The workload in each course is calculated according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). The semester-long workload for a student is the sum of the ECTS credits of the courses they have enrolled in at the specific semester. This workload corresponds to a minimum of 30 ECTS credits for each semester (with a maximum number of 34 ECTS credits if the student has signed up in elective courses, after the 1st semester). 

 A student’s semester long ECTS workload may be increased in case they need to register for resits in failed exams or retakes of successful exams for grade improvement.  In the latter case, students may get only one attempt per course exam. 

Students may enroll in free Elective Courses, that is courses offered by other Departments of the University of Crete. Such courses, if taken, are recorded in the student’s transcript of studies, but are not calculated in the grade average of their degree. 

The courses and clinical clerkships syllabi can be accessed in the Undergraduate Studies Guide, on the School’s website. The detailed course descriptions include the course code and type (compulsory or elective), the semester in which it is taught, the course’s ECTS credits, course goals and learning objectives, course content and assessment methods. 

In the Programme, there are no prerequisite courses, other than those required to enter the Clinical Clerkships.