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Apply for special examination arrangements

You can apply for special examination arrangements if you have a disability, illness or special needs. 

Who can apply?

Students with a disabilities and special needs have a right to individual adaptation in higher education. 

Special needs involve physical, psychological and/or learning challenges. The need must be of a temporary and substantial nature. 

Application deadlines

      • September 1 for the autumn semester
      • February 1 for the spring semester
      • July 17 for The International Summer School

      Should you become ill or suffer an injury after the deadline, you must contact your faculty's information centre as soon as possible.

      If the deadline expires on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, it will be extended to the next working day.

      Application form

      If you are enrolled in courses at more than one faculty, you must send an application and documentation to each faculty.

      If you are unsure of which faculty or department your course belongs to, look up the course on the course page and check the bottom of the page under "Contact". You can also ask the information centre at your faculty.

      Documentation

      When you apply for special adaptation you must send documentation from a doctor/consultant regarding your disability or special need in an examination situation. Forwarded documentations must be sent via the application form within 3 weeks after the application deadline.

      The documentation must be in English or other Scandinavian languages.

      The documentation should include information on how your difficulties affect the exam, and proposals for measures. 

      You can print out this form and let your doctor/consultant fill it out if you don't have a documentation already: 

      Documentation requirements

      Reading and writing difficulties

      In the case of reading and writing difficulties, a statement or assessment report from speech therapist/specialist must be attached. Examples of reading and writing difficulties is dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia.

      Problems concentrating and exam nerves
      Concentration problems and exam nerves are conditions that are not a basis for granting special examination arrangements. However, afflictions that are of a serious nature can, in certain cases, be considered a disability. To qualify for special examination arrangements, this must be documented by a doctor / consultant.

      Pollen allergies
      Pollen allergies are treated as an acute affliction / health problem. Read more about pollen allergy and examination

      Individual adaptation in everyday study

      Questions?