Current Students

Welcome to the pages for students of the study program Medical Engineering!

On the following pages, we have collected the most important information about your studies for you. If something is unclear and your question has not been answered in the FAQs , please contact your Study Advisor.

 

General Information

Examination periods and dates at the Faculty of Engineering

On the website below, the preliminary exam schedule of the current semester is provided. Please note that the data might change on short notice. The data you can see in your exam registrations in Portal Campo is relevant. Date and time of exams are made available in Campo rather shortly before the exams. This is necessary with respect to the optimization of the use of room capacities.

Website of the Examinations Office

Information on online platforms and other material

  • Campo:
  • StudOn: access to course materials/e-learning (introduction)
  • UnivIS: look up all university employees with their office location and contact details (“people” search function)
  • FAU jobs: find open positions for student assistants
  • VHB: Virtual University Bavaria (introduction)
    Please note that online courses from VHB can only be accredited for your module group “Free Choice Uni” if they are graded and  if the grade is received via an on-site exam or an online exam with identity control (= ID check and video transmission during the exam) or written work such as essay etc. Online exams without identity control and supervision will not be accepted! VHB courses which are not offered by FAU lecturers can generally not be used for “Flexible Budget Faculty of Engineering”. When you are in doubt if a VHB course can be used for your Medical Engineering degree, please contact your study advisor before taking the course.
  • How to print in the computer rooms (CIP Pools)

Presentations from our information events

Special information for international students can be found on our First Steps website.

Important forms

If you need help with filling in the forms please don’t hesitate to contact your study advisor.

Important information regarding examinations

If you fail any exam of the master’s course (mandatory course, compulsory elective or elective) for the third time, you are de-registered from our Medical Engineering program. If you are in Germany on a study visa, this also results in you losing your visa.

If you fail an exam for the first time, you are automatically registered for the repeat exam(s) in the (two) following semester(s).

      • 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. Please note that medical doctors cannot confirm your illness retroactively. This means that you have to see a doctor shortly before or on the exam day and have them confirm for how many days you are going to be ill. 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 be submitted (via post or in person) within 7 days. If you miss this deadline, the examination will be graded as unsatisfactory, i.e. failed.
      • Candidates may also withdraw very shortly 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. unexpected traffic jam, accident or strike in public transport), you must report this to the Examinations Office via email (helga.jahreis[at]fau.de) immediately, otherwise the examination will be graded as unsatisfactory, i.e. failed. The reasons for withdrawal must be explained credibly to the Examinations Office (with supporting documents, photos etc.).
      • If you fall ill during an examination, you may leave it without submitting your exam paper. In this case, you must inform the supervisors of the examination and visit an officially authorized medical doctor without delay, who has to confirm your illness. You can find an information sheet and a list of the official FAU medical examiners here. If the authorized doctor confirms your illness, you must submit the respective medical certificate (see above) to Mrs. Jahreis immediately. The exam attempt will then be converted to a withdrawal. i.e. it will not count as a failed attempt.
      • 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 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 have an oral exam), but not the examinations office (which you must always inform).

Disadvantage compensation for chronic illness and disability

Students with a disability or chronic illness can ask for disadvantage compensation for examinations (for example longer time for the exam or authorization of support). This applies to all physical and mental impairments lasting at least 6 months, as well as to illnesses that require at least one medical treatment per quarter over the course of one year. Disadvantage compensation does not require a disability card. Furthermore, it does not appear in the certificate documents. Please file  your petition for disadvantage compensation with our officer for students with disabilities. For further information, please click here.