Exemption means an exception to a rule or requirement. Exemptions can be granted in cases where it is stated in law, executive order or the university's own rules.

Exemptions can be granted by the study boards and can be granted if there are exceptional circumstances. Exceptional circumstances may include illness, caring for a close relative who is disabled, seriously ill or dying, maternity leave or adoption.

As a general rule, there are deadlines for when the university must have received your application for exemption. The deadlines may be stated in letters you receive from the university or in the university's established rules. If you are in doubt about the deadline for submitting an exemption application, you can contact your study board.

In some cases, an exemption may be a prerequisite for you to continue your studies.

Among other things, you can apply for an exemption for/from:

• Additional examination attempts
• Special conditions for one or more exams, e.g. extended exam time
• Postponement of exams that must be passed in the first year of study
• Postponement of the deadline for registration or deregistration of exams
• Postponement of the deadline for submitting a written assignment
• Enrolment requirements for e.g. 1st and 2nd semesters or for the Master's thesis
• Registering for courses on a Master's programme even if you have not passed the Bachelor's programme
• The rules on study inactivity

There may also be other rules that you can apply for an exemption from. If you are unsure whether you can apply for an exemption, you can contact your study board.

Please note that you must still fulfil the SU rules in order to receive SU. An exemption from the Board of Studies does not mean that you are also exempt from the SU study activity requirement.

If you have questions about your SU, you can contact the SU office or read more about SU here.

If you want an exemption from a rule, you must contact your study board.

You can see an overview of AAU's study boards here.

There are no formal requirements for an application for exemption. However, the university needs some information in order to process applications for exemption.

We therefore always recommend that your exemption application contains the following information:

1. Who is applying?
2. What are you applying for?
3. 3) Why are you applying?

In addition, it is the study boards' practice that students document the exceptional circumstances that they state in the application. We therefore encourage you to include relevant documentation for the circumstances. This could for example be a medical certificate or a medical record.

When you apply for an exemption you must be able to document why you are applying for it. We therefore encourage you to submit relevant documentation that states your situation. But what is relevant documentation? It can, among other things, be a doctor's note, a dyslexia test, a medical record, etc. If you are in doubt about what kind of documentation you should attach to your exemption application, please contact your study board, as they can advise you on what documentation they will need from you in order to process your specific exemption application.

In order for the university to process your application for exemption, we need to know your full name. For identification and security purposes, you must also provide either your student number or CPR number, your programme and the semester you are attending.

Your application must be sent from your student email, as all written correspondence with the university must be sent from your student email.

In order for the study board to process your application for exemption, they need to know what you are requesting an exemption for. It could be an additional exam attempt, special exam conditions or similar.

Exemptions can be granted in cases where it is stated in law, executive order or the university's own rules. Exemptions can be granted by the study boards and can be granted in exceptional circumstances. Exceptional circumstances can be, for example, illness, caring for a close relative who is disabled, seriously ill or dying, maternity leave or adoption.  

Therefore, the study board needs to know which exceptional circumstances apply in your case.

It will generally be a requirement that the exceptional circumstances are documented in order for you to be granted an exemption. We therefore recommend that you send documentation of the circumstances when you submit your exemption application. Documentation can, for example, be a medical certificate or a travel journal. 

In the university's assessment of whether you can be granted an exemption, your suitability to study cannot generally be included.

It may be an advantage in relation to your further study programme to have a study plan drawn up, but the study plan will generally not be considered in the assessment of whether you should be granted an exemption.