Knowledge Assessment

HSE’s academic rules are the same for all students. To succeed in a course, we advise students to attend all lectures and seminars, prepare their home assignments and meet the deadlines for all essays, reports, etc. Student knowledge assessment in the HSE Prep Year programs includes: routine assessment, intermediate assessment, and final assessment. 

Routine assessment is carried out during the course, and is designed to organize students' independent work and a systematic monitoring of their academic knowledge.

Intermediate assessment is aimed at evaluating students’ knowledge acquired while studying a part of an academic subject. Assessment is held upon module completion during an examination session. Some academic subjects may not require intermediate knowledge assessment.

Final assessment is held upon completion of a given course, primarily in written form as an exam or pass-fail test.

Exam Schedule

Official exam schedules are formed one week before the exams start and then published on the  HSE Prep Year webpage.  

Arriving Late or Absence from an Exam

A student must come to the exam at the time indicated in the exam schedule. If a student is late, the examination time is not extended. 

If confirmed by a medical certificate, illness is considered a valid excuse for absence from an exam.  Medical certificates should be submitted to the HSE Prep Year Office on the first day of recovery as indicated on the certificate. Work or family related reasons (e.g. business trip, office hours, celebrations, etc.) are not valid excuses for not attending the exam.

Students, who provide valid reasons for not attending or those, who attend and fail the exam, may have an option to re-take the exam.