Examinations

Important information on exams | please note!
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: 19.07.2025
B.Sc. Biology | Polyvalent dual-major bachelor's degree program biology
Summer semester 2025 | 1st date | 2nd date | |
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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. |
Winter semester 2025/26 | First examination | Second Examination | |
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GM-01 Cell Biology ⇒ Registration ⇒ 07.01.-17.01.2026 | 28.01.2026 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 | tba | |
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 | 24.02.2026 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. |
Master of Science Biology
Summer semester 2025 | |
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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. |
Winter semester 2025/26 | First examination date | Second examination date |
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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 | 16.01.2026 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 | 14.01.2026 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. |
Master of Education Biology
Summer semester 2025 | ||
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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. | 1st date 15.08.2025 10.00 – 12.00 h | 2nd 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 |
Winter semester 2025/26 | ||
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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 |
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ME-04 Biology didactics ⇒ Registration ⇒ 13.10.2025-01.02.2026 | 1st date 09.02.2026 16.15 – 17.15 h | 2nd date only if needed |