Examinations
Every examination is offered every semester. The language of the examination is equal to the language of instruction of the corresponding lecture. Prior registration for the examinations is mandatory. Students who miss to register cannot participate in this exam. Please check always your registration with your online account. If a student decides for any reason not to take part in an examination that is already registered, the registration can be cancelled up to 2 weeks before the date of the examination.
An examination can be a written test with a length of 60 to 120 minutes or an oral examination with a length of 30 to 60 minutes. Other assessment types might be required for seminars, non-technical subjects or laboratories.
In case of illness on the day of the examination, the student has to consult a medical doctor and ask for a certificate, which states, that participating the examination was not possible because of the illness. This certificate has to be reached in at the examination office (Prüfungsamt) at latest 3 days after the examination.
Notice: If a student gets a certificate because of illness, but nevertheless takes part in the examination, this examination will definitely be assessed. A cancellation of the examination is then not possible!
Failed examinations can be redone twice. If the third attempt has not been passed, the relevant examination and therewith the whole degree course has altogether finally not been passed. If a student takes the second attempt of an examination in form of a written exam and reaches then a grade which is worse than 4.0, the student is in the same examination period the possibility be offered to take a complementary oral examination before fixing the result "failed". Based on the result of the complementary oral examination, the relevant examination is assessed with "passed" (4.0) or "failed" (5.0).