Exams

The grading scale at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the TU Dresden ranges from 1 to 5:

• 1 = very good
• 2 = good
• 3 = satisfactory
• 4 = sufficient
• 5 = not sufficient

Passing grades may also be qualified decimal numbers such as 0.3 or 0.7 to indicate tendencies towards the next grade. The grades 0.7, 4.3, 4.7 and 5.3 do not exist.

Ungraded assessments are evaluated as "passed" or "failed".

The module grade is determined according to the specification of the module descriptions, which are part of the study regulations. If a module grade is composed of several sub-grades, only the first decimal place after the decimal point is taken into account. All other decimal places are dropped without rounding. The module grade is as follows:

• until including 1.5 = very good 
• from 1.6 until including 2.5 = good
• from 2.6 until including 3.5 = satisfactory 
• from 3.6 until including 4.0 = sufficient 
• from 4.1 = not sufficient

Upon successful completion of all modules and the final thesis, an overall grade is calculated according to the examination regulations. The calculation rules that apply to the module grade apply to the final grade, too, with one exception:

Examination regulations before 2010: If the grade of the thesis is 1.0 and the final grade of the "Diplom" exam is better than 1.3, the overal rating "passed with distinction" is awarded.
Examination regulations as of 2010: If the student has achieved an average of up to and including 1.2 and the final grade of the thesis is up to including 2.0, the overall grade is "passed with distinction" instead of "very good".

The registration for exams is to be done by the student via the portal HISQIS (exception: examination barrier 3rd semester). The registration period is announced by the examination office. Usually, the registration period in the winter semester is in January/February, in the summer semester in June/July.

The registration for exams includes lab courses that have been completed in the current semester, compulsory language modules as well as exams that the student has taken during the lecture period (e.g. introductory project).

If there is an exam missing in the list, please contact the examination office.

Students can cancel their exam registration up to 3 working days (Monday–Saturday) before the exam date without submitting any reasons. Cancellations have to be done by the student via HISQIS; cancellations that are submitted in any other form cannot be processed.

Withdrawal from an exam within 3 working days before the exam date is possible only if the student can submit a medical certificate. The withdrawal is to be submitted immediately and in written form to the examination office. The medical certificate has to give the symptoms of the disease. 

This form can be used for a withdrawal. Informal certificates are also accepted, provided they contain the required information. The examination board reviews the validity of the withdrawal based on the symptoms. 

3-working-days-period: The 3-working-days-period includes the weekdays Monday to Saturday only. Sundays and holidays are not counted. The day of the exam will count towards the 3-working-days-period. Which means: When the exam takes place on a Thursday, the student can cancel his registration for the exam until Tuesday 11:59 p.m. without giving any reason.

Before you cancel the registration for an exam, please check whether there is a deadline for the (re-)examination. If you are unsure, please contact the examination office.

The Diplom/Master's thesis is an assessment. If the student is ill while working on his/her thesis, a medical certificate must be presented. This form can be used for the medical certificate. The certificate must give the symptoms of the disease. On the basis of these symptoms, the examination board decide whether the student was incapable of working on his/her thesis. If the examination board decide that the student was incapable of working, the student's deadline for handing in the thesis is extended for the time of the recognized sick days (calendar days).

If the student fails a module exam, s/he has the possibility to repeat the failed assessment. Regarding the repetition, there are deadlines to be considered: 

Failed for the 1st time: 

• The student has to take the 1st re-examination within one year.

Failed for the 2nd time:

• The student has to take the 2nd re-examination at the following exam date (last possibility).

If these deadlines are exceeded, the examination is graded as "5" or "failed".

Passed examinations cannot be repeated (exception: free trial).

Please submit your master's thesis at the Examination Office. If the date is a Tuesday or a Thursday, please use the opening hours. If your submission date is any other date, please contact Mrs. Strempel for an appointment.

Please submit two hard copies and one digital copy. The hard copy needs to be hard-bound at the Copy Shop.

The Examination Office would like you to include the approved and signed task assignment as well as a statement of authorship. Further requirements (margins, line pitch, single-printed or double-printed, etc.) are regulated by the supervising professor. Please contact your supervisor about a template.

We allow the reviewers about two weeks to read the thesis and to write the review. The defense should be around after two weeks of the submission. The first reviewer and an observer have to be present.

Yes, you need to be an enrolled student to do your defense. Please contact the Studentenrat (StuRa) about a partial reimbursement of your costs for that semester.

The final certificates can take up to four weeks after the defense to be printed and signed. The Examination Office will write an email when the certificates are ready for pick up. You can get a statement about the successful completion of your studies after the papers with the grades have been returned to the Examination Office.

Please pick between 38 and 42 credits to be included in your final grade. Please inform the Examination Office about the modules you would like to exclude from your final grade. These modules will show on the addition of your certificate, but will not be included in the final grade. If you wish to see the grades of the additional modules, please state that in your email.

• Examination regulation (English translation) 2014
• Study regulation (English translation) 2014

Note: Please find the current curriculum as well as the current module descriptions in the current study guide.

• Aptitude regulation (English translation)

• Examination regulation (English translation) 2011
• Study regulation (English translation) 2011
• Module descriptions (English translation)
• Aptitude regulation (English translation)