An acute illness can have an impact on your studies. For example, you may not be able to take an exam or have to cancel it due to the illness or the illness may occur during the time you are working on a term paper or thesis.
If you have a chronic illness, please find out whether you are eligible for compensation for disadvantages and make an appointment at the Inclusive Studying Advice Centre.
Withdrawal from examinations that are to be taken during the course period (e.g. term papers, presentations) is only possible until the assignment has been issued. You can withdraw from oral examinations no later than two weeks before the examination date. You must declare your withdrawal in writing.
In the case of written examinations, withdrawal is deemed to have taken place if you do not appear on the examination date. If you withdraw from the first written examination date or fail an examination, you remain registered for a subsequent second examination date (repeat examination in accordance with Section 14 (4) AT BPO and AT MPO). If you do not attend the repeat examination date, your withdrawal is considered to have been made. In this case, you must re-register for the module.
If you have not successfully completed the module examination after the first and second examination dates, you must re-register for the module in the following semester in order to take the examination.
Sick on the exam date and receiving BAföG?
If you miss an exam due to illness, you no longer need to submit a doctor's note to Bremen University of Applied Sciences (see above). However, if you receive BAföG, you should still obtain a doctor's note and keep the certificates. You may need to submit these to the BAföG office at a later date.
If in doubt, please contact the Enrollment and Examination Office. You can speak to a member of staff at the Enrollment and Examination Office in person during opening hours, or ask your questions by email or telephone.
You can find the contact details of your caseworker, including a mobile number for when they are working from home, on the website for your degree program or in the directory of staff.
For general inquiries, please use the email address d3@hs-bremen.de.