Cancellation of examinations

Students who drop out of an examination or course with an examination component for an important reason will be deregistered. An examination (in the case of a non-examination-immanent course) must actually be cancelled; the examiner must therefore be informed during the examination that the examination is to be cancelled.

The reason for cancellation must be noted in the examination record and the student must be deregistered from the examination/examination-immanent course. This has no consequences for the student; it appears as if the student in question had never taken the examination.

Important reasons are, for example, illnesses such as a sudden deterioration in health, severe blackout, panic attack, prolonged illness, etc.

If the existence of an important reason is not immediately confirmed by the examiners, the head of degree programme must, at the student's request, determine whether an important reason exists. The application must be submitted no later than 14 days after the cancellation.

If it is no longer possible to attend a course that is immanent to the examination due to pregnancy, this constitutes an important reason for discontinuation and the student will be deregistered from the course that is immanent to the examination.

Whether it is possible to complete the course by providing substitute work must be discussed with the course director.