Academic Calendar

Dean’s Directive No. 8/2026 2026–2027 Academic Calendar

Introductory Provision

The present Directive sets out the 2026–2027 Academic Calendar at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University (“Faculty” and “University”) in accordance with the rules provided in the Code of Study and Examination of CU, as amended, effective until 30 September 2026, the Code of Study and Examination, as amended, effective as of 1 October 2026, and Rector’s Directive No. 14/2026, 2026/2027 Academic Calendar and Rector’s Directive No. 15/2026, Schedule of the Admissions Procedure for Study at Charles University as of the 2027/2028 Academic Year, and also the Rules of Study at the Faculty of Arts of CU, as amended, the Scholarship and Bursary Rules of CU, the Rigorosum Examination Code of CU, the Code of Rules for Educational Activities Evaluation by Students and Graduates, and the Rules for Evaluating Educational Activities by Students and Graduates of the Faculty or Arts of CU.

General Overview

FROMTO
Start of the academic year1 Oct. 2026
Instruction during the winter semester5 Oct. 20268 Jan. 2027
Dean’s Day for the election of the Student Council (classes, laboratory practicals, etc. cancelled, no assessment of study)14 Oct. 2026 (from 4:00 p.m.)
Dean’s Sports Day28 Nov. 2026
Autumn Reading Week – Humanities Week (classes, laboratory practicals, etc. cancelled, no assessment of study)16 Nov. 202620 Nov. 2026
Christmas Break21 Dec. 20261 Jan. 2027
Open House Day23 Jan. 2027
Examination period (January, February)11 Jan. 202714 Feb. 2027
Summer semester classes15 Feb. 202721 May 2027
Spring Reading Week (classes, laboratory practicals, etc. cancelled, no assessment of study)22 March
2027
25 March
2027
Rector’s Day (classes, laboratory practicals, etc. cancelled., all libraries of the Faculty of Arts of CU closed, no assessment of study)12 May 2027
Examination period (May, June)24 May 20272 July 2027
Summer break (practical training, laboratory practicals, physical education courses, field trips, etc. may be held)3 July 202729 Aug. 2027
Examination period (September)30 Aug. 202710 Sep. 2027
End of the academic year 30 Sep. 2027

Enrolment in study at the Faculty of Arts of CU is organised in remote form via the SIS.

FROMTO
Applicants from the admissions procedure for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programmes of study I (DPS I) enrol in study.12 July 202731 Aug. 2027
(in exceptional cases to 15 Sept 2027, or 22 Oct 2027)
Applicants from the admissions procedure for doctoral programmes of study II (DPS I) enrol in study.1 Feb 202829 Feb 2028

Registration for Courses in the Study Information System of Charles University (SIS)

FROMTO
Students of the Faculty of Arts of CU
register for courses in the winter semester in the SIS.
18 Sep. 2026
– From 7:00 a.m. for courses taught by the Department of Physical Education of the Faculty of Arts of CU[1]
– From 7:30 a.m. for courses taught by the Language Centre of the Faculty of Arts of CU
– From 8:00 a.m. for common foundations courses in Philosophy
– From 8:30 for all other courses
23 Oct. 2026
11:59 p.m.
Students of other faculties register for courses in the winter semester in the SIS.21 Sep. 2026
(7:30 a.m.) 
23 Oct. 2026
(11:59 p.m.)
The guarantors of programmes of study check whether the minimum enrolment threshold for optional and elective subjects has been met (unless there are students who have registered for an elective subject repeatedly), and may propose to the Dean that such courses not be taught in the given semester.14 Oct 2026
Students of other faculties register for courses in the summer semester in the SIS.8 Feb. 2027
(7:30 a.m.)
5 March 2027
(11:59 a.m.)
The guarantors of programmes of study check whether the minimum enrolment threshold of optional and elective subjects has been met (unless there are students who have registered for an elective subject repeatedly), and may propose to the Dean that such courses not be taught in the given semester.24 Feb. 2027
The Dean may cancel the teaching of optional and elective subjects if the minimum enrolment threshold has not been met.20 Oct 2026
The guarantors of programmes of study will ensure that students who have registered for optional or elective subjects which were cancelled due to insufficient enrolment are registered for other suitable courses in the SIS (teachers may still make changes in the registration for courses in the SIS).24 Oct 202630 Oct 2026
The Information Systems Office converts the preliminary registration for courses in the SIS to the final registration.2 Nov 2026
Students may apply for the cancellation of registration for courses, supplementary registration for courses, or to change the codes of courses in the SIS (in the current semester only).24 Oct 202622 Nov 2026
(11:59 p.m.)
Students of the Faculty of Arts of CU register for courses in the summer semester in the SIS.5 Feb 2027
– From 7:00 a.m. for courses taught by the Department of Physical Education of the Faculty of Arts of CU[1]
– From 7:30 a.m. for courses taught by the Language Centre of the Faculty of Arts of CU
– From 8:00 a.m. for common foundations courses in Philosophy
– From 8:30 for all other courses
5 March 2027
(11:59 p.m.)
Students of other faculties register for courses in the summer semester in the SIS.8 Feb 2027
(7:30 a.m.)
5 March 2027
(11:59 a.m.)
The guarantors of programmes of study check whether the minimum enrolment threshold of optional and elective subjects has been met (unless there are students who have registered for an elective subject repeatedly), and may propose to the Dean that such courses not be taught in the given semester.24 Feb 2027
The Dean may cancel the teaching of optional and elective subjects if the minimum enrolment threshold has not been met.2 March 2027
The guarantors of programmes of study will ensure that students who have registered for optional or elective subjects which were cancelled due to insufficient enrolment are registered for other suitable courses in the SIS (teachers may still make changes in the registration for courses in the SIS).6 March 202712 March 2027
The Information Systems Office converts the preliminary registration for courses in the SIS to the final registration.15 March 2027
Students may apply for the cancellation of registration for courses, supplementary registration for courses, or to change the codes of courses in the SIS (in the current semester only).6 March 20274 April 2027

[1] Also applies to students of the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Humanities of CU and the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague.


