Please note that the information below does not apply to exams for conditional subjects! You may withdraw from an examination which you are taking for the first time up to three working days (Monday–Friday, excluding public holidays) before the examination date. You can withdraw from examinations during this time period via the Campo portal without giving any reasons. Your registration for the examination is cancelled on withdrawal and you must re-register for the examination in the following semester if you want to take it then (see Section 10 ABMPO). You can withdraw from repeat examinations only if you have legitimate reasons, see section 2 below for more information. You can withdraw before every examination after the three working day-deadline has passed if you have a legitimate reason. These reasons include illness, which must be confirmed by submitting a doctor’s certificate for the exam day(s). The medical certificate must include a description of your symtoms and a diagnosis (“ärztliches Attest mit Symptomen und Diagnose” in German) – a template can be found here, but every medical certificate containing symptoms and diagnosis is fine). A scan of the medical certificate and this form (“Notification of illness”) must be submitted via email to our Examinations Office (helga.jahreis[at]fau.de) immediately. After that, the original certificate must also be submitted (via post or in person) within 7 days. If you miss this deadline, the examination will be graded as unsatisfactory (see Section 10 ABMPO). Candidates may also withdraw before examinations in justified exceptional circumstances. If on the day of the examination you cannot attend an examination or you are unable to sit an examination for reasons out of your control (e.g. traffic jam, accident or cancellation of connections in public transport), you must report this to the Examinations Office (helga.jahreis[at]fau.de) immediately, otherwise the examination will be graded as unsatisfactory (see Section 10 ABMPO). The reasons for withdrawal must be explained credibly via email to the Examinations Office (with supporting documents etc.). If you are unable to submit your medical (or other) certificate before the exam or on the day of the exam, the examinations office may grant you a courtesy period of 7 days after the exam date (at the very latest) to hand in the missing document. Please note, however, that students are not entitled to this courtesy period. If you withdraw from an exam after the deadline for self-deregistration has passed, you will automatically be registered for the same exam in the examination period of the following semester. If you fall ill during an examination, you may leave the examination. In this case, you must visit an official FAU medical examiner without delay (see Section 10 ABMPO). You can find an information sheet and a list of official FAU medical examiners here. If you complete the examination as normal, you confirm that you are in good health and are able to sit the examination – you cannot submit an application for special consideration retrospectively (even with medical certificates). If you do not attend a registered exam and do not submit a medical (or other) certificate to the examinations office in due time, the exam will be counted as a failed attempt. This is also the case if you only informed your examiner (which would be polite to do if you are taking a smaller course with few participants), but not the examinations office (which you must inform).