Exams
At the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences and Psychology a registration for the exams via UniPortal is mandatory. It is not possible to take an exam and earn ECTS points without prior registration. This also applies to students from other faculties who attend courses at the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences and Psychology.
Registration is binding. Failure to attend an exam will result in a failed attempt. This applies to all courses that are examined during the regular exam sessions.
Please note that other faculties may have different registration deadlines. We recommend checking the deadlines relevant to you (e.g., for your minor subject) as early as possible.
Unless otherwise stated in the individual courses, the exams of the Fall Semester usually take place in calendar weeks 4 and 5. The registration period usually starts in calendar week 49.
Re-exams for the courses of the Fall Semester are usually held in the exam session of the Spring Semester.
For the exams of the Fall Semester 2024 the following dates and times apply (the type and duration of exams are determined by the lecturers and announced in the exam schedule, therefore extraordinary exam dates and registration deadlines are possible):
- Registration: 2 December, 2024, 7:00 – 13 December, 2024, 23:59
- Exams Fall Semester 24: 27 – 31 January, 2025
- Release of grades*: 21 February, 2025
* In exceptional cases, it is possible that individual grades are not yet available at this time. In such cases they will be provided as soon as possible.
Unless otherwise stated in the individual courses, the exams of the Spring Semester usually take place in calendar weeks 22 and 23. The registration period usually starts in calendar week 17.
Re-exams for the courses of the Spring Semester are usually held in the exam session of the Fall Semester.
Re-exams for the courses of the Spring Semester of the Preparatory Courses (Propädeutikum) are usually held in the last week of July. This enables a seamless transfer to the Advanced Level Studies (Hauptstudium) in accordance with the sample study plan, even if exams have been failed in the Spring Semester of the Preparatory Courses. Registration period starts in calendar week 27.
For the exams of the Spring Semester 2025 the following dates and times apply (the type and duration of exams are determined by the lecturers and announced in the exam schedule, therefore extraordinary exam dates and registration deadlines are possible):
- Registration: 21 April, 2025, 7:00 – 2 May, 2025, 23:59
- Exams Spring Semester 25: 26 May – 6 June, 2025
- Re-exams Fall Semester 24: 26 May – 6 June, 2025
- Release of grades *: 27 June, 2025
- Registration re-exams Spring Semester 25 Preparatory Courses: 30 June, 2025, 7:00 – 4 July, 2025, 23:59
- Re-exams Spring Semester 25 Preparatory Courses: 28 – 31 July, 2025
- Release of grades re-exams Spring Semester 25 Preparatory Courses *: 14 August, 2025
* In exceptional cases, it is possible that individual grades are not yet available at this time. In such cases they will be provided as soon as possible.
The exam access is reserved for those students who have failed their exam.
The exact dates will follow soon.
- Exam access period Fall Semester: calendar week 10
- Exam access period Spring Semester: calendar week 28
- Exam access period re-exams Spring Semester Preparatory Courses: calendar week 35
Registration for the exam access must be made by e-mail to pruefungen-vpf@unilu.ch in the week before the exam access date.
Exam mode
The exams are conducted electronically using the INSPERA examination software. The exam will take place on site. You are required to bring your own laptop that meets the technical requirements.
Safe Exam Browser (SEB)
The SEB software must be installed on the exam device in advance. This ensures that all applications other than the exam window are blocked during the exam. The faculty will provide a TEST/Demo-INSPERA-exam in due course, which can be used for installation purposes. We strongly recommend taking part in the live mock exam, where assistance can be provided in this regard. Students are responsible for ensuring that the software is installed on their laptop before taking an exam.
Live mock exam
The live mock exam will take place on Monday, 2 December 2024 from 13:00 - 14:00 (Auditorium 9).
Bachelor students with a high school degree (Matura) in a language other than German can use the online form to apply for an extension of the exam time for written exams in German. The application must be submitted within the exam registration period.
The following applies:
- Bachelor students who have already obtained a degree in German are not entitled to an extension of the exam time.
- Please indicate in your application whether you will be taking a general language dictionary with you. Specialized dictionaries and electronic dictionaries are not permitted.
- Approved applications are valid for one semester and must be brought to every written exam and presented to the exam proctors.
Requests for special requirements (e.g., disadvantage compensation in case of physical disability) have to be submitted during the exam registration period. Please send the request together with all necessary documents to studienberatung-vpf@unilu.ch.
Guidelines for the granting of compensations for disadvantage
Please note that the following information sheets only exist in German.
Exam schedule Fall Semester 2024 (provisionally)
Guidelines for the granting of compensations for disadvantages
Information sheet on appealing against exam decisions by the University of Lucerne
