Examination Procedures

Business Informatics


This page provides you with information on exam registration, late registration, withdrawal, and de-registration, as well as resitting exams. Please refer to the non-official versions of the examination regulations for more details.

  • Bachelor’s program (B.Sc.) in Business Informatics

    Exam registration
    You need to register for all exams. It is each student’s responsibility to register for their first examination attempt by the end of the applicable registration period via Portal². You often have the option to take your written exam either on the regular or the alternate examination date. Should you register for the alternate examination date, please bear in mind that in most cases, you will have to wait a year until you can resit the exam in the event that you fail or do not take the exam.

    Exceptions: The bachelor's thesis must always be registered with the responsible examiner, irrespective of the examination attempt. Your examiner will then transmit your registration to Student Services.

    Late registration
    Late registration for an exam (either for the regular or alternate examination date, provided this is an option for the exam in question) is possible up to three days prior to the respective examination date via Portal². For examinations that are not written exams, the deadline for late registration expires on 27 May 2024. Please observe the applicable deadlines to ensure that your examinations can be scheduled without overlaps.

    Change in registration
    Students may change their registration for written exams from the regular to the alternate examination date or vice versa up to three days prior to the regular examination date (provided this is an option for the exam in question) via Portal².
    In order to make a change in registration please first withdraw from the respective exam in Portal² and then register again for the desired date. For more detailed information, please see instructions.

    Withdrawal and de-registration

    You can withdraw from a (written) exam in Portal² up to three days prior to the examination date. This also applies to examinations that you have been automatically registered for by way of mandatory registration. If no examination date is indicated in Portal², the general deadline for withdrawal from an exam is 27 May 2024 . The same applies for examinations other than written exams that allow for a withdrawal.

    After this period, it is no longer possible to withdraw from the exam. It is then only possible to request to be de-registered from the exam provided that you have a valid reason such as illness (see further information on de-registering from an exam).

    Resitting an exam
    If you fail a (written) exam on the regular examination date or are unable to take an exam you are registered for due to a valid reason, you will be registered to retake the exam on the alternate examination date of the semester in question by way of mandatory registration, provided you have further examination attempts left for the respective exam. If you would like to retake the exam in question in a subsequent semester, mandatory registration is not possible; instead, you will have to register again on your own responsibility for the respective examination date in the desired semester.

  • Master’s program (M.Sc.) in Business Informatics

    Exam Registration
    You need to register for all exams. It is your own responsibility to register for your first examination attempt by the end of the respective registration period via the student portal.

    Exceptions: The seminar (level 700 module) and the master's thesis must be registered with the responsible examiner, whereas the Team Project examination must be registered with the responsible examination committee’s office. This applies to all examination attempts. Your examiner will then transmit your registration to Student Services.

    Registrations for examinations in the Fundamentals Business Administration subject area as well as registrations for all IS exams need to be made during the early registration period. For all other examinations, the regular registration period applies.

    For CS and IE examinations taken in the Fundamentals Computer Science (2013 and 2018 examination regulations) as well as Business Informatics (only 2013 examination regulations), you can register either for the regular or the alternate examination date. For all other examinations, you can only register for the regular examination date.

    Late registration
    Late registration for an exam (either for the regular or alternate examination date, provided this is an option for the exam in question) is possible up to three days prior to the respective examination date via Portal². For examinations that are not written exams, the deadline for late registration expires on 27 May 2024. Please observe the applicable deadlines to ensure that your examinations can be scheduled without overlaps.

    Change in registration
    Students may change their registration for written exams from the regular to the alternate examination date or vice versa up to three days prior to the regular examination date (provided this is an option for the exam in question) via Portal².
    In order to make a change in registration please first withdraw from the respective exam in Portal² and then register again for the desired date. For more detailed information, please see instructions.

    Withdrawal and de-registration

    You can withdraw from a (written) exam in Portal² up to three days prior to the examination date. This also applies to examinations that you have been automatically registered for by way of mandatory registration.
    If no examination date is indicated in Portal², the general deadline for withdrawal from an exam is 27 May 2024 . The same applies for examinations other than written exams that allow for a withdrawal.

    Withdrawal from an exam is only possible if

    • you have not yet taken any exams or completed any coursework that are part of the same module and
    • you are currently not taking any exams or completing any coursework that are part of the same module.

    If an examination comprises several components, you need to request withdrawal from this exam using the relevant form.

    After this period, it is no longer possible to withdraw from the exam. It is then only possible to request to be de-registered from the exam provided that you have a valid reason such as illness (see further information on de-registering from an exam).

