In general, students in full-time degree programs can withdraw exclusively on the CIM five weekdays before the exam phase if they do not wish to take the exam.

 

In general, students in part-time degree programs can withdraw exclusively on the CIM five weekdays before the exam phase if they do not wish to take the exam.

 

 

As a matter of principle, medical findings are subject to medical confidentiality. If, however, you are unable to appear for an examination due to illness, you are obliged under the examination regulations and in accordance with the Higher Education Act to provide evidence of your illness to the Examination Office. You will need a medical certificate for this.

You must submit (in person or by post) the certificate of inability to take examinations by 3 days after the date of the examination.
To meet the deadline, you are welcome to send the certificate of inability to take the examination to the Examination Office in advance by email: pruefungen.wirtschaft (at) hs-mainz.de or fax: +49 6131 628-93141. In this case, the original must be promptly submitted to the Examination Office.

Please also note the information on the certificates of inability to take examinations in the download section.

 

In the case of first-time inability to take examinations, a simple medical note from the doctor without further details is sufficient. The note must certify the inability to take examinations from a medical point of view - not the inability to work. The treating physician does not have to be released from his or her obligation of confidentiality in this case.

 

 

Alternatively, you can immediately arrange an appointment to be examined by the medical service of the city of Mainz or the Public Health Office (Gesundheitsamt) and provide an official medical certificate confirming your inability to take the examination.

If you are repeatedly unable to take examinations - i.e. if you were unable to take at least five examinations in at least two semesters - you will always need an official medical certificate for each additional examination.

 

The same applies if you have already started the examination and assert that you are unable to take the examination. If an examination is interrupted due to illness, the supervising persons must be informed.

Please note the following resolution of the Examination Board:

With regard to a visit to a public health officer in the evening or on Saturday, the Examination Board adopts the following resolution (No 3/2017 of 12.01.2017):

If students must assert their inability to take the examination due to illness after the start and/or after the end of an examination which is taken at times when a public health officer is not available, for example in the evening or on Saturdays, in order to prove their inability to take the examination due to illness, they may be required to imnmediately

1. notify the Examination Office of this in writing, and
2. to consult a private physician on the same day of the knowledge of the inability to take the examination due to illness and a public health officer on the next working day, and
3.  to produce the medical certificate from the private physician and the official medical certificate for the purpose of substantiating the claim, at the latest on the third day after the examination or as soon as possible in view of the illness
    

In special cases, in particular if it is obvious that you are unable to take the examination, for example if you have proof of hospitalization, you can request that an official medical certificate be waived.

 

The costs for the medical certificate from a private physician or the official medical certificate are not covered by the university.

 

You must submit a signed appeal in writing to the Examination Office, stating your reasons.

 

The following appeal deadlines apply: Summer semester exams: by October 15
Winter semester exams: by April 10 A special case is the appeal period during a semester of leave of absence, a semester abroad or an internship abroad: If you are on leave of absence for a semester or are in an internship semester abroad, your appeal deadline is postponed to the deadline of the following semester. Example:

• The exam was taken in the winter semester 2018/19: the appeal period ends on April 10, 2019.
• For students on leave of absence in the summer semester 2019, the deadline for appeals is postponed to October 15, 2019.

 

The following fees apply for appeals against examination decisions (Article 29 of the General Examination Regulations) in accordance with Articles 15 (5) sentence 1 of the State Law on Fees (LGebG), 73 (3) of the Administrative Procedures Code (VwGO):

If the appeal is successful

Mainz Univeristy of Applied Sciences shall bear the costs of the appeal proceedings.

If the appeal is denied

The appellant shall bear the costs of the appeal proceedings.
A fee of EUR 30 plus EUR 4,75 for the serving of the notice of appeal is set. The total costs amount to 34.75 Euro.

If the appeal is partially successful

The appellant shall bear two-thirds of the costs of the appeal proceedings and Mainz University of Applied Sciences one-third.
A fee of 20 Euro plus 3.16 Euro expenses for the serving of the notice of appeal is set. The total costs amount to 23.16 Euro.