Academic Affairs
On this page, you will find all the important information on matters relating to examinations in your programme of study. If you have further questions, please contact the relevant Examinations Office.
The Examinations Office’s website is currently being updated. Due to restructuring, in some cases a different working group within the Examinations Office will now be responsible for you - this will be announced here shortly. For urgent matters please contact your previous contact person (see below), from there you will be forwarded accordingly.
We appreciate your understanding!.
You will find the Examinations Office responsible for your programme of study by following the links below.
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Bachelor’s programmes
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- Relevant Examinations Offices (overview)
- African Verbal and Visual Arts (Languages, Literatures, Media and Art) (B.A.) (no further information)
- African Languages, Literatures and Arts (B.A.)
- Applied African Studies, African Culture & Society (B.A.) (no further information)
- Applied Computer Science (B.Sc.)
- English Studies (B.A.)
- English and American Studies (B.A.)
- Professional education with an emphasis on metal technology (B.Ed.) (no further information)
- Business Administration (B.Sc.) (no further information)
- Biochemistry (B.Sc.) (no further information)
- Biology (B.Sc.) (no further information)
- Chemistry (B.Sc.) (no further information)
- Economics (B.Sc.) (no further information)
- Engineering Science (B.Sc.)
- European History (B.A.)
- Ethnology (B.A.) (no further information)
- Geography (B.Sc.) (no further information)
- African Development Studies in Geography (B.A.) (no further information)
- Ecology & Environmental Sciences (B.Sc.) (no further information)
- Health Economics (B.Sc.) (no further information)
- German Studies (B.A.)
- Computer Science (B.Sc.)
- Intercultural Studies (B.A.)
- Intercultural German Studies (B.A.) (no further information)
- International Economics & Development (B.A.) (no further information)
- Cultural Studies with an Emphasis on Religious Studies (B.A.)
- Materials Science and Engineering (B.Sc.)
- Mathematics (B.Sc.)
- Media Studies (B.A.)
- Music Theatre Studies (B.A.)
- Languages, Literatures, Art & Media in Africa (B.A.) (no further information)
- Philosophy & Economics (B.A.)
- Physics (B.Sc.) (no further information)
- Polymer- and Colloid Chemistry (B.Sc.) (no further information)
- Sport, Business & Law (B.A.) (no further information)
- Technomathematics (B.Sc.)
- Theatre and Media (B.A.)
- Business Administration and Engineering (B.Sc.) (no further information)
- Business Mathematics (B.Sc.)
Supplementary programmes
- Teaching German as a foreign language (no further information)
- Theatre education (no further information)
Completing individual modules
- Relevant Examinations Offices (overview)
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Minors for bachelor’s programmes
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- Advisors for the minors (overview)
- African Verbal and Visual Arts (Languages, Literatures, Media and Art) (no further information)
- African Languages, Literatures and Arts (no further information)
- Applied Computer Science - Media
- Curators track in the bachelor’s programmes African Verbal & Visual Arts (Languages, Literatures, Media and Art) and Languages, Literatures, Art & Media in Africa (no further information)
- English and American Studies
- Arabic and Islamic Studies (no further information)
- Ethnology (no further information)
- European History
- German Studies
- Intercultural German Studies
- Music Studies
- Law (no further information)
- Study of Religion (no further information)
- Study abroad in the bachelor’s programmes African Verbal & Visual Arts (Languages, Literatures, Media and Art) and Languages, Literatures, Art & Media in Africa (no additional information available at this time)
- Sociology (no further information)
- Theatre education (no further information)
- Theatre Studies (no further information)
- Business Administration and Economics
- Economic & Social Geography
- Minors for bachelor’s programmes Applied African Studies, African Culture & Society und African Development Studies in Geography (no further information)
- Advisors for the minors (overview)
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Master’s programmes
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- Relevant Examinations Offices (overview)
- African Verbal and Visual Arts (Languages, Literatures, Media and Art) (M.A.) (no further information)
- African Language Studies (M.A.)
- Applied Computer Science (M.Sc.)
- Automotive Components Engineering and Mechatronics (M.Sc.)
- Business Administration (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Biodiversity and Ecology (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Biofabrication (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Biotechnology and Process Engineering (M.Sc.)
- Computer Science (M.Sc.)
