FAQs

This group includes all students who have any kind of chronic physical or mental impairment and whose impairment is so severe that it has a concrete impact on their studies.

Possible types of impairment can be, for example (non-exhaustive list)

• rheumatic diseases
• chronic gastrointestinal diseases
• tumour diseases
• dyslexia
• autism
• physical and sensory disabilities (seeing / hearing)
• etc. ..

Any illness/disability that lasts or will last longer than 6 months (in the case of new or initial diagnoses) is described as "chronic".

All students with a chronic (mental or physical) illness, disability, developmental or partial performance disorder whose impairment is so severe that it will cause or has already caused problems in their studies and whose cause is not a system rooted in the personality of the examinee to which the performance to be determined in the degree programme relates can apply for compensation for disadvantages. Disadvantage compensation measures can only be applied for and granted for the future; there is no retroactive disadvantage compensation!

The purpose of all measures to compensate for disadvantages is to ensure equal opportunities. To this end, disadvantages due to illness during studies should be compensated as well as possible within the legally permissible framework and care should be taken to ensure that no one is disadvantaged during their studies due to their (chronic) illness and/or impairment.

You can find more detailed information on the topic of "compensation for disadvantages" on this homepage under the following link:

www.uni-regensburg.de/studium/handicap/studium-pruefungen/index.html (external link, opens in a new window)

An application for compensation for disadvantages consists of a written application (please include sender, addressee, date, subject, signature, student number and details of the degree programme or subjects), which students must write themselves, as well as one or - in the case of different medical conditions - several detailed medical certificates.

While an official medical certificate is generally required for state examinations, detailed (specialist) medical certificates are generally recognised and accepted for all Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes at the UR as well as for examinations during the course of study.

Both the application and the medical certificate should contain the following information in a way that is understandable and comprehensible to the medical layperson:

• precise description of symptoms (mandatory); a specific diagnosis is not required, but can also be provided voluntarily
• Precise and detailed explanation of the negative effects of the impairment on studies and in specific examination situations
• It is also useful, but not mandatory, to propose one or more suitable measures to compensate for the impairment that makes studying more difficult and for the doctor to explicitly endorse them
• In this context, it also makes sense to provide a prognosis for the further course of studies if the proposed disadvantage compensation measure(s) are granted

You can find more detailed information on the subject of "compensation for disadvantages" on this homepage under the following link:

www.uni-regensburg.de/studium/handicap/studium-pruefungen/index.html (external link, opens in a new window)

• Extension of the study period,
• Needs-based adaptation of study materials (e.g. larger or more clearly structured font for visually impaired students),
• Modification of coursework (e.g. term paper instead of a division),
• Granting extended processing time for coursework and examinations,
• use of personal assistance and/or technical aids during studies to compensate for the disability (e.g. typists or readers, sign language interpreters)
• Modification of internship regulations (e.g. splitting internship periods)
• Preferential choice between several identical courses
• Utilisation of rest breaks during the examination
• Changing the type of examination (e.g. written instead of oral examination)
• .....

As compensation measures for disadvantages are always applied for and granted individually depending on the type and severity of the impairment in order to take the type and severity of the impairment into account (see SGB IX, Section 126, Paragraph 1), this list is expressly only intended as an example.

At the University of Regensburg, applications for compensation for disadvantages must generally always be submitted eight weeks before the coursework or examination to be taken. More detailed information on the deadline can be found in the respective Examination Regulations. If you have difficulties meeting these deadlines through no fault of your own, please contact our Counselling Centre immediately (see contact persons (external link, opens in a new window) ).

In the case of responsibilities outside the University of Regensburg, e.g. for state examinations, please contact the relevant offices directly to clarify deadlines, documents to be submitted and any special requirements! For trainee teachers, there is an extra information sheet on the (external link, opens in a new window) homepage of the examination administration of the University of Regensburg on how to apply for compensation for disadvantages in state examinations (external link, opens in a new window). Please note the requirements listed there.

