What is calculated in the time for completion and what is not?

The amendment to the Universities Act (556/2005, 18 e §) stipulates what is included in the time for the completion of a degree. This page opens for more exact detail, see the paragraph.

The following CONSUME time from that allowed for the completion of a degree:

Enrolling as ‘present', i.e. normal studying

other absence exceeding 4 terms: enrolments as ‘absent' and interruptions in studies ¹

terms during which a student has not enrolled as either ‘present' or ‘absent'²

The following DO NOT CONSUME time from that allowed for completion of a degree:

enrolling as ‘absent' due to voluntary military service or maternity, paternity or parental leave ³. The reason for absence is to be reported to the Registrar's Office at the University Main Building.

absence for other reasons⁴ The maximum time allowed for such absences is 4 terms. Other absences is as follows:
1. A student interrupts studies (this is done by giving notice at the Registrar's Office, for more details see more detail on interruptiong studies)
2. enrols as ‘absent' for some other reason
Other absences in excess of 4 terms will reduce the time available for completion of the degree. Read more detail on other absences.

**A table of examples**
Year of study	Enrolment	Study time consumed in years	Study time left (yrs) after this year
A student taking a normal combination – lower and higher university degree is allowed a total of 7 years: 3 for the lower degree 2 thereafter for the higher degree + 2 years more under the legislation (Universities Act 18e §)			7
1	enrolled as ‘present' for the whole academic year	1	6
2	enrolled as ‘present' for the whole academic year	1	5
3	has not enrolled at all (even if the reason is maternity, paternity or parental leave) ²	1	4
4	enrolled as ‘absent' for the whole academic year (maternity, paternity, parental leave) ³	0	4
5	enrolled as ‘present' for the whole academic year	1	3
6	enrolled as ‘absent' for the whole academic year ⁴	0 (first year of other absence)	3
7	interruption ⁴	0 (second year of other absence)	3
8	enrolled as ‘present' for the whole academic year	1	2
9	enrolled as ‘absent' for the whole academic year ¹	1 (third year of other absence: other absence may not exceed 4 terms)	1
10	enrolled as ‘present' for the whole academic year	1	0

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