. |
Wednesday |
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First day of the Final Examination period in spring semester 2024/25. |
25. |
Sunday |
1800
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Administrative deadline: Last day to enter grades for practical courses (seminar, Thesis writing, tutorial, etc.) in Neptun by instructors.
Administrative deadline: Last day to register offered grades in Neptun by instructors. |
26. |
Monday |
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First day to submit requests to the Educational Committee:
The following requests must be submitted in Neptun under Administration/Requests/Available request forms:
Requests other than those listed above must be submitted via email (to kertesz.emese@btk.elte.hu) using the forms available at the Faculty website. https://btk.elte.hu/documents_forms
(Changing the training program, major, or study mode; Registering for an exam course (for the first time); Changing minor, specialisation; Registering for a second minor.)
More information: https://www.btk.elte.hu/Requests_to_the_Educational_Committee |
31. |
Saturday |
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Last day of English language BA and English language MA programme application for self-paying students via |
JUNE |
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1. |
Sunday |
1800 |
Last day to approve or reject offered grade by students. |
12. |
Thursday |
1600 |
Last day to choose Specialisation/track in Neptun (HKR 48. § (2)).
Administrative deadline: First day to approve applications for Specialisation/track. |
27. |
Friday |
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Last day of the Final Examination period. |
JULY |
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4. |
Friday |
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Last day of exam period in spring semester 2024/25. |
5. |
Saturday |
1600
1600 |
Administrative deadline: Last day of announcing exams in Neptun for the 2024/25/2 semester. (The student is entitled to register for the exam at least 24 hours before the exam starts.)
First day to submit „Form of Complaint Concerning Grades” via Neptun. |
7. |
Monday |
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Last day to submit requests for the Educational Committee. For more detailed information, please see 26 May in the Academic Calendar. |
8. |
Tuesday |
From: 1600 Until: 2400 |
Administrative deadline: Entering ”did not appear” to ungraded exams in 2024/25/2 by the instructor. |
10. |
Thursday |
1600 |
Administrative deadline: Last day to approve applications for Specialisation/track. |
12. |
Saturday |
1700 |
Last day to submit ”Form of Complaint Concerning Grades” via Neptun. |
TBA |
(Expected in the week of 14 July.) |
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Graduation Ceremonies. |
AUGUST |
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7. |
Thursday |
800 |
First day of submitting a request for PIEC (personalized instruction for exceptional cases) for 2025/26/1 via Neptun. (To make a request, you must register for your courses at least 24 hours in advance.) |
29. |
Friday |
1600 2000 |
Last day of pre-course registration period. First day of ranking course registration period. |
SEPTEMBER |
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2. |
Tuesday |
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First day of Orientation Week for Freshmen. |
4. |
Thursday |
1700 |
Last day of ranking course registration period. |
5. |
Friday |
800 |
First day of ‘first-come, first-served’ course registration period. Last day of Orientation Week for Freshmen. |
7. |
Sunday |
2000 |
Last day of registration period for autumn semester 2025/26 (via Neptun) |
8. |
Monday |
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First day of study period in 2025/26/1 |
12. |
Friday |
1600 |
Last day of submitting a request for PIEC (personalized instruction for exceptional cases) for 2025/26/1 via Neptun. (To make a request, you must register for your courses at least 24 hours in advance.) |
20. |
Saturday |
1700 |
Last day to submit tuition fee-related instalment payment; equity or credit based* tutiton fee requests for 2025/26/1 via Neptun (*for student who have exceeded the official term). The deadline is peremptory. More information here. |
TBA |
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Last day to submit requests for the Educational Committee. In the case of those requests made for the 2025/26/1 semester, that could only be submitted after 07.07.2025. For more detailed information, please see 26 May in the Academic Calendar. |
Please, besides reading the list of deadlines, follow the announcements, and read your messages in Neptun carefully.
With any other practical issues, please contact your international coordinator at the Department of International Affairs.
Office hours at the Office of Educational Affairs and the Department of International Affairs:
Monday: 13:00 - 16:00
Wednesday: 9:00 - 12:00; 13:00 - 16:00