Exams

    Welcome to the HTWG Konstanz Exams Page. Here you’ll find you all you need to know (and more) about Study and Exam Regulations (SPO), admission statutes, registering and deregistering for exams, grades and grade point averages, as well as the legal side of your studies.

    Registering / Withdrawing from Exams

    This section gives you a detailed description of how bachelor’s and master’s students register for and withdraw from exams.

    Current period for registering or withdrawing from exams

    Please note: You must pay a fee for late registrations. For WS exams, this is only possible until approx. mid-December.

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    Bachelor's Degree Programs
    Mandatory Modules (PM)

    Automatic Registration

    by the Central Examination Office

    Repeat exams & incomplete exams
    (e.g., not taken due to illness or having withdrawn)

    Automatic Registration

    by the Central Examination Office at the next possible exam period

    Electives, Studium generale and languages

    Self-registration (online)

    use the Examination Portal
    within the exam registration period

    Additional courses

    Self-registration (online)

    use the Examination Portal
    within the exam registration period

    Master's Degree Programs
    Mandatory Modules (PM)

    Automatic Registration

    by the Central Examination Office at the next possible exam period

    Electives

    Self-registration (online)

    use the Examination Portal
    within the exam registration period

    Repeat exams

    Automatic Registration

    by the Central Examination Office at the next possible exam period

    How to Self-Register for Exams

    1. Log in tothe Examination Portal
    2. Register for the corresponding exam and check whether the exam you registered for is displayed.
    3. If exams do not appear online, fill out the exam registration form scan it, then email it as a PDF (use your HTWG Konstanz email account) to the Central Examination Office. Please include your degree program and the purpose of your email in the subject line (such as “exam registration EIB”).
    4. If you need to make any corrections, send an email to the Central Examination Office.
    5. You can delete electives or additional courses where you have not registered for exams (you did not withdraw or fail) before the exams start. To do so, send an email to zprfamt@htwg-konstanz.de, including the exam number and exam name – using your HTWG Konstanz email account. Always include your degree program, matriculation number, and the exam number in the subject line.

    FAQs about exams (in German)

    Withdrawing from Exams

    • Withdrawing from non-scheduled exams

      Master’s students: You can withdraw from all exams. There are no scheduled exams. Please note the time limits to complete your studies (§ 3 par. 6 SPOMa).

      Bachelor’s students: You can withdraw from non-scheduled exams right up to the date of the exam. If you withdraw from a non-scheduled exam, this automatically becomes a scheduled exam in the following semester.

      Sie können noch bis unmittelbar vor Beginn der betreffenden nicht-terminierten Prüfung zurücktreten.

      You can withdraw from non-scheduled exams for mandatory courses (that are automatically registered) during the exam registration period on the Examination Portal. If this is not possible for some technical reason at the online portal, just send the filled-out form as a PDF to your degree program using your HTWG Konstanz email-account. If you decide to withdraw from the exam on the day of the exam,also inform the person proctoring your exam.

      Withdrawing from non-scheduled exams form
       

    • Withdrawing from exams due to illness

      If you are sick and need to withdraw from one or more exams, you MUST use the„Fachärztliche Bescheinigung" (medical certification) form
      Please follow these steps:

      1. Take the form “Fachärztliche Bescheinigung” to your doctor.
      2. The doctor then fills out the form with the medical reason why you can’t take the exam.
      3. Turn in the original version to your degree program. The form needs to be turned in one day before the exam at the latest. Keep a copy of the form for future reference.
      4. The Examination Board is responsible for making the final decision.


      Withdrawing from exams due to illness does not lead to a scheduled exam (cf. § 22 par. 3 SPOBa). Scheduled exams however remain scheduled exams even if you withdraw due to illness.

    • Withdrawing from ungraded exams

      Please note that you also have to withdraw from ungraded exams.

      Withdrawing from ungraded exams form

      There may be other reasons that you need to withdraw from an exam, such as a death in the family. In this case, please contact the Head of the Examination Board.

       

    • Withdrawing from exams due to other reasons

      There may be other reasons that you need to withdraw from an exam, such as a death in the family. In this case, please contact the Head of the Examination Board.

