The examination board is responsible for the determination of proper performance, the recognition of achievements, the organization for the acceptance of examinations, the appointment of examiners and assessors, the decision on admission to final theses and much more. The Examination Board ensures that the provisions of the applicable legal regulations are complied with and works towards the appropriateness of the study and examination requirements and compliance with academic standards. (§6, Abs. 1 RSPO)

The current members of the Examination Board for Bachelor's and Master's degree programs can be found here.

Please refer to your study and examination regulations for the requirements. Please note that the forms of examination depend on the relevant degree program and module and may vary.

Not really at the Department of History and Culture. However, it is usual for examinations to be written in the last week of lectures (mid-February/mid-July) and term papers usually have to be submitted at the end of the semester (31 March/30 September). These examination dates are set individually by the lecturers.

The Department of History and Cultural Studies has set ‘non-binding examination dates’ (until further notice). If you do not take part in an oral or written examination, this will have no consequences. However, the lecturer should be informed. In the case of a term paper/essay etc., the issue of the topic and the agreement of the submission date already constitutes the start of the examination. If the term paper/essay etc. is not submitted on time, it is therefore deemed to have been failed.

According to §20 RSPO, failed module examinations may be repeated at least twice (maximum three times).

If you fail the module examination on the last possible attempt, it is deemed to have been ‘definitively failed’. If the module is a compulsory module in the respective degree program, this means that you have also failed the overall examination. In these cases, however, you will be informed separately by the chair of the examination board.

Grade improvements are generally not possible. Only failed examinations can be repeated.

Most module examinations are graded differently (system: 1.0; 1.3; 1.7; 2.0; 2.3; 2.7; 3.0; 3.3; 3.7; 4.0 and 5.0).

However, at least 25% of the achievements of a degree program must always be assessed undifferentiated (either completely without an examination or with a ‘pass’ or ‘fail’). In Bachelor's degree programs, the majority of undifferentiated assessments are carried out via the General Professional Skills (GPS or ABV) area.