Exams

• Information about the exams
• Examination dates winter term 2024/25

Information about the exams

At our university there is no separate exam registration, but the module registration in AlmaWeb is also considered as exam registration. Moodle is only a learning platform. The enrollment of students in Moodle does not mean that these students are entitled to take the module or course, nor do they thereby acquire a right to sit an exam.

Only students who are registered for the module in Almaweb (please note the registration period) are also entitled to take an examination. Examination achievements acquired without registration in AlmaWeb will not be recognised.

In some modules, students have to take or pass pre-exam requirements in order to be admitted to the exam. Pre-exam achievements that were obtained without registration in AlmaWeb will not be recognised.

If you have met the admission requirements for the exams and do not deregister from the module and exams in due time, the first exam date in the semester is binding. You can deregister from a module and the exams in AlmaWeb no later than four weeks before the end of the lecture period. After that, you can only withdraw from an exam for an important reason. To do so, you must submit an application to the examination board and receive a written approval from them.

First Re-take Exam

You can repeat a failed exam within one year after the first examination attempt. As a rule, this takes place in the next regular examination period, when the module is offered again after one year. Please note that you are automatically registered for the first re-take exam.

Different from this, many lecturers already offer a re-take exam in the same semester for students who have not passed the regular exam. You can decide whether you want to take this opportunity up to the day of the exam. You do not have to register for or de-register for this exam.

Second Re-take Exam

A second re-take of the exam can only be carried out upon request and only on the next possible examination date. The next possible date might already be in the same semester (e.g. in the case of a re-take exam), but at the earliest 14 days after the result of the first re-take exam has been announced.
If you have to sit a second re-take exam, please submit an application to the examination board responsible for your subject. If they agree to your application, you must repeat the exam at the next possible examination date.

Important: If you have to sit a second re-take exam this semester and have not yet applied for it, please do this immediately. Without this application, you cannot sit the exams. Please note that you will lose the exam attempt even if you do not participate due to missed application!

If you also fail the second re-take exam, the module is considered as failed. You can replace failed compulsory elective or elective modules by passing another compulsory elective or elective module. A failed compulsory module leads to the termination of your studies.

In Case of Illness

You are ill and cannot take an examination? If so, please immediately notify the person responsible for the examination and/or module as well as the study office that you are unable to take the examination and submit a medical certificate to the study office within four working days. For examinations that take place on a specific exam day, the medical certificate must typically be issued by the doctor no later than the day of the examination (for example the date of a written exam). For examinations with longer processing times (for example term papers), the certificate must be issued within the processing time.

You can hand in the documents at the study office, put them in the mailbox of the study office (left of room 223) or send them by post or email. In case of an unexcused absence, the exam will be graded with 5.0.

For further information and to access the form, please visit the cental website of our university.

 

Qualified Medical Certificate and Public Health Certificate

In individual cases, a qualified medical certificate, or in case of doubt, an official public health certificate with more detailed information on the health impairment may be required. In such cases, you will be informed about this necessity in advance. The same deadlines apply as described above. Additionally, the qualified medical certificate must describe the health impairment (for example, indication of pain) and specify the resulting reduction in performance capacity during the examination (for example, significant impairment of concentration ability).

A public health certificate is issued by the Health Office of the city of Leipzig. On the day of your examination call the Health Office to make an appointment for a medical check-up between 8am and 3pm. Should you be sick to such a degree that you cannot leave the house, ask the Health Office for further instructions.

To issue the certificate, the Medical Health Officer will require the following documents:

• Certificate of incapacity for work or similar from your medical doctor (general practitioner) or medical specialist including the diagnosis
• ID card stating your address in Leipzig or residence certificate

The Public Health Office currently charges a fee of 60 euros, please have the exact amount ready in cash or, even better, pay by debit card.