Exams and regulations

Exam organization

In accordance with the academic calendar, the academic year comprises two sessions, each of which culminates in a deliberation:

• The first session comprises the first two examination periods: January and May/June
• The second session comprises the third examination period: August/September.

Each examination is held only once per session, i.e. in January or May/June for the first session. In other words, a student cannot choose when to sit an exam: he or she must sit it at the scheduled time (an exam for a course given in the first term must be sat in January). Exam dates are specified in good time. To lighten the workload, dispensatory examinations are organized during the year for certain courses.

 Assessment procedures are described in the pedagogical commitments for each course, published on the website (click on the course codes, e.g. ENVT0010-1). Practical instructions are also given by the teachers of the subjects concerned (work, open or closed book examination, written or oral, group or individual...).

Students enrolled at ULiège are subject to règlement général des études et des examens and to consignes pour les examens. In addition, students in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Management must comply with the "Consignes générales pour les examens de l'ULiège" and the "Consignes complémentaires pour la participation aux examens MSGE^"* (where applicable) and with the regulations and procedures governing academic life on the Arlon campus: organization of courses and examinations, use of the library and computer rooms, etc.

Course attendance

Attendance at courses, excursions, practical exercises and seminars may be made compulsory within the framework of the pedagogical commitments of the courses published on the website (click on the course codes, e.g. ENVT0010-1). In this case, the absence may be verified and sanctioned in accordance with the stipulated procedures. For all courses, it is good practice to contact the teacher in the event of prolonged absence.

Exam registration

Registration fees for the first and second examination sessions are included in the tuition fees. Students register for the exams they wish to sit via the myULiege student portal. Registration for the second session is possible after the deliberations (late June/early July) and closes in mid-July.

Examinations to be represented

According to the exam regulations, a mark of 10/20 is required to pass an exam. As credits are validated when a mark of 10/20 is obtained, it is not possible to re-sit examinations in a second session for which the mark obtained in the first session is equal to or higher than 10/20.

In the case of a course containing several partims or parts, if the overall mark for the course is less than 10/20, no partim will be validated, even if one or more of them are passed individually. Contact the teacher of the course concerned to find out more.

During an academic year, a student may take a course exam a maximum of twice. The second time always takes place during the second semester. Please note that obtaining a mark for absence from an exam does not entitle the student to sit the exam a second time.

  IF YOU FAIL

If you have taken the exam for a course twice during the academic year and failed, please contact Nathalie SEMAL to find out what you need to do to continue your course.

Grades (0-20) & Letters (Absent - Present - Excused - Fraud)

During deliberation, the following grades or letters will be used and communicated to the Jury:

• Use of numerical marks (from 0/20 to 20/20) for all assessment of skills and knowledge;
• In all other cases, 4 letters will be used
  • A for Absent (absence from the examination, without having notified the faculty and/or teacher) ;
  • P for Present (commonly known as a "note de présence", absence from the examination having notified the faculty and/or teacher);
  • E for Excused (absence from the examination, justified by a medical certificate or proof of force majeure);
  • F for Fraud (in the case of plagiarism or cheating).

In concrete terms, all these marks and letters will be visible at the deliberation stage, and the entire jury will be informed of them.

On the transcript (or bulletin), only the letter E will appear, and the letters A, P and F will be directly replaced by a 0/20.

All these letters will be counted as 0/20 when calculating the student's grade average.

Proclamation of results

The results of the deliberations are announced orally in an auditorium and are then made available on the MyULiege website.

Transcripts, certificates of achievement, report cards

Transcripts can be printed from MyULiege. To obtain an official report card or certificate of achievement, please contact the Faculty of Science Registrar's Office (see below).