(2) A student may sit the last part of the final state examination if they have obtained course credits in the courses defined in their degree programme equal to at least sixty times the number of years of the standard period of studies and have completed and submitted their Thesis if so required by the degree programme.

(5) A student who has fulfilled all the conditions for sitting the last part of the final state examination in the given academic year must pass it in the following academic year at the latest and within the maximum period of studies set out in Article 7 paragraph 2. Failure to meet these conditions will result in a termination of studies for non-compliance with the obligations stipulated by the degree programme pursuant to Section 56, paragraph 1, letter b of the Act. In extenuating circumstances, the Dean may, at the student’s request, extend the deadline for passing the final state examination.

(6) By attending the final state examination, the student declares that they deem themselves fit to pass. Should the student withdraw from the final state examination after it has commenced or seriously violate the rules of the examination or not attend the final state examination on the day they have registered for without a due excuse, the outcome is “fail” (4). Student performance assessment in other cases will be issued by a Board of Examiners.

(9) The final state examination or a part thereof, provided that it is divided into parts, may be resat once the conditions set out in paragraph 5 are met.