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First-year exam

What is the first-year exam?

The first-year exam is not one exam, but consists of several exams in your bachelor's degree programme, which you must pass no later than the end of your first year of study, i.e. before 1 September.

What exams does the first-year exam consist of?

Economics and Business Administration

The first-year exam for Economics and Business Administration consists of the courses in your first semester:

  • Economics 1 (10 ECTS)
  • Project Management and Team Leadership (5 ECTS)
  • Mathematics (5 ECTS)
  • Business Developement Project (10 ECTS)

Registration for your first-year exam

Economics and Business Administration, BSc

You will automatically be registered for the 1st exam attempt in the exams in your first-year exam.

You must register for the 2nd and 3rd exam attempts yourself.
See below when you can take the exams in the courses that are included in your first-year exam:

Exam attempt Exam period Registration deadline How to sign up
1st January You are automatically registered. You are automatically registered.
2nd February February* You register via mystudies.au.dk -> STADS
3rd August July* You register via mystudies.au.dk -> STADS

*See the specific registration deadlines under 'Exam registration and withdrawal'.

Can I deregister from the first-year exam?

You cannot deregister from the courses (the teaching) or the first exam attempt in the courses that are included in your first-year exam.

What happens if you do not pass the first-year exam within your first year of study?

If you do not pass the first-year exam within your first year of study, you will be withdrawn from the university unless you apply for and receive a dispensation to postpone your exams.

If you are withdrawn from your programme because you did not pass the first-year exam and wish to apply for the same programme again.

If you have been withdrawn from the university and wish to apply for the same degree programme again, Aarhus University must assess whether you can document significantly improved possibilities of completing the programme.

Contact

Contact the student counsellor's office if you have questions about the first-year exam or need guidance on how to apply for an exemption.

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Revised 24.03.2026
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Katrine Seliger Gregersen