Failing the exam or improving a grade

You have the opportunity to sit the same exam a total of three times.

The number of exam attempts also applies to courses with an equivalent academic content (for instance, in the case of a course acquiring a new course code). The limit on the number of exam attempts also applies in the event of re-admission to the same programme, as the number of exam attempts is linked to the student, not the admission to a study programme.

You are responsible for registering for a resit or rescheduled exam by the stipulated deadlines:

  • 15 September: for the exam in the autumn semester
  • 1 March: for the exam in the spring semester

Special deadlines for registering for the exam

Please note: The Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Health and Welfare have their own deadlines for registering for the exam.

Faculty of Engineering

  • 15 May: deadline for resit/rescheduled exam in June. Applies to the third year courses that had their ordinary exams in March.
  • 10 July: deadline for resit/rescheduled exam in August for students on preliminary courses, science courses and bioengineering.

Faculty of Health and Social Studies

The deadline for registering for a resit/rescheduled exam is three weeks before the relevant exam.

Want to know more?

Read the Regulations governing Examination, Admission to Study and Degrees at Østfold University College

Published Nov. 21, 2018 4:00 PM - Last modified Nov. 21, 2018 4:00 PM