Exam Withdrawal and Deregistration
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Degree Program Selection and Existing Withdrawals/Requests
With this form, you can digitally declare your withdrawal from an examination in accordance with §10(6b) and (7) APSO, submit an application to suspend the legal fiction of registration for exams within the Fundamentals and Orientation Examinations (GOP) pursuant to §45(2) FPSO, or apply for an extension of the thesis deadline in accordance with §18(6), sentence 2 or 3 APSO.
Notes on Exam Withdrawals/Requests
- withdrawal with medical certificate (e.g. acute illness, ...)
- If illness prevents you from taking the exam on the scheduled day, please obtain a medical certificate from your doctor and upload it here as proof. You must declare your withdrawal from the exam without delay, i.e., usually on the day or latest one of the days immediately after of the exam. The medical certificate must clearly state why you are unable to attend the exam (a standard sick note is generally not sufficient).
A withdrawal request without proof is incomplete and thus legally void.
- withdrawal for other reasons (e.g. order of the court, ...)
- If you are prevented from taking the exam on the day of the examination for compelling reasons other than illness, please upload appropriate documentation here and, if necessary, explain the circumstances under “Further Remarks/Explanations.” You must declare your withdrawal from the exam without delay, i.e., usually no later than the day of the exam. The documentation must clearly show why you are unable to attend the exam.
The announcement of a warning strike in public transportation alone is not a valid reason for withdrawing from an examination. You must have actually been prevented from reaching the exam due to the disruptions—for example, the route from your residence to the examination site must not have been reasonably reachable using other means of transportation.
- suspension of legal fiction of registration/de-registration (e.g. long illness during lectures, ...)
- If, for example, you were ill for several months during the lecture period of the semester and were therefore unable to adequately prepare for a module examination from the Fundamentals and Orientation Examination (GOP) that is subject to a legal fiction of registration, you may apply to the Examination Board to have the legal fiction of registration suspended for that examination date, to withdraw from the module examination, and to receive an extension of the deadline pursuant to §38 (2) FPSO for earning the required GOP credits.
Such an application must be submitted without delay, i.e., before the affected module examination. Whether the reasons are accepted lies at the discretion of the Examination Board. Therefore, it is advisable to attend the office hours of the program manager or the contact person for studying with special needs in good time.
- extension of thesis deadline with medical certificate (e.g. acute illness, ...)
- If you are unable to work on your ongoing thesis, please obtain a medical certificate from your doctor indicating the start and end dates of your incapacity to work, and upload it here as proof. During the period of illness, the work on your thesis is suspended, and the submission deadline will be postponed accordingly.
- extension of thesis deadline for other reasons (e.g. defect of an irreplacable research equipment, ...)
- If other reasons beyond your control prevent you from working on your ongoing thesis, you may apply for an extension of the deadline with the approval of your supervisor.
Such an application must be submitted without delay, especially no later than the submission deadline. The recognition of the stated reasons is at the discretion of the Examination Committee. Please note that the Examination Committees act very cautiously when approving extension requests, not least in the interest of the students. Granting the maximum possible extension—up to half of the original duration of the thesis—for other reasons is very rarely justified.
A withdrawal request without proof is incomplete and thus legally void.
The announcement of a warning strike in public transportation alone is not a valid reason for withdrawing from an examination. You must have actually been prevented from reaching the exam due to the disruptions—for example, the route from your residence to the examination site must not have been reasonably reachable using other means of transportation.
Such an application must be submitted without delay, i.e., before the affected module examination. Whether the reasons are accepted lies at the discretion of the Examination Board. Therefore, it is advisable to attend the office hours of the program manager or the contact person for studying with special needs in good time.
Such an application must be submitted without delay, especially no later than the submission deadline. The recognition of the stated reasons is at the discretion of the Examination Committee. Please note that the Examination Committees act very cautiously when approving extension requests, not least in the interest of the students. Granting the maximum possible extension—up to half of the original duration of the thesis—for other reasons is very rarely justified.