Examinations
All matters regarding examinations are dealt with in the examination regulations. Even though we provide an English-language version of the examination regulations on the website of Faculty 09, the German-language version of the examination regulations is the legally binding version. The English translation serves solely for purposes of information.
FlexNow and registration for examinations
Each module examination requires online application via the examination management system FlexNow (https://flexnow.uni-giessen.de/). The examination periods and deadline for registration are made public by the Board of Examiners for each individual semester and published on the University webpage of the Examination Office:
"Fristen & Termine" > "Termine und Fristen nach Semester"
FlexNow is an Internet portal that allows you to register for examinations and view examination results.
You will require your chip-card and the password issued with your PIN letter in order to be able to use the portal. You can log on to the portal via one of the several chip-card-terminals at the Hochschulrechenzentrum (university information services).
If you have any questions regarding the use of the FlexNow portal, please do not hesitate to contact one of the tutors. Unfortunately, the portal is currently only available in German.
If, for any reason, it is not possible for you to register or deregister via FlexNow, you can register or deregister via the standard forms available for said purpose. These forms must be signed and handed in to Beate Ackermann at the Examinations Office within the stipulated time period.
Form "Registration for Module Examinations"
Beate Ackermann
Prüfungs- und Promotionsamt
Bismarckstraße 24
35390 Gießen
E-Mail
Examination periods
There are three examination periods for module examinations:
- First examination period: generally in the last week of the semester and the first week of the vacation.
- Second examination period: generally in the last week before commencement of classes in the next semester.
- Third examination period (only for repeat examinations): generally in the fourth week of classes in the next semester.
You can decide for yourself which examinations you wish to take in the first or second period. There are separate application dates for each examination period. Repeat examinations can be taken in the second or third examination period.
The examination periods are determined once a year by the examinations Commission and can be consulted on the following homepage:
Withdrawal from an examination
Withdrawal from an examination after registration for the first examination is possible up to 10 days before the commencement of the examination period in question. Deregistration from a given module examination is to be effected via FlexNow. Withdrawal is possible only by the announced deadline (see homepage of the Examinations Office) and is valid only for the first registration for a given examination. You can undertake this yourself via FlexNow, and it is not required that the Examinations Office be approached.
In justifiable emergencies, withdrawal can be effected on the basis of filling in the requisite form.
Form "Deregistration from Module Examinations"
The withdrawal deadline also obtains in this particular case.
Die PRüfungen werden durch die PRüfungsordnung geregelt. Wir stellen Ihnen die PRüfungsordnung in einer englischen Fassung zur VErfügung. Rechtlich verbindlich ist jedoch nur die deutsche Fassung.
Link auf PRüfungsordnung
The German language version of the examination regulations is the legally binding version. The English translation serves solely for purposes of information.
Hinweis und Adresse auf das PRüfungsamt (Frau Beate Ackermann).
Allgemeines zu FlexNow (Online-Tool zur Prüfungsadministration mit der Möglichkeit zur An- und Abmeldung von PRüfungen. Außerdem können PRüfungsergebnisse dort eingesehen werden.)
Fristen und TErmine
Wenn Anmeldung über FlexNow nicht möglich, kann auch mit Formular angemeldet werden. Formulare müssen fristgerecht und unterschrieben beim PRüfungsamt sein (Adresse!)
Formulare
If you have any questions regarding the use of the FlexNow portal, please do not hesitate to contact one of the tutors. Unfortunately, the portal is currently only available in German.
There are three examination periods. You do not need to take all of the examinations in a given semester in one examination period, but can instead decide for yourself which examinations you wish to take in the first or second period.
The third examination period takes place in the following semester. You cannot yourself register for examinations in this period, as it reserved for repeat examinations of examinations taken in the second examination period which, if applicable, you will be registered for automatically.
Examination periods are determined annually by the Board of Examiners and published on the University webpage of the Examination Office (http://www.uni-giessen.de/cms/fbz/fb09/studium/pruefung-promotion/termine/view?set_language=de).
If you decide not to take part in a module examination, even though you registered for it on the FlexNow portal, you can withdraw from it up to ten days prior to commencement of the examination. This procedure can be followed either directly via the FlexNow system or by submitting the appropriate form at the Examination Office.
Repeat Examinations
If you fail one or more examinations, you will need to repeat these examinations in the following examination period. You do not need to register for these examinations.
If, for reasons of health, you are unable to take an examination, you will need to produce a doctor's certificate and submit this certificate to the Examination Office. If you fail to do so, the examination will be deemed to have been failed.
A second repeat of an examination is only possible in a maximum of four modules.