Examinations

Important information on exams | please note!

1) Course-related examinations take the form of module examinations.

2) Students must register for each module examination. The deadlines and dates applicable for this are determined by the examination board and announced to the students in the table below. Participation in an examination without prior registration is excluded.

3) During the examination registration period, students may choose between the 1st and 2nd examination dates for examinations held at the Faculty of Biology.

4) Examinations in the non-biology basic modules (mathematics, physics and chemistry) can only be registered for the respective first examination date. The second examination date is a repeat date only.

5) Within the registration period, students can both register for an examination and deregister from an examination, provided they have not yet started the corresponding examination procedure (see below).

6) In a subsequent deregistration period, students can deregister up to 48 hours before the registered examination date, provided they have not been compulsorily registered for it.

7) The examination procedure starts with the examination date for which the student first registered and ends when the examination is either passed or definitively failed. Deregistration from an open examination procedure is excluded. Open examination procedures continue even if the student changes degree programs or universities.

8) If a student fails an examination or withdraws (see below), the examination procedure continues and the examination office automatically issues a compulsory registration for the next possible date.

9) In the case of compulsory registration, the next possible date must always be taken.

Liliane Merz und Anne Imbery

Office of examination

Old building Schänzlestr. 1, Raum A 309
+49 (0)761 203-2892
pruefungsamt@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
Lecture period: Mon – Thu 10.00 – 12.00 h
Lecture-free period: Mon & Thu 10.00 – 12.00 h
and by appointment

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hess (Chairman)
Prof. Dr. Ilka Diester (Vice Chairwoman)

Examination committee Bachelor of Science, Polyvalent dual-major bachelor’s degree, Master of Science, Master of Education, Diploma)

Old building Schänzlestr. 1, Raum A 309
+49 (0)761 203-2892
pruefungsamt@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
by appointment

PD Dr. Philippe Coulon (Chairman)

Examination committee (Master of Science)

Old building Schänzlestr. 1, Raumroom A 309
+49 (0)761 203-2892
pruefungsamt@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
Office hours:
by appointment

You can apply to the Examination Board to withdraw from the examination at any time up to the day of the examination at the latest. If the requirements for approval are met, the Examination Board may grant you permission to withdraw.
(a) For reasons of illness: A certificate of incapacity for the examination must be submitted.
(b) For other reasons: Please send a corresponding informal and signed application with reasons to the Examination Office.

An application for withdrawal must be submitted immediately and no later than the day of the examination!

If approved, the examination attempt will not be counted towards the attempt count.

If approved, the examination office will register you for the next possible examination date

Please note
By participating in an oral or written examination, you indicate that you are able to take the examination.
A medical certificate submitted subsequently to this examination cannot be recognized.

Take care of it in good time – rules for withdrawing from exams and taking leave of absence
(Article from the university newspaper uni’leben, issue 02/2010)

Students with a disability, chronic illness or not only temporary health impairment that makes it harder from them to complete pass/fail and graded assessments can submit a request for disadvantage compensation.

Disadvantage compensation aims to ensure that the pass/fail and graded assessments can be completed under appropriate conditions and with equal opportunities. Disadvantages that students with the above-mentioned impairments have in comparison to other students when completing pass/fail and graded assessments should be compensated for as far as possible. The requirements that are part of the examination’s performance profile may not be waived and there shall be no overcompensation. Measures to compensate for disadvantages must be determined individually in advance of the respective pass/fail or graded assessment.

Prerequisites for the granting of measures to compensate for disadvantages:

Presence of a disability, chronic illness or not only temporary health impairment. In comparison to other students and under the regular conditions, the completion of pass/fail and graded assessments is more difficult, due to the impairment.
The requirements of the pass/fail or graded assessment are not changed by the measures to compensate for disadvantages.

Examples of disadvantage compensation:

Writing time extensions for exams
Breaks in exams
Separate room during the exam
Extension of submission deadlines
Use of technical aids

Form and content of the request:

The request must be submitted in writing to the departmental examination committee (in bachelor’s and master’s degree programs) or to the respective Dean of Studies (in state examination programs).
It should contain as much information as possible about the specific restrictions on the completion of the respective pass/fail or graded assessment and about which measures are being requested. A medical certificate must be submitted with the request, clearly stating the health impairments and the resulting restrictions on the completion of pass/fail and graded assessments.
The request must be submitted together with the examination registration or at the latest one month before the respective pass/fail or graded assessment.

