In special cases, for purpose of repair, the examiner is mandated the authority to decide to ask a student or group of students to supplement a study unit exam (not meaning organizing an extra re-sit).
Guideline: To be considered for a supplementary assignment, the final mark must be at least 5,0.
Decisions must be reported, accompanied by supporting arguments, to the Examination Board. As a minimum, the report will indicate
which examinee(s) have taken part in which supplementary assignments, and;
whether a student has participated in both the test and a re-sit, and;
for what reason(s) each individual examinee took part
Minor Component
The power to deviate from the minor course options has been mandated to the programme coordinator.
The programme coordinator must apply the criteria indicated in the programme’s programme-specific appendix to the EER (e.g. paradigm shift, academic level, number of ECs of cultural courses allowed).
In case of exchange-minor component(s) the student is allowed to take courses in their field of study. In that case the programme coordinator has to check with an examiner of his/ her programme whether overlap between the proposed minor courses and compulsory and elective modules exists.
Decisions must be reported, accompanied by supporting arguments, to the subcommittee. As a minimum, the report will indicate:
student name and student number, and;
composition of the minor component(s), and;
how the contents of the minor component(s) fulfil the criteria for the minor component set out in the programme’s programme specific appendix to the TER (e.g. paradigm shift, academic level, number of ECs of cultural courses allowed).
If the proposed composition of the minor component does not meet the minor criteria, the mandate is no longer valid, and the programme coordinator must provide a substantiated recommendation to the Examination Board about the proposition.
Facilities for Students with a Functional Impairment
Students can request facilities from the programme in case of a functional impairment via the study-advisor, as mandated by the Faculty Board. These arrangements are in principle for the duration of one academic year:
If a student requests facilities for a study-unit exam then the OXIE will be consulted if these facilities require modifications of the test-scheme of the study-unit and goes beyond standard arrangements (e.g. extra time, separate room, software to convert documents into an accessible format).
Decisions must be reported to the Examination Board (Art. 7.1 par. 7 BSc EER)
Quarantine Procedure
If two exams are taken at the same time, students can request a quarantine procedure, in which a situation is created for an examinee to take exams consecutively in isolation. The study advisor has been mandated to approve requests for a quarantine procedure.
A student is entitled to a break (with supervision) between exams of 25% of the time of the longest exam.
Decisions must be reported to the Examination Board.
Exemptions & Course Replacements for MSc Study Units
The power to grant exemptions and course replacements for study units has been partially mandated to the programme coordinator or programme mentor of specialisations.
The programme coordinator may approve specific course replacements, that have been previously approved by the subcommittees. The programme coordinator notifies the Examination Board about the granted approval.
The programme mentor of a specialization has been mandated to grant up to 10 EC worth of exemptions and course replacements for study units based on guidelines provided by the subcommittees.
If the granting would exceed 10 EC, the mandate is no longer valid, and the programme mentor must provide a substantiated recommendation to the Examination Board about the proposed exemptions and course replacements.
Before granting an exemption, the programme mentor must
check whether the student has requested previous exemptions and course replacements.
request advice from the examiner(s) concerned.
The replacement and deviating elective courses are written down in the agreement between the programme mentor and student on the content of the course programme. A copy of the agreement is sent to the Examination Board.
Public Nature of Oral Examinations
According to art. 4.5 par. 1a EER the programme management has been mandated the power to deviate from the public nature of oral interim examinations.
The Examination Board specifically mandates the power mentioned under par 1. to the programme coordinators.
The programme coordinator will act in accordance with art. 4.5 par. 1a EER and in consultation with the programme director.
Decisions must be reported, accompanied by supporting arguments, to the Examination Board.
Postponement Issuing of Certificates
The power to postpone the issuing of certificates has been mandated to the registrars of the subcommittees of the Examination Board.
The registrar will act according to EER art. 5.2 par. 3 and 4.
Decisions must be reported, accompanied by supporting arguments, to the Examination Board.
Issuing of Written Statements
The power to issue written statements (e.g. grade lists) to students, to whom certificates cannot be issued, has been mandated to the Student Services’ helpdesk.
The Student Services’ helpdesk will sign the statement on behalf of the Examination Board, ensuring that all the study units included have been passed.