- Computer Game Studies (no further information)
- Development Studies (M.A.) (no further information)
- Economics (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Energy Science and Technology (M.Sc.)
- Environmental Chemistry (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Environmental Geography (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Études Francophones (M.A.)
- Experimental Geosciences (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Ecology & Environmental Sciences (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Health Economics (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Geschichte – History – Histoire (M.A.) (no further information)
- Global Change Ecology (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- History & Economics (M.A.) (no further information)
- Human Geography – Urban and Regional Research (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Intercultural Anglophone Studies (M.A.)
- Intercultural German Studies (M.A.)
- African Culture & Society (M.A.) (no further information)
- Culture & Society (M.A.) (no further information)
- Law and Economics (LL.M.) (no further information)
- Literature and Culture (M.A.) (no further information)
- Literature and Media (M.A.)
- Materials Chemistry and Catalysis (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Materials Science and Engineering (M.Sc.)
- Mathematics (M.Sc.)
- Mechanical Engineering (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Media Culture and Media Economy (M.A.)
- Molecular Ecology (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Central Europe and the English-Speaking World (M.A./doctoral studies as part of Graduate School)
- Music and Performance (M.A./Promotion)
- Natural Products and Drug Chemistry (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Philosophy & Economics (M.A.)
- Physics (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Physical Geography (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Polymer Science (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Sociology (M.A.) (no further information)
- Study of Religion (M.A.)
- Sport, Business & Law (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Sports Technology (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Language - Interaction - Culture (M.A.)
- Technomathematics (M.Sc.)
- Business Administration and Engineering (M.Sc.) (no further information)
- Business Mathematics (M.Sc.)
Supplementary Programme with Elite Certificate (Elite Network of Bavaria)
- Relevant Examinations Offices (overview)
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Teacher education: general information
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- Relevant Examinations Offices (overview)
- Registering for the first state examinations in accordance with the relevant examination regulations (LPO I)
- Dates for registering for the first state examinations in accordance with the relevant examination regulations (LPO I)
- First state examination – reviewing your graded exam
- Late submission deadline for Sport
- Schedule for the written section of the first state examination
- Relevant Examinations Offices (overview)
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State examinations in law
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Diplom programmes
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- Relevant Examinations Offices (overview)
- Ecology (no further information)
- Materials Science
- Environmental Sciences & Bioengineering
- Relevant Examinations Offices (overview)
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Magister programmes
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- Major in the field of cultural studies
Chair. Prof. Dr. Beck - Major in the field of languages and literature
Chair. Prof. Dr. Mayer
Relevant Examinations OfficeExaminations Office for the Magister
Building GWII, Room 0.22,
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-4101 - Major in the field of cultural studies
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UNIcert, certificate of foreign language proficiency
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- UNIcert - Application for credit transfer
- UNIcert - Information for summer semester
- UNIcert - Information for winter semester
Examinations to earn foreign language certificates alongside your studies:t
- UNIcert - Application for credit transfer
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Misc. examinations
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- Additional programme in business and economics for law students at the University of Bayreuth
Board of examiners, examination committee, examination commissioners: Prof. Dr. K. Windthorst (chair)
Relevant Examinations OfficeExaminations Office for the Additional Qualification in Business and Economics
Building RW, Room 1.103
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-6020
- Certificate Programme Afrikanologie
- Elite Programme of Study Macromolecular Science as part of the Elite Network of Bavaria (ENB)
Board of examiners, examination committee, examination commisioners: Prof. Dr. H.-W. Schmidt (chair), Prof. Dr. J. Köhler (deputy chair) - Additional certificate programme – Teaching German as a Foreign Language
Board of examiners, examination committee, examination commissioners: Prof. Dr. G. Paule (chair)
Relevant Examinations OfficeExaminations Office Div. I/4, work group I
Central University Administration (ZUV), Room 1.06
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5253, -5252
E-mail: pruefungsamt.zuv1@uni-bayreuth.de
Opening hours: Mon.-Fri., 09:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. & Wed., 09:00 a.m.-03:30 p.m.- Supplementary programme in theatre education
Board of examiners, examination committee, examination commissioners: Prof. Dr. G. Paule (chair)
Relevant Examinations Office
Examinations Office Div. I/4, work group II
Central University Administration (ZUV), Room 1.11
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5276, -5231, -5299, -5239, -5254, -5872
E-mail: pruefungsamt.zuv2@uni-bayreuth.de
Opening hours: Mon.-Fri., 09:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. & Wed., 09:00 a.m.-03:30 p.m. - Additional programme in business and economics for law students at the University of Bayreuth
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Continuing education programmes for active professionals
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- Health Care Management (MBA)
Chair of Examiners: Prof. Dr. J. Schlüchtermann - Sport Management (MBA)
Chair of Examiners: Prof. Dr. H. Woratschek
Relevant Examinations OfficeExaminations Office Div. I/4, work group IV
Building RW II, Room 1.15,
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-6151, -6150
E-mail: pruefungsamt.wiwi@uni-bayreuth.de
Opening hours: Mon.-Fri., 08:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. & Wed., 08:30 a.m.-03:30 p.m. - Health Care Management (MBA)
For all programmes of study
- Notice concerning enrolment requirements for taking examinationsHide
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- Notices (last updated on 28.10.2013)
- Notices (last updated on 28.10.2013)
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Withdrawing from an examination due to illness
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1. What should I do in case of illness?
