ECTS – European Credit Transfer System

What do the points in the ECTS system mean? (European Credit Transfer System)

• Based on the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), each course is assigned a specific number of credit points, regardless of the grade obtained. To pass a semester, you must earn 30 ECTS credits. ECTS credits measure the average workload of a student required to achieve the expected learning outcomes.
• ECTS credits are assigned to the courses completed by the student as part of their study plan and educational program. To obtain a Bachelor’s degree, a student must earn at least 180 ECTS credits, for a Master’s degree (second-cycle studies) – at least 90 ECTS credits, and for a uniform Master’s program – at least 300 ECTS credits in a 5-year study system or 360 ECTS credits in a 6-year study system.
• A student who transfers courses along with ECTS credits from a university other than their home institution, including from a foreign university, will have these courses counted towards their achievements expressed in ECTS credits at their home university.
• The ECTS system has been adopted by all universities in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). Since 2007, all Polish higher education institutions have been required to use the ECTS system – both for the transfer and accumulation of credit points within their study programs. As a result, ECTS credits allow, for example, the recognition of semesters completed by international students at Polish universities.
  
  

More information about adapting to the Bologna Process and ECTS credits can be found on the website:
http://www.ehea.info/ (European Higher Education Area) and the European Higher Education Area.