Rigorosum Examination Code ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** * THE FOURTH CONSOLIDATED RIGOROSUM EXAMINATION CODE OF CHARLES UNIVERSITY ****************************************************************************************** Under sections 9 (1) (b) and 17 (1) (k) of Act No. 111/1998 Sb., to  regulate higher educa and to change and amend other laws (“the Higher Education Act”), as amended, and under Art the Constitution of Charles University, the Academic Senate of Charles University adopted Examination Code as an internal regulation of the University: ****************************************************************************************** * Article 1 Introductory Provisions ****************************************************************************************** This Code sets out the procedure for filing applications for a state rigorosum examination Rigorosum Examination), which is not part of a regular study programme, and provides detai the organisation of this examination at the faculties of Charles University (“the Universi and evaluation, a fee associated with the submission of an application and organisation of (“the Fee”), and the payment of costs connected with the preparation for the State Rigoros ****************************************************************************************** * Article 2 Organisation of State Rigorosum Examinations at University Faculties ****************************************************************************************** 1.After the State Rigorosum Examination is passed, the following academic degrees are awar a.in the field of law a “Doctor of Laws” (abbreviated to “JUDr.” preceding the name); b.in the field of humanities, pedagogical, and social sciences a “Doctor of Philosophy” (abbreviated to “PhDr.” preceding the name); c.in the field of natural sciences a “Doctor of Natural Sciences” (abbreviated to “RNDr. name); d.in the field of pharmacy a “Doctor of Pharmacy” (abbreviated to “PharmDr.” preceding t e.in the field of theology a “Licenciate of Theology” (abbreviated to “ThLic.” preceding or a “Doctor of Theology” (abbreviated to “ThDr.” preceding the name). 2.The State Rigorosum Examination may be held if the University is entitled to award acade under section 46 (5) of Act No. 111/1998 Sb., to regulate higher education institutions other laws, as amended (“the Higher Education Act”). 3.A graduate from a master’s programme of study may take the State Rigorosum Examination a University faculties, provided that the completed master’s programme of study is compara content with a master’s programme of study offered at the respective faculty.  ****************************************************************************************** * Article 3 Submission of Applications ****************************************************************************************** 1.An application for the State Rigorosum Examination may be submitted by an applicant who: a.has completed a master’s programme of study and has been awarded the academic degree o section 46 of the Higher Education Act; or b.has been awarded the academic degree “Master” under section 21 (2) or 43 (2) of Act No to regulate higher education, providing he has not been awarded the degree of “Doctor” 22 of the same Act, and providing he does not fall under the provision of section 99(4 Education Act. The possibility to sit for the State Rigorosum Examination does not apply to graduates o programmes of study. 2.The application must be submitted on the prescribed form accompanied by authenticated co higher education diploma and a certificate of state final examination, and/or documents 25 or section 43 (2) of Act No. 172/1990 Sb., on higher education (unless the applicant faculty to verify the fulfilment of a requirement of the completion of a master’s progra at a university and the award of the academic degree of “Master”), as well as other supp documentation the content, form, and other formalities of which, including the method of the payment of the Fee, are to be determined by the dean. The name and basic outline of rigorosum thesis is part of the application.  3.A written application signed by the applicant is to be delivered to the relevant faculty of the application and the amount, method, and due date for payment of the Fee and costs will be published by the faculty in the publicly accessible part of its website. 4.If the application form is not properly filled in, if the application fails to include t attachments, or if the Fee under Art. 6 has not been paid, the faculty will invite the a rectify the errors, and will set a reasonable time period therefor. If the errors are no within this period, the application will not be considered. The fee will then be reimbur applicant. 5.If the faculty cannot hold the State Rigorosum Examination in the field of study in whic has been awarded the academic degree of “Master”, the faculty will return the applicatio applicant along with an appropriate explanation. 6.Within sixty days of receipt of the application, the faculty will notify the applicant i whether the name and basic outline of the thesis have been approved, as well as of detai on the organisation of and requirements for the State Rigorosum Examination, and on the use of devices and information technologies necessary for the preparation for the Examin period under paragraph 4 is not included in this time period. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 4 State Rigorosum Examination ****************************************************************************************** 1.The State Rigorosum Examination consists of two parts, namely an oral part and a thesis 2.The content of the oral part of the Examination corresponds in its specialisation to the the state final examination or the state doctoral examination at the faculty. An applica State Rigorosum Examination only if the conditions set in Art. 2 have been met.  3.The rigorosum thesis proves the capability of independent activity in the field of resea development, or other independent creative activity. Paragraph 2 applies to the topic of thesis with necessary modifications. 