Examination office computer science

New examination regulations as of Winter Semester 2021/22

For all students who started their studies in winter semester 2021/22 or later, new examination regulations are valid! You can find these regulation (called FPO 2021) on the homepage of the Examination Office for Computer Science under "Documents and Information on the Examination Regulations for Computer Science 2021" (as there are no English translations yet, please use an automatic translator).

 

If you have already started your studies before the winter semester 2021/22, you will remain in the examination regulations 2012, but please note that there are major changes in the module catalogs! Please contact your mentor to adjust the mentor approval if necessary.

Please also note that the old examination regulations from 2012 will expire in the foreseeable future and you will have to complete your studies by then or change to the new subject-specific examination regulations of 2021:

• Bachelor Computer Science: until March 31, 2025 (a correction to September 30, 2025 is planned)
• Bachelor Dual Study Computer Science: until October 31, 2025 (a correction to March 31, 2026 is planned)
• Master Computer Science: until September 30, 2023 (a correction to March 31, 2024 is planned)

Change of examination regulations (from PO 2012 to FPO 2021)

Students of the old PO 2012 can transfer to the studies according to the new subject-specific examination regulations 2021 at the beginning of each semester at the International Office (Study Secretariat), if they wish to do so. It can be advantageous to switch if you are still at the beginning of your studies and/or have not yet achieved many credit points.

Due to the changed structure of the study program, you should in any case check beforehand to what extent your already completed credits will be automatically transferred or can be recognized upon application. Please refer to the relevant applications for recognition for the Bachelor's- and Master's programs, which must be submitted to the Examination Office.

Some important formal differences of the examination regulations 2012 and 2021
(without guarantee of completeness!)

• The FPO 2021 no longer allows a completely free choice of specialization, but only four fixed specialization areas. The need for mentor approvals is thereby eliminated.
  In the Bachelor's program, the specialization must be selected at the latest with the first registration of a study performance or examination in the specialization area. The choice is made via the campus management system unisono, usually after the third or fourth semester. It can be changed once upon request.
  In the Master's program, the specialization must already be selected with the application / enrollment.
• The FPO 2021 also allows compulsory courses in English in the Bachelor and in the Master. It is possible to study the Master completely in English.
• In contrast to the PO 2012, the FPO 2021 provides for certain compensation options for elective modules from the specialization that are ultimately not passed (maximum of two choices of another module; if necessary, one change of specialization; §10(4) FPO-B or FPO-M).
• The deadline for withdrawing from exams due to illness or other compelling reasons is three working days after the exam in FPO 2021 (§18(3) of the Framework Examination Regulations). In PO 2012 it was five working days (§25(2) of the Uniform Regulations).
• According to the FPO 2021, a free attempt for an examination is no longer possible if the examination has already been repeated regularly (due to non-passing) (§10a of the FPO-B or FPO-M).
• The processing time for final theses in the FPO 2021 is 18 weeks (Bachelor) or 26 weeks (Master), instead of 4 or 6 months in the PO 2012.
  In the FPO 2021, a colloquium (20 min. talk + discussion) is mandatory for the final thesis, whose result is included in the grade by 25%.