Illness on exam day
What do you do if you are ill on your exam day?
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Illness during an examination - online form and medical certificate
- Fill in the online form and upload medical certificate.
- You must submit a medical certificate if illness prevents you from taking an examination or submitting an answer paper within the appointed deadline.
- The medical certificate must include the day of examination/submission.
- If you are not able to submit the medical certificate on the day of the examination, the medical certificate must be submitted or postmarked no later than one week after the examination date.
- If the university has not received the medical certificate one week after the day of examination/submission, you will be registered with one examination attempt.
- The medical certificate should be sent to your faculty.
- If you are entitled to a new or postponed examination, remember to register for this within the deadline!
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Illness during a written examination with invigilation
If you become ill during a written examination with invigilation, you must decide whether you want to withdraw from the examination or submit an answer paper.
- If you choose to withdraw from the examination, the answer paper (if any) will not be sent to the examiners. If you submit a medical certificate subsequent to the examination, you will be granted legitimate absence. If you do not submit a medical certificate, you will be registered with one examination attempt.
- If you choose to submit an answer paper, you will not be able to submit a medical certificate afterwards to be granted legitimate absence. You will be registered with one examination attempt.
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Questions?
Contact your faculty.