UNIVERSITY OF NATIONAL AND WORLD ECONOMY

FACULTY OF "INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICS"

DEPARTMENT OF "TRADE ECONOMICS"

Approved
By the decision of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of “Infrastructure Economics”
Approved by:
First Vice-Rector and Vice-Rector for Education in the Bachelor's Degree
Protocol No. 13/26.03.2013
Prof. Dr. Ognyan Simeonov

Rules
for conducting the state exam in the Bachelor's Degree
at the Department of "Trade Economics"

1. The state exam is conducted based on a program approved by the Faculty Council of the Department of "Trade Economics."
2. The program consists of topics from the specialized courses included in the curriculum of the specialty, studied in the 3rd and 4th year of their studies. It is approved by the Vice-Rector for education in the Bachelor's degree.
3. The updated program, which is approved annually by the Council, is provided to the students no later than three months before the exam date.
4. The state exam is written. It is held within three hours of astronomical time by the state exam commission.
5. The date of the state exam, the start time, and the composition of the commission are determined by the order of the Vice-Rector for Educational Affairs, upon the proposal of the department council and the head of the department. The announcement is made on the website no later than one month before the exam date. The proposal of the Department Council for the composition of the commission includes qualified faculty members, of which at least three are on full-time contracts at UNWE. The chairperson of the commission is a qualified faculty member on a full-time contract at UNWE. By exception, non-qualified faculty members with a "Doctor" degree may participate in the commission.
6. On the day of the exam, students must take their seats in the designated rooms no later than 15 minutes before the announced time.
7. Each student must bring a blue pen, an ID card, a student book, and the program with the exam topics for the state exam.
8. The identity and right to take the state exam of each student are verified based on their student book, ID card, and exam protocol.
9. The introduction of mobile phones and other communication devices into the exam room is prohibited.
10. Each student receives a set of stamped blank sheets.
11. The proctors in the rooms inform the students about the content of Article 90 of the UNWE Academic Regulations and distribute them into groups.
12. The state exam commission prepares the variants of the exam tickets. Each variant contains questions selected from the topics chosen by the commission.
13. The chairperson and members of the commission bring the pre-prepared variants to one of the rooms.
14. Representatives of the students from each group draw an exam ticket in the presence of the members of the commission in one of the rooms where the state exam is held.
15. After the tickets are drawn, the chairperson of the commission opens all other variants in front of the students.
16. The proctors write the drawn questions on the board, and the start of the state exam is announced.
17. Students in each group answer the same questions, either by copying them from the program for the state exam or from the board onto the provided stamped blank sheets.
18. To ensure fairness for all students, the commission announces the drawn tickets in the other rooms.
19. Smoking is prohibited during the exam, both inside and outside the room. Full order and silence must be maintained. Leaving for the restroom is allowed only after one hour from the start of the exam and with the permission of the proctors.
20. Students are prohibited from speaking with anyone or receiving, passing, or using any papers other than those provided.
21. Any improper conduct during the exam, such as cheating, attempts to cheat, hinting, or inappropriate behavior, results in the termination of the exam for the respective student, and the student will be expelled from UNWE for no less than one year.
22. Students must not have direct access to mobile phones or similar devices. The use of a mobile phone or similar devices during the exam is considered an attempt to cheat and will result in removal from the exam. Removal will be done by the rector's order, following a report from a commission member who established the violation.
23. If students are unable to develop the questions they have drawn, they may leave the room. When leaving the room, full order and silence must be maintained.
24. After the end of the exam, all students must stop writing. The submission of exam papers is done in the order determined by the commission.
25. Written works are graded according to a six-point system: "Excellent" (6), "Very Good" (5), "Good" (4), "Satisfactory" (3), and "Unsatisfactory" (2). The exam is considered passed if the grade is at least "Satisfactory" (3).
26. The grades for the written exam are announced on the day of the exam and are entered into the students' books.
27. The decision of the state exam commission is final, and students have no right to retake the exam for a higher grade.
28. The grades from the state exam are entered into the main registers by the chairperson or a member of the commission no later than three days after the exam date.
29. The results are discussed at a department council meeting.
30. The written papers are stored for one year.

The general rules were adopted at a meeting of the Department of Trade Economics on 12.03.2013 (Protocol No. 14).