4.The faculty will notify the applicant of the date of the State Rigorosum Examination wit of the delivery of the rigorosum thesis to the faculty. 5.The State Rigorosum Examination is taken before a board of examiners (“the Board”); the announcement of results of the Examination are public. The time period within which the Examination is to be taken after the applicant has submitted the rigorosum thesis for de period within which the work is to be recognised or not recognised as a rigorosum thesis are determined by a dean’s directive. 6.The names and surnames of applicants who have submitted their works for defence, the tit theses, and the dates of the State Rigorosum Examination are published in the publicly a of the faculty website. 7.The chairperson and members of the Board are appointed by the dean from among Professors Professors, and other specialists. The appointment of other specialists must be approved Board of the faculty. Other members of the Board may be appointed by the Ministry.  A re State Rigorosum Examination or its part will be taken and signed either by the chairpers authorised member of the Board acting as proxy, and at least another member of the Board members of the Board present cannot be lower than three. The chairperson of the Board wi external examiner who will prepare an external examiner’s report on the rigorosum thesis 8.The State Rigorosum Examination is assessed using the marking grades of “pass” or “fail” award the grade “pass” where the applicant has passed the oral examination and successfu rigorosum thesis.  9.The oral examination and defence of a rigorosum thesis may be re-taken only once. Should decide that the applicant has failed to defend his rigorosum thesis, it will determine w thesis must be re-done or supplemented; the re-taking of the defence is possible no soon three months have passed. If an external examiner’s review contains a doubt, or if a dou by a member of the Board during the defence of the thesis, that the submitted rigorosum a plagiarism, i.e., it is either fully or partly copied without citing a relevant source will give the applicant a chance to comment on that issue separately during the defence. resolves that the thesis is a plagiarism, the defence is graded as “fail”. In such a cas the defence does not take place. 10The State Rigorosum Examination may be taken within four years of the notification under the latest. 11Should an applicant decide, after he has filed the application, that he will not take th Rigorosum Examination, he may withdraw his application for the State Rigorosum Examinati 12Where the period under paragraph 10 has been missed, or where the application has been w paragraph 11, the Fee and payment made under Art. 6 are non-recoverable. 13A faculty may determine the details of the organisation of the State Rigorosum Examinati internal regulation. 14If justified or purposeful, it is possible to perform the State Rigorosum Examination re in part or in full, providing that it is possible to verify the identity of the applican compliance with the rules set for the State Rigorosum Examination, and to ensure that re it be public is met. The details may be provided in the internal regulation of a faculty 15Partially remote examination means in particular the situation where: a.the applicant is present remotely, the Board and the public are physically present; b.the applicant is physically present, a part of the Board is present remotely, and a pa and the public is physically present, or c.the applicant is present remotely, the Board is physically present and the public is p ****************************************************************************************** * Article 5 Issuance of Diploma ****************************************************************************************** When the State Rigorosum Examination is passed, the University will issue a diploma statin degree awarded, and supplement it with a certificate of the State Rigorosum Examination. T certificate are usually awarded during a graduation ceremony. The practice during the grad is determined in the Matriculation and Graduation Code. The format of and data contained i the certificate are determined by a Rector’s directive. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 6 Fee Paid in Connection with Submission of an Application for the State Rigoros and Payment of Costs Connected with the Use of Facilities and Information Technologies ****************************************************************************************** 1.The amount of the Fee connected with the submission of an application for the State Rigo Examination and with the organisation of the Examination is determined by a dean’s direc 2.The payment of costs connected with the use of facilities and information technologies n the preparation for the State Rigorosum Examination are borne by the applicant, provided accepted the services offered. The amount of the payment is determined by the dean. 3.The submission and evaluation of an application, assessment of a rigorosum thesis, and o the State Rigorosum Examination are deemed as the performance of educational activities of the payment of costs. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 7 Publication of Rigorosum Theses ****************************************************************************************** 1.A rigorosum thesis intended for a defence will be submitted by the applicant in electron a period determined by the dean, unless this is excluded by the nature of the thesis. A regulation may prescribe that an applicant is obliged to submit the thesis also in hard- 2.The rigorosum thesis must contain an abstract. The applicant will separately submit the rigorosum thesis in both the Czech and English languages, applying the procedure under p abstract must be identical in terms of content with the abstract contained in the rigoro 3.A rigorosum thesis submitted by the applicant for defence is published for perusal by th least five working days before the defence is sat at the place determined by an internal of the faculty at which the defence is being organised. This internal regulation also se for which the rigorosum thesis is to be made accessible, and any other possible organisa administrative issues. 