Introduction. The article studies the features of moral activity at the stage of study at the university. Moral activity is considered as a system represented at the level of the subject and at the level of the individual. In the article there is a review of the main ideas of researchers which are exploring studying in university as a stage of professional development, during which there are significant changes in personality properties. The relevance of studying the differences in the moral activity of students from different courses is justified. The purpose of the article is to identify and study the features of the moral activity of students, which are studying at different courses.

Materials and methods. The main research methods are the analysis of scientific literature devoted to the problems of moral activity and professional development and diagnostic techniques, including testing and statistical data processing methods.

Results. According to the results of the study, we found differences in moral activity between students of different courses, at the subject level and at the personality level.

Discussion. The differences are connected with features of the course in which students are studying. Students of the first and fourth courses are in a situation that has already occurred or is about to change their social status, which affects the indicators of the semantic sphere, and the emotional and cognitive levels of behavior control. Students, that studying at second and third courses, are in the middle of the educational process, and not apt to quick changes in social status and activity, which is reflected in values, meaningfulness and controllability of life, and in a greater level of cognitive control of behavior. Besides that, there are changes in active ways to overcome situations that cause negative emotions, which are representing emotional control.

Conclusion. The results of the research contribute to the study of the moral activity of the university students and can be used to assist in the adaptation of first-year students to the educational process, as well as psychological support for last-year students in future professional adaptation.

We have found differences in moral activity from the students, which are studied in different courses, at the level of the subject and at the level of the personality;

The differences in moral activity is demonstrating features of the value-semantic sphere and components of behavior control, which associated with the course of study;

Some aspects of practical application of research results related to the adaptation to the educational process of the university and the future professional adaptation of students are called.

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