Examinations

Written examinations are taken under supervision.

If students arrive late for a written examination, they have no right to a corresponding extension of the time allowed. Leaving the examination room is only allowed with permission from the supervisor.

A record shall be taken of each written examination. Incidents which may be of significance for determining an examination result, in particular incidents pursuant to Section 6 RaPO, shall be noted in this record. The deadlines for the assessment procedure are regulated in the Board of Examiners’ framework schedule. First correction and second correction are to be noted on the examination paper.

A longer time may be provided for written examinations in subjects with special constructional or design requirements.

Students may view their assessed written examination papers after the examination result has been determined. The examiner shall be present at the viewing. The Board of Examiners regulates the type, place and time of the viewing; it may set a reasonable deadline after which viewing shall no longer be granted. The production of copies and transcripts may be permitted by the Board of Examiners.

Written examinations that take place during the examination period are scheduled by the Examinations Office.

Insofar as the respective study and examination regulations do not provide for any special regulations, the Examination Committee shall decide whether oral examinations are to be held before two examiners or before a single examiner with an assessor. Assessors must also be authorised to examine.

The duration of an oral examination may not be less than 15 and not more than 45 minutes for each student. An oral examination can be conducted as an individual or group examination.

The essential subjects and results of the oral examination in the individual subjects as well as incidents which are relevant for determining the examination result shall be noted in a record. This is to be signed by the examiners and, if applicable, the assessor.

Written examinations may consist entirely or partly of multiple choice questions. The respective examiners decide on this. The rules apply to examinations in which more than 50% of the attainable points come from multiple choice questions.

Multiple choice examinations contain true and false statements about a subject and require an indication of whether the individual statement is true or false. Permissible tasks are those that contain only one correct statement among multiple possible statements and those that contain several correct statements among multiple possible statements. For each statement, the question provides the two options of marking the respective statement as true and as false. Correct answers include both correct answers marked "true" and incorrect answers marked "false". The deduction of points (negative marking) for incorrect answers is not permitted.

Multiple choice examinations are considered passed

a. if a total of at least 70 percent of the attainable points have been achieved or

b. if the number of points achieved is at least 50 percent of the total attainable points and at the same time the number of points achieved by the student is not more than 22 percent lower than the average number of points of all students taking this examination. 

If the student has achieved the minimum number of points required to pass the examination, the grade for the multiple choice examination or parts of the examination is as follows:
• 1.0 (very good), if at least 90 percent
• 1.3 (very good), if at least 80 percent, but less than 90 percent
• 1.7 (good), if at least 70, but less than 80 percent
• 2.0 (good), if at least 60, but less than 70 percent
• 2.3 (good), if at least 50, but less than 60 percent
• 2.7 (satisfactory), if at least 40, but less than 50 percent
• 3.0 (satisfactory), if at least 30, but less than 40 percent
• 3.3 (satisfactory), if at least 20, but less than 30 percent
• 3.7 (sufficient), if at least 10, but less than 20 percent
• 4.0 (sufficient), if the minimum number of points required according to Para. 3 has been achieved but less than 10 percent of the required minimum number of points have been achieved.

A grade boundary that is not a whole number will be rounded in favour of the student. If the required minimum number of points to be achieved has not been reached, the grade is "insufficient" (5.0).

The final grades of examinations consisting only partly of multiple choice questions are determined as follows: the partial grade for the multiple choice part is determined according to this section. In addition, the partial grade for the other part of the examination is determined. Both partial grades are combined to form an overall grade.

Examinations can be taken in electronic form. Electronic examinations (e-examinations) are examinations which are carried out and evaluated by computer-assisted or digital media.

Practical examinations determine the extent to which students are able to put their knowledge and understanding into practical action. In this type of examination, professional situations or simulated professional situations are chosen as the framework for the task.

Coursework is an examination with predominantly written, drawing, design or other complex content and open-ended solutions to demonstrate creative abilities, which usually extends over a longer period of time due to the comprehensive nature of the task and the way in which it is carried out. It is completed without constant supervision. The person setting the assignment may determine that a piece of coursework which has not yet been submitted may not be removed from the university premises.

The deadline is determined by the person setting the assignment. The respective study and examination regulations determine the timeframe.

