Recognition of courses between the host and the sending institutions is an indispensable condition of student mobility. Comparison of courses taught at universities in different countries was made possible by introduction of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

The ECTS credits correspond to the time spent at class or studying at home required to complete the given course. Usually, a certain number of ECTS credits is needed to complete the whole year or semester. Therefore, the sending university is able to evaluate the work of its students while studying abroad.

A defined number of ECTS credits is attributed to every course. It is provided within the course description. A list of courses and their ECTS value are available at the respective faculties.

The chart below shows grades according to the Jagiellonian University grading scheme.

Grades at the Jagiellonian University

Description	UJ grades
Excellent - outstanding performance with only minor errors	5
Very good - above the average standard but with some errors	4.5
Good - generally sound work with a number of notable errors	4
Satisfactory - fair but with significant shortcomings	3.5
Sufficient - performance meets the minimum criteria	3
Fail- some more work required before the credit can be awarded	-
Fail - considerable further work is required	2