V.1. Exmatriculation

V.1. Exmatriculation

87. On the initiative of the university, a student is exmatriculated by the directive of the vice rector for academic affairs based on the proposal of the vice dean for academic affairs for the following reasons:

87.1. completion of the curriculum;

87.2. expiry of the end date of studies;

87.3. insufficient academic progress:

87.3.1. failure to complete the curriculum to the required minimum extent by the end of the semester in cases specified in clauses 38 and 41;

87.3.2. failure to fulfil the part-time workload of the curriculum by the end of the standard study year;

87.3.3. receiving a negative result in one course four times, or in the year system, a negative result in one compulsory course three times;

87.3.4. receiving a negative grade twice in the final exam or receiving a negative result twice for the defence of the graduation thesis;

87.4. for first-year students, failure to register for the courses within two weeks of the start of the academic year without a good reason;

87.5. for part-time students, failure to register for the courses according to clause 26 within two weeks of the start of the semester without a good reason;

87.6. the student is matriculated or rematriculated to another curriculum;

87.7. failure to pay the tuition fee by the due date established in the Conditions of Reimbursement of Study Costs in Degree Study;

87.8. failure to complete intensive studies of the Estonian language in the required volume by the end of the standard period of study;

87.9. by the resolution of the vice rector for academic affairs due to improper behaviour in the following cases:

87.9.1. academic fraud;

87.9.2. upon the entry into force of a conviction for a crime committed intentionally while a student;

87.9.3. forgery of documents;

87.9.4. gross violation of generally recognised norms of behaviour or academic practice;

87.10. if the curriculum is closed and the student has not requested a transfer to another curriculum by the time of closing;

87.11. a student studying under a joint curriculum or a cross-border curriculum that follows the principles of a joint curriculum is exmatriculated from the university coordinating the joint curriculum; 87.12. a student who completed the previous level of study abroad fails to submit documents certifying the previous level of education by the due date specified in the admission rules.

88. Exmatriculation on the initiative of the university is generally effected within three weeks of the event specified in clause 87. Exmatriculation based on clause 87.3.3 is effected by the end of the semester of teaching the course when the last negative result was received in a regular assessment, or if the resit takes place at the beginning of the semester according to clause 53, within three weeks of the resit. Exmatriculation based on 87.6 is effected before matriculation to a new student place. Exmatriculation based on 87.7 is effected within seven weeks of the due date established in the Conditions of Reimbursement of Study Costs in Degree Study. If the student has contested the decision of the university on which the exmatriculation is based, the time limit for the formalisation of exmatriculation is suspended during the resolution of the dispute.

89. Before making a resolution on exmatriculation due to improper behaviour, the vice rector for academic affairs sends the materials of the exmatriculation directive to the president of the student union, who submits the student union’s reasoned opinion to the vice rector for academic affairs in writing within 14 days. If the vice rector for academic affairs chooses to disregard the student union’s opinion, he/she submits a written justification to the student union. If the exmatriculation directive is not made, the vice rector for academic affairs has the right to reprimand the student.

90. Exmatriculation on the student’s initiative takes place by the directive of the vice rector for academic affairs based on the student’s application. The university is entitled to ask the reason for the exmatriculation application, and to coordinate the application with the programme director with the aim to offer counselling.

91. A student is exmatriculated by the directive of the vice rector for academic affairs based on the proposal of the vice dean for academic affairs in the following cases, independent of the parties:

91.1. the court has appointed the student a guardian due to the student’s restricted active legal capacity;

91.2. the student has died.