This page briefly summarizes the most important points of the current BCO examination regulations. No legal claim can be derived from this.

Failure of examinations

An examination will be graded as "insufficient"(5,0) or "failed" in case of:

• Absence without valid reasons
• Withdrawal without valid reasons after the start of an examination
• Failure to hand in an examination paper on time

 An examination may be graded "unsatisfactory" in the case of:

• Deception or use of unauthorized aids
• Exclusion from the examination due to disruption

In the case of illness, a certificate must be submitted immediately, i.e. by the 3rd day after the examination date at the latest, to the chairman of the examination board via the examination office, containing at least the following information:

• Duration of the illness,
• Dates of medical treatment,
• the nature and extent of the illness, stating the findings of fact made by the doctor on the basis of his or her own observations (it is not necessary to state the diagnosis), and
• Effects of the illness on the examinations.

Registration for examinations

Every examination must be registered (including "successful participation"). Registration takes place within a certain period of time via the PC pools. The registration is binding. Deregistration from an examination is only accepted up to 10 days before the respective examination.

Recognition of achievements from other universities

• Recognition must be applied for prior to exam registration.
• For examinations that have already been registered, there is no possibility to recognize them retroactively.
• Only modules can be recognized. Partial recognition is not possible.
• "Passed" performances without a grade will be evaluated with 4.0.
• Once grades have been recognized, this performance cannot be improved.

Final module

The final module consists of attending the bachelor's seminar (including the preparation of a project outline) and the preparation and timely submission of the bachelor's thesis. The bachelor thesis must be submitted at the earliest after 120 credits have been earned and at the latest 365 days after passing the last module examination. The topic can only be returned once and only within the first four weeks of the processing time.

Processing time: 12 weeks

Assessment of examination results

• very good                                           1,0; 1,3
• good                                                         1.7; 2.0; 2.3
• satisfactory                             2.7; 3.0; 3.3
• sufficient                               3.7; 4.0
• insufficient             5.0

In addition and independent of the respective grade, the designated credits are awarded. To determine the overall grade, the grades of the individual modules and the final thesis are multiplied by the respective credit points. The sum of the weighted grades is then divided by the sum of the credit points.

Repetition of examinations

• Each examination can be repeated twice in case of failure.
• A thesis graded "not sufficient" can be repeated once.
• Repeat attempts must be made in the following semester.
• During the course of study, an examination may be repeated in order to improve the grade. However, this exam must be passed and repeated in the following semester.