• All Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes at the UR:

Applications are addressed to the respective examination board; the application must be submitted to the responsible examination secretariat of the respective subject.

• Degree programmes leading to the State Examination:

For study-related examinations: The addressee of the applications is the respective examination board, the application must be submitted to the examination board in the respective subject.

for state examinations: the responsible ministry/state examination office

• All Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes at the UR:

here, the chairperson of the examination boards of the

respective subject in cooperation with the division for study-related legal

legal Affairs, which carries out a legal examination of the requested

measures applied for

• Degree programmes leading to the State Examination:

examinations during the course of study: analogous to Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes

state examinations: responsible ministry

The following also applies to all university examinations:

If you want the representatives for students with disabilities or chronic illness/disability to be consulted about your situation before a negative decision is made on your application, you must always put this in writing in your application.

The following applies:

All offices involved in the topic of "compensation for disadvantages" are subject to confidentiality!

Under no circumstances will the utilisation of disadvantage compensation measures be noted in the certificate.

Basic information on the topic of "Leave of Absence" can be found on the Registrar's Office homepage under the following link: http://www.uni-regensburg.de/studium/studentenkanzlei/antraege-bescheinigungen/beurlaubung/index.html (external link, opens in a new window)

In your own interest, please carefully read and observe all the information and deadlines listed on this page. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us(see contact persons (external link, opens in a new window) ).

Please note that no coursework or examinations can be completed in the first attempt during the leave of absence, but repeat deadlines are generally not interrupted, unless the relevant Examination Regulations provide otherwise. In the event that you are unable to take a repeat examination on time for a valid reason, you must therefore urgently apply for an extension of the examination deadline in good time. The leave of absence does not release you from the obligation to withdraw from the individual examination separately (unless an extension of the resit deadline has already been granted).

Important: If the interruption of studies lasts longer than 3 months, students who receive BAf?G must inform the Office for Educational Support. Payments will then be stopped from the 4th month of the illness until the resumption of studies.

You can find information on compensation for disadvantages when applying for admission to a degree programme (keyword "special applications") on our homepage under the following link:

www.uni-regensburg.de/studium/handicap/zulassung-studium/index.html (external link, opens in a new window)

Study assistance is applied for via the "integration assistance for attending a university" at the district (social administration). Depending on when the need for assistance during studies becomes foreseeable, either the district at the place of residence (need for assistance already foreseeable before the start of studies) or the district at the place of study (need for assistance only becomes recognisable after the start of studies or during studies) is responsible. Further information on this topic can be found on the website of the District of Upper Palatinate under the following link: Hilfen für behinderte und seelisch kranke Menschen - Soziales & Gesundheit - Bezirk Oberpfalz (external link, opens in a new window)(bezirk-oberpfalz.de (external link, opens in a new window)) (contact: Mrs Wei?, Blindenhilfe, Hochschule - Vorschule, Schule, Ausbildung - Bezirkssozialverwaltung - Ansprechpartner - Bezirk Oberpfalz (external link, opens in a new window)( (external link, opens in a new window)bezirk-oberpfalz.de (external link, opens in a new window))).

Independently of this, the university offers various support services for students with disabilities (including a quiet room, literature service, IT workstations and digitisation service for blind students and students with visual impairments). Further information can be found on this homepage under the following link: http://www.uni-regensburg.de/studium/handicap/spezielle-angebote/index.html (external link, opens in a new window)

However, these services are primarily supportive and cannot replace a study assistant in most cases.

Counselling: see contact persons (external link, opens in a new window)

Legal questions: Division I/2 

Study-related legal matters:

Ariane D?rr (mornings)

zi. 0.00.206 (former book shop Lehmanns between the administration building and cafeteria)

• telephone 0941 943-2318
• fax 0941 943-2398
• e-mail ariane.doerr@ur.de