Examinations

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Examination services

The Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes lead to internationally recognized academic degrees.
In order to obtain a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, students must pass examinations.
Each module that must be completed during the course of study concludes with an examination.
From the outset, all examinations are included in the overall final grade with a fixed weighting.
The legal basis for the modules to be completed and the type of examinations is the Study and Examination Regulations (SPO) of the respective degree course, which are valid at the start of the course.

Types of checks

Depending on the degree program and module, there are various forms of examination.
The most important are

  • Written examination
  • Term paper
  • Presentation
  • Scientific report
  • Oral examination

Design-oriented degree programs are also common:

  • Examination papers
  • Portfolio
  • Written project report
  • Written implementation documentation

Bachelor’s thesis The Bachelor’s thesis is the final project of the degree program.
Students use it to prove that they can work independently in an academic environment.
As a rule, students have four months to complete their Bachelor’s thesis.

Exam organization

At Coburg University of Applied Sciences, examinations are organized centrally.
Students must register online in the student portal for the examinations they wish to take.
There are clearly regulated registration deadlines, which are set by the university’s examination board and announced at the beginning of the semester by circular email.
These deadlines are cut-off deadlines.
This means that only those who register for the examinations within these deadlines can take part in them.

Institutions

There are two institutions at the university that deal with examinations:

  • The examination office of the university organizes the examinations and administers the examinations.
  • The examination board of the respective degree program or faculty.
    In each case, this is made up of a chairperson.
    The examination board decides, for example, on

    • the recognition of periods of study as well as study and examination achievements
    • Consequences of violations of audit regulations
    • Applications for extensions of deadlines for the completion of examinations.
    • It confirms the issue of theses, reports the final grades for theses and grade changes to the Examinations Office and
    • confirms partial examination results