Bachelor’s and Master’s Study

FROMTO
1st-year students in bachelor’s programmes of study may attend matriculation.23 Oct 2026
1st-year students in bachelor’s programmes of study may apply for the recognition of assessment of a subject completed previously, so that the credits awarded for the subject may be included in the requirements for the registration for the 2nd semester of the 1st year.1 Oct 202631 Dec 2026
All students except 1st year students in bachelor’s programmes of study may apply for the recognition of assessment of a subject completed previously, so that the credits awarded for the subject may be included in the requirements for the registration for the next year of study. 1 Oct 202631 July 2027
Teachers publish the dates of the assessment of subjects in the SIS for the examination period which follows the winter semester (January, February).28 Dec 2026
1st year students in bachelor’s programmes of study apply in the SIS to register for the 2nd semester of the 1st year (a minimum of 15 credits are required).11 Jan 202714 Feb 2027
The Information Systems Office closes the entering of results of the assessment of subjects in the SIS.17 Feb 202728 Feb 2027
1st-year students in bachelor’s programmes of study may apply for the recognition of assessment of a subject completed previously, so that the credits awarded for the subject may be included in the requirements for the registration for the 2nd year of study.1 March 202731 July 2027
Teachers publish the dates of the assessment of subjects in the SIS for the examination period which follows the summer semester (May, June; August (preferably), September).10 May 2027
Students apply to register for the next year of study in the SIS.24 May 202715 Sept 2027
The Information Systems Office closes the entering of the results of the assessment of subjects in the SIS.16 Sept 20273 Oct 2027

Changes of the Major or Minor, Changes of Specialisations, Transfers between Programmes of Study (in the Bachelor’s and Master’s Study)

FROMTO
1st-year students in bachelor’s programmes of study may apply to exclude their minor during the registration for the 2nd semester of the 1st year.11 Jan 2027 14 Feb 2027
Students may apply to exclude their minor during the registration for the next year of study. 24 May 202715 Sept 2027
1st– and 2nd-year students in bachelor’s programmes of study and 1st -year students in master’s programmes of study (in exceptional cases also students in higher years of study) may apply to change their minor or to add a minor during the registration for the next year of study.24 May 202715 Sept 2027
Students may apply to change their specialisation during the registration for the next year of study.24 May 202715 Sept 2027
Students may apply for a transfer to another programme of study.24 May 20272 July 2027
The Student Registry processes the applications for a transfer (students may continue to fulfil the requirements for the approval of the application).3 July 202715 Sept 2027

State Bachelor’s and Master’s Examinations (State Final Examinations)

Departments and institutes publish the specific weeks in which the state final examinations will take place in the 2026/2027 academic year on their websites and send the dates to the Student Registry.By 10 Oct 2026
The Student Registry publishes the specific weeks in which the state final examinations for the individual programmes of study will take place in the 2026/2027 academic year.By 15 Oct 2026

Winter period

Dates of state final examinations25 Jan–29 Jan 20271 Feb–5 Feb 20278 Feb–12 Feb 2027
Students register for the state final examinations in the SIS. From 23 Nov 2026
By 18 Dec 2026By 4 Jan 2027By 11 Jan 2027
Students submit their bachelor’s/diploma theses in the SIS (unless the department or institute set a different date).
By 18 Dec 2026


By 4 Jan 2027
By 11 Jan 2027
The Student Registry adds persons who interrupted their study and submitted a special application to the registered students in the SIS.4 Jan 20276 Jan 202713 Jan 2027
Departments and institutes compose the boards in the SIS.From 5 Jan 2027From 7 Jan 2027From 14 Jan 2027
Departments and institutes/students may apply for the state final examination to be held in remote or hybrid form in justified cases.Until 8 Jan 2027Until 15 Jan 2027Until 22 Jan 2027
Students check if they have fulfilled the study requirements in the SIS before the state final examination.By 13 Jan 2027By 20 Jan 2027By 27 Jan 2027
TheStudent Registry cancels the registration of students who, on the basis of the check performed before the state final examination, have not fulfilled the study requirements  for taking the part of the state final examination for which they had registered.14 Jan 202721 Jan 202728 Jan 2027
Departments and institutes enter the final order and exact times of the meetings of the boards in the SIS, finalise the boards, and invitations are sent to the students taking the state examinations and members of the boards from the SIS upon the finalisation.18 Jan 2027
(by 12:00 p.m.)
25 Jan 2027
(by 12:00 p.m.)
1 Feb 2027
(by 12:00 p.m.)
Thesis advisors and reviewers upload their reports in the SIS.No later than one week before the date of the defence.

