Supplementary examinations
Supplementary examination dates and procedures
- Registration: December 6 to December 19, 2024 (12.00 noon, CET), online
- English (written exam): January 13, 2.15 p.m.
- Mathematics (written exam): January 14, 2.15 p.m.
- German (written exam): January 15, 2.15 p.m.
- Oral exams (all subjects): January 27 to January 31, 2025
- Issue of certificates: At the earliest one day after the oral exam: January 29 to February 3, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in front of the office (or afterwards during the opening hours in the office). Please note that you have to show your photo ID.
- Registration: February 15 to February 28 (12.00 noon, CET) 2025, online
- Mathematics (written exam): March 10, 2.15 p.m.
- German (written exam): March 11, 2.15 p.m.
- English (written exam): March 12, 2.15 p.m.
- Oral exams (all subjects): March 24 to March 27, 2025
- Issue of certificates: March 28, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the office (or afterwards during opening hours in the office). Please note that you have to show your photo ID.
PLEASE NOTE: This supplementary exam takes place after the universities' admission period has ended. Starting a regular degree programme at the university in the summer semester 2025 is therefore not possible with this exam date! We recommend not to complete the preparation programme (your last supplementary exam) on this exam date. You will be deregistered from your university on the day of your last supplementary examination. You will then no longer be enrolled as a non-degree programme student for the summer semester 2025 and will not receive any confirmations for the summer semester 2025. Should you attend a course, a pro-rata refund of the course fee will not be possible!
- Registration: March 15 to March 28 (12.00 noon, CET) 2025, online
- German (written exam): April 7, 2.15 p.m.
- English (written exam): April 8, 2.15 p.m.
- Mathematics (written exam): April 9, 2.15 p.m.
- Oral exams (all subjects): May 5 to May 8, 2025
- Issue of certificates: May 12, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the office (or afterwards during the opening hours in the office). Please note that you have to show your photo ID.
- Registration: May 10 to May 23 (12.00 noon, CEST) 2025, online
- English (written exam): June 4, 2.15 p.m., 2025
- Mathematics (written exam): June 5, 2.15 p.m., 2025
- German (written exam): June 6, 2.15 p.m., 2025
- Oral exams (all subjects): June 23 to June 27, 2025
- Issue of certificates: At the earliest one day after the oral exam: June 23 to June 27, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in front of the office (or afterwards during opening hours in the office). Please note that you have to show your photo ID. Please mind the opening hours in July and August.
Registration for supplementary examinations
A registration for supplementary examinations is not possible at the moment. The instructions for an online registration for supplementary examinations can be found here at the beginning of the next registration period (German only).
Supplementary examinations - general information
- There are 3 dates for supplementary examinations per semester:
- Winter semester: September, October/November, January
- Summer semester: March, April/May, June
- Please mind the application deadline!
- Examination fees:
- 66 euros: Examination fee for German, English, Mathematics each.
- 46 euros: Examination fee for History, Geography, Biology, Physics, Chemistry each.
- For the registration you need a valid admission letter from a scientific Viennese university that states the supplementary examination you want to register for.
- It is also possible to register for supplementary examinations if you are not currently enrolled in a course within the Preparation Programme.
- The supplementary examinations are taken in the presence of a board of examiners (Prüfungssenat) at the VWU.
- The board of examiners consists of three members: the examiner, another lecturer of the VWU and a representative of the university, who chairs the board.
- For the oral examination in German, English and mathematics passing the written examination is required.
- A deregistration from the exam is only possible up to one week before the exam date. In the case of oral exams you can cancel your registration up to one week before the first day of the oral exams.
Grades: 1 (very good), 2 (good), 3 (satisfactory), 4 (sufficient), 5 (not sufficient). Grade 5 means “negative”, i.e. fail. Candidates may take a supplementary exam up to five times.
Further information (in German) about the subjects of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography and History is available on the following website: www.vwu-info.at.
Supplementary examination procedures and examiners
Information concerning Covid-19
All written and oral exams take place in person.
It is not expected that there will be any changes in connection with the COVID 19 pandemic at the current exam dates. If there is an unexpected resurgence of Covid-19 and the measures placed by the government of Austria cause changes in the exam procedure of specific exam dates, the following procedures, as agreed upon by the VWU Comission, will apply:
- German and English: If written exams cannot be taken in person, the written part will be replaced by an extended oral exam to be taken digitally via video conference.
- Mathematics: If written and oral exams cannot be taken in person, the exam will be postponed until it can be taken in person.
- History and Geography: If exams cannot take place in person, there will be a digital exam via video conference.
- Physics, Chemistry, Biology: If exams cannot be taken in person, the exam will be postponed until it can be taken in person.
We will inform exam candidates accordingly if any changes are made to these decisions.
Appointment of teaching personnel and exminers (German only)
