Registration to courses and exams
Below, find information about registration to courses, exams, and minors. For questions about these topics, please contact the reference persons of the corresponding domain.
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Semester dates and course registration
Registration for the teaching units is strongly recommended, in particular to guarantee you a spot in the courses, and especially in the practicals.
Academic Year 2025-2026
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Autumn semester
Registration: 25.08.25 - 21.09.25
Late registration/changes: 22.09.25 - 17.10.25
Start and end of courses: 15.09.25 - 19.12.25
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Spring semester
Registration: 26.01.26 - 22.02.26
Late registration/changes: 23.02.26 - 03.04.26
Start and end of courses: 16.02.26 - 29.05.26
Notes:
- New students are asked to wait until the "Starting Days" welcome event before registering.
- In order to register to classes, you must have paid your tuition fee for the semester. Make sure that you register correctly for the course and check your enrolment data under " cursus ".
- If you follow a personalized study plan, some courses may not appear in the offer list. In this case, select "Register outside of study plan" and explain why you are registering to this class. Please note that if you do not provide an explanation, your registration might be denied.
- If you decide to not follow a class, please unregister. For courses with continuous assessment, please contact the reference person of the corresponding field.
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Autumn semester
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Exam sessions and registration
Registration to exams is mandatory and does not automatically happen if you are registered to a class.
Please observe the deadlines. Each teaching unit is assessed 2-3 times a year.At each session, you choose which of the available exams you wish to register for.
2025-2026 Exam sessions
Conditions for unregistering
You can cancel your registration for an exam as follows:
- On the student portal until the date 1.
- By filling out the form and emailing it to attestations-scimed@unifr.ch by the date specified in point 2. The form must include the exam code and title, as well as your SIUS number. No supporting documents are required.
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By sending a letter to the Dean, accompanied by official certification (original medical certificate in the event of illness or accident, a death certificate for a close relative, etc.), by post to the following address:
The Dean
Dean's office Faculty of Science and Medicine
Chemin du Musée 8
1700 FribourgThe letter must specify the exam code and title, as well as the SIUS number.
Any certificate must be received within 15 days from the day after the exam. The medical certificate must bear the practice’s stamp, as well as the doctor’s handwritten signature or a QR code, to be considered valid. Telemedicine medical certificates will not be accepted.
The Dean decides whether the request for withdrawal is accepted
Results cannot be canceled after an exam has been done.
Notes
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Exams can be on Saturdays or holidays.
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You must be registered to the semester in order to register for an exam. The autumn session still counts as part of the spring semester.
- If you have a personalized study program, some classes might not appear on the list. In this case, register "out of study plan" and explain the reason for your registration. If you do not give an explanation, your registration might be denied.
- In the third year of the bachelor of medicine, the Medicine Section organises exams outside the exam session in autumn. It informs students at the beginning of the academic year.
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Exam consultation
A student who has taken an exam may consult the exam.
Prior consultation of the exam is mandatory in order to make a complaint about the assessment of exam content or other assessments of abilities.
The procedures for consultation are set out in the guidelines on exam consultation.
You must register for the consultation through the online form within seven days. The seven-day period begins on the day after the result is published on the MyUnifr portal.
You will then receive an invitation with the date and time of the consultation.