Spring period

Dates of state final examinations7 June–11 June 202714 June–18 June 202721 June–25 June 2027
Students register for the state final examinations in the SIS. From 5 April 2027
By 7 May 2027By 14 May 2027By 21 May 2027
Students submit their bachelor’s/diploma theses in the SIS (unless the department or institute set a different date)By 7 May 2027By 7 May 2027By 21 May 2027
The Student Registry adds persons who interrupted their study and submitted a special application to the registered students in the SIS.10 May 202717 May 202724 May 2027
Departments and institutes compose the boards in the SIS.From 17 May 2027From 24 May 2027From 31 May 2027
Departments and institutes/students may apply for the state final examination to be held in remote or hybrid form in justified cases.Until 26 May 2027Until 2 June 2027Until 9 June 2027
Students check if they have fulfilled the study requirements in the SIS before the state final examination.27 May 20273 June 202710 June 2027
TheStudent Registry cancels the registration of students who, on the basis of the check performed before the state final examination, have not fulfilled the study requirements  for taking the part of the state final examination for which they had registered.28 May 20274 June 202711 June 2027
Departments and institutes enter the final order and exact times of the meetings of the boards in the SIS, finalise the boards, and invitations are sent to the students taking the state examinations and members of the boards from the SIS upon the finalisation.31 May 2027
(by 12:00 p.m.)
7 June 2027
(by 12:00 p.m.)
14 June 2027
(by 12:00 p.m.)
Thesis advisors and reviewers upload their reports in the SIS.No later than one week before the date of the defence.

Autumn period

Dates of state final examinations30 Aug–10 Sept 2027
Students register for the state final examinations in the SIS.16 June 2027–12 July 2027
Students submit their bachelor’s/diploma theses in the SIS.By 2 Aug 2027
The Student Registry adds persons who interrupted their study and submitted a special application to the registered students in the SIS.5 Aug 2027
Departments and institutes compose the boards in the SIS.From 6 Aug 2027
Departments and institutes/students may apply for the state final examination to be held in remote or hybrid form in justified cases.Until 16 Aug 2027
Students check if they have fulfilled the study requirements in the SIS before the state final examination.19 Aug 2027
The Student Registry cancels the registration of students who, on the basis of the check performed before the state final examination, have not fulfilled the study requirements for taking the part of the state final examination for which they had registered.20 Aug 2027
Departments and institutes enter the final order and exact times of the meetings of the boards, finalise the boards, and invitations are sent to the students taking the state examinations and members of the boards from the SIS upon the finalisation.23 Aug 2027
(by 12:00 p.m.)
Thesis advisors and reviewers upload their reports in the SIS.No later than one week before the date of the defence.

State Rigorosum Examinations

State rigorosum examinations
(from–to)
Submission of the final application for the state rigorosum examination
1 April–30 April 2027By 31 Jan 2027
1 Nov–30 Nov 2027By 31 Aug 2027

Graduation Ceremonies

Graduation ceremonies for bachelor’s programmes of study 13 and 14 Oct 2026
8, 9, and 14 Dec 2026
20 and 21 April 2027
Graduation ceremonies for master’s programmes of study 9 Oct 2026
27 and 30 Nov 2026
22 and 23 April 2027
Graduation ceremonies for doctoral programmes of study 13 Nov 2026
8 June 2027
Graduation ceremonies for rigorous examinations 4 Nov 2026
6 May 2027

Educational Activities Evaluation (Evaluation by Students)

FromTo
Teachers check their courses taught in the winter semester in the evaluation application.16 Nov 202615 Dec 2026
Students evaluate courses taught in the winter semester.4 Jan 202714 Feb 2027
Teachers react to their evaluation by students in the winter semester.15 Feb 20278 March 2027
The Student Registry publishes the results of the evaluation of the courses taught in the winter semester (including the responses made by students and teachers).10 March 2027
Teachers check their courses in the summer semester in the evaluation application.12 April 202711 May 2027
Students evaluate courses taught in the summer semester.17 May 202712 Sept 2027
Teachers react to their evaluation by students in the summer semester.13 Sept 202715 Oct 2027
The Student Registry publishes the results of the evaluation of the courses taught in the summer semester (including the responses made by students and teachers).4 Oct 2027

Scheduling

Winter semester of the 2026/2027 academic yearFromTo
Departments and institutes update their courses in the Tajemník program.15 June 2026
The Information Systems Office generates all schedule codes in the SIS. 16 June 2026
(10:00 a.m.)
The Information Systems Office and the authorised persons from the Department of Education, Department of Psychology, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Department of Linguistics, Department of Czech and Comparative Literature, Institute of History, Department of Sociology, Institute of Ethnology and Central European and Balkan Studies, and the Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship are given priority to schedule courses within the pedagogical-psychological module of ‘pedagogical programmes of study’, common foundations courses in Philosophy, and the ‘extended common foundations’ courses in the SIS: ALINUVOD1, AUVODLV01, AHSFF0001, ASGV10006, ATERMET01, AKORPUS01, ARL100311, and ANM50662.16 June 202617 June 2026
Departments and institutes (or in cooperation with the Information Systems Office) are given priority to schedule courses with a capacity of more than 40 students in the SIS.18 June 202623 June 2026
Departments and institutes schedule the remaining classes in the SIS (including applications for scheduling submitted in the SIS).24 June 202613 July 2026
The Information Systems Office schedules the remaining classes in the SIS.14 July 202614 Aug 2026
Departments and institutes publish their schedules, where all information provided in the SIS for all courses taught in the given semester should be up-to-date and checked by the guarantors of the programmes of study and the courses.21 Aug 2026
Summer semester of the 2026/2027 academic yearFromTo
Departments and institutes update courses taught in foreign languages, which are open to foreign internship students, in the Tajemník program.15 Sept 2026
Departments and institutes update their courses in the Tajemník program.19 Oct 2026
The Information Systems Office generates all schedule codes in the SIS..20 Oct 2026
(10:00 a.m.)
The Information Systems Office and the authorised persons from the Department of Education, Department of Psychology, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Department of Linguistics, Department of Czech and Comparative Literature, Institute of History, Department of Sociology, Institute of Ethnology and Central European and Balkan Studies, and the Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship are given priority to schedule courses within the pedagogical-psychological module of ‘pedagogical programmes of study’, common foundations courses in Philosophy, and the ‘extended common foundations’ courses in the SIS: ALINUVOD1, AUVODLV01, AHSFF0001, ASGV10006, ATERMET01, AKORPUS01, ARL100311, and ANM50662.20 Oct 202621 Oct 2026
Departments and institutes (or in cooperation with the Information Systems Office) are given priority to schedule courses with a capacity of more than 40 students in the SIS.22 Oct 202626 Oct 2026
Departments and institutes schedule the remaining classes in the SIS (also in classrooms not assigned to the given department or institute).27 Oct 202618 Nov 2026
The Information Systems Office schedules the remaining classes in the SIS.19 Nov 202622 Dec 2026
Departments and institutes publish their schedules, where all information provided in the SIS for all courses taught in the given semester should be up-to-date and checked by the guarantors of the programmes of study and the courses.8 Jan 2027
Winter semester of the 2027/2028 academic yearFromTo
Departments and institutes update courses taught in foreign languages, which are open to foreign internship students, in the Tajemník program.15 April 2027

