Regulations for education and examination at first-cycle and second-cycle level
On September 3, 2025 the President of Stockholm University adopted Regulations for education and examination at first-cycle and second-cycle level (dnr SU FV-0152-25). The decision is valid from September 4 2025 and the document replaces Regulations for education and examination at first-cycle and second-cycle level (dnr SU FV-1.1.2-3363-20). On November, 2020 the President of Stockholm University also adopted Template for Course Evaluation (dnr SU FV-1-1-2-3423-20) and Tempate for Course Report (dnr SU FV-1-1-2-3424-20). The documents are found as attachments at the bottom of the page.
Responsible unit: Office of the President
Contact: Sophia Gustavsson Capkova och Camilla Norrbin
Stockholm University provides education at first-cycle, second-cycle and third-cycle level. This document refers to the national statutes and regulations for first-cycle and second-cycle education, as well as the local regulations in force at Stockholm University.
The basic (national) regulations can be found in the Higher Education Act (1992:1434) and Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100). Other laws and regulations referenced in this document include the Freedom of the Press Act (1949:105), Ordinance on Fees and Charges (1992:191) (No English translation)), Government Agency Ordinance (2007:515), Discrimination Act (2008:567), Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (2009:400), Language Act (2009:600) and Administrative Procedure Act (2017:900).
Decisions from the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ), Higher Education Appeals Board (ÖNH) and the Parliamentary Ombudsman (JO), made, for example, following student complaints, are also included, as well as recommendations (general guidance) formulated by UKÄ in connection with inspections. Other documents, above all the Fair examination 2020 guidelines, have also been taken into account.
The local regulations are based on regulations, as well as the decisions and recommendations mentioned in the previous paragraph. In addition, the university follows the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions’ (SUHF) recommendations concerning course syllabi, programme syllabi and grading systems (REK 2011–1, (No English translation)), the reporting of grades in accordance with the ECTS (REK 2009–4, (No English translation)) and the facilitation of opportunities for students to move between different higher education institutions in Sweden (REK 2008–25, (No English translation)).
The document also refers to several decisions by the University Board and the President that can be found in Rules and Regulations, Stockholm University’s web-based list of university-wide governing documents: Rules of Employment for the Recruitment and Promotion of Teachers at Stockholm University (AOSU), the Local System of Qualifications, Regulations for distance digital examination using real-time streaming (No English translation), Regulations for written seated examination, Regulations for student influence, Regulations and procedure for disciplinary matters (No English translation), Regulations and procedure for establishing and discontinuing courses and programmes, Regulations and procedure for targeted educational support (No English translation), Regulations and procedure for credit transfer, Language policy, and various decisions relating to document archiving and destruction. The Legal Secretariat’s Case Handling Handbook (No English translation) was also used.
At Stockholm University, each Interdisciplinary Council is responsible for education within its own faculty, unless otherwise decided. Also see the Decision and delegation procedures for Stockholm University.
In addition to the regulations in this document, which are decided on by the President, the Interdisciplinary Councils may decide on additional regulations governing education and summative assessment within each field of study.
Students who wish to submit complaints about deviations from the existing regulations should first turn to the department that they were admitted to but may also contact the student union representatives at Stockholm University.
The regulations will apply as of 04.09.2025 to new course and programme syllabi, as well as older course and programme syllabi that have been revised.