Written exams:

We currently offer non-binding examinations for written exams. This means that the dates for written exams are not binding and students can withdraw from a written exam without facing any consequences*. Nevertheless, we would ask you to please fill out this form and send it to the Study Office (studienbuero@polsoz.fu-berlin.de) if you wish to withdraw from an examination.

You can then choose to take the exam at the second optional date (there is normally a first optional date in February and a second optional date at the beginning of April).

*Please note: as soon as you are being handed the written exam, the examination is considered as having started. If you hand in an empty sheet, your exam will be graded "insufficient (5,0)" and the attempt will be counted against the maximum number of attempts.

Term papers and oral exams:

For these types of module examinations, students must register in writing (e.g., by email) by a specific date to be determined by the instructor. Once registered and once you have been assigned the topic of your term paper, the examination is considered to have started.

Therefore, if you fall ill and are unable to take an upcoming module examination (i.e. attend an oral exam or submit a term paper by a due date), you must submit a medical certificate to the instructor or the office of the Institute immediately and as soon as possible before the start of the module examination. The exam will then be considered as not taken and no attempt will be counted.