Doctoral Study

DPS I

FromTo
Supervisors submit the students’ evaluation of  the 2025/2026 academic year.From the moment the student submits the evaluation in the SIS.8 Oct 2026
Subject-area boards approve the students’ evaluation of the 2025/2026 academic year.9 Oct 202631 Oct 2026
Students fulfil the requirements under their individual curriculum in order to proceed to the dissertation pre-defence (for students who enrolled in study in 2025 or later).31 Aug 2027
Students who are studying within the standard period of study apply for the doctoral study income in the SIS (which is then paid retroactively as of the month in which the application was submitted).1 Oct 2026
1st-year students submit their individual curricula to their supervisors in the SIS.1 Oct 202615 Oct 2026
Supervisors submit the individual curricula for 1st-year students to the subject-area boards in the SIS.From the moment the student submits the individual curriculum in the SIS.31 Oct 2026
Subject-area boards approve the 1st-year students’ individual curricula in the SIS.From the moment the supervisor submits the individual curriculum in the SIS.15 Nov 2026
Students open and complete the extraordinary evaluation in the SIS.1 March 202731 March 2027
Supervisors submit the students’ extraordinary evaluation in the SIS.From the moment the student submits the evaluation in the SIS.8 April 2027
Subject-area boards approve the students’ extraordinary evaluation in the SIS.9 April 202730 April 2027
Students fulfil the requirements under the individual curriculum for the evaluation of the 2026/2027 academic year.30 Sept 2027
Students open and complete the annual evaluation of the 2026/2027 academic year in the SIS.16 Aug 20275 Sept 2027
Supervisors submit the students’ evaluation of the 2026/2027 academic year.From the moment the student submits the evaluation in the SIS.13 Sept 2027
Subject-area boards approve the students’ evaluation of the 2026/2027 academic year.14 Sept 20271 Oct 2027
Students submit their dissertation in the SIS.No later than six months before the end of the maximum period of study.
Thesis advisors and reviewers upload their reports in the SIS.No later than one week before the date of the defence.

DPS II

Students who are studying within the standard period of study apply for the doctoral study income in the SIS (which is then paid retroactively as of the month in which the application was submitted). 1 March 2027
1st-year students submit their individual curricula to their supervisors in the SIS. 1 March 202715 March 2027
Supervisors submit the individual curricula for 1st-year students to the subject-area boards in the SIS. 16 March 202731 March 2027
Subject-area boards approve the 1st-year students’ individual curricula in the SIS. 1 April 202715 April 2027
Students open and complete the extraordinary evaluation in the SIS. On a case-by-case basis throughout the academic year according to the decision of the subject-area board.
Supervisors submit the students’ extraordinary evaluation in the SIS.
Subject-area boards approve the students’ extraordinary evaluation in the SIS.
Students open and complete the extraordinary evaluation in the SIS. 16 Aug 20275 Sept 2027
Supervisors submit the students’ evaluation in the SIS. From the moment the student submits the evaluation in the SIS. 13 Sept 2027
Subject-area boards approve the students’ evaluation in the SIS. From the moment the supervisor submits the evaluation in the SIS. 1 Oct 2027
Students fulfil the requirements under the individual curriculum for the two previous semesters. 28 Feb 2028
Students submit their dissertation in the SIS. No later than six months before the end of the maximum period of study.
Thesis advisors and reviewers upload their reports in the SIS. No later than one week before the date of the defence.

Final Provisions

1. This Directive was approved by the Rector on 8 July 2026 in accordance with Art. 3 (3) of the Code of Study and Examination of Charles University, as amended, effective until 30 September 2026, and the Academic Senate of the Faculty provided its opinion thereon on 11 June 2026 in accordance with Art. 5 (3) of the Code of Study and Examination of Charles University, as amended, effective as of 1 October 2026.

