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Taking examinations, withdrawal, illness and adjustments to examination arrangements

Taking examinations

We would also recommend that you regularly check that all achievements entered in your account are correct and report any discrepancies immediately to the relevant point of contact in the Examinations Office by e-mail, stating your student registration number and a brief description of the problem. In view of the change over to campo, we would ask you to check the data relating to your achievements in summer semester 2022 particularly carefully and to contact your point of contact immediately if anything is incorrect.

General rules for taking university examinations (updated: October 31, 2022)

Students must register correctly via campo in order to take examinations. No special regulations deviating from the relevant examination regulations have applied since summer semester 2022.

Please note that you must withdraw from an examination properly if you do not intend to attend the examination after registering for it. If you are unable to sit an examination due to illness, you require a medical certificate from a doctor. Further information is available in the examination regulations for your degree program.

Rules for taking on-campus university examinations (updated: October 31, 2022)

Masks must generally always be worn when taking examinations on campus until October 14, 2022. Surgical masks are the minimum. However, we recommend wearing an FFP2 mask to keep yourself safe. If a distance of 1.5 meters can be kept, the mask can be removed during the examination. More information about coronavirus is available here.

A negative Covid test (lateral flow test or PCR test) from an official test center is not a requirement for taking on-campus examinations.

Showing symptoms of illness on the day of the examination (updated: July 8, 2022)

We would urge you to only take part in examinations if you are not showing any symptoms of illness. We would ask anyone with symptoms associated with Covid-19 (acute, unspecific general symptoms, a loss of taste and/or smell, respiratory symptoms irrespective of severity) to get tested before attending the examination.

You will be required to submit a doctor’s certificate if you have symptoms of illness. Further details on the requirements to be met by a doctor’s certificate are available on the website of the Examinations Office. In the event of a Covid infection, a rapid test taken at an official test center on the day of the examination replaces the need to submit a doctor’s certificate.

In the event of a coronavirus infection on the examination day, a rapid test taken at an official test center on the day of the examination replaces the need to submit a doctor’s certificate. If a coronavirus infection has been confirmed via a PCR test before the examination day, this positive PCR test replaces the need to submit a doctor’s certificate. A positive PCR test is valid as proof of an infection for 10 days.

Withdrawing from a university examination you have registered for or terminating an examination (updated: July 8, 2022)

The rules for terminating an examination are stipulated in the relevant examination regulations. You can withdraw from an examination via campo within the deadline stipulated in the examination regulations. It is not possible to withdraw after the examination has begun.

The provisions governing terminating an examination after the examination has begun are stipulated in the relevant examination regulations. Students may require a medical certificate from an official medical examiner to terminate an examination if this is stipulated in the examination regulations.

Further regulations relating to coronavirus (updated: October 5, 2021)

General information about coronavirus and rules about taking university examinations if you belong to an at-risk group are available at www.fau.eu/corona

FAU has published regulations concerning deviations from degree program and examination regulations and the doctoral degree and habilitation regulations due to restrictions to teaching and examinations imposed as a result of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Coronavirus and BAföG (updated: October 5, 2021)

The regulations concerning the coronavirus and BAföG are available on the website of Student Services in Erlangen and Nuremberg (www.werkswelt.de/bafoeg). This website includes answers to frequently asked questions, including how to apply for an extension to the deadline for submitting proof of having obtained all necessary achievements pursuant to Section 48 BAföG.

Evidence of meeting requirements for admission to a Master’s degree program and trial studies (updated: July 8, 2022)

  • Deadlines for examination achievements that must be completed for admission to a Master’s degree program by September 30, 2022 (enrollment winter semester 2021/22) may be extended by one semester if the admissions committee for the Master’s degree program confirms that the requirements could not be met due to the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the application requirement set out in BayHSchG, the deadline for fulfilling the admission requirements cannot be extended automatically.
  • Students must apply to the Student Records Office directly (studentenkanzlei@fau.de) to request an individual extension and submit confirmation from the admissions committee supporting this request.
  • Master’s students who have already been granted an extension of one semester for meeting admission requirements will not be granted a further extension.

Conducting examinations for State Examinations (updated: July 8, 2022)

Rules governing examinations for State Examinations are stipulated in the relevant examination regulations and announcements from the examination authorities.

Compensation for disadvantages during examinations

Compensation for disadvantages during university examinations (updated: July 8, 2022)

If, due to a disability or chronic illness, you require adjustments to examination arrangements, such as extra time or an extension of examination deadlines, please contact the FAU Liaison Officer for Students with Disabilities. They will give you advice on your options and give you a recommendation that you should submit to the Examinations Office responsible as soon as possible.

The decision on granting compensation for disadvantages is taken by the Examinations Committee responsible. In order for a timely decision to be taken, it is imperative that you take steps to organize adjustments to examination arrangements in good time, as otherwise we cannot guarantee that you will be given compensation for any disadvantages during your examinations.

Compensation for disadvantages during examinations for State Examinations (updated: July 8, 2022)

Please contact the relevant Examinations Office if you require special arrangements for sitting an examination as part of the State Examination.




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