If you are unable to appear for an examination due to valid reasons, you will need to comply with certain requirements.
You must notify the Examinations Office (Prüfungsamt) in writing of your reasons for not being able to take the examination within three working days of the examination. The written statement is to include your name, address, programme of study, enrolment number, the examination you missed, and the date of the examination.
In case of illness, a medical certificate must be submitted in the original (not by e-mail/fax); it must generally be based on a medical examination conducted on the day of the missed examination. If the medical certificate is in the form of a printout, make sure it includes the doctor’s stamp. Upon request, the University can also provide a template (as a PDF file) that can be used by the doctor.
2. What information needs to be included on the medical certificate?
The kind of medical certificate that only confirms your inability to work or take the examination will not be accepted.
In the medical certificate, the doctor should describe the health impairment (pain, fever, disorder, difficulty concentrating) concretely enough that the administration or board of examiners is able to make a decision on this basis. In case of a visit to the doctor’s office or outpatient treatment, the reason for not being able to take the examination must be evident (e.g. bed rest, demonstrated inability to make it to the examination or take the examination without considerable difficulty or without making your condition worse). The type of illness you have is not decisive.
Alternatively, with your permission the doctor may include a diagnosis in the certificate (as opposed to a detailed description) in order to clearly demonstrate you inability to take the examination.
Exam stress, fluctuations in one’s schedule, and other short-term psychological complaints are not taken to be considerable impairments to taking an examination.
A medical certificate from any established doctor generally suffices. However, in some cases, the Examination Office may require an official medical certificate.
If you are treated in a hospital on the day of the examination, you will need to submit a certificate issued by the hospital.
Approval of the medical certificate is then documented in the examination administration system; you will not receive any separate notification.
3. What about medical confidentiality?
By requesting a certificate demonstrating your inability to take an examination, you waive your right to medical confidentiality with regard to the required information. That is a key difference between a medical certificate that demonstrates your inability to take an examination and the kind of certificate that is submitted to one’s employer.
For this reason, you should be aware that limiting or omitting certain information may be to your disadvantage. It is therefore in your own interest to ask the doctor to include the actual circumstances that prevented you from taking the exam as precisely as possible. Doing so gives the administration or board of examiners a better basis for approving your request.
For more detailed legal information, see Niehues/Fischer/Jeremias, Prüfungsrecht, 6th edition, 2014.
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Credit transfer for examinations, coursework, and competencies
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Forms for credit transfer
- Programmes in Law: Application for the transfer of credits earned (PDF)
- Other programmes of study: Application for the transfer of credits earned (PDF)
- Request to change applicable version of examination regulationsHide
- Information regarding final thesis Hide
- Deadline extension request for final thesisHide
- Obtaining your graduation documentsHide
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Graduation documents for all degree programmes are issued at the request of the student. If the examination regulations for your programme appear in CAMPUSonline, you may make the request electronically by visiting https://my.uni-bayreuth.de/cmlife/me. Once you have completed all the required courses, the option “Zeugnis beantragen” (“request certificate”) can be selected to submit a request to the Examinations Office electronically.
All other students can find the request form here. You may submit the request in the original to the Examinations Office (in person or by post) or fill it in, sign it, and return it as an e-mail attachment. Please do not submit a request until all your courses appear in CAMPUSonline.