2. This Directive comes into force and becomes effective on 13 July 2026.

Prague, 21 July 2026

General Overview

FROMTO
Start of the academic year1 Oct. 2025
Instruction during the winter semester29 Sep. 20259 Jan. 2026
Dean’s day relating to the election of the Student Council (cancelled classes, laboratory work, etc.; assessment of studies is not possible)15 Oct. 2025 (from 4 pm)
Dean’s day for sports (cancelled classes, laboratory work, etc.; all faculty libraries are closed; assessment of studies is not possible)16 Nov. 2025
Humanities Week (cancelled classes, laboratory work, etc.; assessment of studies is not possible)18 Nov. 202521 Nov. 2025
Christmas holidays22 Dec. 20252 Jan. 2026
Open day10 Jan. 2026
Examination period (January, February)12 Jan. 202615 Feb. 2026
Instruction during the summer semester16 Feb. 202622 May 2026
Spring reading week (cancelled classes, laboratory work, etc.; all faculty libraries are opened; assessment of studies is not possible)30 March
2026
2 Apr. 2026
Rector’s day (cancelled classes, laboratory work, etc.; all faculty libraries are closed; assessment of studies is not possible)13 May 2026
Examination period (May, June)25 May 202630 Jun. 2026
Summer holidays1 Jul. 202631 Aug. 2026
Examination period (September)1 Sep. 202611 Sep. 2026
End of the academic year 30 Sep. 2026

Enrolment in Courses in the CU Student Information System (SIS)

FROMTO
Course enrolment in SIS (for the winter semester) [1]19 Sep. 2025 (7 am)12 Oct. 2025 (11:59 pm)
Course enrolment in SIS for students of other faculties (for the winter semester)23 Sep. 2025 (7 am)12 Oct. 2025 (11:59 pm)
Course enrolment in SIS (for the summer semester) [2]6 Feb. 2026 (7 am)  8 March 2026 (11:59 pm)
Course enrolment in SIS for students of other faculties (for the summer semester)9 Feb. 2026 (7 am)8 March 2026 (11:59 pm)

[1] In the case of students of PhD study programmes, these are only courses enrolled in beyond the scope of the individual curriculum.
[2] In the case of students of PhD study programmes, these are only courses enrolled in beyond the scope of the individual curriculum.

BA and MA Studies

FROMTO
Matriculation ceremony2 Oct. 2025
Submission of requests for recognition of fulfilling the assessment of courses so that the credits for these courses may be taken into account for enrolment in the next year of studies1 Oct. 202531 Jul. 2026
Fulfilment of study obligations in SIS so that the credits for these study obligations may be taken into account for enrolment in the next year of studies 14 Sep. 2026
Submission of requests for enrolment in the next year of studies [3]25 May 202614 Sep. 2026 (11:59 pm)
SIS closed for registering the results for assessing courses15 Sep. 2026 (12 midnight)15 Oct. 2026
Bachelor’s graduation ceremonies14 and 15 Oct. 2025 10, 11, and 15 Dec. 2025 21 and 22 Apr. 2026
Master’s graduation ceremonies10 and 13 Oct. 2025 28 Nov. and 1 Dec. 2025 23 and 24 Apr. 2026
Enrolment of applicants in the first year of studies for the beginning the 2025/2026 academic yearJuly 2026 (to be specified)September 2026 (to be specified)

[3] For the purposes of advancing to the next year, only the assessment of courses (attestation) completed and registered in SIS up to and including 17 September 2025 can be counted. Requests are usually submitted electronically in SIS, and each student can submit a request immediately after reaching the minimum number of credits required for advancing to the next year, but no earlier than 19 May 2026 and no later than 17 September 2026.

State Examinations for Bachelor’s and Master’s Programmes

The specific terms of state examinations for bachelor’s and master’s study programmes are provided in SIS. The state examinations are regulated by the Code of Study and Examination of Charles University, as amended, and the Rules for the Organization of Studies at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University, as amended.

  State examination term (from – to)Deadline for assessment of fulfilling student obligations prior to state examinationDeadline for submitting state examination application
2 Dec. 2025 [4]13 Dec. 2025Individually agreed with the Student Affairs OfficeIndividually agreed with the Student Affairs Office  
20 Jan. 202523 Feb. 20258 Jan. 20254 Dec. 2024
26 May 20256 Jun. 202514 May 202523 Apr. 2025
9 Jun. 202520 Jun. 202528 May 20257 May 2025
1 Sep. 202512 Sep. 202512 Sep. 2025  8 Jul. 2025
Assigning of bachelor’s and master’s thesesContinuously during the academic year; students cannot defend their theses earlier than six months after entering it in SIS. Based on a student’s request, the dean of the faculty can shorten this period in exceptional cases (see the Rules for the Organization of Studies at the Faculty of Arts, as amended).
Submission of bachelor’s and master’s thesesStandard submission is no later than one month before the beginning of the period when state examinations are held according to this calendar and in which the thesis is to be defended based on the submitted application. The head of the relevant faculty unit may set a different term, but the set term must fall within the period from three months to three weeks before the date of the defence (see the Rules for the Organization of Studies at the Faculty of Arts, as amended).

[4] This term is only for students of 5-year master’s study programmes.

State Rigorosum Examinations

The specific terms for state rigorosum examinations are set based on the proposals of the individual units of the faculty. State rigorosum examinations are regulated by the Rigorosum Examination Code of Charles University, as amended, and the Rules for State Rigorosum Examinations at the Faculty of Arts, as amended.

  Term for the state rigorosum examination [5] (from – to)Term for submitting the application for the state rigorosum examination
1 Apr. 202630 Apr. 202631 Jan. 2026
1 Nov. 2026  30 Nov. 202631 Aug. 2026
State rigorosum examination – terms for graduation ceremonies21 Nov. 2025
19 May 2026

[5] The terms are only for areas of study/programmes that have valid accreditation during this period (see https://www.ff.cuni.cz/studium/dalsi-vzdelavani/rigorozni-rizeni/).

Student Evaluation of Educational Activities

The evaluation of educational activities is regulated by the Rules for Evaluating Educational Activities by Students and Graduates of Charles University, as amended, and the Rules for Evaluating Educational Activities by Student and Graduates of the Faculty of Arts, as amended.

