Transcript (education)

A study book is a document that documents the course of study at a university or other higher education institution.

Function

A study book provides information about the onset, degree programs, any change of subject, leave and de-registration. It serves as evidence of the period of study, for example when changing university, and is partly used by pension providers to calculate any possible claims. In some courses, the Examination Offices shall request the submission of the study book for the message to ( final) exams. At some universities, a prefabricated booklet is issued as a study book at the time of enrollment, at others it merely consists of loose pages, mostly in DIN A5 format.

Keeping a study book used to be mandatory for all students, is happening today but predominantly voluntary. The introduction of the Bachelor / Master structures used by many colleges to abolish tuition books. The course of study will be documented electronically.

Components

Components of a study book are first textbook leaves or semester - semester sections or sheets that are issued at the beginning of each semester and next to the name of the semester to provide information on name, student number, course and subject combination. They often resemble the semester also issued certificates of study.

Further, evidence bows parts of the study book. In it, the events are documented that have been visited in each semester in order to prove the information required by the course regulations semester hours (SWS). This is now its own responsibility of students; earlier official document procedures were provided in part. In addition, the study book of the storage of the acquired participation and track record is.

Although the universities are increasingly about to abolish study books, a study book can be useful to have after graduation an overview of the courses attended, especially if the requirements of the examination regulations addition, services are provided.