ANNUAL ACADEMIC CALENDAR

To conduct the learning process and exam sessions

In the academic year 2022/2023

  1. FULL-TIME STUDIES

Educational process

Duration

Period

1. WINTER SEMESTER

Classes

15 weeks

12.09.2022  – 23.12.2022

Holiday

5 weeks

26.12.2022  – 27.01.2023

Exam session

3 weeks

30.01.2023  – 17.02.2023

Supplementary session

1 week

20.02.2023 – 24.02.2023


2. SUMMER SEMESTER

Classes

15 weeks

20.02.2023 – 02.06.2023

Exam session

3 weeks

05.06.2023 – 23.06.2023

Supplementary session

1 weeks

26.06.2023 – 30.06.2023

Special supplementary session for the 4th year students to be able to sit for the July preliminary state examination session

1 week

03.07.2023  – 07.07.2023

Annual deferred session

1 week

01.09.2023 – 08.09.2023

 

  1. PART-TIME STUDIES

Educational process

Duration

Period

1. WINTER SEMESTER

Classes

3 weeks

22.08.2022  – 11.09.2022

Exam sessions:

- Regular exam session

2 weeks

17.10.2022 – 28.10.2022

- Supplementary session

2 weeks

28.11.2022  – 09.12.2022


2. SUMMER SEMESTER

Classes

3 weeks

30.01.2023  – 19.02.2023

For Law specialties

26.01.2023 – 19.02.2023

Exam sessions:

- Regular exam session

2 weeks

13.03.2023  – 24.03.2023

- Supplementary session

2 weeks

09.05.2023  – 23.05.2023

Special supplementary session for the 4th year students to be able to sit for the July preliminary state examination session

1 week

03.07.2023  – 07.07.2023

Annual deferred session

1 week

01.09.2023 – 08.09.2023

 

  • STATE EXAMS FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING IN BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREES /EXCEPT FOR LAW SPECIALTIES /

Preliminary

Regular exam session

Supplementary session

10.07.2023  – 21.07.2023

08.09.2023  – 21.09.2023

05.02.2024  – 16.02.2024

 

 

  1. STATE EXAMS ONLY FOR LAW SPECIALTIES 

Regular exam session

Supplementary session

11.09.2023 – 01.12.2023

05.02.2024 – 30.04.2024


Note
:

  1. Based on art. 35, para. 3 of the Regulations on the Organization of Educational Activities, an additional supplementary session is permitted by the Rector after a well-grounded proposal from the primary unit and is announced and organized by the primary unit. The additional session is valid only for students who have not attended the scheduled sessions in the current annual academic calendar.

2. The conduct of face-to-face classes should be carried out within the annual academic calendar with the beginning and end of the classes determined by the head administration of the primary units.

3. Official national holidays are days off for students and academic teaching staff, regardless of the fact that they might fall within the schedule of sessions, academic semesters or face-to-face classes.

4. The schedule for the practical state exams in schools and kindergartens is determined within the schedule for the state exams and complies with the schedules of the educational process of schools and kindergartens. For the sessions in which this is not applicable, schedules are drawn up by faculties, which are submitted to the Vice-rector of Education and to the Education Department.

5. Classes with Master's degree students, semester and state exams are not scheduled to take place on the days designated for preliminary and regular admission exams according to the Regulations for the Admission of Students at the South-West University "Neofit Rilski".