FAQ

Extensions apply to students who were enrolled during the following semesters  („Coronasemester“):

• Summer semester 2020
• Winter semester 2020/2021
• Summer semester 2021
• Winter semester 2021/2022

Regular study period:

For students who were enrolled in the same degree program in one or more of the semesters mentioned above, the regular study period is extended by up to four semesters.

Maximum study period:

For all students who were enrolled in the semesters mentioned above, the maximum study period is extended by the number of semesters enrolled, up to a maximum of three semesters. The maximum duration of study in the bachelor's programs BIW and CIW is therefore 15 semesters.

There is no need to apply for an extension of the duration of studies.

Orientation examination:

The deadline for taking the orientation examination is extended

• by three semesters for first-year students in the winter semesters 2018/2019, 2019/2020, and 2020/2021
• by one semester for first-year students in the winter semester 2021/2022

There is no need to apply for an extension of the deadline for taking the orientation examination.

Many institutes list their thesis proposals on their websites. If a thesis proposal is of interest to you, contact the thesis advisor (usually a research assistant or doctoral candidate). Alternatively, you can visit the institute in person and ask the research assistants about the theses they will be offering in the near future.

If you want to write your thesis in a KIT Department other than the KIT Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, you must obtain approval from the Bachelor’s Examination Board of the KIT Department of Chemical and Process Engineering. Please contact the Bachelor’s Examination Board for further information on the procedure.

For an external bachelor’s thesis at a company or other research institution, a supervisor from the KIT Department of Chemical and Process Engineering must be found in accordance with § 14 of the Studies and Examination Regulations. The thesis can then be registered through the supervisor’s institute as usual.

The maximum study period for the Bachelor’s programs in Bioengineering and Chemical and Process Engineering is usually twelve semesters. For students enrolled during one or more semesters affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the maximum study period is extended by up to three semesters (see the first question for more information).

Generally, there is no deadline by which you must retake an exam if you fail it. However, please note the following exceptions:

• You must meet the deadline for taking the orientation examination.
• You may not exceed the maximum study period of twelve semesters.
• If you have applied for a second repeat exam, it must be taken no later than the second exam date after you failed for the second time.

Written Examinations

You can withdraw from an exam without providing a reason up until it starts (see Section 10 (1) of the Studies and Examination Regulations). You have the following options for deregistration:

• If it is still possible, you should use the Campus Management System to deregister from the exam.
• You can withdraw in person on the day of the exam in the lecture hall. You can have your withdrawal acknowledged by using this form. (PDF).
• You can deregister via email to the examiner. The email must be sent before the start of the exam.

!! Please note !! Withdrawal after the start of the exam is only possible in exceptional cases (e.g. illness), and requires the submission of appropriate documentation (e.g. a doctor's note) to the Examination Board.

Oral Examinations

Examiners will make time for your exam. Therefore, you must withdraw from an oral examination at least three days before the scheduled date.

In the Bachelor's program in Chemical and Process Engineering 2015, students must take at least one of the modules “Ethics and Global Material Cycles” or “Industrial Business Administration.”

In the Bachelor’s program in Chemical and Process Engineering 2026, the module “Environmental Ethics and Technology” and a module on good research practice (title to be defined) are mandatory.

In the Bachelor’s program in Bioengineering, the two modules “Programming and Numerical Simulation” and “Scientific Writing with LaTeX” are mandatory.

Students are responsible for selecting one or more additional modules from among all of the courses offered by KIT; this selection does not require the approval of the Examination Board. Students generally take courses offered by the Language Centre, House of Competence or FORUM.