Performance assessment

Credit points are awarded for successfully completed courses. Information on the performance assessment for each course can be found in the Course Catalogue.

First-year examinations

The first-year examinations can be taken after the first year of study, or at the latest after the third semester. Failed first-year examinations can be repeated once.

Examination blocks

The compulsory courses in the basic courses II are grouped together in examination blocks. Within the examination blocks, the average mark of all the corresponding examinations must be at least a 4.0. For each passed examination block, the sum of credit points of the courses included in the block will be awarded. In case of repetition, all subjects must be repeated.

Programme regulations 2016

Listed below are the examination blocks for students studying according to the programme regulations 2016. This applies to students having started their studies from autumn 2015.

The first-year examinations cover seven examination subjects, with one examination on each.

Examination block 1 can be completed after the third semester (at the earliest). It consists of examinations in each of the following subjects:

Examination block 2 can be completed after the third semester (at the earliest). It consists of examinations in each of the following subjects:

Examination block 3 can be completed after the fourth semester (at the earliest). It consists of examinations in each of the following subjects:

Further informations

Important information on performance assessments and further details on examination types can be found on the student portal on the Examinations Office pages.
The Course Catalogue contains information on the performance assessment for each course.
The directive Languages of instruction in Bachelor’s, Master’s and university continuing education programmes explains, among other things, the topic of languages for performance assessments in Article 4.