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Taking examinations, withdrawal, illness and adjustments to examination arrangements

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Taking examinations, withdrawal, illness and adjustments to examination arrangements

Taking examinations, withdrawal, and illness

We recommend that you regularly check that all achievements registered and entered in your campo 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.

Students must register correctly via campo in order to take examinations.

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.

Participation in a examination generally requires enrollment in the relevant degree program.

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 (Degree programs of the Faculty of Engineering / Degree programs of the Faculty of Medicine / Degree programs of the Faculty of Sciences / Degree programs of the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Theology / Degree programs of the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law without Law / Law).

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.

The rules for terminating an examination are stipulated in the 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.

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

Compensation for disadvantages during examinations

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.

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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