THE UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST - ACADEMIC CALENDAR

1. Undergraduate studies
Academic year – October 1st – June/July (depending on each faculty’s schedule)
Obtaining a Bachelor’s degree requires 4 or 5 years of study (depending on the faculty). In some cases, you can also finalize your studies after three years, obtaining a college certificate.
Semesters – two per year (14 weeks each). National standards set the total class time per week at 24 to 28 hours.
Autumn Semester – begins on the 1st of October. It includes a Christmas holiday from December 20th till January 5th. It usually ends in February, after the winter exam session.
Spring Semester – starts at the beginning of March. It includes the Easter holiday and a four-week exam session in May-June. It ends in July, but the exact date varies from one faculty to another, depending upon the duration of the practical activities in each of them.
Examinations
-          a three-week session in January
-          a four-week session in May-June
-          a two-week session in September  
2. A Master’s programme generally comprises two semesters (one year of full time study), three semesters or four semesters (two years of full time study), depending on each specialization. The academic calendar is very much similar to that of the undergraduate studies. The courses however are mostly held in the afternoons, so that they allow the participation of employed students as well. For graduating a master’s programme, you have to prepare, in the end, a master’s degree paper and sustain a final exam. 
3. The period of doctoral studies is as follows:
Form
 Scholarships/no fees
 Fee-paying students 
With attendance to courses
 maximum 4 years
 maximum 4 years 
Without attendance to courses
 maximum 6 years
 maximum 7 years
There is no objection to completing the doctoral programme before the time limit.
The research and study programme is to be discussed with the PhD co-ordinator