Individual learning tracks. Choosing your courses

Once you enroll at ITMO University, your academic life is determined by your individual learning track. You create it yourself by putting together a succession of courses (modules) aligned to your academic goals, interests, and motivation.

You start to form your individual track on your first day at ITMO by choosing your courses (modules), their format (online/offline), their level (basic/advanced), and language of instruction (Russian/English). You can choose the schedule of the course, your lecturer, or the order of courses in a semester. At ITMO, you can fine-tune your academic process.

How do I choose courses and create my schedule?

The selection for the spring semester 2024/2025 will open on  January 29 at 3 pm and will be available until 9 pm, on January 30 and 31, you will be able to select your courses between  9 am and 9 pm.

To do it right, follow the steps below:

• go to my.itmo
• use your ITMO.ID to log in (your login and password are in your email inbox)
• choose the courses that you are interested in
• click on the button "Go to schedule selection"
• change the time or teacher for each course, if needed
• make sure to save your selection!

If you have any questions or difficulties during the process, you can always write to Helpdesk in the «Выборность» section.

You will be able to choose your elective courses from February 3 to 6.

Important! 

• Every course that can be chosen has a limit on the number of students who can attend it. Students sign up for available places – and there will be no additional places. Do not leave the choice for the last day!
• Students who haven’t made their choice within the specified time will be automatically signed up for courses with available free spaces in three days
• To receive a diploma with the mark "The program is fully mastered in English" you should choose only English-taught courses/modules.
• If the name of the course is written in Russian and English with a slash (/) in between, this course isimplemented in English.

Your individual educational program (IEP)

You can build an individual educational program in the Curriculum section on the my.itmo.ru portal. You will be able to select the courses you want to study and the semesters in which to study them.

The option to create your individual educational program is always available, and you are always able to make adjustments in the course plan of future semesters! However, it won’t be possible to introduce any changes to past or ongoing semesters.

Project participants:

All students of ITMO University

With the IEP you can:

• change* your selection of courses and study what you’re most interested in 
• select semesters that suit you best for studying certain courses
• help the university plan the educational process
• plan disciplines for the entire period of study
• build your own unique educational program

If you have any questions or difficulties during the process, you can always write to Helpdesk in the «Выборность» section.

*The courses that you can replace are not marked as «обязательные» (mandatory) and have a special mark in the form of a circular arrow. Different curricula will have a different number of replaceable courses. 

To replace a course, see that the following conditions are fulfilled: 

• the old course and the new course are worth an equal amount of credits (for example, Course 1, 3 ECTS should be replaced by Course 2, 3 ECTS)
• both courses should be offered in the same semester (fall or spring)

Important! The head of your educational program and the department responsible for the new course have to approve the replacement.