Orientation test

Orientation examination

In the winter semester 2001/02, the orientation examination was introduced for the degree programs at the University of Karlsruhe (TH). It is still valid today for all WiWi Bachelor's degree programs at KIT. The orientation examination is not an examination at a specific point in time, but several examinations from the regular curriculum of the first two semesters of the respective degree program, each of which is defined as a partial examination of the orientation examination in the study and examination regulations.

The purpose of the orientation examination is to review the decision to study and to correct any wrong decisions without losing too much time. For this reason, the orientation examination must be taken in the first two semesters, including retakes, but no later than the end of the examination period of the 3rd semester.

Deadline extension:

The responsible examination board can extend the deadline for providing evidence of the orientation examination upon justified request. This is usually the case if there are comprehensible reasons for which the applicant is not responsible.
The examinations that are part of the orientation examination in a degree program are explicitly named in the examination regulations of the respective degree programs. The orientation examination does not interfere with the regular course of these examinations:
As with any other examination, there is a repeat examination if the student fails. If this re-examination is taken in written form (written exam), an oral re-examination will follow if the student fails again. Only if this is also failed is the examination deemed to have been definitively failed.

A second retake is not possible:

For examinations taken as part of the orientation examination, however, it is not possible to apply for a second retake.