Study Regulations

The legal norm governing academic life, teaching and scientific activities at universities is the Higher Education Act (Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education Institutions and on Amendments and Supplements to some other Acts).

The internal regulations of Charles University are binding for all faculties and units of Charles University.

The internal regulations of the Faculty of Science are binding for students and employees of the Faculty of Science.

Other regulations that specify the above-mentioned university and faculty regulations and regulate individual procedures and agendas are the Rector's Directives and the Dean's Measures.

 The only legally binding regulations are those in Czech. Translations are for informative purpose only.

Overview of regulatory topics

Studies in general

Scholarships and bursaries

Fees

State examinations and theses

Doctoral studies

Rigorosum examination

Lifelong learning

Accreditation and guarantors of study programmes

Ethics and offences

Specific Needs and Parenting

Publications

Regulations by topic

Studies in general

Code of Study and Examination of Charles University

Rules of Study at Faculty of Science

Academic calendar at Faculty of Science

Dean's Measure No. 12/2022 – Taking an Exam by Students on the Second Resit Date before the Examination Board

Dean's Measure No. 15/2023 – Determination of the list of subjects related to the creation of the final thesis, the control of study of which cannot be recognized (only in Czech)

Scholarships and bursaries

Scholarship and Bursary Rules of Charles University

Rules for Awarding Scholarships and Bursaries at Faculty of Science

Rector's Directive No. 24/2022 – Constitution of the Václav Havel Bursary

Rector's Directive No. 26/2022 as amended by Rector's Directive No. 33/2022 – Awarding of social scholarships at Charles University in the academic year 2022/2023 (only in Czech)

Rector's Directive No. 27/2022 – Awarding scholarships to support accommodation at the UK in the academic year 2022/2023 (only in Czech)

Rector's Directive No. 33/2023 – Awarding of social scholarships at Charles University in the academic year 2023/2024 (only in Czech) 

Rector's Directive No. 34/2023 – Awarding scholarships to support accommodation at the UK in the academic year 2022/2023 (only in Czech)

Dean's Measure No. 2/2019 – The STARS Programme to Support Talented PhD Students

Dean's Measure No. 7/2023 – On awarding and Paying Scholarships and Bursaries (only in Czech)

Fees

Appendix No. 2 to the Constitution of Charles University – Fees for study – specifies the entire procedure for the payment of tuition fees and lays down the rules for determining the amount, form of payment and due date of the fees

Rector's Directive No. 36/2018 – Details on the recording of the recognised period of parenthood (only in Czech)

Rector's Directive No. 23/2020 – The procedure for assessing fee waiver applications in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (the so-called period of disrupted study) (only in Czech)

Rector's Directive No. 13/2021 – The procedure for assessing applications for fee waivers or reductions in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic (imposed work and volunteering) (only in Czech)

Rector's Directive No. 25/2023 – The procedure for assessing applications for waiver or reduction of fees associated with studies (fee for longer studies) (only in Czech)

Rector's Directive No. 42/2023 – Procedure for assessing applications for waiver or reduction of fees associated with studies pursuant to Section 58(4) of the Higher Education Act (fee for study in a foreign language) (only in Czech)

Dean's Measure No. 14/2021 – On Studies Conducted in English Language

State examinations and theses

Rector's Directive No. 72/2017 – Making the Electronic Database of Final Theses Accessible

Rector's Directive No. 15/2019 – Comparison of final theses and habilitation dissertations and their storage in inter-university and international databases of theses

Dean's Measure No. 08/2014 – Guidelines for the organisation of the State Final Examination at the Faculty of Science of Charles University (only in Czech)

Dean's Measure No. 13/2023 – Rules for recording, submitting and publishing theses 

Dean's Measure No. 28/2021 – Rules for offering thesis topics for double curriculum study for students of the Faculty of Science of Charles University (only in Czech)

Dean's Measure No. 13/2023 – Rules for recording, submitting and publishing theses at the Faculty of Science of Charles University

Doctoral studies

Rector’s Directive No. 19/2018 as amended by Rector’s Directive No. 5/2020 – Doctoral Study Handbook

Rigorosum examination

Rigorosum Examination Code of Charles University

Rules for the State Rigorous Examination at the Faculty of Science (only in Czech)

Dean's Measure No. 26/2017 – Determination of fees, application requirements and other details on the preparation and conduct of the state rigorosum examination (only in Czech)

Lifelong learning

Rules for Lifelong Learning of Charles University

Rector's Directive No 39/2017 as amended by Rector's Directive No. 19/2019 – Conditions of admission of applicants, rules of implementation and organisation of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the University of the Third Age (only in Czech)

Rector's Directive No. 40/2017 – The Lifelong Learning Board of Charles University

Rector's Directive No. 71/2017 – Register of Lifelong Learning Programmes

Rector's Directive No. 39/2022 – Submission and checking of final theses in vocation-oriented lifelong learning programmes (only in Czech)

Dean's Measure No. 14/2017 – Lifelong learning at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University (only in Czech)

Accreditation and guarantors of study programmes

The Accreditation Code of Charles University

Rector's Directive No. 12/2018 – Competence of guarantors of programmes of study

Rector’s Directive No. 13/2019 as amended by Rector’s Directive No. 22/2022 – Standards of study programmes implemented at Charles University

Rector’s Directive No. 14/2019 as amended by Rector’s Directive No. 23/2022 – A proposal for a programme of study under institutional accreditation

Ethics and offences

Disciplinary Code for Students of Charles University

Disciplinary Code for Students at the Faculty of Science

Rector's Directive No. 13/2020 – Plagiarism Assessment at Charles University

Specific Needs and Parenting

Rector's Directive No. 28/2023 - Supporting applicants and learners with specific needs at the UK (only in Czech)

Rector's Directive No. 36/2018 - Details of recording recognised periods of parenthood (only in Czech)

Publications

Dean's Measure No. 2/2018 – Production of publications and registration of the results of science, research, innovation and other creative activities (only in Czech)