Compulsory Attendance

For students with family responsibilities, there is always the problem that the time allowed for absences per course is not sufficient, as they may also be confronted with illnesses of their children or relatives to be cared for or the sudden unavailability of childcare. They may also not be able to complete certain coursework in the form offered, e.g. participation in excursions lasting several days or carrying out laboratory experiments during pregnancy or breastfeeding.

As a general rule, periods of illness of a child or unavoidable absence from childcare are deemed to be equivalent to the student's own illness, if appropriate proof is provided (certificate from the doctor or, in the second case, from the childcare facility/person), and count as an excuse for missing periods of attendance, or for delays in coursework.

If there are any problems with regard to compulsory attendance, please contact the lecturer at an early stage. In general, it is possible to replace an academic achievement with adequate others. This requires a detailed explanation. Please enquire whether it is possible to work on missing course content elsewhere or to replace study formats that cannot be attended (e.g. excursions or similar) with other formats.

It is up to the respective lecturer or, in difficult cases, the responsible department or faculty to decide which type of replacement is appropriate. In the latter case, you may submit an application for a substitute performance to the chairperson of the respective examination board.