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Here, you can find out what to do if you fall ill in connection with an exam at Aarhus BSS and which options you have. How you should proceed depends on the specific type of examination.
As a general rule:
Illness on the day of examination:
If you fall ill prior to a written or oral on-site exam, you can report sick for the exam.
Acute illness during the actual examination
If you fall urgently ill during an on-site exam and aren’t able to complete the exam, you can also report sick.
Note: If you don’t meet the requirements above but have discontinued the exam, you have used an examination attempt.
If you choose to carry out the exam, you have also used an examination attempt.
If you fall ill during a set take-home assignment and aren’t able to carry out the exam, you can report sick.
Contact a doctor immediately and get a doctor’s certificate documenting that your illness is of a nature that prevents you from carrying out the exam.
You report sick via mystudies.au.dk (Self-service). Use the form titled ‘Exemption’ and remember to state which exam the illness concerns.
If you’re unable to hand in a take-home assignment on topic of student’s choice in relation to the ordinary exam due to illness, you can apply for dispensation to go straight to the reexamination.
If you’re unable to hand in a take-home assignment on topic of student’s choice in relation to reexamination due to illness, you can apply to be withdrawn from the exam after the deadline.
Contact a doctor and get a doctor’s certificate documenting that your illness is of a nature that prevents you from handing in the assignment within the deadline.
Submit your application via mystudies.au.dk (Self-service) and attach documentation for your illness.
You have used an examination attempt if you don’t participate in the exam and haven’t applied for an exemption.
If you are granted dispensation and get direct access to the reexamination, you must register for the reexamination yourself.
If you fall ill during the course and aren’t able to live up to the defined requirements for participation, you can apply for dispensation to be placed on sick leave to avoid using an examination attempt.
Contact a doctor immediately and get a doctor’s certificate documenting that your illness is of a nature that prevents you from meeting the outlined requirements.
The following conditions must be stated clearly in the doctor’s certificate:
If you are granted dispensation to be placed on sick leave, it is your responsibility to sign up for the exam again unless otherwise stated in your ruling.
If you fall ill while working on your Master's thesis and are unable to hand it in within the deadline, you can apply for dispensation to postpone the deadline for handing in the Master's thesis.
Contact your doctor as soon as the symptoms arise and get a doctor’s certificate.
The following conditions must be stated clearly in the doctor’s certificate:
Apply for dispensation to extend the deadline for handing in your Master's thesis. The application must be sent via mystudies.au.dk (Self-service).
If your illness is assessed to be of prolonged duration, you can look into the possibility of applying for ordinary leave. Please read more about ordinary leave.
When you are on leave, your Master's thesis is set on hold. This means that you have the same amount of time for your Master's thesis, when you return from leave, as you had when your leave started.
Oral defense
If you fall ill in relation to an oral defense, you can report sick for the oral exam.
Contact a doctor and get a doctor’s certificate that documents your illness.
You report sick via mystudies.au.dk (Self-service). Use the form titled ‘Exemption’ and remember to state which exam the illness concerns.
If your notification of illness is approved, we will set a new date for the oral defense.
Contact The Student Counsellors’ Office at Aarhus BSS if you need guidance on how to report illness at an exam.