Student Guides

1. Step 1 · Once you have your admission letter

   Before you arrive

   • Check your application detailsRead
   • Apply for a visa if you need oneRead
   • Understand the tuition fees and how to payRead
   • Look at your housing optionsRead
   • Read the program structure so the first semester makes senseRead

2. Step 2 · The days after you land in Pécs

   Your first week

   • Register and enrolRead
   • Apply for your residence permitStart this early; it takes time.Read
   • Get your student IDRead
   • Set up Neptun, the study administration systemRead
   • Join Teams for your coursesRead
   • Connect to the university Wi-FiRead
   • Save the useful phone numbersRead
   • Learn the bus routes to and from campusRead
   • Know where to go if you are unwellRead

3. Step 3 · Settling into study

   Your first semester

   • Register for your coursesRead
   • Lectures vs seminars: how each one worksRead
   • Courses, subjects and grading explainedRead
   • How many elective courses you needRead
   • How to write to lecturers and professorsRead
   • Who to ask when you are stuckRead
   • End of semester: grades and how to check themRead
   • Scholarships and study abroad optionsRead

4. Step 4 · Your last year

   Thesis and final exam

   • Research Practice coursesRead
   • The “Final Thesis” courseRead
   • Writing your BA thesisRead
   • The Psychology BA portfolioRead
   • The final examinationRead

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