Study at the Faculty
Information for First-Year students
Welcome to university!
Starting your studies brings many new experiences and challenges. This page will help you navigate your first days and quickly find everything you need.
First Steps at the University
Want to keep your studies fully under control and always at hand?
We have prepared the StuduJU mobile app, where you can find all the essential information about your studies, including your registered courses, timetable, exam and credit schedules, and more.
The official mobile app for students of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice is available for Android and iOS. You can download it from Google Play or the App Store.
App features:
- list of registered courses with detailed information,
- personal timetable with classes and exam dates,
- up-to-date information on ongoing events,
- list of awarded credits and grades,
- exam period planner – overview of announced exam dates with registration/unregistration options,
- map of České Budějovice showing university buildings,
- notifications about new exam dates, released exam slots, and newly entered grades,
- safety alerts.
With the new StuduJU mobile app, you can literally carry your studies in your pocket.
In order to loggin to all university systems, you will need your IDM username and password.
How do I find my username?
- To find your username, click here: https://wstag.jcu.cz/portal/studium/uchazec/eprihlaska.html
- Select Application Overwiew.
- Enter your email and password. Or choose your email and the system will send you a link.
How do I find my password?
- Your default IDM password is made up of the second letter of your first name (capital), the second letter of your last name, dash and your default birth number.
- Example: If your name is Sára Nováková and your default birth number is 123456/7890, your password is Ao-1234567890
IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!!
This password must be changed in the link below for security reasons, but also in the user's own interest!
Change the password in this link: https://idm.jcu.cz
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In case the personal email address of your identity is not filled in the IDM, you are notified of this fact at the same time with instructions on how to proceed (send the corresponding RT message to the JU Helpdesk, where your personal email address will be added after your identity has been verified and you will be informed of this by return email).
When changing your password, follow the information on how the password should look like!
Remember your new password and change it immediately if you have any doubts in the future that it has been compromised.
Student system STAG serves as an electronic "student record book" and a guide at the same time.
After logging in, you can search for classrooms, course schedules, how many credits you have left to complete, when exam dates are, and much more.
What you will be most interested in is the enrolment in subjects for individual semesters. This occurs twice a year, and the exact dates are always listed in the Academic Year Schedule. Don’t worry if you’re unsure; everything in the system is clear, and you’ll soon navigate it smoothly.
All students of the Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, University of South Bohemia, automatically have an email account in the format
To login to your university email, go to office365.jcu.cz. Log in using your IDM username and password that you set.
Every new student is required to apply for the issuance of a student identification card. It is a chip contactless card that can be used not only to access to university and faculty buildings, but also to utilize services at the university (printing and copying, canteen, cafeteria, libraries).
- To obtain your student ID card apply online at https://prukaz.jcu.cz
In case of loss of the card or for complementary information, please contact directly the Card Center.
Study and Organisation
Introduced in the academic year 1999/2000 for all Bachelor’s and follow-up Master’s programs.
- 1 credit = 25–30 hours of student work (classes, self-study, other activities).
- Students may choose courses and study pace to some extent, but must follow these rules:
- at least 20 credits in the 1st semester,
- at least 40 credits in the 1st year,
- at least 80 credits in any 4 consecutive semesters,
- not to exceed the maximum study length (3+2 years for Bc., 2+2 for follow-up Master’s).
Standard pace: 60 credits per year (30 per semester).
Graduation requirements:
- Bachelor’s: 180 credits,
- Follow-up Master’s: 120 credits.
Assessment
- Credits are awarded after passing a course with at least grade “good” (3).
- Credits for a course can only be earned once (exception: repeatable courses, e.g. sports).
Grading scale: excellent (1), excellent minus (1-), very good (2), very good minus (2-), good (3), failed (4). (For statistics, the following values are used: 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4.)
Exam retakes: max. twice (1st and 2nd retake).
Types of courses
- Compulsory –must be completed.
- Compulsory elective – students must earn a set number of credits from given blocks.
- Elective – any other courses offered at USB.
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Student Life
The University of South Bohemia is home to a number of student societies and initiatives that organise a variety of activities on campus, in the city and in the surrounding area. Student societies organise various events such as festivals, concerts, lectures, sporting events, charity collections and many other events that are closely connected with student life at USB. Would you like to discover more about the student life at USB? Then visit our new web for students usblife.cz
The Student Union of the University of South Bohemia, as well as ESN USB Budweis, an association primarily focused on international students, and the multicultural and genre-diverse K2 Student Radio are among the most important student life actors. These groups organise the most successful and largest events and recruit new members among students in lower years every year in order to maintain a varied and culturally interesting programme for the next generation of incoming students.