Contact:

You can obtain further information and advice on disadvantage compensation from the Representative for Students with a Disabilitiy/Chronic Illness of the University of Freiburg and from your examination office.

Your contact person at the Faculty of Biology is: Dr. Janina Kirsch | Coordinator of studies

Examination dates

Deadlines for the registration of examination and assessments

As of: 11.11.2025

B.Sc. Biology | Polyvalent dual-major bachelor's degree program biology

Winter 2025/26
Summer 2025

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Winter semester 2025/26	First examination	Second Examination
GM-01 Cell Biology ⇒ Registration ⇒ 07.01.-17.01.2026	30.01.2026 10.00 – 11.30 h	14.04.2026 10.00 – 11.30 h
GM-02 Genetics and Molecular biology ⇒ Registration ⇒ 07.01.-17.01.2026	06.02.2026 10.00 – 11.30 h	17.04.2026 10.00 – 11.30 h
GM-03 Mathematics I ⇒ Registration ⇒ 07.01.-17.01.2026	11.02.2026 9.30 – 11.15 h	16.04.2026 14.00 – 15.45 h
GM-04 Physics I ⇒ Registration ⇒ 07.01.-17.01.2026	14.02.2026 9.00 – 11.00 h	30.03.2026 9.00 – 11.00 h
GM-05 General and Inorganic Chemistry (exam) ⇒ Registration ⇒ 07.01.-17.01.2026	17.02.2026 14.00 – 16.00 h	15.04.2026 14.00 – 16.00 h
GM-05 General and Inorganic Chemistry (AC-practical course)	All participants of the practical are registered for assessment. individual deadlines for the protocol
LA-01 General, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry ⇒ Registration ⇒ 07.01.-17.01.2026	17.02.2026 14.00 – 16.00 h	15.04.2026 14.00 – 16.00 h

GM-10 Zoology and Evolution of animals ⇒ Registration ⇒ 07.01.-17.01.2026	23.02.2026 10.00 – 11.30 h	13.04.2026 10.00 – 11.30 h
GM-11a Plant physiology ⇒ Registration ⇒ 26.11.-05.12.2025	18.12.2025 12.00 – 13.00 h	20.02.2026 14.00 – 15.00 h
GM-11b Animal physiology ⇒ Registration ⇒ 07.01.-17.01.2026	27.02.2026 10.00 – 11.00 h	16.04.2026 10.00 – 11.00 h
GM-12 Theory of Science and Ethics	No registration of the assessment is required in GM-12. The submission of the “Hausarbeit” counts as registration.
GM-13 Physical Chemistry (exam) ⇒ Registration ⇒ 07.01.-17.01.2026	08.04.2026 10.00 – 11.30 h	31.07.2026 10.00 – 11.30 h
GM-13 Physical Chemistry (practical) ⇒ Cancellation of the registration for examination ⇒ 02.03.-02.04.2026	All participants of the practical are registered for the examination. individual deadlines for the protocol and seminar presentation
GM-17 Statistics ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.10.2025 bis 31.03.2026	The registration for the assessment in GM-17 is required in order for the credits to be acknowledged.
Biological Profile Modules	All participants of biological profile modules are registered for assessment.
Specialization Modules ⇒ Cancellation of the registration for examination ⇒ in the period of the two-week block	Alle participants are registered for the examination.

Summer semester 2025	1^st date	2^nd date
GM-06 Botany and Evolution of plants ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.07.-11.07.2025	25.07.2025 9.00 – 10.30 h	01.10.2025 10.00 – 11.30 h
GM-07 Mathematics II ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.07.-11.07.2025	31.07.2025 9.30 – 11.15 h	30.09.2025 9.30 – 11.15 h
GM-08 Physics II ⇒ Cancellation of the registration ⇒ 01.07.-11.07.2025	All participants are registered for the assessment. individual deadlines for the protocols
GM-09 Organic Chemistry (exam) ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.07.-11.07.2025	04.08.2025 16.00 – 18.00 h	26.08.2025 9.00 – 11.00 h
GM-09 Organic Chemistry (Praktikum) ⇒ Cancellation of the registration for examination ⇒ 01.09.-12.09.2025 (group 1) ⇒ 15.09.-26.09.2025 (group 2)	All participants are registered for the examination. individual deadlines for the protocols
LA-01 General, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry (OC-exam) ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.07.-11.07.2025	04.08.2025 16.00 – 18.00 h	26.08.2025 9.00 – 11.00 h
LA-01 General, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry (Assessment in Chemistry Practical course) ⇒ Cancellation of the registration ⇒ 01.07.-11.07.2025	All participants are registered for the assessment. individual deadlines for the protocols

