A course exam is a final exam for specific courses. It consists of a single exam that determines whether students have understood the course material and acquired the necessary skills.
At WU, all course examinations (LVP) are offered three times per semester and are held centrally during the examination weeks. Registration for examinations is required. Students can register for the examination even if they have not attended the course. All information about the examination week can be found here!

Courses with continuous assessment during the semester are courses with compulsory attendance. Active participation is particularly important, as the grade is composed of at least three performance components that are completed during the course.
If one component (taken alone) is decisive for a positive assessment, it can be made up for a valid reason (e.g., illness with a doctor's note). Once a performance component has been completed, the course must be assessed.

The lecture with interactive elements combines elements from course examinations (LVP) and course with continuous assessment (PI). It offers the ideal framework for interactive teaching formats, e.g., with a lecture and an exercise part.
There is a reduced attendance requirement for VUE, and at least two partial performances are used for assessment, with typical partial performances including homework assignments, midterm, and final exams. The overall grade is composed of the individual, differently weighted performance components. If a performance component is decisive for a positive assessment, it can be made up for if there is a valid reason, such as illness with a doctor's certificate. In addition, a decisive performance component can be repeated within the same course if at least 10% of the points have been achieved.

Workshop-type courses are courses in which topics are explored together with the instructors. Attendance is mandatory for at least 80% of the course. The assessment is either "successfully completed" or "not successfully completed." Working groups cannot be used as free electives. No ECTS credits are awarded unless the working group is designated as a compulsory course in the study plan. Working groups are not included in the calculation of subject grades. However, if working groups exceed 50% of the ECTS credits for a subject, the entire subject is graded as "successfully completed."

In research seminars, students carry out their own project work in the spirit of research-led teaching. These can be research projects or application-oriented practical projects.  The course instructor may reduce the attendance requirement and the number of announced course units (face-to-face teaching) because a significant portion of the student workload is completed outside the classroom. The overall assessment is based on at least two partial performances (e.g., seminar paper, project report, project presentation, essay).

A revision course is an extracurricular course in which students can deepen or repeat the material from courses or exams in the study programs. As an extracurricular course, it is voluntary for students, so there is no attendance requirement, no obligation to perform, and no assessment. Revision courses cannot be used as free electives.

Subject examinations can be written or oral and must be offered at least three times per semester. If both a written and an oral subject examination are required for a subject, admission to the oral subject examination requires the successful completion of the written subject examination. Further information on registration and examination dates can be found at here !

Module examinations can be held in written or oral form. At least three examination dates must be offered per semester. In MP exams, students demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have acquired in preparatory courses ("MPVs"). These courses have a reduced attendance requirement of 50-70% of the announced units, there is no assessment of the MPVs, and students cannot earn credits for the module exam. Further information on registration and exam dates can be found at here !