Students entering the doctoral training programme by applying for the complex exam and habitus investigation
If the applicant has not received an absolutorium in the training programme that started before September 2016, the only possibility to obtain a doctoral degree is by entering the new 8-semester long programme. The applicant can start the procedure based on a request submitted by him/her and then completing the complex exam. After completing the complex exam, the higher education institute accepts the minimum number of credits that is the prerequisite of taking the complex exam. It is also possible to submit a request for transferring more credits based on previously acquired skills and competence.
Applying to the complex exam and the procedure for obtaining the doctoral degree without preliminary doctoral studies is possible for those who have received their diploma at least 5 years before applying, can meet the criteria of the admission to the doctoral school, and based on his/her professional, scientific activities it can be stated that the applicant’s work meets the criteria for at least the requirements set for the training and research part in the training plan of the doctoral programme. In this case, the student status starts after completing the complex exam, based on the admission letter, and after enroling in the university.