Degree certificate

Last modified: 24. November 2022

The condition for issuing a diploma shall be the successful completion of the final examination and the language examination requirement specified in the programme and output requirements. The range of languages accepted shall be determined by the programme and output requirements.

The University shall issue and hand over the diploma to the holder within 30 days of the date of the successful final examination or, of the presentation of the document certifying the completion of the required language examination if it has not been presented by the date of the final examination. If proof of completion of the language examination requirements has been provided, the diploma shall be issued in the year of the final examination even if less than 30 days of the year of the final examination remain. In designing the form and content of the diploma, Article 51 (5) of NHE Act shall apply. The diploma shall be issued in Hungarian and English, or in the case of national and ethnic minority education, it shall be issued in Hungarian and in the language of the national or ethnic minority. In case of a programme in other language than Hungarian, the diploma shall be issued in Hungarian and in the language of the programme.

The average of the diploma shall be the simple arithmetic average of the final examination result and the average of all subjects completed or recognised during the programme weighted by credits (cumulative GPA), rounded to two decimal places. This provision shall apply to students who have acquired student status from the academic year 2020/21. The average and classification of the diploma shall be determined by the Registrar’s Office.

The diplomas obtained in undergraduate, master, higher education vocational programmes and undivided one-tier programmes shall be accompanied by the diploma supplement specified by the European Commission and the Council of Europe in accordance with Section 7 of Annex 9 to the NHE Gov. Decree, both in Hungarian and English.

A diploma with honours shall be awarded to the student who obtains grade “very good” in all subjects of the final examination (comprehensive examination, complex examination), has his / her thesis / diploma thesis and all comprehensive exams graded “very good”, has an average of at least 4.00 in all other examinations and practical marks, and has no grades below satisfactory (3).