§ 34

1. The diploma examination applies to long-cycle MA studies, BA studies and supplementary MA studies, subject to majors for which separate provisions provide otherwise.
2. The condition of admission to the diploma examination is:

1)   obtaining credit and passing examinations in all subjects and internships provided for in the curriculum,

2)   obtaining at least a satisfactory grade from the diploma dissertation.

1. The diploma examination takes place before a commission appointed by the dean.
2. The rules for conducting and the scope of the diploma examination in individual majors are specified by the dean after consultation with the dean’s council. The program scope of the examination should be consistent with the curriculum (2/3 major issues and 1/3 issues related to the scope of education).
3. The diploma examination may be taken in a major language of the world , with the dean’s consent. The diploma examination protocol should then be accompanied by its translation into Polish.
4. In studies conducted in a foreign language, the consent referred to in sec. 5 is not required if the dissertation is written in the language of study. The diploma examination protocol should then be accompanied by its translation into Polish.
5. The provision of sec. 5 is not applicable in the procedure of conducting a diploma examination in the field of philology, in which neophilological scopes are implemented.
6. The diploma examination result may be considered positive if each student’s answer to a partial question is assessed as at least satisfactory.
7. Grades listed in § 18 sec. 1 are used when assessing results of the examination.
8. The diploma examination may be conducted in the form of an open diploma examination at the request of a student or supervisor, subject to sec. 11.
9. The request referred to in sec. 10 submitted by the supervisor, should be accompanied by the student’s written consent to use this form of exam.
10. The date of the diploma examination referred to in sec. 10 shall be made public, by posting information on the notice board in front of the dean’s office or by other means normally adopted at the faculty.
11. In special cases concerning students with disabilities, the diploma examination may be conducted using alternative solutions referred to in § 20 sec. 5. The provision of § 6 sec. 14 shall apply accordingly.

§ 35

1. The diploma examination should take place within a period not exceeding 3 months from the date of submission of the diploma dissertation.
2. In the event of extending the deadline for submitting the diploma dissertation, referred to in § 31 sec. 5, the diploma examination should take place not later than one month from the date of submission of the diploma dissertation.
3. The dean may set an individual date for the diploma examination for a student who has submitted the diploma dissertation before the deadlines specified in § 31 sec. 3.

§ 36

1. If the diploma examination is not passed, i.e. an unsatisfactory grade is obtained from the diploma examination, or in the case of an unjustified failure to take this examination within the set deadline, the dean shall set the second date of the examination as the final one.
2. The second diploma examination may not take place earlier than after one month and not later than three months after the date of the first examination.
3. If an unsatisfactory grade is obtained from the diploma examination, the unsatisfactory grade from the first diploma examination shall be included in the final grade of the second diploma examination as one of the elements. An appropriate annotation is placed on the examination protocol.
4. If the diploma examination is not passed on the second date, the dean shall issue a decision on removing the student from the list of students.
5. Resumption of studies may take place on the principles set out in § 27.

§ 37

1. Studies shall be completed after passing the diploma examination with at least a satisfactory result, excluding majors for which separate provisions provide otherwise.
2. The graduate receives a diploma of completion along with a supplement confirming obtaining appropriate qualifications with the specification of the professional title, in accordance with separate regulations.
3. The original graduation diploma shall be issued only in the Polish language.
4. The procedure for documenting education obtained is governed by separate provisions.
5. The basis for calculating the final result of studies includes:

1)   the arithmetic average of grades for all examinations and credits for the evaluation of subjects not ending with an examination, obtained during the entire period of study. In the absence of a grade/grades for a subject/internship provided for in the curriculum of a given semester, or failure to enrol in a subject required for a given semester, 0 (zero) is used to calculate the grade average,

2)   the final grade of the diploma dissertation,

3)   the final grade for the diploma examination (for nursing and emergency medicine, the final grade for the diploma examination is the arithmetic average of the grades obtained from the theoretical and practical parts of the examination, adjusted in accordance with the principle set out in sec. 7),

4)   the final grade of artistic exam (applies to artistic majors).

1. The study result consists of:

1)   a total of:

a)    0.6 of the grade specified in sec. 5 item 1,

b)   0.2 of the grade specified in sec. 5 item 2, which is the average of grades from the diploma dissertation given by the supervisor and reviewer of the diploma dissertation, rounded in accordance with the principle set out in sec. 7,

c)    0.2  of the grade specified in sec. 5 item 3

- for all study levels, except for arts, medicine and veterinary medicine as well as majors of BA studies for which the curriculum does not provide for the completion of a diploma dissertation.

2)   a total of:

a)    0.6 of the grade specified in sec. 5 item 1,

b)   0.2 of the grade specified in sec. 5 item 2, which is the average of grades from the diploma dissertation given by the supervisor and reviewer of the diploma dissertation, rounded in accordance with the principle set out in sec. 7,

c)    0.1 of the grade specified in sec. 5 item 3,

d)   0.1 of the grade specified in sec. 5 item 4

- for arts majors,

3)   grade specified in sec. 5 item 1 - for majors for which the education standard does not provide for a diploma examination,

4)   a total of: 0.7 of the grade specified in sec. 5 item 1 and 0.3 of the grade specified in sec. 5 item 3 – for majors of BA studies for which the curriculum does not provide for the completion of the diploma dissertation.

1. The final result, subject to sec. 8 is rounded to the grade according to the principle:

1)   up to 3.25                      - satisfactory

2)   from 3.26 to 3.75          - satisfactory plus

3)   from 3.76 to 4.25          - good

4)   from 4.26 to 4.50          - good plus

5)   from 4.51 to 5.00          - very good

1. The final result for majors for which the education standard does not provide for the diploma examination is rounded to the grade according to the principle:

1)      to 3.20                            - satisfactory

2)      from 3.21 to 3.50           - satisfactory plus

3)      from 3.51 to 4.00           - good

4)      from 4.01 to 4.30           - good plus

5)      from 4.31 to 5.00           - very good

1. Rounding a grade specified in sec. 7 and 8 applies to an entry in the diploma and supplement. Other certificates contain the actual result calculated in accordance with sec. 6.
2. The diploma examination commission may increase the grade referred to in sec. 6 item 1 and 2 by 0.5 if the student received very good grades from the diploma dissertation and the diploma examination (at arts majors additionally from the arts examination) and during the last two years of studies obtained an arithmetic average from credits and examinations not lower than 4.0 calculated in accordance with the principle specified in sec. 5 item 1.
3. At majors for which the education standard does not provide for the diploma examination, the dean may increase the grade referred to in sec. 6 item 3 by 0.5 if the student in the last four semesters obtained an arithmetic average from credits and examinations not lower than 4.0 calculated in accordance with the principle specified in sec. 5 item 1.