Bachelor Program Geosciences
Examinations

In the Bachelor program Marine Geosciences, we normally offer all major oral and written module exams in the last week of the lecture period and the first week of the semester break.
Exams belonging to modules of the previous semester are offered again in the first two weeks of the lecture period. For block courses, lab- and and field exercises different dates apply.

Examination forms

Each module is completed with a module examination. It can consist of one or more results (graded and/or not graded). Details, in particular the number, type and scope of records and how they are weighted for the module grade, are determined in the module description.

Module Examination A module concludes with a single exam. If the exam is graded, the mark counts for 100% of the module grade. If it is not graded but concludes with pass or failed, this module is not included in the calculation of the final Bachelor grade.
Combined Marks A module examination can consist of several exams, graded and not graded. Every exam within a module examination with combined marks must be passed. The calculation of the module grade is up to the module coordinator. Only the module grade is visible in Pabo.
Partial Examinations The module exam may also consist of partial exams that conclude individual courses within modules and are factored into the module grade in Pabo based on their credit point weighting. Partial exams are visible in Pabo even if the module has not yet been fully completed.

Registration

Only those who have registered for an exam in Pabo by the deadline may take it. Registration and Withdrawal Deadlines for each module or partial exam are listed in the exam schedule (see link under Exam Dates) under “Registration Periods.”
If you are unable to register for an exam — for example, because your module does not appear in Pabo, the module has not yet been made available for registration, or you are experiencing technical issues (see form under forms/application)) — please immediately send an email to the Exam Office (see Contact) and your examiner with a detailed description of your problem and a screenshot from Pabo showing the registration issue. The email must include the following information:

• Full name, student ID number
• VAK number and full name of the module/partial exam
• Name of the instructor
• Reason for not being able to register independently

If your registration problem cannot be resolved by the exam date, this email, with its date of sending, will serve as proof that you attempted to register in a timely manner, i.e., within the registration deadline. Teachers are instructed to deny you participation in exams if you have not registered by the deadline.

In the event of illness, contact the Examinations Office immediately (see Contact) and submit the “Application for Sick Leave” along with a doctor`s note to the Examination Office as soon as possible. An e-mail with the pdf file of the application and medical certificate will also be accepted.

All students who wish to complete a voluntary additional course cannot and should not register for it in Pabo. Please inform your instructors in a timely manner that you wish to take the exam and request a certificate from them after having passed the exam, which you must submit to the examination office.

All minor students, auditors, and visiting students do not have access to Pabo and must register for the exam directly with the instructor well in advance.

Repetition deadline

When you first register for an exam, a total period of 5 semesters begins, during which you must successfully complete the entire module or the partial exam. If this period expires without all exam requirements for the module or the partial exam having been successfully met, you risk being automatically withdrawn from your studies. However, approved exam withdrawals, sick leave, and semesters of leave are not counted toward this period.
Within this period, you must register in PABo for each additional exam attempt you wish to take.

Recognition of Study Records

If you have already acquired credits in another course of study or during a stay abroad, or if you have acquired competences during a professional activity that you would like to have credited to your studies, please contact the Office for Study Affairs and Career Perspectives, Dr. Ulrike Wolf-Brozio, for advice. You can find a form for recognition procedures in the download area.