FROMTO
Student evaluation of courses in the winter semester12 Jan. 2026 15 Feb. 2026
Period for instructors to react to the results of the winter semester evaluation16 Jan. 202617 Mar. 2026
Publication of the results after the winter semester 18 Mar. 2026
Student evaluation of courses in the summer semester25 May 202613 Sep. 2026
Period for instructors to react to the results of the summer semester evaluation14 Sep. 202612 Oct. 2026
Publication of the results of the summer semester evaluation on the faculty’s web pages13 Oct. 2026

Scheduling

FROMTO
Update of the courses for the winter semester of the 2025/2026 academic year (carried out by the faculty’s units in the Tajemník program) 16 Jun. 2025
Collective generation of the schedules for the winter semester of the 2025/2026 academic year (carried out by the Information Systems Office of the Dean’s Office – ISO) 17 Jun. 2025 (10 am)
Priority scheduling of courses for the pedagogical-psychological module of teacher study programmes, “philosophy” courses in the common core and “extended common core” courses (carried out by the ISO and authorized persons of the units)17 Jun. 202518 Jun. 2025
Priority scheduling of large-capacity courses (carried out by the faculty’s units in their own premises and the ISO according to the submitted scheduling requests)19 Jun. 202523 Jun. 2025
Scheduling of the remaining instruction by the faculty’s units24 Jun. 202516 Jul. 2025
Submitting requests for scheduling of the remaining instruction by the faculty’s units in SIS16 Jul. 2025
Scheduling the remaining instruction (carried out by the ISO)17 Jul. 202515 Aug. 2025
Publication of the schedules (carried out by the faculty’s units)29 Aug. 2025
Update of the foreign-language courses which international students/trainees will also be able to enrol in for the summer semester of the 2025/2026 academic year (carried out by the faculty’s units in the Tajemník program)15 Sep. 2025
Update of the courses for the summer semester of the 2024/2025 academic year25 Nov. 2025
(carried out by the faculty’s units in the Tajemník program)
Collective generation of schedules for the summer semester of the 2025/2026 academic year (carried out by the ISO)26 Nov. 2025
(10 am)
Priority scheduling of courses for the pedagogical-psychological module of teacher study programmes, “philosophy” courses in the common core and “extended common core” courses (carried out by the ISO and authorized persons of the relevant units)26 Nov. 202527 Nov. 2025
Priority scheduling of high-capacity courses (carried out by the faculty’s units in their own premises and the ISO according to the submitted scheduling requests)28 Nov. 20252 Dec. 2025
Scheduling the remaining instruction by the faculty’s units3 Dec. 20256 Jan. 2026
Submitting requests for scheduling the remaining instruction by the faculty’s units in SIS6 Jan. 2026
Scheduling the remaining instruction (caried out by the ISO)7 Jan. 202630 Jan. 2026
Publication of the schedules (carried out by the faculty’s units)2 Feb. 2026
Update of the foreign-language courses which international students/trainees will also be able to enrol in for the winter semester of the 2025/2026 academic year (carried out by the faculty’s units in the Tajemník program)15 Apr. 2026

PhD Studies

FROMTO
Term for submitting the student assessments by the supervisors for the 2024/2025 academic year  8 Oct. 2025
Term for submitting the student assessments by the subject-area boards for the 2024/2025 academic year 31 Oct. 2025
Term for submitting the individual curricula of newly accepted students to their supervisors 31 Oct. 2025
Term for submitting the individual curricula of newly accepted students to the subject-area boards 30 Nov. 2025
Term for approving the individual curricula of newly accepted students by the subject-area boards 31 Dec. 2025
The latest deadline for submitting dissertationsSix months before the end of the maximum period of study
Terms for taking the state PhD examination (upon agreement, the term can be set individually)2 Feb. 202628 Feb. 2026
1 Jun. 202630 Jun. 2026
1 Sep. 202630 Sep. 2026
PhD graduation ceremonies19 Nov. 2025
9 Jun. 2026
Creating and completing the extraordinary assessment of students 1 Mar. 202631 Mar. 2026
Term for submitting the extraordinary assessment of student to supervisors 8 Apr. 2026
Term for submitting the extraordinary assessment of student by the subject-area boards 30 Apr. 2026
Enrolment of applicants for studies starting in the 2025/2026 academic year July 2026 (to be specified)   September 2026 (to be specified)  
Fulfilling the obligations of the individual curricula for assessing students for the 2025/2026 academic year 30 Sep. 2026
Creating and completing the annual assessment of students for the 2025/2026 academic year1 Sep. 202630 Sep. 2026

General Overview

FROMTO
Start of the academic year1 Oct. 2024
Instruction during the winter semester30 Sep. 202410 Jan. 2025
Dean’s day relating to the election of the Student Council (cancelled classes, laboratory work, etc.; assessment of studies is not possible)16 Oct. 2024 (from 4 pm)
Dean’s day for sports (cancelled classes, laboratory work, etc.; all faculty libraries are closed; assessment of studies is not possible)22 Oct. 2024
Humanities Week (cancelled classes, laboratory work, etc.; assessment of studies is not possible)18 Nov. 202422 Nov. 2024
Christmas holidays23 Dec. 20243 Jan. 2025
Open day11 Jan. 2025
Examination period (January, February)13 Jan. 202516 Feb. 2025
Instruction during the summer semester17 Feb. 202516 May 2025
Dean’s day (cancelled classes, laboratory work, etc.; all faculty libraries are closed; assessment of studies is not possible)17 Apr. 2025
Rector’s day (cancelled classes, laboratory work, etc.; all faculty libraries are closed; assessment of studies is not possible)13 May 2025
Examination period (May, June)19 May 202530 Jun. 2025
Summer holidays1 Jul. 202531 Aug. 2025
Examination period (September)1 Sep. 202512 Sep. 2025
End of the academic year 30 Sep. 2025

