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How can I withdraw from registered examinations? (Info valid from WS 24/25)

  • You can withdraw from any examination (regardless of whether it is a first attempt or a repeat examination) up to the end of the third working day (Monday-Friday, excluding public holidays) before the examination date. Within this period, you can withdraw from examinations via the Campo portal without giving any reasons. Withdrawal cancels your registration for the examination and you must register for the examination in the following semester if you wish to take it then.
  • You can still withdraw shortly before each examination (after the deadline of three working days) if you have a valid reason. This reason could be illness, which must be confirmed by a medical certificate for the examination day(s). The medical certificate must include a description of your symptoms and a diagnosis (exact requirements for the certificate can be found here, but any medical certificate with symptoms and diagnosis is sufficient). A scan of the medical certificate and this form (“notification of illness”) must be sent immediately by e-mail to our Examinations Office (helga.jahreis[at]fau.de). Afterwards, the original certificate must also be submitted within 7 days (by post or in person). If you miss this deadline, the examination will be graded as “insufficient”.
  • If you are unable to take part in an examination for other reasons for which you are not responsible (e.g. traffic jam, accident or strike in public transport), you must also inform the Examinations Office (helga.jahreis[at]fau.de) immediately, otherwise the examination will be graded as “unsatisfactory”. The reasons for the withdrawal must be credibly explained by e-mail to the Examinations Office (with supporting documents, photos etc.).
  • If you are unable to submit your medical (or other) certificate before the examination or on the day of the examination, the Examinations Office may grant you a grace period of 7 days after the examination date at the latest to submit the missing document. Please note, however, that students are not entitled to this grace period.
  • If you fall ill during an examination, you can and should leave the examination. In this case, you have to inform the exam supervisors and must consult an officially authorized medical doctor immediately after leaving the exam. An information sheet and a list of the officially authorized medical doctors can be found here.
  • If you take the exam as normal, you confirm that you are healthy and can take the exam – you cannot subsequently apply for the cancelleation of your exam attempt (not even with a medical certificate).
  • If you do not appear for an examination that you have registered for and do not submit a medical (or other) certificate to the Examination Office in good time, the examination will be counted as a failed attempt. This also applies if you have only informed your examiners (which would be polite in the case of a smaller course with few participants), but not the Examinations Office (which you must always inform).