Master´s Study
Schedule of the Academic Year
Code of Study and Examination
Faculty of Science Rules of Study
RNDr. Examination Process at the Faculty of Science, Charles University - General Information for Czech Students (for specific information, please contact the study advisors of the respective follow-up Master's programme)
Main Study Events during the Academic Year for Master’s Studies:
| Event | Basic Information | Date | Links (mostly leading to the "main" page where the relevant link can be found; however, most of them are in Czech only) |
| Entrance Exams for Follow-up Master’s Study Programmes Genetics, Molecular Biology and Virology, and Microbiology | Organized by the study advisor for the relevant follow-up Master’s programme in cooperation with the Study Department | Current application deadlines and interview time ranges are always published here well in advance. You will be informed about the specific date and time of your interview within the specified time range electronically through SIS no later than 30 days before the date of the exam |
Code of Admissions Procedure, Charles University (English version) Admission Conditions and Requirements (English version) Electronic Application (English version) Obtaining a Transcript of Completed Study Requirements from SIS (Czech version) Question Topics for Entrance Exams - Genetics, Molecular Biology and Virology programme (English version), Microbiology programme (English version) |
| Registering for the Master’s Thesis Topic | Only electronically, via SIS. Mandatory for 1st-year students | See Schedule of the Academic Year | Registering for the Master’s Thesis Topic in SIS, Necessary Approvals (methodological guidelines - Czech version) |
| Registering for the State Final Examination and Master’s Thesis Defense | Only electronically, via SIS | See SIS (for the State Examination, select the relevant programme/specialization under "Course", filter, and then click on "detail" For the thesis defense, select "Diploma Thesis" under "Subject," filter, select the relevant programme, and click on "detail") |
Registering for the State Examination (methodological guidelines - English version) |
| Checking the Fulfillment of Conditions for the State Final Examination | Only electronically, via SIS | See SIS (for the State Examination, select the relevant programme/specialization under "Course", filter, and then click on "detail" For the thesis defense, select "Diploma Thesis" under "Subject," filter, select the relevant programme/specialization, and click on "detail") | |
| Submitting the Master’s Thesis | Only electronically, via SIS. SIS will close after the submission deadline, and late submissions are NOT POSSIBLE! Note: The thesis can be submitted electronically in SIS (by clicking "SUBMIT") only after the PDF/A check confirms that the thesis is in the correct format. Therefore, do not leave electronic submission until the last minute! Requests for late submission (e.g., due to technical or other reasons) will not be accommodated. | See SIS (select the relevant programme/specialization and click on "detail") |
Formal Appearance of Master´s Thesis Title Page (Czech and English versions) Prescribed Format for the Student’s Declaration on the Master’s Thesis (Czech version) Allowed File Formats and Size for Master´s Theses (English version) Submitting Master´s Thesis in the SIS (methodological guidelines, English version) Checking for Plagiarism and the Respective Rules (Rector´s Measure and guidelines - Czech version) |
| Master’s Thesis Defense (SZ1) | Organized by the study advisor for the relevant follow-up Master’s programme | See SIS (select the relevant programme/specialization and click on "detail", within the detail, check the "Date" and "End" fields, which indicate the relevant time range). Specific time schedules for individual students' thesis defenses can be found on the right (usually published at least 14 days before the event, often earlier) |
Form for the Supervisor’s Report (English version) Form for the Reviewer’s Report (English version) Detailed Time Schedule of Thesis Defenses - Genetics, Molecular Biology and Virology (Czech version) Detailed Time Schedule of Thesis Defenses - Microbiology (Czech version) The Organization of Master’s Thesis Defenses at the Department of Genetics and Microbiology |
| Oral Part of the State Final Examination (SZ2) | Organized by the study advisor for the relevant follow-up Master’s programme | See SIS (select the relevant programme/specialization under "Course," filter, and then click on "detail." Within the detail, check the "Date" and "End" fields, which indicate the relevant time range) |
Detailed Time Schedule of SZ2 - Genetics, Molecular Biology and Virology (Czech version) Detailed Time Schedule of SZ2 - Microbiology (Czech version) |
| Entrance Exams for Doctoral Programmes | Organized by the guarantor of the relevant doctoral programme in cooperation with the Study Department | Current application deadlines and interview time ranges are always published here well in advance. You will be informed about the specific date and time of your interview within the specified time range electronically through SIS no later than 30 days before the date of the exam. |
Electronic Application (English version) General information about Doctoral Study Programmes Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics and Virology or Microbiology (including information about entrance exams and conditions of study) |
| Electronic Enrollment in the Next Segment of Studies | See Schedule of the Academic Year | Electronic Enrollment in the Next Year of Studies (methodological guidelines - Czech version) | |
| Master’s Graduation Ceremony | Current dates here |
Request for Inclusion of Titles from the Previous Study Level in the Diploma (Czech version) |