Exams & Grading

In the beginning of each semester each instructor provides a course syllabus with the course description, office hours, grading policy, and course requirements. Topics to be covered have to match closely with the approved course contents contained in this student guide. Lecture and tutorial attendance is highly recommended but not mandatory. Students have to successfully complete the course requirements which may include midterm exams, assignments, projects, laboratories, and the final exam which is only given during the final exam period.

In each academic year there are three examination periods: the first, in January, after the end of the fall semester; the second, in June, after the end of the spring semester; and the third, in September, after the end of the summer break. The dates for the exam periods are included in the academic calendar; the exam schedule is announced in advance on the department and university websites. The winter examination period is for courses offered in the fall semester, whereas the summer examination period is for courses offered in the spring semester. Students who miss or fail the final exam of one or more courses, they can retake the final exam in the third examination period in September. Students who fail to pass a course during the two exam periods are required to enroll and repeat the course in the following academic year(s).

The final grade issued by the course instructor represents an overall performance assessment in midterm exams, assignments, projects, laboratory exercises, and the final exam. The grading policy is announced by the instructor at the beginning of each semester. The final grades are announced within a period of fifteen (15) days after the final exam and are given on a scale from zero (0) to ten (10), rounded to the nearest half (½). A grade of five (5) or higher is required for successful completion of the course. A linguistic grade is assigned to the final numerical grade according to the following table:

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