Coursework is to be completed independently.

For the assessment of the coursework, Section 7 (3) RaPO applies accordingly. Coursework will receive the grade "insufficient" if it is not handed in by the deadline. The Examination Committees may, on request, grant a reasonable extension period, if the completion deadline cannot be met due to illness, or other reasons beyond the student’s control.

The coursework may include a personal presentation by the student with oral explanations. In this case, the presentation and its duration will be noted in the examination announcement, as well as the weighting of the presentation in relation to the other content of the coursework.

Examinations can also be switched to online coursework. Online coursework is coursework in the sense of Section 17 of the currently valid version of the General Examination Regulations for Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences. Online coursework is a type of examination that is taken in a specified timeframe and outside the premises of the university without supervision. Students work independently on an examination that is made available to them electronically. Online coursework must not exceed 75 minutes during the official examination period. In the case of online coursework, the duration of the examination and the processing time must be stated in the examination announcement. The duration of the examination is made up of the processing time and the time given to students to prepare and download/upload the examination papers.

All aids are permitted. When handing in the examination, the candidate must certify that he/she has written it independently and without outside help and that he/she has not exceeded the specified duration of the examination. If this assurance is missing or untrue, the examination in question will be graded as "insufficient".

Students are given the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the electronic examination system before the examination as part of the course.

Note: the Learning Campus at Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences offers support with technical implementation.

Remote electronic examinations are supervised examinations that are usually taken off university premises with the help of a video conferencing system.

Students' private IT devices are usually used for remote electronic examinations. Students are responsible for ensuring the necessary technical equipment at their desk.

In all other respects, the regulations of the Ordinance on the Testing of Remote Electronic Examinations at Universities in Bavaria (Bavarian Remote Examination Testing Ordinance, BayFEV) of 16 September 2020 shall apply. 
 

The examination period is listed in the current calendar. Individual examinations may also be held outside the examination period. Your lecturer will provide you with the relevant information. Examination dates and venues are published by a given date in the Online Service Center (OSC). Information on this is also provided in the internal Community.

Registration dates are listed in the currently valid calendar. Announcements are also made in the Community.

You can find out which examinations you have to take by referring to the study and examination regulations, as well as the study plan.

These regulate which written examinations or pieces of coursework need to be completed in required modules and any required elective modules. Examinations in additional elective subjects are optional. The study plan also regulates when which examinations need to be taken by.

Elective modules are voluntary.

When must the examinations be taken by?

a. Preferably as stated in the study plan
b. For detailed information see examination notices

What deadlines must be observed?

Certain preliminary qualifying examinations (GOP - Grundlagen - Orientierungsprüfungen) need to be completed within a predefined period. For many degree programmes, you will need to achieve a minimum number of credits in order to continue on to the next semester.

Please ensure that you also take note of the general deadlines for resitting failed examinations, and the maximum course duration. Failed examinations need to be resat in the next semester!

Maximum duration of a course: if a student exceeds the relevant standard period of study by more than two semesters, without having completed all examinations for the degree, the Bachelor’s or Master’s examination is considered a first time fail. The maximum duration of a course for a full-time Bachelor’s degree programme is 9 semesters. The maximum duration of a course for a full-time Master’s degree programme is 5 semesters
Put simply: examinations for a Bachelor’s degree programme that have not yet been completed in the ninth semester (or in the fifth semester for a Master’s degree programme) will be initially graded with a 5. The resit must be taken in the following semester.

This also applies to the thesis. If a Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis is graded “insufficient”, it can be rewritten once with a new topic. The period for compiling repeat Bachelor’s or Master’s theses starts at the latest six months after publication of the first grade.

Generally, the following applies: if an extension to the deadline is not allowed, or if the extended deadline is not adhered to, the examination is considered failed.

Registration is required for the purpose of organising the examination and determining the number of participants. It is not possible to take an examination without first registering for it properly and on time.

You must register for examinations for all lectures in required modules, general required elective modules (AWPM) and specialist required elective modules (FWPM) in which you wish to complete an examination during the current semester.

You must also register for examination papers and coursework.

If you fail an examination you are automatically required to retake it the following semester. Please register for the resit yourself.