4.Publication of rigorosum theses the defence of which has already taken place, including examiner’s review and the report on the defence and its result, is made through the elec of graduate theses. 5.The technical details of the publication of theses through the electronic database are d Rector’s directive in accordance with Art. 10(3) of the Constitution of the University. 6.The University may defer the publication of a rigorosum thesis or its part for a period obstacle to publication exists, however, for a period of no longer than three years. The about the deferral of the publication along with the justification thereof must be publi same place as the rigorosum theses are published. Upon the successful defence of a thesi deferral of publication under sentence one applies, the University will, without undue d copy of such thesis to the Ministry for archiving. 7.If the internal regulation of the faculty under paragraph 1 prescribes that rigorosum th be submitted in a hard-copy format, a dean’s directive will determine the organisational formalities for the inspection of such theses. The dean’s directive further determines h connected with making extracts from, or copies or facsimiles thereof are to be calculate how such extracts, copies, or facsimiles are to be made.    8.A person inspecting a rigorosum thesis must be advised of the fact that the information cannot be used for profit-making purposes, or presented as a study, scholarly, or other activity of a person other than the author. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 8 General Provisions ****************************************************************************************** 1.The Board may recognise a diploma thesis defended under Act No. 172/1990 Sb., on higher institutions, or under the Higher Education Act, which has met the requirements set out rigorosum thesis under this Code. 2.The Board may recognise a dissertation thesis defended under section 22 (2) of Act No. 1 on higher education institutions, or under the Higher Education Act, or a state rigorosu passed under section 22 (2) of Act No. 172/1990 Sb., on higher education institutions, o doctoral examination passed under the Higher Education Act, as a rigorosum thesis, or ra examination under this Code. Where a dissertation thesis under the first sentence has be the course of a doctoral study programme commenced prior to 29 May 1998 as post-graduate 98 (2) (c) of the Higher Education Act), it will be recognised as a rigorosum thesis und such case, the payment of costs is not required. The provision contained in the second s also to the recognition of a state rigorosum examination or a state doctoral examination examination under this Code. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 9 Transitional and Final Provisions ****************************************************************************************** 1.The Rigorosum Examination Code of Charles University, as amended, registered by the Mini Education, Youth and Sports on 17 June 1999 is hereby repealed. 2.The State Rigorosum Examination based on an application submitted prior to the coming in this Code may be taken no later than within four years of the effective date hereof. 3.This Code was approved by the Academic Senate of the University on 25 November 2016. 4.This Code comes into force on the date of the registration by the Ministry of Education, Sports. 5.This Code becomes effective on the first day of the calendar month following the date of force.   *** ****************************************************************************************** * Force and Effect ****************************************************************************************** The amendments of the Rigorosum Examination Code of Charles University were approved under (b) (iii) of Act No. 111/1998 Sb., to regulate higher education institutions and to change laws (“the Higher Education Institutions Act”), as amended, by the Academic Senate of Char Prague on 25 January 2019. The amendments of the Rigorosum Examination Code of Charles University come into force in section 36 (4) of the Higher Education Institutions Act on the date of registration by the Education, Youth and Sports. The amendments to the Rigorosum Examination Code of Charles University, registered under R MSMT-5719/2019 (Amendments No. 1) on 12 February 2019, become effective on the first day o month following the date of coming into force, the amendments registered under Ref. No. MS (Amendments No. 2) on 30 September 2020 become effective on the day following the date of and the amendments registered under Ref. No. MSMT-46119/2020-1 (Amendments No. 3) on 2717 become effective on the day following the date of coming into force. ****************************************************************************************** * Transitional Provision for the Amendments No. 3 to the Rigorosum Examination Code ****************************************************************************************** Should the time limit under Article 4 (10) or the time limit under Article 9 (2) of the Ri Examination Code of Charles University expire for an applicant between 1 January 2021 and time limit is extended to 1 July 2021. PhDr. Tomáš Nigrin, Ph.D. Prof. MUDr. Tomáš Zima, DrSc. Chair of the Academic Senate Rector * Translator’s note: Words importing the masculine include the feminine, and unless the co requires, words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the sin S. 36 of the Higher Education Act. The registration was completed on 14 December 2016.