Page 31 - Tallinn University Study Regulations 2015 ENG

1) 22.5 ECTS credits in full-time study;
2) 7.5 ECTS credits in part-time study.
(8) For students who matriculated prior to the 2013/2014 study-year, the principles for remuneration of study costs established in Subsections 1, 2, 3, 4 of Section 10 of the present Regulations shall not be applicable until the end of the study year 2016/2017. Until the end of study year 2015/2016, the following provisions will apply:
1) During the nominal period of study, studying on a SF study place is free of charge if the student complies with the full-time study requirements or is studying under a study programme where the State commission has prescribed part-time studies;
2) A student studying on an NSF study place shall cover study expenses during the nominal study period based on the semester fee established by the university Senate;
3) An SF student is not required to reimburse study costs for a period of two semesters after the end of the nominal study period. This also applies for NSF students who have paid the tuition fee during the nominal study period as per agreement;
4) An SF student is transferred to an NSF student place if he or she has exceeded the nominal study period of the study programme by more than two semesters;
5) A student on a SF study place, who exceeded the nominal period of study by more than one year or who failed to fulfil the requirements of full-time study and has been transferred to part-time study, shall not be transferred to an NSF study place and shall be released from the reimbursement of study costs if the student continues studying under the same study programme and if he or she: has a moderate, severe or profound disability; is a parent or a legal guardian of a child under 7 years of age or a disabled child; is studying in a study field agreed upon in the contract for State-commissioned education or programme, based on which the university has created study places for part-time study;
6) A student who has exceeded the nominal study period by more than two semesters shall reimburse study costs for the courses registered for the semester based on the credit point fee, the supervision fee and the fee for final thesis. If the student does not register courses into the study plan, he or she shall pay an administrative fee for the semester. The paid amount of the administrative fee shall be deducted from the amount on the invoice issued to the student at the end of the same semester upon declaring the final thesis/final examination;
7) Discounts amounting up to half of the tuition fee may be granted to students covering their tuition fee. A discount may be granted to a student with excellent academic achievement who: has a moderate, severe of profound disability; is a parent or a legal guardian of a child under 7 years of age or a disabled child; or is an orphan;
(9) Subsection 10 of Section 29 of the present Regulations is not applicable to students who matriculated prior to the study year of 2013/2014. Students who have been matriculated before the study year 2013/2014 have the right to take courses with a valid performance right during their academic leave until the study year 2015/2016; to register for the second time in courses for up to 15 ECTS credits per each academic year according to their individual study plan; to register in courses for up to 15 ECTS credits according to their individual study plan provided there are no courses in previous registrations that have remained uncompleted or courses with negative result. If a student has been granted academic leave before the study year 2013/2014, the following principle, applicable until 2015/2016, allows the student to complete courses pursuant to an individual study plan in the maximum amount of 15 ECTS credits per each year of academic leave. Academic leave granted after the end of the nominal study period does not extend the period of two semesters during which the student is free from reimbursement of study costs (except for the period of service in the Estonian Defence Forces or alternative service).