The examination registration period is listed in the timetable for the current semester. 

Registration is carried out online via the Online Service Center (OSC). For courses run by the Virtual University of Bavaria (vhb) you register with the course and/or examination provider. For further information, please see the page on our range of virtual courses.

If you have registered for an examination but do not take it, this is automatically regarded as a valid withdrawal.

Exception I: examinations that must be taken because they were failed when previously taken or because the deadline has passed shall be graded 5.0 if not taken.

Exception II: examination coursework is regarded as taken as soon as the task paper has been handed out. Withdrawal from the examination is only possible by written request and only for reasons beyond the student’s control (e.g. illness).

Yes. For some examinations you have to fulfil certain admission requirements. These are listed in the study and examination regulations for the particular course.

In particular, please note deadlines for submitting relevant course certificates. You can find these in the current timetable.

Without valid admission, the examination is regarded as not taken.

You can find out whether or not you have been admitted for an examination by checking notifications in the Online Service Center (OSC). The date is listed in the current timetable.

Yes, you can submit an informal written objection to the Examinations Office. The deadline for objections is listed in the current timetable.

Reasonable adjustments ensure that students with disabilities, chronic illnesses or similar impairments are not at a disadvantage in their studies or during examinations. The aim is to ensure equal opportunities without altering the academic requirements or the criteria for assessing performance.

Compensation for disadvantages may take the form, in particular, of

• a reasonable extension of the time allowed for written examinations,
• additional tools,
• taking the examination in a differtent mode

may be granted.

Every application for compensation for disadvantage is reviewed individually and needs proof of the impairment.

You can apply for reasonable adjustments if, due to permanent or acute disabilities or chronic or temporary illnesses, you are unable to sit an examination, either in full or in part, in the planned form.

For example: 

• physical or sensory impairments (e.g. visual or hearing disabilities, reduced mobility),
• mental health conditions (e.g. depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, burnout),
• learning difficulties (dyslexia & dyscalculia),
• chronic conditions (e.g. diabetes, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain syndromes, autoimmune diseases),
• neurodivergence (e.g. autism spectrum disorder, learning difficulties such as dyslexia).

Compensation for disadvantages may be granted in various forms, depending on the individual’s personal situation (Section 4 (1) APO THRO). It is granted on an individual basis and tailored to the person’s needs. There is no ‘standard list’. Each application is assessed on a individual basis.

Possible options include: 

• a reasonable extension of the writing time for written examinations,
• additional tools,
• taking the examination in a different mode

Irrespective of any compensation for disadvantages, an extension of the deadline for coursework or final dissertations may be considered if the deadline cannot be met due to illness or other reasons beyond the students’ control.

This requires a separate application to be submitted to the programme’s examination board (Sections 20 (4) and 24 (8) of the APO THRO).

To provide evidence of your disability due to your particular circumstances, you will need a current medical certificate.
The certificate must meet the following criteria (Please feel free to use the information sheet (the information sheet is in german) to take to your doctor):

1. Medical certificate from a specialist: As a rule, only certificates issued by specialists in the field relevant to the diagnosis are accepted.
   
   The following specific features apply to learning difficulties:
   • Psychiatrist; Psychotherapist (children and youth)
     For comprehensive medical assessments (multi-axial diagnosis in accordance with ICD-10). Often difficult to access due to long waiting lists and age restrictions.
   • Psychologist (in private practice)
     With proven experience in the diagnosis of learning difficulties – this is specifically appreciated, particularly in the case of adults
   • School psychologist
     Certificates issued in a school context are recognised provided they meet the quality requirements.
2. Confirmation from the specialist that the medical certificate is based on an examination carried out by him or her personally. The medical opinion must be based on the specialist’s own findings; merely repeating the student’s statements is not sufficient.
3. Date of the medical examination and expected duration of the disability (’permanent’ / ’temporary until MM/YY’): The medical certificate must not be more than one year old at the time of application. An exception applies if the certificate confirms that a change in the certified limitations is almost impossible.
   
   The following specific provisions apply to the validity of medical certificates for learning difficulties
   Learning difficulties are lifelong, neurobiological disorders that do not resolve spontaneously. It is therefore not necessary to repeat the diagnostic process on an ongoing basis:

   • Diagnosis from upper secondary education (from class 10/11 onwards) or from university studies
     Usually enough – no further testing required.

