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Ge t t i ng s t a r t ed a t t he c ampu s
doing an internship, within a university or in
another organisation, will not be registered as
a university student and thus cannot join the
student union and will not get the student
benefits. However, trainees of a university can
get access to the university library and computer
services.
A visiting student must, as soon as he or she is
granted a study right, visit the Student Office
to register for the academic year. At the time
of registration, the student receives a student
number, but does not need to pay the student
union fee. The student should always be
registered as present at his or her home university
before enrolling at the host university.
Those who pursue free-standing studies at
The Faculty of Education must follow the
directions for registration given in the admission
letter. The main rule is that you should be
registered as present in order to attend courses.
Supplementary studies after a degree are
conducted by the Centre for Lifelong Learning at
Åbo Akademi University (CLL), and registration
is done according to the instructions given
by CLL. This also applies to those who study
as extra students or as students within the
Open University (ÖPU) and within continuing
education.
A visiting student has the right to study only
in the programme to which he/she has been
accepted. However, if the programme includes
courses that are arranged by another university,
the visiting student has the right to participate
in these courses and needs to register with the
organising university.
2.7 General Information Concerning
Studies
Courses
The courses at Åbo Akademi University vary in
length and can therefore run for, for instance,
an entire term or just one period (half a term).
Students usually have to register for courses
before attending them. This is done through the
study tool MinPlan. More detailed information
about all courses (course requirements,
prerequisites etc.) can also be found in MinPlan or
in the teaching programme
) (in Swedish).
Course Assessment and Examinations
Most courses are assessed by a written
examination and/or an essay at the end of the
course. Other assignments during the course
are usually part of the course assessment. The
lecturer should inform the course participants of
the course requirements at the beginning of the
course. As the courses vary in length, there are
exams throughout the term.
Sometimes students are required to sign up for an
exam (please check this with your lecturer). If you
need to do so, you should sign up via MinPlan
at least 8 days in advance (
.
Some exams are available as electronic exams
(
, but the possibility
of writing an exam electronically needs to be
checked with your lecturer.
There are certain general regulations regarding
exams and essays, which can be found here:
Please note that
departments and/or subjects may have additional
regulations and guidelines. At Åbo Akademi
University, cheating in an exam and plagiarising
in an exam or an essay are strictly forbidden.
MinPlan
MinPlan is a study tool used at Åbo Akademi
University to make individual study plans and for
registering for courses and exams. MinPlan also
contains information about all courses.
To log onto MinPlan, you need
your Åbo Akademi username and password.
For more information about MinPlan you can
visit ÅAU's website providing useful guides
for the purpose:
Transcript of Records
The department or faculty office registers all
results with the central study register of the
university (Sture). The International Office will
send an official transcript of records of all passed
courses to exchange students and/or their
home university. Note that failed courses are not
registered and will not show on the transcript.
