1. Attendance is mandatory for all students in all type of classes, both in-person and online.
2. The course “Immunology” consists of lectures (20 hours), seminars (10 hours), and practical classes (15 hours). Lectures and seminars are conducted online via the Blackboard educational platform. Practical classes are conducted in-person in the classrooms specified in the Schedule.
3. Students are required to wear indoor/changeable shoes during practical classes. Outdoor clothing must be left in the student cloakroom.
4. Unexcused absences from classes are not permitted.
5. Absences may be excused based on a medical certificate, Dean’s leave/excused absence, or a written statement confirming an unforeseen personal circumstance. Documentation justifying the absence must be submitted to the Head of the Department within 5 working days after the circumstances causing the absence to have ended. An absence from practical classes may be made up with the course instructor during consultation hours and before the date of the relevant test.
6. A delay of more than 15 minutes is considered an absence from class.
7. Course completion requirements:

a. Students must attend classes according to their assigned teaching groups. In exceptional cases, a student may attend a class with another group after obtaining permission from the practical-class instructors at least 1 day before the scheduled class.

b. Students are required to be adequately prepared for the subject matter and to participate actively in classes.

c. Taking photographs or making audio/video recordings, as well as eating or drinking, is not permitted during classes.

d. Completion of the course requires passing the following assessments:

• an entry test,
• tests following lectures,
• tests following seminars,
• two mid-term tests.

e. The entry test (held during the first practical class using tablets) and the assessment tests (available for one week after each lecture or seminar) are multiple-choice tests available on the Blackboard educational platform. A test is considered passed if the student obtains at least 60% correct answers.

f. The entry test covers anatomy, histology, and the basic functions of the immune system. The assessment tests cover the material presented during the preceding lecture or seminar.

g. The dates of the mid-term tests will be announced on the website of the Department of Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Bialystok (UMB) after consultation with the student representative (Leader) or, if no agreement is reached, by the person designated by the Department.

h. Students may take a mid-term test only if they have attended all lectures, seminars, and practical classes scheduled before the test. An unexcused absence from a practical class makes the student ineligible to take the mid-term test.

i. An absence from a mid-term test may be excused in accordance with point 5.

j. Each mid-term test consists of 30 multiple-choice questions. The scope of material covered by each test will be announced on the Department's website.

k. A mid-term test is passed if the student obtains at least 60% correct answers. The grading scale is specified in point 9(d).

l. Students are entitled to one retake of one mid-term test, on a date agreed upon with the student representative (Leader) or, if no agreement is reached, on a date designated by the Department.

m. If a student fails both mid-term tests, they may take a final qualifying test before the examination session, on a date agreed upon with the student representative (Leader) or, if no agreement is reached, on a date designated by the Department. The qualifying test covers the material from both mid-term tests.

n. An unexcused absence from a mid-term test results in a failing grade.

8. A student who has not completed all required classes cannot be admitted to the examination session.
9. Final examination:

a. To be eligible to take the final examination, a student must have passed all required mid-term tests and assessment tests.

b. The final examination consists of 50 multiple-choice questions covering the material presented during lectures, seminars, and practical classes.

c. A minimum of 60% correct answers is required to pass the final examination.

d. Final examination grading scale:

• below 60% – fail/unsatisfactory (2.0);
• 60.00–67.99% – satisfactory (3.0);
• 68.00–75.99% – fairly good (3.5);
• 76.00–83.99% – good (4.0);
• 84.00–91.99% – more than good (4.5);
• 92.00–100% – very good (5.0).

9. A student is entitled to two retake examinations. Each retake examination is conducted in the same format as the first examination.
10. The dates of the first examination and the two retake examinations are set in consultation with the student representative (Leader). One additional examination date may be scheduled for all students who had an excused absence from any of the previously scheduled examination dates. This additional examination will take place in September, no later than 15 September, while allowing sufficient time for any possible board examination. No other additional examination dates will be scheduled apart from the one described above.
11. Failure to attend an examination or retake examination without an accepted excuse results in a failing grade.
12. The rules for excusing absences from examinations and retake examinations are specified in the University Study Regulations.
13. The results of tests, mid-term tests, and examinations will be made available to students within 14 days of the date on which the assessment was conducted, via the Blackboard educational platform.
14. Students have the right to review their mid-term tests and examinations on the Blackboard educational platform during the semester.
15. If a student is found to possess or use any unauthorized form of assistance, the student's mid-term test or examination will be terminated immediately. This is equivalent to receiving a failing grade, with no possibility of a retake. Detailed provisions concerning unauthorized assistance are set out in the University Study Regulationsand the relevant Rector's Regulation.
16. Students who obtain an average grade of 4.0 (good) or higher from the two mid-term tests may take the “Exam 0” before the first scheduled date of the final examination, as agreed upon with the student representative (Leader). Exemptions from the final examination are not granted.
17. Matters not covered by these Regulations are governed by the Study Regulations for first-cycle, second-cycle, and long-cycle Master's degree programmes of the Medical University of Bialystok (UMB).