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180 to 240 ECTS credits (European study credits)
4 years at Lviv Polytechnic.
90 to 120 ECTS credits
1.5 years at Lviv Polytechnic.
300 to 360 ECTS credits
Straight after school. Medicine at Bogomolets National Medical University (Bogomolets NMU) is 6 years.
4 years at Lviv Polytechnic
30 to 60 credits are classes. The rest is your own research.
Ukraine uses the European credit system (ECTS). One full-time year is usually 60 credits.
Ukraine follows the European degree system.
For example, I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University (TNMU) is a state-owned university.
180 to 240 ECTS credits.
90 to 120 ECTS credits.
300 to 360 ECTS credits, straight after school.
Universities teach on campus, online or mixed. Medicine is on campus only.
Classes at the university.
Needed for Medicine
Classes over the internet.
Not for Medicine
Universities give marks out of 100. Some also show them as letters, A (best) to F (fail).
| Percentage | Description |
|---|---|
| 90 to 100 | Excellent |
| 75 to 89 | Good |
| 60 to 74 | Satisfactory |
| 0 to 59 | Fail |
Check your university's rules.
Some universities use their own marks. Ask your university.
Two semesters, autumn and spring.
Autumn semester
Starts 1 September.
Spring semester
Ends by 30 June.
One ECTS credit is 30 hours of work.
Credit definition:
Medicine students must pass the Unified State Qualification Examination (USQE) to become a doctor. It has two written tests (KROK 1 and KROK 2, Ukraine's medical licensing tests), a hands-on skills test and an English test.
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