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Do you have questions about exams at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences? On this page you will find the most important information, incl. withdrawal from assessment and repeat exams.
If the exams of two modules take place at the same time, you can cancel one of the modules outside the deadline. To do so, please submit a request for withdrawal in the student portal under "My requests and Invoices". We will also inform you of the decision (approval or rejection) in the student portal. You will receive an e-mail notification when we have processed your request.
If we approve your request, you can register for the repeat exam within the deadline. In this case, the first exam does not count as a failed attempt. If no repeat exam is offered in the same semester, you will have to book the module again the following semester.
Please note that if your request is approved, your access to the corresponding OLAT course will be deleted. This means that you will no longer have access to the course materials. Therefore, please submit your request as late as possible but before the date of the scheduled exam. This way you will continue to receive all necessary information for your courses and exams.
To avoid collisions, please look into OLAT or inquire with the departments about the exam dates if they are not listed in the course catalogue when booking your modules.
For assessments that extend over a longer period of time (e.g. papers), you can request an extension of the deadline due to illness or accident. To do so, submit a request directly to the responsible office at your department no later than the applicable submission deadline. The length of the extension depends on the date of issue of the transcript of records: It must still be possible to include the grade of the assessment in the transcript of records.
You cannot extend an already extended deadline again. Any such request will be treated the same way as a request for withdrawal from assessment.
The arrangements for repeating exams may vary from module to module. You will find the information on the possibilities for repeating a module in the course catalogue under «Organization». Compulsory and core elective modules either offer a repeat exam in the same semester or can be re-booked in a subsequent semester. Elective modules cannot be repeated.
By booking the module you are registered for the exam, but not for the repeat exam. You can book the repeat exam provided you have failed the first exam or if we have approved your request to withdraw from assessment. If a repeat exam takes place in the same semester, you must register for it independently. You can find the deadline in the course catalogue. You can book the repeat exam within the deadline in the student portal via the tab «Registration repeat examination» within the app «My modules». The repeat exam cannot be booked via the «Noted Items» app.
Registration for the repeat exam is binding. If you stay away from a booked repeat exam without excuse, this will be deemed to be a failed attempt. If this is your second failed attempt, you have definitely failed the module. You will be barred from all study programs in which the definitely failed module is a compulsory module.
The transcript of records is provided after the end of every semester in calendar week 8 (for Fall Semester) and 38 (for Spring Semester). You can download it from the student portal under «My transcript of records».
The transcript of records serves as an interim report for the newly disclosed academic achievements. The modules are listed according to semester. The transcript of records lists all passed and failed modules. Academic achievements that you have not completed at UZH are marked accordingly. We cannot make any changes to the transcript of records.
The final documents include the diploma, the Diploma Supplement and the Academic Record. The Academic Record only lists passed academic achievements. The achievements credited towards the degree are listed by program. The achievements not credited towards the degree are listed separately at the end.
If due to illness or accident you are unable to complete an assessment, you must immediately notify the responsible office at the department or, the proctor if you need to cancel the exam.
In addition, you must submit a request for withdrawal no later than five working days after the date of the assessment. You can do this in the student portal under «My requests and invoices». «My requests» opens after the end of the cancellation period for booking or request modules. The request is only valid with supporting documents (e.g. doctor's certificate). We will also inform you of the decision (approval or rejection) in the student portal. You will receive an e-mail notification when we have processed your request. You can only cancel two-semester modules in the second semester via the student portal. In the first semester, please contact your student advisor directly with the necessary documents.
Please note that:
The subsequent assertion of reasons for absence, that relate to an assessment that has already been taken, is generally excluded.
Student Services is the place to go for general questions about studying.
Your academic advisors can answer questions about the content of the exams.
