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Under what conditions, such as disability, illness, pregnancy, or the care of children or dependents, can students receive reasonable accommodations for academic requirements or exams?

Students who, due to a disability, chronic illness, pregnancy, caring for a child under ten, caring for a dependent relative, or other significant reasons, are unable to complete a course requirement or exam as originally scheduled are entitled to accommodations. This may involve adjusting the date, time allowed, location, format of the assessment, or permitting the use of assistive tools or support. If attendance in a course is not possible, an equivalent alternative assignment may be provided.

The accommodations are decided by the instructors (for course assignments) or by the examination board (for exams) upon the student’s request. Students may also suggest a specific form of accommodation. If the request is made in writing, the decision will also be provided in writing, along with an explanation in case of rejection.

For more details, see https://www.hu-berlin.de/de/studium/barrierefrei/studium (in German).

How often can I fail one of the (compulsory) modules?

You are currently allowed to repeat a final module examination twice. If you also fail the third attempt, you have definitively failed this examination.

In the case of a compulsory module (e.g. Module 1: Stochastics I), your Master’s programme ends without a degree and you will not be able to study another Master’s programme in Statistics (or related fields) in the EU.

In the case of an optional compulsory module (e.g. Module 2: Econometrics Methods/Methoden der Statistik), you can take an other course from the module.

In any other case, you can take another course from the same area (e.g. specialisation area).