You use an examination attempt when you attend an exam, if you submit a blank exam answer, or if you do not attend an exam without having withdrawn your registration within the the deadline. If you have used all your examination attempts withouth acheiving a passing grade in a course, you can apply for furhter attempts. The application form is available in the menu below.

In some courses you may be required to complete a assignemnt, a presentation, attend study groups etc. in order to be allowed to attend the exam. You will find more information about course approvals in each course description.

• How many examination attempts do I have?

  How many examination attempts do I have?

  Bachelor and Master students in business and business administration have two attempts to acheive a passing grade in a course.

  You use an examination attempt if you attend an exam, if you are absent from an exam without submitting valid docuemtation, or if you have not withdrawn from the course by the deadline.

• Extra examination attempts

  Extra examination attempts

  If you have used all your examination attempts without receiving a passing grade, you may apply for an extra examination attempt.

  Application form for extra examination attempts

  You cannot apply for attempts in courses you have already passed.

• Course approval

  Course approval

  You can only complete course approval in the semester in which the course is taught.

  Any requirements for course approval shall be clearly specified in the course description.

  Students who are not granted course approval in the specified manner will not be given an opportunity to undergo assessment in the course.

  Unless otherwise stated in the course description, a course approval is valid until changes in the course approval requirements are published, cf. Section 4-5 in the Regulations for Full-time Study Programmes at NHH.

  You will receive an email from us if you have not passed the course approval requirements. You may respond to this email if you think that an error has occurred.

• Deadline for withdrawing from a course

  Deadline for withdrawing from a course

  The deadline for withdrawal in each course is calculated based on the type of exam and exam date. This is how the deadline is calculated:

  • When home examination is the only form of assessment in the course: Three weeks before the deadline for submission.
  • When term papers, assignments etc. is the only form of assessment in the course: Three weeks before the submission deadline.
  • When school exam is the only form of assessment in the course: Three weeks before the examination date.
  • For courses with multiple exams or assessments, the deadline for withdrawal is three weeks before the first submission deadline in the course.
  • If the first deadline is earlier than three weeks after the registration deadline, the deadline for withdrawal will be 1 September in the autumn semester and 1 February in the spring semester.

• Retake exams

  Retake exams

  Written school examinations at the bachelor's level are offered every semester in mandatory courses, and oral and take-home examinations are only offered in the same semester the course is taught.

  Master's students may only retake assessments when the course is taught.

  The best grade you have achieved will be given as the result on your diploma or transcript, including in cases where you have received a lower grade after re-sitting. If you receive the same grade on your second attempt, the first result will be shown.

  If you are re-taking a course, you must read the course description to see whether any changes have been made to to the course or assessment. You will be tested in accordance with the most recent curriculum taught, and changes may be made to the content, curriculum and form of assessment, and course requirements. The course description will give information regarding what semester the course is taught. 

You can read more about examination attempts, course approvals and retakes in the . Regulations for full-time study programmes at NHH.