      If you are sick, see: 

      Withdrawing from exams due to illness (above)

       

    • Withdrawing from exams during the second exam period

      In case you didn’t pass or withdrew from multiple exams during the first exam period of your assessment semester, you can retake the exams in the second exam period. Please keep in mind however that you can only withdraw from up to two graded exams in the second exam period (check the special section of the SPO for your degree program). This should be in writing. Please follow these steps:

      1. Set up an advising appointment with the Head of the Examination Board (PAV).
      2. They will then decide whether to grant the permission to take the second exam.
    • Withdrawing from exams during a semester abroad
      • You can withdraw from exams that you are required to take during your semester abroad online. 
         
      • You are not allowed to take exams that you failed at the HTWG Konstanz at a foreign university. These can only be completed at the HTWG Konstanz.
         
      • You can however withdraw from exams that you failed at the HTWG Konstanz when you’re doing your semester abroad.
         
      • In terms of exams that you already withdrew from, you can even withdraw a second time during your semester abroad. Use the form “Withdraw from a non-scheduled exam” (in German) and list that you are studying abroad.

       

    Taking exams in higher semesters

    Students can apply to be admitted to graded or ungraded exams in a higher semester (cf. § 14 paragraph 4 SPOBa). Please submit a request to the Central Examination Office during the exam registration period.

    Request to take exams in a higher semester

    This is normally not possible during the foundational studies:

    Request to extend foundational studies in bachelor’s degree programs

    Admission to main studies in bachelor’s degree programs

    Admission to bachelor’s /master’s thesis

    • Bachelor’s Thesis

      The topic of the bachelor’s thesis can first be assigned, if you have:

      • Passed the intermediate exam
         
      • Passed all module or module partial exams and all ungraded courses in the first five semesters (six in Communication Design program). For exceptions, see Special part of the SPO for your degree program)
         
      • Been enrolled for at least one semester at the HTWG Konstanz
    • Master’s Thesis

      The admission requirements for being admitted to the master’s thesis can be found in the Special section of the study and examination regulations for your degree program.

    • Diplomas

      Students who complete all of their coursework and the thesis receive a well-deserved diploma. You will receive this information from your degree program. Please note that students in the degree programs BWB/BWM, VUB/UVT and MAB as well as for all degree programs in the Computer Science department have to submit a request via INdigit. For the degree programs in EI, please see the reference to the EI online portal.

      The date on the diploma is the date of your last exam or the date you submit the bachelor’s / master’s thesis is the date, regardless of how long the reader(s) take.

      In order to receive your diploma, you need to fill out the request to deregister.

      Information about deregistration

    Exam Regulations Lists (PO Lists)

    You can find the official exam titles and numbers in the exam regulations list (subject to change). Some new exam numbers may not be listed on the PO list. In this case, please check with the Central Examination Office. This may be the case for electives, languages, or Studium generale courses.

    PO Lists Winter Semester 2024/2025

    1. PO-Lists for the winter semester 2024/2025 for degree programs organized in the Examination Portal

    2. PO-Lists for the winter semester 2024/2025 for degree programs organized in the Campus-Portal (BIB, WIB, URB, AIN PO4, SET) 

    The exam regulations list (PO lists) contains the exams for bachelor’s- and master’s degree programs, the Studium generale (SG) and languages (SPR).

    If you have any questions, please contact the Central Examination Office or the Head of the Examination Board AIN, SET or URB, BIB, WIB.

    PO lists from past semesters:

    PO Lists SS 2024

    PO Lists WS 2023/2024

     

    Study and Exam Regulations (SPO) Exam Numbers - Explanation

    • The first digit refers to the version number
    • The second and third digits refer to the module number
    • The fourth digit normally refers to the semester
    • If the last digit is a 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8, then the exam is, with only a few exceptions, graded.
    • If the last digit is a 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9, then the exam is, with only a few exceptions, ungraded.

    Example: 3 01 1 0 would be a graded exam in the first semester of the third PO version. An ungraded exam would be 3 01 1 1.

    Older Study and Exam Regulations (SPO):

    • The first digit refers to the version number
    • The second digit refers to the semester
    • The third and fourth digits are normally consecutive
    • If the last digit is a 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8, then the exam is, with only a few exceptions, graded.
    • If the last digit is a 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9, then the exam is, with only a few exceptions, ungraded.

    Example: 1 2 01 0 would be a graded exam in the second semester of the first PO version. An ungraded exam would be 1 2 01 1.

    For other questions about exam registration, please see our FAQ page (in German)

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