Page 14 - Tallinn University Study Regulations 2015 ENG
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her studies.
(9) The university has:
1) The right to prefer TU students and external students in the case of limited participant numbers;
2) The right to interrupt the studies of a visiting student who has not followed the Study Regulations or other legal Acts concerning his or her studies;
3) The right to not accept registration in courses that are not reflected in the student´s transfer document;
4) The obligation to create conditions for the visiting student to take the courses accepted by Tallinn University.
(10)As a rule, foreign visiting students are admitted twice each year. The deadlines for submission of applications are 1 November for the spring semester and 1 June for the autumn semester.
(11)In order to apply for admission, a foreign visiting student shall submit to the Academic Affairs Office:
1) Nomination documents from the partner university;
2) A copy of an identification document;
3) A foreign visiting student´s electronic application form on the university homepage;
4) A learning agreement that lists the courses to be taken at Tallinn University;
5) A certificate of language proficiency;
6) A transcript of records.
(12)A foreign visiting student must create a TU user account and register in the ÕIS in courses prior to the deadline electronic registration. If necessary, a foreign visiting student shall coordinate the changes in his or her learning agreement with the contractual employee of the academic unit who coordinates the Erasmus programme.
(13)At the end of the study period, the Academic Affairs Office shall issue a certificate for the period spend at Tallinn University and the learning outcomes and forward it to the home university of the foreign visiting student or issue it directly to the foreign visiting student.
Chapter 5
ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES
§ 20. Assessment of learning outcomes
(1) The aim of assessment of learning outcomes is to support studies and give reliable information on the merit of the completed studies.
(2) In assessing the achievement of learning outcomes, the level of knowledge and skills acquired by a student during a course is evaluated based on specific assessment criteria and in accordance with the learning outcomes described in the course programme.
(3) Assessment can be differentiated (examination) or non-differentiated (pass/fail assessment).
(4) In the case of differentiated assessment, the following scale is used to differentiate between the levels of acquisition of learning outcomes:
1) A (excellent) – an outstanding and excellent level of achievement of learning outcomes characterized by free and creative use of knowledge and skills beyond a very good level;
2) B (very good) – a very good level of achievement of learning outcomes characterized by purposeful and creative use of knowledge and skills. Might make mistakes, which are not substantive and conceptual, in regard to specific and more detailed knowledge and skills;
3) C (good) – a good level of achievement of learning outcomes characterized by purposeful use of knowledge and skills. Uncertainty and inaccuracies may occur in regard