Enrolment in Courses in the CU Student Information System (SIS)

FROMTO
Course enrolment in SIS (for the winter semester) [1]20 Sep. 2024 (7 am)11 Oct. 2024 (11:59 pm)
Course enrolment in SIS for students of other faculties (for the winter semester)23 Sep. 2024 (7 am)11 Oct. 2024 (11:59 pm)
Course enrolment in SIS (for the summer semester) [2]7 Feb. 2025 (7 am)  28 Feb. 2025 (11:59 pm)
Course enrolment in SIS for students of other faculties (for the summer semester)12 Feb. 2025 (7 am)28 Feb. 2025 (11:59 pm)

[1] In the case of students of PhD study programmes, these are only courses enrolled in beyond the scope of the individual curriculum.
[2] In the case of students of PhD study programmes, these are only courses enrolled in beyond the scope of the individual curriculum.

BA and MA Studies

FROMTO
Matriculation ceremony4 Oct. 2024
Submission of requests for recognition of fulfilling the assessment of courses so that the credits for these courses may be taken into account for enrolment in the next year of studies1 Oct. 202431 Jul. 2025
Fulfilment of study obligations in SIS so that the credits for these study obligations may be taken into account for enrolment in the next year of studies 17 Sep. 2025
Submission of requests for enrolment in the next year of studies [3]19 May 202517 Sep. 2025 (11:59 pm)
SIS closed for registering the results for assessing courses18 Sep. 2025 (12 midnight)12 Oct. 2025
Bachelor’s graduation ceremonies8, 9, and 10 Oct. 2024 6, 10, 11, and 12 Dec. 2024 10 and 15 Apr. 2025
Master’s graduation ceremonies11 and 14 Oct. 2024 29 Nov. and 2 Dec. 2024 24 and 25 Apr. 2025
Enrolment of applicants in the first year of studies for the beginning the 2025/2026 academic yearJuly 2025 (to be specified)September 2025 (to be specified)

[3] For the purposes of advancing to the next year, only the assessment of courses (attestation) completed and registered in SIS up to and including 17 September 2025 can be counted. Requests are usually submitted electronically in SIS, and each student can submit a request immediately after reaching the minimum number of credits required for advancing to the next year, but no earlier than 19 May 2025 and no later than 17 September 2025.

State Examinations for Bachelor’s and Master’s Programmes

The specific terms of state examinations for bachelor’s and master’s study programmes are provided in SIS. The state examinations are regulated by the Code of Study and Examination of Charles University, as amended, and the Rules for the Organization of Studies at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University, as amended.

  State examination term (from – to)Deadline for assessment of fulfilling student obligations prior to state examinationDeadline for submitting state examination application
2 Dec. 2024 [4]13 Dec. 2024Individually agreed with the Student Affairs OfficeIndividually agreed with the Student Affairs Office  
20 Jan. 20257 Feb. 20258 Jan. 20254 Dec. 2024
26 May 20256 Jun. 202514 May 202523 Apr. 2025
9 Jun. 202520 Jun. 202528 May 20257 May 2025
1 Sep. 202512 Sep. 202512 Sep. 2025  8 Jul. 2025
Assigning of bachelor’s and master’s thesesContinuously during the academic year; students cannot defend their theses earlier than six months after entering it in SIS. Based on a student’s request, the dean of the faculty can shorten this period in exceptional cases (see the Rules for the Organization of Studies at the Faculty of Arts, as amended).
Submission of bachelor’s and master’s thesesStandard submission is no later than one month before the beginning of the period when state examinations are held according to this calendar and in which the thesis is to be defended based on the submitted application. The head of the relevant faculty unit may set a different term, but the set term must fall within the period from three months to three weeks before the date of the defence (see the Rules for the Organization of Studies at the Faculty of Arts, as amended).

[4] This term is only for students of 5-year master’s study programmes.

State Rigorosum Examinations

The specific terms for state rigorosum examinations are set based on the proposals of the individual units of the faculty. State rigorosum examinations are regulated by the Rigorosum Examination Code of Charles University, as amended, and the Rules for State Rigorosum Examinations at the Faculty of Arts, as amended.

  Term for the state rigorosum examination [5] (from – to)Term for submitting the application for the state rigorosum examination
1 Apr. 202530 Apr. 202531 Jan. 2025
1 Nov. 2025  30 Nov. 202531 Aug. 2025
State rigorosum examination – terms for graduation ceremonies10 Dec. 2024
20 May 2025

[5] The terms are only for areas of study/programmes that have valid accreditation during this period (see https://www.ff.cuni.cz/studium/dalsi-vzdelavani/rigorozni-rizeni/).

Student Evaluation of Educational Activities

The evaluation of educational activities is regulated by the Rules for Evaluating Educational Activities by Students and Graduates of Charles University, as amended, and the Rules for Evaluating Educational Activities by Student and Graduates of the Faculty of Arts, as amended.

