All students are required to sign up for the exams at Ladok for Students at least 10 working days before the exam takes place, see the learning platform for more information.
The courses at the Department of Law are concluded with an exam or another form of student assessment. You can find more information in the syllabus for each course.
All students are required to sign up for the exams at Ladok for Students at least 10 working days before the exam takes place, see the learning platform for more information.
If you have a decision that makes you entitled to disability support you may get adaptations during a written exam. Examples of adaptations are extended time or access to a separate room. In order to get these adaptations it is important that you contact our coordinator Sandra Johansson (sandra.johansson01@umu.se) no later than 10 working days before the exam.
Re-exams are offered for every course, a few weeks after the first exam. You need to sign up for it at Ladok for Students no later than 10 working days before the exam.
Some courses offer an extra re-exam for students who failed their re-exam or did not have the opportunity to write it. Usually these exams are held in August the week before the new semester starts. You have to sign up for the exam at Ladok for Students, last day to sign up is always 10 working days before the exam. If it has been many years since you took your course you need to contact us. You find the schedule for extra re-exams here.
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The exams normally take place at campus in Umeå. If special circumstances are at hand, a student may apply to sit the exam at another university. Special circumstances are defined as situations that the student cannot influence or control. The student must apply at least one month before the day of the examination. The application should be addressed to the Department of Law.
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