Important to know is that you must register to all written exams, including tests ("dugga"), that takes place in examination hall, also for the course's regular exam. See information about registration below.
Different types of examination
The examination can be written examination, oral examination, different types of assignments and project works or a combination of these. Detailed information about the examination for a specific course is written in the course plan and will also be provided to you by the teacher.
Written exam
For courses with written exam there is a minimum of three exams given in one academic year. Information about when the exams are given for a specific course is to be found under the heading "Exam and retake exam schedules and periods" below.
For those who have been granted accomodation at written exam or want to get more information about the possibility, there is information on Teknat's student pages about targeted study support.
Exam registration (NOTE Mandatory!)
Registration is mandatory for all written exams that take place in the exam hall, also for the course's regular exam.
How to register
Register for your exams in Ladok, no later than 12 days before the exam. Bring a valid photo-ID to the exam.
Unregister if you are not able to attend the exam
If you have registered for an exam and are unable to attend, it is very important that you unregister from the exam in Ladok.
Exam and retake exam schedules and periods
Each course has at least one exam and at two re-exams. The re-exams are usually scheduled during certain periods. Subject to space, you can retake the exam at a later regular examination occation. If you choose to retake the exam at a later regular examination occation, however, it is not possible to guarantee freedom from conflicts with other parts of the courses you are studying.
- Current exam periods and exam schedules (Studium)
Exam periods = when in the year the exam is given for the respective course
Exam schedule = exact date and time when the exams are given
Take an exam for an old course
In our document Current exam periods and exam schedules (Studium) you can find information about courses that have ended within the last three semesters and which therefore still have planned re-exams. If you need to retake courses older than that, you are welcome to contact our director of studies to get information on how to proceed.
It is important to find out if the content of the course has changed since you read it and what aids are allowed in the exam. Information about this should be given on the course page in Studium. If you do not have access to the information you should contact the course coordinator, who you can find in the examination schedule above.
Important information you need to know before the exam
On the Uppsala University's written exam page, you will find important information you need to know before writing your exam. Read through it!
Uppsala University´s information about written exams
Collect your exam
All exams are scanned, which means that you can pick up your graded exam digitally. Log in with your usual university password into My exams. Exams are available in scanned format for two years. After that, they will be deleted, according to the current regulations. It is possible to collect your exam in paper format (from the student service desk at Ångström) but no later than two months after the exam day.
Paper originals are saved only for two months. It is therefore important to check as soon as possible that all the pages of your exam are scanned.
Reviewing grades
If there is an obvious mistake in the graded exam, you can ask the teacher to review it. This is regulated by The Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100), 6 chap. 24 §:
"If an examiner finds that a decision on a grade is obviously incorrect owing to new circ*mstances or for some other reason, he or she shall change the decision if this can be done quickly and easily and if it does not mean lowering the grade."
Request for review
If you believe that your exam (in a course for which the Department of mathematics is responsible) is incorrectly graded, you should send an email to studexp@math.uu.se. In the email, you must state which course applies and which task you consider to be wrongly assessed, as well as justify why you think so. You must also attach your corrected exam in pdf format.
