ECTS credits definition
Examples of ECTS credits in a sentence
A normal academic year of full-time study is normally made up of educational components totalling 60 ECTS* credits.
Changes to the study programme abroad should be listed in table C and, once they are agreed by all parties, the sending institution commits to fully recognise the number of ECTS credits as presented in table C.
In case of mobility windows, table F may be completed as follows: Component code (if any) Title of recognised component (as indicated in the course catalogue) at the sending institution Number of ECTS credits Sending institution grade, if applicable Mobility window Total: 30 …..
Example of justification for a discrepancy in the total number of ECTS credits (or equivalent) between Table A and Table B: the student has already accumulated the number of credits required for his/her degree and does not need some of the credits gained abroad.
The total number of ECTS credits (or equivalent) in Table B should correspond to the total number of ECTS credits (or equivalent) contained in Table A.
The Transcript of Records will contain at least the information that the Sending Institution committed to provide before the mobility in the Learning Agreement, i.e. the number of ECTS credits (or equivalent) awarded and the grade given (which can be expressed in the form of pass/fail).
A normal academic year of full-time study is normally made up of educational components totalling 60 ECTS credits.
The total number of ECTS credits (or equivalent) indicated in table Abis should refer solely to the ECTS credits (or equivalent) inserted/removed in this table, and not to the total of ECTS (or equivalent) credits referring to table A.
Changes to the study programme abroad should be listed in table Abis and, once they are agreed by all parties, the sending institution commits to fully recognise the number of ECTS credits (or equivalent) as presented in table Bbis.
The Sending Institution should fully recognise the total number of ECTS credits (or equivalent) contained in Table B (and, if applicable, B2) and count them towards the student’s degree, without the need for the student to take any further courses or exams.