Disability / chronic illness
Students requesting special arrangements to make up for disadvantages due to a disability or chronic illness should contact the disability representative or the counselling centres for students with disabilities as early as possible. The University of Oldenburg and the student service organisation offer a wide range of advice, tips and information in all study-related social matters. Counselling for students with disabilities or chronic illnesses is open to all students who feel they are disabled or chronically ill.
The contact persons are
Wiebke Hendeß (Student Service Organisation Oldenburg)
behindertenberatung@sw-ol.de
+49 441 - 798-2797
Martin Podszus (University of Oldenburg)
m.podszus@uol.de
+49 441 - 798-2012
Counselling on disadvantage compensation in case of disability / chronic illness
The right to special arrangements to make up for disadvantages is often anchored in law. Students can request special arrangements to make up for disadvantages in the form of help with organising or performing their coursework or for examinations. The following applies to special arrangements to make up for disadvantages during examinations: Students must describe how and to what extent their disability/impairment makes examinations harder for them and how this results in disadvantages compared to fellow students.
For organisational reasons, students who require special arrangements to make up for disadvantages in examination situations due to a disability or chronic illness must contact the Academic Examinations Office in good time before the examination in order to clarify the formalities. The application form below must be used to apply for such special arrangements. The application must identify the required test modifications and justify their necessity. The health impairment and its concrete effects with respect to the applicant's examinations must be documented by appropriate evidence. Only students who acknowledge their own impairments and describe the effects in a plausible manner can request special arrangements to make up for disadvantages. In order for an application for special arrangements to make up for disadvantages to be examined, the justifications, evidence and supporting documents required in each case must be available.
Application for the granting of compensation for disadvantages in examinations (in German) [pdf]
As soon as a complete application has been submitted, it will be forwarded by the Examinations Office to the relevant examining board in compliance with data protection regulations. The final decision rests with the examining board.
Special arrangements to make up for disadvantages can be relevant for all types of coursework or examinations. They can be granted once, or for certain sections of the degree programme or also for the duration of a degree programme. Special arrangements to make up for disadvantages may not be included in the examination assessment or noted on certificates.
Care responsibilities (children, relatives) and maternity leave
Students who require special arrangements to make up for disadvantages due to care responsibilities for their own children or close relatives must contact the Academic Examinations Office in good time before the examination in order to clarify the formalities.
You can apply for special arrangements informally. The application must identify the required test modifications and justify their necessity. Care responsibilities and their concrete effects on examinations must be documented by appropriate evidence.
As soon as a complete application has been submitted, it will be forwarded by the Examinations Office to the relevant examining board in compliance with data protection regulations. The final decision rests with the examining board.
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