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Doctoral Study - Main Events during the Academic Year

Entrance Exams for Doctoral Study Programmes
Assignment of the Ph.D. Thesis Topic, Generation of Individual Study Plan (ISP)
Annual assessment of the ISP
Various Changes and Events During the Academic Year
State Doctoral Examination
Defense of the Ph.D. Thesis
Graduation Ceremony, Diploma
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Entrance Exams for Doctoral Study Programmes Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics and Virology, and Microbiology Organized by the guarantor of the relevant doctoral programme in cooperation with the Study Affairs Division. 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 Code of Admissions Procedure, Charles University Admission Conditions, Important Dates and Numbers, List of Required Application Apendices, Request for Online Entrance Exam General information about the DSP Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics and Virology (including information about entrance exams and conditions of study) General information about the DSP Microbiology (including information about entrance exams and conditions of study)
Supervisor's Assignment of Dissertation Topic in SIS, Generation of Individual Study Plan by Student and Its Approval by Supervisor For important dates see Schedule of the Academic Year. Deadlines must be met! Generation of Individual Study Plans for 1^st-Year Students (methodological guidelines) Overview of ISP Requirements for New Students - Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics and Virology Overview of ISP Requirements for New Students - Microbiology
Annual assessment of the ISP from the Previous Academic Year For important dates see Schedule of the Academic Year. Deadlines must be met! Annual Assessment of the ISP (methodological guidelines) Recommendations Made by the DSP Guarantor on Some Aspects of ISP Annual Assessment - Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics and Virology Recommendations Made by the DSP Guarantor on Some Aspects of ISP Annual Assessment - Microbiology
Study: Changes of the ISP Outside Its Yearly Evaluation; Changes of Thesis Topic/Supervisor/Co-supervisor; Internship Records; Interruption of the Study; Termination of the Study at the Student's Request For changes of the ISP outside the yearly evaluation period, the approval of the DSP Guarantor is required; additionally, in the case of a change of the thesis topic/supervisor, the approval of the Subject Area Board is also required. All requests must be submitted through the Student´s Affairs Division! All requests can be submitted at any time during the academic year, but the review/approval of certain requests may depend on the meeting dates of the Subject Area Board. It is recommended to contact the Guarantor of the relevant DSP in advance. Request for a change to the ISP Outside the Evaluation Period (methodological guidelines) Request for a change of Thesis Topic, Supervisor, Co-supervisor (the respective form) Internship Evidence in the SIS (methodological guidelines) Interruption of Study (methodological guidelines and the respective form) Termination of Study Other Then by Graduation ( methodological guidelines and the respective form)
State Doctoral Examinations (SDEs) SDEs in the DSP Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics and Virology are held only 3 times a year due to the large number of students! Specific periods for application and for SDE organization can be found here. SDEs in the DSP Microbiology are held as necessary any time during the academic year (for their time schedule see the next bulletpoint). Detailed Time Schedule of SDEs (select the State Examinations and Defenses of University Qualification Theses within News, and then click on "State Examinations" for the respective DSP. In case there is a comment "Passed" or "In preparation", the time schedule is not yet up-to-date) SDE Application (the respective form) Requirements for the SDE - Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics and Virology Requirements for the SDE - Microbiology Justifying absence at the SDE (methodological guidelines)
Defense of Ph.D. Thesis Defenses of Ph.D. theses in the DSP Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics and Virology are held only 3 times a year due to the large number of students! Specific periods for application and for SDE organization can be found here. Only in very exceptional, justified cases, and after prior consultation with the DSP guarantor, can a thesis be defended outside these periods (these exceptions do not apply to SDEs!). Defenses of Ph.D. theses in the DSP Microbiology are held as necessary any time during the academic year (for their time schedule see the next bulletpoint). Detailed Time Schedule of Thesis Defenses (select the State Examinations and Defenses of University Qualification Theses within News, and then click on "Defenses of Ph.D. Theses" for the respective DSP. In case there is a comment "Passed" or "In preparation", the time schedule is not yet up-to-date) Requirements for the Ph.D. Thesis and its Allowed Formats - Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics and Virology Requirements for the Ph.D. Thesis and its Allowed Formats - Microbiology Formal Appearance of the Ph.D. Thesis Title Page (Czech and English versions) Prescribed Format for the Student’s Declaration on the Ph.D. Thesis (Czech version) Allowed Version of the Charles University Emblem for Use on the Ph.D. Thesis – Graphic Format III (Czech version) Allowed formats of Ph.D. thesis files Turnitin - instruction for checking (in the SIS) the final thesis before submiting (methodological guidelines) Checking for Plagiarism and the Respective Rules (Rector´s Measure and guidelines) (Czech version) Submitting the Ph.D. Thesis for Defense (methodological guidelines; including the guide for supervisors how to request for the delay of the publication of the entire thesis or its appendices) Rules for Recording, Submitting and Publishing Theses (Dean´s Measure)
Doctoral Graduation Ceremonies Current dates can be found here General Information About Graduations, Diplomas, Application, How to Get Your Diploma Without Participating in the Graduation Ceremony Request for Inclusion of Titles from the Previous Study Level in the Diploma (Czech version) Latin Text of the Doctor’s Pledge with Czech Translation

Other Useful Links

Schedule of the Academic Year
Code of Study and Examination
Faculty of Science Rules of Study

General Information about Doctoral Studies at the Faculty (including various regulations, guidelines, forms, and contacts for the Faculty of Science Student Affairs Division, Charles University)

Doctoral Study Programmes in Biomedicine (main website) (for students of the Faculty of Science, Charles University, the rules of the State Doctoral Examination and Ph.D. thesis defense published there do not apply, but you can find various interesting links at this website)

RNDr. Examination Process at the Faculty of Science, Charles University - General Information for Czech Students (the RNDr. title is a specific Czech academic qualification form belonging to the Master's Study level, however, because Ph.D. theses are frequently also directly accepted as RNDr. theses, the link to information on this form of academical qualification is given here as well. For specific details regarding this, please contact the study advisors of the respective Follow-Up Master's Study Programme).