Repeat Examination
A repeat examination is defined as the second attempt at an exam that was not passed.
At the Faculty of Business and Economics, repeat examinations are generally not provided for during the course of study. An exception is made for all courses that conclude with an exam. Lectures with exams provide you with important foundational knowledge that you must master in order to enroll in courses that build upon them.
If you take an exam on your first attempt and fail, you have the opportunity to pass it by taking the repeat examination. If you do not appear for the repeat examination, this does not count as an attempt and therefore does not entitle you to an additional attempt. If you passed the exam on the first date, you may not take the exam again. If you fail the course despite taking it twice, this will result in your exclusion from all degree programs for which this course is mandatory and therefore cannot be substituted.
All other courses conclude with an assessment for which no repeat examination is offered. If you fail such an assessment, you may have to register for the course in a later semester.
In the master's program, the following courses conclude with an exam:
| Fall semester (as of fall 24) |
|---|
| 59806 Analysis of Financial Statements for Decision Makers |
| 62650 Behavioral Science |
| 58989 Computing for Business and Economics |
| 12036 Econometrics |
| 62652Economics of Public Policy |
| 65938 Finance |
| 41628 Monetary Policy |
| 10645 Monetary Theory |
| 62651 Theory of the Firm |
| 10684 Univariate Time Series Analysis |
If you fail the first attempt, you have the option of taking a repeat examination. If you do not pass the repeat examination (e.g. due to insufficient grade, absence, sickness), you are not entitled to an additional attempt. If you fail these classes despite taking them a second time one year later, this will result in exclusion from all degree programs, for which this class is a mandatory part of the program and therefore cannot be substituted.
In order not to extend the master’s program unnecessarily, there is also what is known as the 6 credit point rule. This comes into play at the end of a semester if you are missing a maximum of 6 credit points for completion of the master’s program and if these missing credit points can be attributed to failing a maximum of one examination in the last semester. Applications to apply the 6 credit point rule should be submitted in writing to the Office of the Dean of Studies by 31 January at the latest in the fall semester and by 31 July at the latest in the spring semester.
If the requirements for sitting a repeat examination are met according to the 6 credit point rule, the examination must be taken within the first two weeks of the following semester. The repeat examination may be oral or written.
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