   • Diagnosis made at primary school or in the early years of lower secondary school (before class 10)
     Further current testing is required to record the current level of performance.

   • A current medical certificate has been provided at the start of the course
     There is no reason to take the test repeatedly during your degree.

4. Details of the specific diagnosis: The diagnosis must have been made in accordance with recognised professional standards (e.g. details of the test procedure used)..
   
   In the case of learning difficulties, the following should then be noted: 
   - calculation disorder and/or 
   - reading disorder and/or
   - disorder of written expression (= primarily a spelling disorder) 
   
   In the case of learning difficulties, it is particularly important that the diagnostic process complies with the requirements of the currently valid S3 guidelines:
   • Standardised, normed test methods must have been used.
   • The certificate must state the specific standardised test scores, which also provide information on the level of severity in comparison with the standard sample (percentile rank and/or T-score).
   • Information contained in school reports or similar documents is therefore not sufficient.
5. A specific and clear description of the physical, mental or psychological impairment affecting examination-related abilities – not just a diagnosis, but:
   • e.g. impaired ability to write, for example due to the writing hand tiring more quickly or due to seizures,
   • e.g. an impairment of the ability to understand the task due to a reading difficulty
6. Information on the level of impairment:
   The information provided must indicate the extent of the impairment in comparison with students without a disability. Where therapeutic treatment, medication or learned compensation strategies (partially) balance out the impairment, this must be stated in the medical certificate. In the absence of such information, a mild degree of impairment must be assumed in cases of doubt.
    

   In the case of learning difficulties, the medical certificate must contain the following information:
   Standardised test scores, e.g. percentile rank and/or T-score, e.g. PR 7 (T-score 35): well below average

7. In the case of learning difficulties, the medical certificate should contain the following information:
   Classification in terms of the level of the learning difficulty, e.g. mild, moderate and severe, or well below average, below average

Important:

• Please provide these details to your specialist before the consultation.
• The specialist may make a recommendation regarding the type of compensation for the disadvantage. However, the examination board is not bound by these recommendations when making its decision.
• Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences may require a medical certificate from a medical examiner if there are any doubts.

So beantragst du deinen Nachteilsausgleich:

• Step 1: Complete the application form
  • Please complete the application for compensation for disadvantage (the application form is in german). 
  • It is essential that you observe the deadlines: it is best to submit your application for compensation for disadvantages early in the semester. However, the application must be submitted by the end of the exam registration period at the latest  (see the semester timetable) 
     
• Step 2: Add supporting documents
  
  Please enclose all the necessary supporting documents with your application, e.g.:
  • A current medical certificate from a specialist (see information sheet: Compensation for disadvantages for students)
  • If you have one: a disability card or other medical reports

Please note: Compensation for disadvantages cannot be granted without a detailed explanation and supporting evidence

• Step 3: Submit your application
  • Please email the completed application form, together with all supporting documents, as a single PDF to: nachteilsausgleich@th-rosenheim.de.
  • The application is then forwarded to the examination board for a decision.

• Step 4: Receive a decision

Once the examination committee has reached a decision, you will be notified of the result.

Please note:  

Even if you have already been granted support measures to compensate for a disadvantage for the duration of your degree programme, you must still register for these measures for your planned examinations with the Examinations Office each semester.
This ensures that everything is prepared in good time for your examinations.

You can get confidential advice and support with your application here:

• Coordinator for Students with disabilities and chronic illnesses
• Examinations Office

If you have registered for an examination but do not take it, this is automatically regarded as a valid withdrawal.

Exception I: examinations that must be taken because they were failed when previously taken or because the deadline has passed shall be graded 5.0 if not taken.

Exception II: examination coursework is regarded as taken as soon as the task paper has been handed out. Withdrawal from the examination is only possible by written request and only for reasons beyond the student’s control (e.g. illness).

In the case of mandatory examinations, such as resits or preliminary and qualifying examinations, your inability to take the examination must be determined by a doctor before the examination.

