Credit point system
The Law on Higher Education Institutions (amendments entered into force on 11.10.2022) stipulates that 60 credit points correspond to the learning outcomes achieved in one academic year of full-time studies in accordance with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). One credit point corresponds to 25-30 hours of study work.
Previously, one credit point in Latvia was defined as the volume of the workload of one week full-time studies. When recalculating in ECTS credits, the number of Latvian credit points had to be multiplied by 1.5. The intended volume of the full-time studies for one academic year was 40 Latvian credits (60 ECTS).