Not participating in the final examination due to important reasons
Suppose the student cannot participate in the final evaluation of study achievement due to important reasons, following articles 53 and 55 of the Study Regulations of Vilnius University. In that case, the student shall inform the Study Department by e-mail about their absence from the examination and when they plan to submit the documents justifying the absence*.
*In the case of an illness, the medical institution should, on the proposal of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania, issue documents in form 027/a or 046/a upon the student's request.
Repeating a subject, taking subjects externally, substituting failed subjects
In case of not passing a subject during the retakes, following article 64 of the VU Study Regulations:
Following a decision of the head of the core academic unit of the University, upon expiry of the time limit set for retaking the final assessment of learning outcomes of the next-to-last study semester and/or the time limit set for the final assessment of learning outcomes of the last study semester, students of the final year whose debts and/or academic debts do not exceed the total scope of 20 study credits may be provided with an opportunity to retake the assessments of particular course units (modules) of the next-to-last semester once again no more than three working days before the date of submitting the final theses for defence or taking the final examinations.
the following options can be proposed:
Repeating the subject
- The student must go to lectures according to the timetable and pass the midterms.
- The student pays full price for the course according to the amount of subject credits.
- A request to repeat a subject must be filled out on is.vu.lt at least 14 days before the beginning of the semester in which the subject is supposed to be repeated.
- The student is informed via VUSIS about the processing of the request.
Retaking subjects externally
- the student does not go to any lectures and repeats the material for the subject on their own.
- the student pays 25 per cent of the course price according to the amount of course credits.
- The professor of the subject must give a written or electronic agreement for the student to retake the subject externally.
- The student can retake the courses externally if:
- the subject is not included in the list of subjects, approved by the study programme committee, which cannot be taken externally
- the student has participated in the lectures of the course and passed all required midterm assessments;
- if the course has already been repeated.
- A request along with the written agreement from the professor must be submitted through is.vu.lt no later than the end of the first month of the semester in which the course is to be taken externally
- The student is informed via VUSIS about the processing of the request.
Substitution of failed subjects (except compulsory subjects and term papers)
- If you receive a negative grade from your optional, IND or GUS subject during the retakes, you may submit a request to substitute the subject you have not passed.
- The student pays full price for the course according to the amount of subject credits.
- A request to substitute a subject must be filled out on is.vu.lt at least 14 days before the beginning of the semester in which the subject is supposed to be substituted.
- The student is informed via VUSIS about the processing of the request.
If you take an academic leave or suspend your studies, you can pass your debts with a free listener's agreement.
Missing credits after the mobility period
Students who return to VU after their mobility with less than 30 credits, must compensate the missing credits. The compensation for this deficiency depends on the number of credits missing:
• If the lack is less than 20 credits, you can continue your studies at VU on your return, but you should register for more courses than the number of credits in your programme of study to make up for the lack of credits.
• If the lack is more than 20 credits, you must apply for a suspension of your studies upon your return. If you suspend your studies, you will need to sign a free listener's agreement and choose to study as many subjects as necessary to reduce the lack of credits to at least 20 credits. You can continue your studies after the suspension.
Third retake for final year students
- Bachelor final year students who have debts or academic debts from previous semesters, following article no. 64 of the Study Regulations are allowed to retake the subject from which they have a debt in the last semester of studies externally before the final thesis submission deadline. If the debt is from I-VI semesters and the student has repeated the subject or taken it externally in previous semesters, the retake during the additional exam session is free. If no attempt was made to eliminate the debt until the last semester of studies, the student must pay to take the subject externally.
- If the debt is from the VII semester of studies, the student is given the right to take the subject 1 time externally for free.
- The third retake for final-year students is scheduled for April 15-29, 2024.
- Master final year students who have debts or academic debts from previous semesters, following the article no. 64 of the Study Regulations are allowed to retake the subject from which they have a debt in the last semester of studies externally before the final thesis submission deadline. If the debt is from I-II semesters and the student has repeated the subject or taken it externally in previous semesters, the retake during the additional exam session is free. If no attempt was made to eliminate the debt until the last semester of studies, the student must pay to take the subject externally
- If the debt is from the III semester of studies, the student is given the right to take the subject 1 time externally for free.
- The third retake for final-year students is scheduled for April 15-29, 2024.
Examination for students who are doing summer internships, participating in international programmes, etc.
The Faculty of Philology of Vilnius University does not conduct an early final assessment of study achievements. Students going on internships or international programmes take pre-departure examinations that are scheduled before the start of the trip. Examinations to be held after the student's departure may be postponed until 30 September.
Before departure, students must agree with their professors on the dates of the examination(s) in September and fill in a free-form application for postponement of examinations via the information system is.vu.lt, providing proof of departure and return travel documents.
Such requests for postponement of examinations are accepted from 1 April to 15 May.
