Address to the students of Mari State University on the results of the winter session

The teachers of the university take the tests and examinations objectively, taking into account all legal requirements. Students are given enough time to be prepared. In order to avoid subjectivity, the final examination is always carried out by the commission. All documents regulating examinations and tests are publicly available on the university's website.

For students who have difficulties in understanding these rules, and in order to prevent such issues in the future, we consider it necessary to explain the rights and responsibilities of students.

Extracts from the Regulation on the Procedure of Current Control of Progress and Midterm Assessment of Students in Bachelor's, Master's and Specialist's Major Professional Educational Programmes (adopted on 26.05.2022):

4.3.2 All students must have tests, exams and thesis works in strict accordance with the curriculum of the study program and the approved work programs of the disciplines (modules).

4.3.9 The retake of exams/differential tests in order to increase the positive grade is allowed for no more than one discipline/practical training and only when the student be intended to receive a diploma with distinction.

4.3.10 Excellent results which were received in the tests and exams must be registered in the examination report and in the student record book. Grades of "unsatisfactory" and "failing" must be registered in the examination report only.

4.3.14 A student who was absent in the midterm examination must submit an explanation to the Dean of the Faculty/Institute administration within three days.

4.3.15 For a student who didn't attend the midterm examination due to illness and submitted a medical certificate in the required form (the reason for not attending the examination can be another valid reason, but documented), an extension of the term of the midterm examination is granted for the number of days of illness, on the personal application of the student by the Order of the Rector.

This procedure also is applicable while clearing of academic debts, including the clearing of academic debts for the second time with the commission.

4.3.19 Midterm examinations must be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved timetable.

4.3.24. A student who has difficulties in preparing an answer to a ticket is allowed to take a second ticket with a suitable amount of preparation time. During the examination, the teacher must use additional questions to determine the student's level of knowledge and take into account the fact that the student has taken the second ticket. A third ticket is not allowed.

4.3.25 The student must be examined on all questions of the ticket in any order regardless of the quality of answers to previous questions.

4.3.26 The teacher has the right to ask additional theoretical questions after the questioning or during the answering (if necessary). In addition to theoretical questions, the practical questions, tasks, examples and other questions of practical aspect related to the curriculum may be given as additional questions. The student's answers to these questions must be taken into account in the final evaluation of the answer. The questions must be clearly stated.

4.3.29 Students who have fully completed the requirements of the curriculum of a given course and successfully passed all tests and examinations must be transferred to the next academic year by the order of the Dean of the Faculty/Director of the Institute.

4.4.1 Unsatisfactory results of midterm examination on one or several disciplines (modules), practice of educational program or failure in the midterm examination without valid reasons are considered as an academic debt.

4.4.2 Students are obliged to clear their academic debts.

4.4.3 The University establishes deadlines for repeated midterm examinations for each discipline (module), practice for the students with academic debts. If the student has not cleared the academic debt during the repeated midterm examination for the first time (hereinafter referred to as the first repeated midterm examination), the student is given the opportunity to repeat the midterm examination for the second time (hereinafter referred to as the second midterm examination) with the commission established by the University.

4.4.4 Full-time students are obliged to clear the academic debts within a period not exceeding 2 months after the winter session, and during September, October after the summer session, in accordance with the schedule of elimination of academic debts set by the Director/Dean.

Part-time students can eliminate academic debts during the next session or in the intersession period.

4.4.9 In order to clear the academic debt for the second time, an examination commission consisting of at least three teachers, usually headed by the head of the department, shall be formed by order of the Dean of the Faculty/Director of the Institute.

The decision of the examination commission is final.

4.4.14 Students are conditionally transferred to the next academic year, if at the end of the course they have not passed the midterm examination for valid reasons or have academic debts, and the deadlines for elimination of academic debts have not expired.

4.4.15 Students who have not cleared the academic debts in due time, are expelled from the University as not fulfilling the obligations on the mastering of the study program on the base of the Dean of the Faculty / Director of the Institute application and by Rector's order.

When concerned parties address about the results of the examination session and expulsions, the university administration and the Council of Students set up the special commissions to carefully review the actions of institutions, faculties and departments that are responsible for the final examination in the discipline. The work of these commissions is also underway.

Dear students! If you have any questions concerning the results of tests, examinations and expulsions, you should contact the director/dean of the corresponding institute/faculty, the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, the Rector, the Council of Students. We are always ready to help and listen to everyone!

• Directors/Deans of Institutes/Faculties 

• Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs. Phone: +7 (8362) 68-79-00. E-mail: uchproc@marsu.ru

• Rector's office. Phone: +7 (8362) 68-80-02. E-mail: rector@marsu.ru

• Council of Students. Phone: +7 (9877) 17-42-99