    Resitting an exam
    If you fail a (written) exam on the regular examination date or are unable to take an exam you are registered for due to a valid reason, you will be registered to retake the exam on the alternate examination date of the semester in question by way of mandatory registration, provided you have further examination attempts left for the respective exam. If you would like to retake the exam in question in a subsequent semester, mandatory registration is not possible; instead, you will have to register again on your own responsibility for the respective examination date in the desired semester.

    Change of modules (only 2013 examination regulations)
    Students can submit a written request to the examination committee to change elective modules if an exam was failed or not taken due to a valid reason. Students may change modules no more than twice. The number of examination attempts you have left will be transferred to the new module.

  • Master’s program (M.Sc.) in Data Science

    Exam Registration
    You need to register for all exams. It is your own responsibility to register for your first examination attempt by the end of the respective reregistration period via the student portal.

    Exceptions: The seminar (level 700 module) and the master's thesis must be registered with the responsible examiner, whereas the Team Project examination must be registered with the responsible examination committee’s office. This applies to all examination attempts. Your examiner will then transmit your registration to Student Services.

    For the examinations CS 450, CS 460, CS 560, CS 530, CS 500, CS 550, IE 560, and MAC 404, you can register for either the regular or the alternate examination date. For all other examinations, you can only register for the regular examination date.

    Late registration
    Late registration for an exam (either for the regular or alternate examination date, provided this is an option for the exam in question) is possible up to three days prior to the respective examination date via Portal². For examinations that are not written exams, the deadline for late registration expires on 27 May 2024. Please observe the applicable deadlines to ensure that your examinations can be scheduled without overlaps.

    Change in registration
    Students may change their registration for written exams from the regular to the alternate examination date or vice versa up to three days prior to the regular examination date (provided this is an option for the exam in question) via Portal².
    In order to make a change in registration please first withdraw from the respective exam in Portal² and then register again for the desired date. For more detailed information, please see instructions.

    Withdrawal and de-registration

    You can withdraw from a (written) exam in Portal² up to three days prior to the examination date. This also applies to examinations that you have been automatically registered for by way of mandatory registration.
    If no examination date is indicated in Portal², the general deadline for withdrawal from an exam is 27 May 2024 . The same applies for examinations other than written exams that allow for a withdrawal.

    Withdrawal from an exam is only possible if

    • you have not yet taken any exams or completed any coursework that are part of the same module and
    • you are currently not taking any exams or completing any coursework that are part of the same module.

    If an examination comprises several components, you need to request withdrawal from this exam using the relevant form.

    After this period, it is no longer possible to withdraw from the exam. It is then only possible to request to be de-registered from the exam provided that you have a valid reason such as illness (see further information on de-registering from an exam).

    Resitting an exam
    If you fail a (written) exam on the regular examination date or are unable to take an exam you are registered for due to a valid reason, you will be registered to retake the exam on the alternate examination date of the semester in question by way of mandatory registration, provided you have further examination attempts left for the respective exam. If you would like to retake the exam in question in a subsequent semester, mandatory registration is not possible; instead, you will have to register again on your own responsibility for the respective examination date in the desired semester.

    Change of modules
    Students may submit a request to the examination committee to change elective modules if an exam was failed or not taken due to a valid reason. Students may change modules no more than twice. The number of examination attempts you have left will be transferred to the new module.

Further information on examination procedures

Exam registration not possible

In case you cannot register for an exam via Portal², please send an e-mail stating your name, student ID number, and the title of the exam to your Student Services advisor.

Overlapping exams

We will make sure that none of your exams overlap. Only if you register in due time, we can ensure that your exams are scheduled without overlaps: Examinations at the regular examination date must be registered by the last day of the general examination period and examinations at the alternate examination date must be registered by 24 July 2024.

De-registration due to illness

Should you be unable to sit an exam due to illness, you need to submit a medical certificate and the application for de-registration due to valid reasons to Student Services immediately.

De-registration due to a semester abroad

To find out out what to do if you are unable to sit a mandatory exam or any other exam you are registered for due to a semester abroad, please read the information on de-registration from an exam.

Failure with no option to resit

Please note that the number of possible examination attempts is limited in all programs. Please find all information on the number of attempts in the respective examination regulations of your program. Once you have used up all your attempts, the final exam will be graded as failed with no option to resit.

Disenrollment

Please bear in mind that ongoing examination processes will not automatically be terminated when you disenroll.


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