Common rules to navigate

From Monday of the third week in a semester, registrations for study activities are binding and you must complete the course or project and sit for the examination. 

If you due to special circumstances cannot complete a course, and you want to deregister from the course, you will need to apply for an exemption.

You have three attempts to pass your exam. If you do not pass your exam using the three attempts, you can apply for a fourth exam attempt, if special circumstances has led to the situation.

As a bachelor student you must pass a minimum of 45 ECTS of your first-year courses by the end of your first year of study. If you do not meet this requirement, you will not be allowed to continue your studies at ITU without an exemption.

ITU can grant you an exemption from the above-mentioned deadline if there are special circumstances. Therefore, if you have been prevented from following courses and/or taking exams due to special circumstances, you can apply for an exemption. 

If you are granted an exemption, the deadline for when you must have passed a minimum 45 ECTS of your first-year courses will be by the end of your second year of study. 

If you have credits transferred from previous studies to your ITU programme, these credits will not count as part of the fulfilment of the first-year exam. 

More information about the first-year exam.

The Bachelor of Science (BSc) programme must be completed within four years for students enrolled autumn 2015 or later.

The Master of Science (MSc) programme must be completed within three years for students enrolled in autumn 2015 or later.

If you due to special circumstances cannot complete your education within the maximum programme duration, you will need to apply for an exemption to postpone the deadline for when you must have completed your education.

The progression requirement states how much you have to pass each year in order to be considered an active student.

From 1 September 2025, you must pass one exam within a continuous period of one year, corresponding to two consecutive semesters, including re-exams. If you do not do this, you will not be allowed to continue your programme and your enrolment will be terminated.

In this context, it is irrelevant how many exam attempts you have used. 

If you due to special circumstances cannot fulfil the progression requirement, you can apply for an exemption from this rule.

Calculating the one-year period
In case you have been granted leave of absence, this period is excluded when calculating the one-year period.

Any credit transfer from courses taken prior to admission is excluded from the one-year period.

If you have passed an exam at another university as part of your ITU study programme, this exam will be included in the one-year period.