FROMTO
Student evaluation of courses in the winter semester11 Jan. 2025 16 Feb. 2025
Period for instructors to react to the results of the winter semester evaluation17 Jan. 202516 Mar. 2025
Publication of the results after the winter semester 17 Mar. 2025
Student evaluation of courses in the summer semester10 May 202512 Sep. 2025
Period for instructors to react to the results of the summer semester evaluation13 Sep. 202512 Oct. 2025
Publication of the results of the summer semester evaluation on the faculty’s web pages13 Oct. 2025

Scheduling

FROMTO
Update of the courses for the winter semester of the 2024/2025 academic year (carried out by the faculty’s units in the Tajemník program) 17 Jun. 2024
Collective generation of the schedules for the winter semester of the 2024/2025 academic year (carried out by the Information Systems Office of the Dean’s Office – ISO) 18 Jun. 2024 (10 am)
Priority scheduling of courses for the pedagogical-psychological module of teacher study programmes, “philosophy” courses in the common core and “extended common core” courses (carried out by the ISO and authorized persons of the units)18 Jun. 202419 Jun. 2024
Priority scheduling of large-capacity courses (carried out by the faculty’s units in their own premises and the ISO according to the submitted scheduling requests)20 Jun. 202424 Jun. 2024
Scheduling of the remaining instruction by the faculty’s units25 Jun. 202416 Jul. 2024
Submitting requests for scheduling of the remaining instruction by the faculty’s units in SIS16 Jul. 2024
Scheduling the remaining instruction (carried out by the ISO)17 Jul. 202416 Aug. 2024
Publication of the schedules (carried out by the faculty’s units)23 Aug. 2024
Update of the foreign-language courses which international students/trainees will also be able to enrol in for the summer semester of the 2024/2025 academic year (carried out by the faculty’s units in the Tajemník program)15 Sep. 2024
Update of the courses for the summer semester of the 2024/2025 academic year26 Nov. 2024
(carried out by the faculty’s units in the Tajemník program)
Collective generation of schedules for the summer semester of the 2024/2025 academic year (carried out by the ISO)27 Nov. 2024
(10 am)
Priority scheduling of courses for the pedagogical-psychological module of teacher study programmes, “philosophy” courses in the common core and “extended common core” courses (carried out by the ISO and authorized persons of the relevant units)27 Nov. 202428 Nov. 2024
Priority scheduling of high-capacity courses (carried out by the faculty’s units in their own premises and the ISO according to the submitted scheduling requests)29 Nov. 20243 Dec. 2024
Scheduling the remaining instruction by the faculty’s units4 Dec. 20245 Jan. 2025
Submitting requests for scheduling the remaining instruction by the faculty’s units in SIS5 Jan. 2025
Scheduling the remaining instruction (caried out by the ISO)6 Jan. 202530 Jan. 2025
Publication of the schedules (carried out by the faculty’s units)31 Jan. 2025
Update of the foreign-language courses which international students/trainees will also be able to enrol in for the winter semester of the 2024/2025 academic year (carried out by the faculty’s units in the Tajemník program)15 Apr. 2025

PhD Studies

FROMTO
Term for submitting the student assessments by the supervisors for the 2023/2024 academic year  8 Oct. 2024
Term for submitting the student assessments by the subject-area boards for the 2023/2024 academic year 22 Oct. 2024
Term for submitting the individual curricula of newly accepted students to their supervisors 31 Oct. 2024
Term for submitting the individual curricula of newly accepted students to the subject-area boards 30 Nov. 2024
Term for approving the individual curricula of newly accepted students by the subject-area boards 31 Dec. 2024
The latest deadline for submitting dissertationsSix months before the end of the maximum period of study
Terms for taking the state PhD examination (upon agreement, the term can be set individually)3 Feb. 2025 28 Feb. 2025
2 Jun. 202530 Jun. 2025
1 Sep. 202530 Sep. 2025
PhD graduation ceremonies20 Nov. 2024
10 Jun. 2025
Creating and completing the extraordinary assessment of students 1 Mar. 202531 Mar. 2025
Term for submitting the extraordinary assessment of student to supervisors 8 Apr. 2025
Term for submitting the extraordinary assessment of student by the subject-area boards 22 Apr. 2025
Enrolment of applicants for studies starting in the 2025/2026 academic year July 2025 (to be specified)   September 2025 (to be specified)  
Fulfilling the obligations of the individual curricula for assessing students for the 2024/2025 academic year 30 Sep. 2025
Creating and completing the annual assessment of students for the 2024/2025 academic year1 Sep. 202530 Sep. 2025

Winter Term

Winter Term Lectures: 2 October 2023 – 12 January 2024
Course Sign-up Period: 22 September 2023 at 7 am – 13 October 2023 at 11:59 pm (valid for Faculty of Arts courses only!)
Exam Period: 15 January 2024 – 18 February 2024

Holidays & Dean’s Days (i.e., no lectures)

  • 18 October 2023 (from 4 pm) – Dean’s Day: Student Council Elections
  • 28 October 2023 – Independent Czechoslovak State Day (foundation of Czechoslovakia in 1918)
  • 7 November 2023 – Dean’s Sports Day
  • 17 November 2023 – Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
    • Commemorating the student demonstration against the Nazi occupation in 1939 and the start of the Velvet Revolution in 1989
  • 23 December 2023 – 1 January 2024 – Christmas Holiday

Summer Term

Summer Term Lectures: 19 February 2024 – 17 May 2024
Course Sign-up Period: 9 February 2024 at 7 am – 1 March 2024 at 11:59 pm (valid for Faculty of Arts courses only!)
Exam Period: 20 May 2024 – 30 June 2024, 2 September 2024 – 13 September 2024

Holidays & Dean’s Days (i.e., no lectures)

  • 28 March 2024: Dean’s Day
  • 29 March 2024: Public holiday – Good Friday
  • 1 April 2024: Public holiday – Easter Monday
  • 1 May 2024: Public holiday – International Workers’ Day
  • 8 May 2024: Public holiday – Victory Day
  • 14 May 2024: Rector’s Day
  • 1 July – 31 August 2024: summer break