Accreditation Procedure ****************************************************************************************** * Accreditation procedure – Summary ****************************************************************************************** The granting of authorisation to implement a new programme of study (PS) within the areas of study for which Charles University (CU) has obtained institutional acc 1. Once a year, or any time during the respective year, the Dean of a Faculty notifies the official letter within so-called “accreditation plan” of their intention to submit a propo programme of study to be implemented; the Rector notifies the Extended Rector´s Board of t letter is to contain the basic information regarding the intended PS, its brief characteri profile of a graduate from the programme proposed. 2. The proposal of a PS is to be prepared within the accreditation module in SIS (https:// studium [ URL "https://is.cuni.cz/studium"] ) in compliance with the methodology manual of studijních programů - Univerzita Karlova at cuni.cz [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UK-8405.html"] 3. The proposal is submitted for consideration to the Academic Senate of a respective Facu subsequently, the proposal is submitted for approval to the Research Board of a respective 4. The submission of proposals of programmes of study aimed at preparing students for regu to the Rector must be preceded by the issuance of a permission by a competent authority (r - see Studijní programy – regulovaná povolání - Univerzita Karlova at cuni.cz [ URL "https UK-8760.html"] .  Duration of consideration by a regulator is about 3 months. 5. The proposal of a PS is submitted by the Dean of a Faculty to the Rectrix (or Vice-Rect Conception and Quality of Education); the formal elements of the proposal are subject to c Department of Quality of Education and Accreditations (DQEA). Then the Rector refers the p Internal Evaluation Board of Charles University (IEB). The time-limit for consideration of the proposal at the DQEA and by the IEB is 90 days fro of the proposal; the time-limit does not include the time period during which formal and/o elements of the proposal are rectified by the Faculty. Estimated duration of the accredita the Rectorate of CU is 3-5 months (it is necessary to take into account summer and Christm 6. A PS must be granted authorisation to be implemented before the conditions for admissio published. Conditions for admission to a new programme of study can be published later than set by th admissions procedure but not later than 2 months before the entrance examination (at least filing an application for admission, and at least 1 month for sending an invitation to att examination). The authorisation should be granted to a new PS no later than 3 months befor entrance examinations. The repeated grant of authorisation or extended authorisation to implement a PS 7. Authorisation to implement a PS can be repeated (“extension of accreditation”); or it c with data contained in the resolution of IEB (usually with the form of study, specialisati institutions, etc.). 8. The procedure for granting repeated authorisation of a PS (Prodloužení studijního progr Karlova (cuni.cz) [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UK-11173.html"] ) or extended authorisation of a studijního programu - Univerzita Karlova (cuni.cz) [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UK-11174.html"] to the procedure applicable to the submission of a new proposal for a PS with one exceptio necessary to notify the Rector of the intention to submit a proposal for PS. 9. The deadline for submission of a proposal for the repeated granting of authorisation fo on the website of the IEB Rada pro vnitřní hodnocení - Univerzita Karlova (cuni.cz) [ URL UK-8096.html"] in the final paragraph of the part entitled “Competency”. Terms are determi that conditions for admission to the respective programme of study can be published on the compliance with the Schedule of Admissions Procedure. 10. Conditions for admission can be published regarding programmes of study the authorisat applies at least until 31 December of the academic year for which the conditions are publi Conditions for admission to a PS which was recently granted repeated authorisation (i.e. w can be exceptionally published later than determined in the Schedule of Admissions Procedu above). Publication of admission in a shorter period is inapplicable to a PS individually extended curricula (specialisation, curricula for double-curriculum study, other forms of study, cu foreign university). Substantial changes in a PS in the course of existence of authorisation 11. Changes can occur between individual grants or extensions of authorisation for a PS. S changes that impact upon the profile of a graduate, content of the final state examination significantly alter the staffing of the PS, and that are stipulated in Article 19 of Recto n. 13/2019, must be submitted for consideration to IEB in compliance with methodology manu studijním programu - Univerzita Karlova (cuni.cz) [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UK-11213.html"] . Notes: a.Should a PS fall outside areas of study covered by institutional accreditation of Charle an application for accreditation must be submitted to the National Accreditation Authori accreditation procedure and schedule should then include consideration of an accreditati by NAA. b.Accreditation procedure (items 1-5, 7, 8, 11) is governed by the Accreditation Code of C 14, 18 c.Publication of conditions for admissions procedure (items 6 and 10) can be consulted wit methodological support section of the Student Affairs Department.