Examination Procedures

Exchange Students

This page provides you with important information on exam registration, late registration, de-registration and withdrawal as well as resitting exams.

  • Exchange Students

    Exam Registration
    You need to register for all exams. This also includes courses in which your assessment is based on term papers, presentations, or similar forms of examination. It is your own responsibility to register for your exam by the end of the respective registration period via the student portal.

    You often have the option to take your written exam either on the regular or the alternate examination date. However, we strongly advise you to register for the regular examination date so that you can retake the exam on the alternate examination date in the event that you should fail. Should you decide to register directly for the alternate examination date, you will only have one attempt to pass the exam. For examinations that are not written exams, 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.

    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).

    If you do not formally de-register in time, the respective examination will be graded as failed (“nicht ausreichend”; 5,0).

    Resitting an exam
    If you fail an exam on your first attempt or are unable to take an exam you are registered for due to a valid reason, you may retake the exam on the alternate examination date, provided an alternate date is offered. To register, please turn to your contact person at Student Services as soon as possible after you have received your grade.

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.


  • Contact for exchange students

    If you are taking exams in Business Administration, Business Informatics, Economic and Business Education, Economics, Mathematics or Informatics

    Ines Schäfer

    Ines Schäfer

    Bachelor in Business Administration
    University of Mannheim
    Division II – Student Affairs
    Student Services I
    L 1, 1 – Room 129
    68161 Mannheim
    Phone: +49 621 181-1413
    Fax: +49 621 181-1176
    E-mail: bachelor-bwlmail-uni-mannheim.de
    Consultation hour(s):
    Consultation hours every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
    In addition, individual consultations take place by videoconference. Please book your appointment using the following form: https://www.uni-mannheim.de/index.php?id=27499.
    Julia Walther

    Julia Walther

    Mannheim Master in Management | Mannheim Master in Business Research
    University of Mannheim
    Division II – Student Affairs
    Student Services I
    L 1, 1 – Room 129
    68161 Mannheim
    Phone: +49 621 181-1395
    Fax: +49 621 181-1176
    E-mail: master-bwlmail-uni-mannheim.de
    Consultation hour(s):
    Consultation hours every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
    For an individual consultation, please make an appointment with Ines Schäfer using the form below: https://www.uni-mannheim.de/index.php?id=27499.

    If you are taking exams in Psychology, Sociology or Political Science

    Sandra Haag (geb. Kiss)

    Sandra Haag (geb. Kiss)

    B.A./M.A. Political Science – students A-M | B.Sc./M.Sc. Psychology
    University of Mannheim
    Division II – Student Affairs
    Student Services II
    L 1, 1 – Room 127
    68161 Mannheim
    Phone: +49 621 181-1195
    Fax: +49 621 181-1176
    E-mail: sandra.haagmail-uni-mannheim.de
    Consultation hour(s):
    Consultation hours every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
    In addition, individual consultations take place in person, by telephone or videoconference. Please book your appointment using the following form: https://www.uni-mannheim.de/index.php?id=30549.

    If you are taking exams in Law

    Beriwan Sophie Billor

    Beriwan Sophie Billor

    Competition Law and Regulation | Integrated LL.B. and State Examination Program in Law | Master of Laws (LL.M.) | Master of Comparative Business Law (M.C.B.L.)
    Available Wed, Thu & Fri in odd weeks, Thurs & Fri in even weeks.
    University of Mannheim
    Division II – Student Affairs
    Student Services I
    L 1, 1 – Room 130
    68161 Mannheim
    Phone: +49 621 181-1416
    Fax: +49 621 181-1176
    E-mail: studienbuero-juramail-uni-mannheim.de
    Consultation hour(s):
    Consultations currently take place in the office or by telephone. Please book your appointment using the following form: https://www.uni-mannheim.de/index.php?id=30548.
    Belinda Hofer

    Belinda Hofer

    Competition Law and Regulation | Integrated LL.B. and State Examination Program in Law | Master of Laws (LLM) | Master of Comparative Business Law (MCBL)
    University of Mannheim
    Division II – Student Affairs
    Student Services I
    L 1, 1 – Room 130
    68161 Mannheim
    Phone: +49 621 181-1416
    Fax: +49 621 181-1176
    E-mail: studienbuero-juramail-uni-mannheim.de
    Consultation hour(s):
    Consultations currently take place by telephone or video conference. Please book your appointment using the following form: https://www.uni-mannheim.de/index.php?id=16131.

    If you are taking exams in the Humanities

    Andrea Rüttiger

    Andrea Rüttiger

    B.A./M.A. Culture and Economy: German Studies, English and American Studies | B.A. CELLS | B.A. German Studies: Language, Literature, Media | M.A. ICGS | M.A. Language and Communication | M.A. Literature, Media and Culture in the Modern Era
    University of Mannheim
    Division II – Student Affairs
    Student Services II
    L 1, 1 – Room 121
    68161 Mannheim
    Phone: +49 621 181-1186
    Fax: +49 621 181-1176
    E-mail: andrea.ruettigermail-uni-mannheim.de
    Consultation hour(s):
    Consultation hours every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
    In addition, for individual consultations, please book your appointment using the following form: https://www.uni-mannheim.de/index.php?id=16121.
Express Service

Express Service

Jessica Cariola-Nicolei, Thomas Keil, Kirsten Maurer, Sharon Rübel
University of Mannheim
Dezernat II – Express-Service L 1, 1
68161 Mannheim