If you cannot take the examination for reasons beyond your control, it is possible to unregister for the examination by filling out a university form. This form acts as a template for an application to extend the completion deadline. In the event of illness, please ask your doctor to fill out the appendix attached, and include it in your application.

Link to the form "Antrag auf Verlängerung von Ablegungsfristen für zwingend abzulegende Prüfungen (zB Wiederholungsprüfungen, Grundlagen- und Orientierungsprüfungen)

Examination papers are assessed at the point directly after the question paper has been handed out when you decide that you do not wish to participate in the examination.

In this case, the examination supervisor will put your name on the answer paper or a blank sheet and hand it in immediately. The supervisor shall note the termination in the examination report.

The examination assessment shall only be annulled if the Board of Examiners accepts that the termination was due to reasons beyond the examinee’s control. You need to make a request to annul the examination paper. This is done like this:

1. Notify the examination supervisor of the termination of the examination
2. This is entered in the examination report and the examination paper is submitted to the examination supervisor
3. Submit a medical certificate.

The medical certificate is to be based on a medical examination which must be carried out on the day of the examination. It must describe the student’s illness-related inability to take the examination in clear and concrete terms so that the university is able to conclude from it whether or not the student was actually unable to take the examination on that day. A certificate of incapacity for work is not sufficient in this case.

In addition, you must not have already been aware of the restrictions on your ability to take the examination before the start of the examination.

Once the examination has begun, there is the risk that you will fail the examination.

In the case of mandatory examinations, you must clarify your inability to take the examination with a doctor before the examination.

If the examination cannot be taken for reasons beyond your control, it is possible to withdraw from the examination by filling out a university form.

If you become unable to take the examination during the examination, the following steps must be taken:

1. Notify the examination supervisor
   2. Hand in the question papers and examination papers
   3. A doctor’s examination must be carried out the same day - the doctor must use the university form for his/her medical certificate.
   5. Submit an informal written application for annulment
   6. Submit the university form filled out by the doctor to the Examinations Office within 3 days.

Grades are published via the Online Service Center (OSC). The publication date can be found in the timetable. You will receive written notification of failed resits (i.e. resulting third attempts) and missed deadlines from the Examinations Office.

Examination papers can be viewed by appointment with the relevant examiner during the first four weeks of the following semester. You can find the exact date on the Board of Examiners’ schedule.

A failed examination generally needs to be resat in the following semester.

If you fail the second resit (third attempt), you will have to be removed from the degree programme.

Special rule for theses: if a Master’s or Bachelor’s thesis is graded “insufficient”, it can be rewritten once with a new topic. The period for compiling repeat Bachelor’s or Master’s theses starts at the latest six months after publication of the first grade.

If a Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis is graded “insufficient”, it can be rewritten once with a new topic.

The period for compiling repeat Bachelor’s or Master’s theses starts at the latest six months after publication of the first grade.

Yes!

In principle, deadlines for taking resits cannot be interrupted by leave of absence or removal of the student from the university register.

This is unless the student’s leave of absence or removal from the university register is for reasons beyond the student’s control (illness, maternity leave, or parental leave).

The Examination Committee can approve a deadline extension on such grounds. You are required to submit adequate proof with your written requests, which must be handed in to the Examinations Office.

Yes, you can submit a written objection to the Examinations Office within four weeks of the publication of the examination grades.

Important: detailed reasons for your objection are required. If necessary, these can be submitted after viewing your examination paper.

Please refer to the instructions on the right to appeal on your notification letter for details.

The Central Student Advisory Office assists e.g. with drawing up a strategy for the following semester and provides information on courses, coaching options and other advisory services. 

The advisors for specific courses assist students with course organisation issues.

The Examinations Office is your first point of contact. This is where you go for legally binding information and advice on examination law.

Examination Committees are set up for each course and module. They are responsible for tasks such as, among other things, making decisions on deadline extensions, clarifying issues relating to credits and determining examination results, as well as results for course certificates on which final grades are based.

The Board of Examiners decides all examination matters for which no other examination body is responsible. For example, it makes fundamental decisions on issues relating to examination admissions, it deals with objections and decides on compensatory measures for disabled students.

• The university’s study and examination regulations

• Learning offers and practice exercises in mathematics and physics

• Informational event Organising exams (20.10.2023)