Exams

Typically, a written examination takes place at the end of each   semester. Examination session for autumn semester is on January 2 -30, while examination session for spring semester is on June 1 - 30.

Grading Scale
90 to 100 marks	“A+” Grade	Excellent
86 to 89 marks	“A” Grade	Excellent
76 to 85 marks	“B+” Grade	Very Good
71 to 75 marks	“B” Grade	Very Good
66 to 70 marks	“C” Grade	Satisfactory (Pass)
65 to 50	“D” Grade
0-49	“F” Grade	Fail

Graduation Work

The final, i.e. 8th semester of the Bachelor program and 4th semester of Master’s program are devoted to preparation of Graduation Work/Thesis, designed to test a student’s analytical and conceptual skills. The work must be submitted by the mid May for preliminary defense. The final defense of the work takes place in June. It should consist of 75 pages for Master degree students and of 50 pages for Bachelor degree students and must satisfy all the usual requirements for a written academic paper.

Marking Scale
Final Exams	50 % (minimum 16 marks, out of 50, are required to pass)
Attendance	10%
Class participation	20%
Notes	10%
Term Paper	10%

Attendance at lectures and seminars is compulsory and always recommended. Students who have inexcusably missed 1/3 of the lessons and 20% of the total hours of each course will not be permitted to take exams. Similarly, a student who got “0” during a semester will not be allowed to take exams as well. Active class participation and successful passing of regular tests throughout the semester is encouraged.

Besides, a student should take notes of lectures and work on additional information in the library. The writing and defense of term paper is one of the forms of the students’ independent work and the means of perception of the academic materials of a course. The topics of term papers are prepared by the academic departments and are distributed to the students within the 15 first days of a semester.