Paced System

The 42 network is planning to roll out this paced system to all 42 campuses and students by 1st Dec 2024. It is currently not applicable to students who kicked off their study before 10 July 2023, but they can request to switch to the new system.

What is Paced System?

A new system to allow you to complete the Common Core (CC) at your own pace. There are 6 paces, spanning the 42 cursus common core (7 circles/milestones) completion between 8 months and 24 months from your cursus start date: 8, 12, 15, 18, 22 or 24 months (max)

On the kick off day, you (as a new student) will choose your own initial pace, based on

- when you aim for completing the Common Core
- your initial estimation of weekly attendance

Milestones

There are 7 milestones in the Common Core (Will change to 6 milestones soon). The first project Libft will be in milestone 0, and the remaining milestones will be determined by each circle.

For each milestone: several projects + exam to complete
Each milestone has its deadline, calculated based on:
- your cursus start date / kick off date
- your current pace
- your Freeze days & Bonus days
- records hours of work needed to complete projects for each milestone, estimated by 42 Pedagogic team

You can always complete any milestone before your deadline.
Pace 24: When a student is at this Pace and validates a Milestone, they will automatically be returned to Pace 22. You will know when you are on the last pace😈 (please see the photos at your right hand side).

Below is a summary table for each Milestone of each Pace (Units is in days here - from the beginning date of the 42 cursus):

Example

Milestones deadlines to complete the Common Core in 15 months (pace 15)

Example: the pace 15 which shows that the time required to validate the whole common core is 457 days. Student A currently on Pace 15 will have to validate the first Milestone within 18 days.

If they doesn't validate in 18 days, their pace will automatically be changed to "Pace 18" and so their new objective will be to validate the Milestone 0 in 24 days (they will have 6 extra days).

With that new pace, the student will no longer validate their common core in 457 days but in 548.

Milestone Deadline

When a milestone is achieved on or before its deadline (of the initial deadline in each milestone)

- Acquire Bonus Days
- ⚡ Progress to next milestone
- Optional change of pace: “speed up” - This will potentially be available in 2024.
  - Next milestone deadline can be brought earlier, if you choose an earlier CC completion date

When a milestone deadline is missed

- Continue towards current milestone, which will change to red colour on your intra - 15/08/2023 - that will be your ultimate deadline
- Automatic change of pace: “slow down”
  - Current milestone deadline is pushed, with a later CC completion date
- 🚩 Except if you were at progressing towards a CC Completion in 24 months and missed the milestone deadline for pace 24 - which may lead to termination of study and you will need to have a chat with the bocal

Next milestones deadlines calculated based on:

- - Your cursus start date, current pace, Freeze days records,
  - Hours of work needed to complete projects in each milestone, estimated by 42 Pedagogic team
  - Adjusted so that your current milestone deadline is later or equal to your previous Blackhole date

The number of Bonus days acquired varies depending on the Milestone achieved.

Wellbeing Support

You can request for an extension via 42 request form if you have any unexpected circumstances that is beyond your control.

Please also see Freeze System page to learn how to put your study on hold if you are going away for holiday, or have any unexpected circumstances that is beyond your control.

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