FAQs and downloads

The registration period for an exam generally begins 4 weeks before the actual exam date and ends 7 days before, whereby the day of the exam does not count!

Example:
exam date is Monday, 03.09. You can register until Sunday, 26.08./ 23.59 h.

• When registering for exams, please always pay attention to possible system messages.
• To check whether you have registered correctly, you should check this in your account under registered services!

Please always pay attention to the status of the registration. This field indicates the reason why an examination registration is not accepted.

Possible reasons include missing coursework (e.g. for CAD), missing student advisory meeting (the study plan must be approved and submitted to the Examinations Office), missing credits (for participation in examinations in the main study program).

To check whether you have registered correctly, you should check this in your account under registered achievements!

If the exam registration has failed, please contact the Examinations Office by email within the registration period, even outside of opening hours!

In this case, please contact the Examination Office.

In the course catalog, not only the dates of the lecture but also the examination date can be found under the respective course. The room and the exact time are indicated here, and further information can also be found under Remarks.

Please make sure that you are in the correct semester, you may have to switch to the corresponding semester first.

Cancellation of an examination is possible until 11.59 p.m. the day before.

If you find that the system does not allow you to register, please contact the Examinations Office in writing(PA15[at]uni-kassel[dot]de) and ask for manual registration. Please also note the deadline for deregistration (date of e-mail receipt counts).

If you fall ill on the day of the examination, please submit the relevant certificate to the Examinations Office immediately in accordance with the General Provisions of the Examination Regulations. As a rule, it should be available after 3 working days at the latest, as is usual in a professional environment.

If you no longer feel able to complete the examination due to health problems, please contact the examination supervisor and have it noted that you are withdrawing from the examination due to illness and submit a corresponding certificate to the examination office immediately.

You register for the exam in the course. Exceptionally, you do not need to register for the exam in HIS. Please bring a copy of the certificate and your matriculation number to the Examinations Office. The entry will then be made manually.

Registration in HIS is not necessary. The transcript of records is forwarded to the examination office and the grade entry including the title of the term paper is made manually.

The term paper only needs to be submitted to your assessor.

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering both POs and Mechatronics old PO: In order to be able to complete compulsory credits in the main study program, you must have achieved 100 credits in the basic study program. Please note that the key competencies count for a maximum of 6 credits in the foundation course. Key competencies are exempt from the rule for completing credits in the main study program; you can complete these even if you have not achieved 100 credits in the basic study program.

Bachelor of Mechatronics new PO: In order to be able to complete compulsory credits in the main study program, you must have completed 60 credits in the basic study program. Please note that the key competencies count for a maximum of 3 credits in the foundation course. Key competencies are exempt from the rule for completing credits in the main study program; you can complete these even if you have not achieved 60 credits in the basic study program.

You can only complete courses in the compulsory elective area of the main study program once you have completed the student advisory meeting. To do this, you must choose a specialization and make an appointment with the relevant specialization advisor or attend their consultation hours. The list of specialization advisors can be found on our homepage under your degree program. During the consultation, the study plan will be agreed and signed off. You should then submit the signed plan to the Examinations Office as soon as possible, as otherwise you will not be able to register for examinations in the compulsory elective area. You can also find the form for this on our homepage.

In addition to the General Provisions for Examination Regulations for Bachelor's and Master's Degrees at the University of Kassel (AB Bachelor/Master) § 17 (4), the Examination Board for Mechanical Engineering has decided that either a failed or definitively failed compulsory elective or key competence module or a passed compulsory elective or key competence module may be changed once for the purpose of grade improvement.

You can find the application form on your degree program page under Applications/Forms.

Please submit the application to your responsible examination board at the Examinations Office. You must also change the study plan accordingly and have it signed off by the specialization advisor.

Once an examination has been passed, it cannot be repeated.

You can register for the final examination by e-mail, by post or in person at the Examinations Office. The following documents are required for registration:

1. The application for admission signed by you and the two assessors (examiners),
2. the assignment of the paper on a separate sheet from the respective subject area, as you only propose the topic in the application, but the issue must be documented accordingly,
3. a current transcript of records, which you can download and print out yourself via your account,
4. a simple (non-certified) copy of your Abitur certificate (for Bachelor) or a simple copy of your Bachelor certificate (for Master).

Please also remember that your study plan must be up to date. The credits approved there must correspond to the credits you have actually completed.

As soon as the final examination result has been entered in your account after the examination inspection, you have four weeks to submit an application for the oral supplementary examination granted once per degree program. Please submit the original signed application form, which you can find on our homepage, to the Examinations Office. It will then be reviewed and approved by the Examination Board. You will receive a message as soon as the application has been approved, after which you will arrange an appointment with the respective examiner.