Examinations and Semester rankings

Exam dates and registration

The valid examination periods of the summer term 2025 are:
21.07.2025 - 06.09.2025
15.09.2025 - 18.10.2025

The valid examination periods of the winter term 2025/26 are:
02.02.2026 - 14.03.2026
23.03.2026 - 18.04.2026 

Please note that different examination periods may apply for degree programmes at the TUM School of Life Sciences. Please inform yourself about your examination dates in TUMonline.

TUM deadlines for exam administration:
https://portal.mytum.de/studium/intern/fristen/document_view?

For the individual examinations and repeat examinations, you usually must register or deregister yourself, if you decide not to take an examination. You can only register and deregister via TUMonline. How this works is explained in this video.

Please note that there is a fixed registration and deregistration period per exam in TUMonline. This period is also displayed in TUMonline at the corresponding exam information. If you have not registered within this period, you are not entitled to take the exam.

Exception: If you are enrolled in a Bachelor program with basic and orientation exams (GOP), you will be automatically registered for all GOP exams of the respective semester in accordance with your FPSO. An independent registration is not necessary for GOP exams.
Nevertheless, please check whether you have been registered correctly for all examinations.

Withdrawal from examination

If you are unable to attend an examination, the examiners will initially enter "5.0 - did not attend" as your grade. In this case, you must immediately submit a written withdrawal request to the Campus Office (not to the Graduation Office and Academic Records and not to the examiners). Your request will then be forwarded to the examination board of your study program. If your request is approved, your grade will be changed to "Q - withdrawn for approved reasons". This process usually takes about 4 weeks.
In the withdrawal request you have to explain why you were not able to take the exam. In addition, you have to enclose proof, for example, a medical certificate. The medical certificate must be based on a physical examination that took place on the day of the exam for which you are applying to withdraw from the exam. Please note the information in the application and the legal regulations in § 10 Abs. 7 APSO.
The medical certificate must meet these requirements: Withdrawing

Please send the (electronically) completed and signed form by mail to: withdrawal.co(at)ls.tum.de
Please keep the original medical certificate. In individual cases, we reserve the right to request it. 

Extension and Suspension of Deadline for Credit Limits

TUM has a system for monitoring academic progress. TUM uses this system to check whether you have achieved a defined minimum number of credits in your degree program within the specified deadlines - in other words, whether you are making progress in your studies. The deadlines and credit requirements are specified in § 10 of the General Academic and Examination Regulations (APSO) and, for specific degree programs, in § 38 of the respective program-specific Academic and Examination Regulations (FPSO). The review typically takes place at the beginning of the following semester, after all exam grades have been received. Please note that coursework and examinations completed after the first week of lectures already belong to the new semester and therefore can no longer be taken into account (APSO§ 14 (1) sentence 4).

If you do not meet the requirements of the academic progress check for your degree program, this usually means that your degree program is considered definitively failed (APSO § 10 (5)), which results in your de-registration.

An exception to this is the 8th semester in a bachelor's program or the 6th semester in a master's program (APSO§ 10 (6)). If you are studying in a part-time program or the Master Brewer program, you will find the adjusted deadlines in your FPSO.

If you are having any difficulties with your academic progress, please contact your student advisor immediately.

If you were unable to meet the requirements of the academic progress check for valid reasons beyond your control, the examination board may grant you an extension or suspension upon request. In doing so, the examination board may only consider reasons that you have reported immediately (APSO § 10 (6a) sentence 3 and (7) sentence 1).

Example:

You have to undergo surgery in the 3^rd semester and are unable to study full-time for an extended period of time. You do not take any exams without submitting a request to withdraw from the exams.
If, at the end of your 5^th semester, you do not meet the requirements of the study progress check and submit an application for an extension or suspension of the deadline, the examination board can only take into account your hospital stay in the third semester if you reported it immediately at the time. Only then can it be considered a valid reason for an extension or suspension of the deadline.

To notify the examination board of valid reasons, please send a simple email to examination.ls(at)tum.de and attach relevant evidence.

When providing evidence, please ensure that you note the requirements for medical certificates as described on page 2 of the application for withdrawal from an exam and on the TUM website.
→ Medical certificate requirements on the TUM website
Your notification of valid reasons will be recorded in your student file and may be taken into account if a decision becomes necessary at a later date.

If valid reasons prevent you from taking an exam, please apply for an exam withdrawal:
→ Information on exam withdrawal
In this case, no separate notification of your valid reasons is necessary.
 

Applications for extension / suspension

Difference between deadline extension and deadline suspension (APSO § 10 (6a)):

• Deadline extension:
  The number of semesters that are considered for your academic progress check will be reduced by one semester for the duration of your entire course of study.
  Example: You are in your 4^th semester and receive an extension. This means that you only have to complete the requirements for the 3^rd semester this semester. In the 5^th semester, you will then have to complete the requirements for the 4^th semester, and so on.
   
• Suspension of deadline:
  Your academic progress will not be checked once this semester.
  Example: You are in your 3^rd semester and receive a suspension of the deadline. In this semester, you do not have to meet the requirements of the academic progress check. In the 4^th semester, the progress of the 4^th semester will be checked again as usual.

The application to the examination board must be accompanied by appropriate evidence, such as medical certificates. The same requirements apply to the certificate as to the withdrawal from the examination.

Important:
You can only submit an application for a deadline suspension or extension if you do not meet the academic progress check requirements (APSO § 10 (6a) sentence 1). Approval without necessity (“in advance”) is not possible. Please be sure to speak with your student advisor before submitting an application.

Note:
Important information about your academic progress can be found in the Notification of Examination Results which you will receive for each semester via TUMonline. According to APSO § 31, sentence 4, you are required to take note of the Notification of Examination Results!