GM-14 Microbiology, Immunobiology and Biochemistry ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.07.-11.07.2025	30.07.2025 10.00 – 11.30 h	26.09.2025 10.00 – 11.30 h
GM-15 Developmental Biology ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.07.-11.07.2025	28.07.2025 10.00 – 11.30 h	24.09.2025 10.00 – 11.30 h
GM-16 Ecology ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.07.-11.07.2025	22.07.2025 10.00 – 11.00 h	22.09.2025 10.00 – 11.30 h
GM-17 Statistics ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.04.-30.09.2025	The registration for the assessment in GM-17 is required in order for the credits to be acknowledged.
Biological Profile Modules	All participants of biological profile modules are registered for assessment.

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Winter semester 2025/26	First examination date	Second examination date
OM-01 Translational Biology ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.12.-17.12.2025	04.02.2026 14.00 – 16.30 h KS 00 023	25.03.2026 14.00 – 16.30 h KS 00 023
	All participants of the exercise in OM-01 are registered for the assessment.
OM-02 Genetics and Developmental Biology ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.12.-17.12.2025	09.01.2026 14.00 – 16.30 h KS 00 023	23.03.2026 14.00 – 16.30 h KS 00 023
	All participants of the exercise in OM-02 are registered for the assessment.
OM-03 Introduction to Immunobiology ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.12.-17.12.2025	14.01.2026 14.00 – 16.30 h KS 00 023	24.03.2026 14.00 – 16.30 h KS 00 023
	All participants of the exercise in OM-03 are registered for the assessment.
OM-04 Biochemistry and Microbiology ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.12.-17.12.2025	07.01.2026 14.00 – 16.30 h KS 00 023	23.03.2026 9.30 – 12.00 h KS 00 023
	All participants of the exercise in OM-04 are registered for the assessment.
OM-05 Neuroscience – The Basics ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.12.-17.12.2025	16.01.2026 14.00 – 16.30 h PC Pool 3 and 9a	24.03.2026 9.30 – 12.00 h PC Pool 3 and 9a
	All participants of the exercise in OM-05 are registered for the assessment.
OM-06 Introduction to plant sciences ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.12.-17.12.2025	06.02.2026 14.00 – 16.30 h KS 00 023	26.03.2026 9.30 – 12.00 h KS 00 023
	All participants of the exercise in OM-06 are registered for the assessment.
OM-07 Ecology & Evolutionary biology ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.12.-17.12.2025	02.02.2026 14.00 – 16.30 h KS 00 023	25.03.2026 9.30 – 12.00 h KS 00 023
	All participants of the exercise in OM-07 are registered for the assessment.

EDS Experimental Design & Statistics All participants are registered for the assessment	27.03.2026 10.30 – 12.00 h GHS

Major Modules II ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.10.2024-31.03.2025	The registration of the examination is required to take the exam.

Summer semester 2025
Major Modules I ⇒ Cancellation of the registration ⇒ 28.04.-06.06.2025	All participants are registered for the examination.
Elective Modules	All participants are registered for the assessment.

Major Modules II ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.04-30.09.2025	The registration of the examination is required to take the exam.

Master of Education Biology

Winter 2025/26
Summer 2025

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Winter semester 2025/26
ME-01 Human biology ⇒ Registration ⇒ 18.10.2025-14.01.2026	The registration of the examination is required to take the exam. Individual submission deadlines for the portfolios
ME-03 Biotechnology and Molecular biology	All participants of the exercise “Biotechnological applications and discourse” are registered for the assessment
ME-04 Biology didactics ⇒ Registration ⇒ 13.10.2025-01.02.2026	1^st date 09.02.2026 16.15 – 17.15 h	2^nd date only if needed

Summer semester 2025
ME-02 Biodiversity and Sustainability ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.04.-15.07.2025	Registration of the assessment (for “Field Ecology”) and registration for the examinations (for “Education for Sustainable Development – Environmental Education” and “Ecological Perspectives on Sustainable Development”) is required in order for the credit to be acknowledged.
ME-03 Biotechnology and Molecular biology ⇒ The participants of the exercise are registered for the exam.	1^st date 15.08.2025 10.00 – 12.00 h	2^nd date only if needed
ME-04 Biology Didactics ⇒ Registration ⇒ 01.04.-15.07.2025	1st date 28.07.2025 16.15 – 17.15 h	2nd date only if needed