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Exams

Exams

Exámenes

Exchange students take the same exams as UC3M students. The type of exam depends on each professor. If you have any questions, please ask your professor.

From the beginning of the academic year, you can check the EXAM DATES AND TIMES for all subjects and your personalized exam schedule for the subjects you have enrolled in, using the link "Mis exámenes" (My Exams). Please check your official exam calendar to confirm the date, time, and classroom for your exams.

All exams are in person. Remote exams are not permitted.

Exam Sessions

  • First Semester Exams. 

Most first-semester exams take place in January, but some subjects have their final exam in December. These December exams, set in the official calendar, will take place on the scheduled date with no possibility of changing their date and time.

IMPORTANT: If you are a first-semester international exchange student (except Master's students), you have the option to bring forward all your January exams to the period from December 15 to December 19, 2025 (both dates inclusive).

  • How to request the early exam session.

Students of the Faculties: Contact your professor to confirm the date, time, and classroom for your advanced exam, as these will not be published in the official calendar.

Students of the EPS (Higher Polytechnic School): You will receive an email with instructions for taking the advanced exams, and you will not need to contact the professor.

If you are a full-year student (two semesters), you are not entitled to benefit from the advanced December exams.

  • Second Semester Exams. 

Second-semester exams will take place in May/June.

  • Extraordinary Session. 

If you do not pass an exam in the first session, in December/January (first semester) or May/June (second semester), you have the right to take the exam in the extraordinary session in June/July. You do not need prior authorization for this. Remember that all exams are in person.

Criteria for Exam Clashes

If two of your exams clash, please read the regulations of your school regarding exam clashes:

Please note that exams brought forward to December can never change their date and time, unless they clash with other official December exams.

Grades

  1. Provisional Grades. Within 10 calendar days from the official exam date, you will receive an informative email with your provisional grade.
  2. Grade Review. If you disagree with your grade, you can attend the exam review session. Your professor will publish the review date along with the provisional grades. It is important to bear this in mind before purchasing your return flight ticket.
  3. Final Grades. Once the exam review is complete, the professor will publish the final grades on Aula Global.

Grade Publication

Even if you take the exam in December, the grades and results will not be available until the end of January, when the rest of the students have taken their exams on the official date. Within the 10 calendar days following your official exam date, (if you disagree or wish to discuss your result, you should contact your professor according to the method they establish).

Incidents and Exemptions

Incidents. For any problem related to exams, you must contact the subject professor with sufficient notice. The International Students Office is not authorized to change exam dates or grades.

Exemptions (Dispensas). International students cannot be exempted from subjects enrolled at UC3M.

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