Illness in connection with exams

lllness in connection with exams

• Illness before the exam (unable to participate in the exam)
• Illness during the exam
• Illness of a close family member
• Illness during the project period under the final project

Illness before the exam (unable to participate in the exam)
If the student becomes ill before the exam is held and is unable to participate, the student must, within 14 days of the exam date, submit documentation of illness to the Study Administration at studadm@adm.dtu.dk. The documentation must be in either Danish or English and must be sent from their student email. Documentation can be, for example, a copy of a medical record from the health provider or a medical certificate, which the student must pay for themselves. The student will be registered as “ill” (SYG). The registration "ill" does not count as an exam attempt. Please note that the result "ill" can only be registered when an EM assessment (No attendance) has been registered.

Illness during the exam
Students who become ill during the exam must notify an invigilator or examiner before leaving the exam. Students must contact the doctor on the exam day or the proximate weekday at the latest. The process hereafter is described above under 'Illness before the exam'.

If the student, despite illness, chooses to complete an exam, i.e. submits their exam answer, it counts as an exam attempt, and the attempt cannot be cancelled.

The students must register for a new exam in the same course in a later examination term.

Illness of a close family member
If a student is unable to participate in an exam due to a severe illness of a family member or friend, or in case of a serious event that may affect the student’s performance at the exam, the student can apply to have the exam registration (the exam attempt) changed to the registration 'Ill' by submitting relevant documentation to the Office for Study Programmes and Student Affairs via the Study Administration's contact form or if you are an external party by writing to studadm@adm.dtu.dk This must be done no later than two weeks after the exam date. If the student has already completed the exam, it will count as an exam attempt, and the exam cannot be cancelled.

Illness during the project period under the final project
If a student falls ill while completing the final project, the student's programme specification rules apply. Find the rules at student.dtu.dk under ‘Study rules/Final projects’.