Academic Calendar, deadlines

Useful Information, academic calendar

Updated: 14.11.2024.

Useful Information, academic calendar
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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

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

https://apply.elte.hu/

3.

Monday

 

     2359

Last day to submit requests to the Educational Committee in Neptun (Administration/ Requests):
Request for further course registration;

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

 

First day of Orientation Week for Freshmen (guest students and Erasmus students studying at ELTE in 2024/2025/2)

7.

Friday

 

Last day of Orientation Week for Freshmen (guest students and Erasmus students studying at ELTE in 2024/2025/2)

5.

Wednesday

 

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

 

 

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).

 

Graduation Ceremony

9.

Sunday

2000

Last day of registration period for spring semester 2024/25

10.

Monday

 

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

3.

Monday

 

1000

 

 

 

 

      1600

 

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

 

Administrative deadline: First day of announcing exams in Neptun for the 2024/25/2 semester.

24.

Monday

 

First day to request the supervisor’s consent via Neptun for the Thesis submission. More information here.

APRIL

1.

Monday

 

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

 

Last day to request the supervisor’s consent via Neptun for the Thesis submission. More information here.

15.

Monday

      2359

 

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

 

First day of spring break (No tuition.)

22.

Tuesday

 

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

1.

Thursday

 

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

 

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

 

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)

 

 

 

Administrative deadline: Uploading thesis evaluation in Neptun
If the thesis and its oral defence are evaluated separately, the critique of the thesis must be uploaded to the Electronic Registration System at least five days before the thesis' defence is scheduled. (HKR 79. § (5))

TBA

 

 

First day of pre-course registration for autumn semester 2025/26 in Neptun.

19.

Monday

 

First day of exam period in spring semester 2024/2025.

20.

Tuesday

 

First day to choose Specialisation/track in Neptun (HKR 48. § (2)).

21.

Wednesday

 

First day of the Final Examination period in spring semester 2024/25.

25.

Sunday

 

1800

 

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

 

First day to submit requests to the Educational Committee:

 

The following requests must be submitted in Neptun under 

Administration/Requests/Available request forms:

  • Request for 4th or further course registration
  • Request for the weakening of strong prerequisite
  • Request for extending the suspension of student status (3rd or further consecutive passive semesters)

 

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

 

Last day of English language BA and English language MA programme application for self-paying students via

https://apply.elte.hu/

                                                                                JUNE

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

 

Last day of the Final Examination period.

                                                                                 JULY

4.

Friday

 

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

 

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.)

 

Graduation Ceremonies.

                                                                             AUGUST

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

2.

Tuesday

 

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

 

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

 

 

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 study issues, please contact Ms Emese Kertész study coordinator at the Office of Educational Affairs.
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

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