Upon completion of a semester’s work, all international students studying at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts receive their Transcript of Records no later than 4 weeks after the assessment period. The Transcript of Records contains both ECTS credits and ECTS grades. The normal credit load for one semester is 30 ECTS credits.

Hungarian grades and their ECTS equivalents

Hungarian grading	ECTS equivalent
5 - excellent	A - excellent outstanding performance with only minor errors
4 - (very) good	B - (very) good above the average standard but with some errors
3 - satisfactory	C - satisfactory generally sound work with a number of notable errors
2 - passed	D/E - passed sufficient, performance meets the minimum criteria
1 - failed	FX/F - failed insufficient, considerable further work is required
N - no credit	N - no credit

one semester - 30 ECTS credits
full academic year - 60 ECTS credits

What is ECTS?

The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System is a student-centred system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme, objectives preferably specified in terms of learning outcomes and competences to be acquired.

What is a credit system?

A credit system is a systematic way of describing an educational programme by attaching credits to its components. The definition of credits in higher education systems may be based on different parameters, such as student workload, learning outcomes and contact hours.