60 https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/studies/all-about-studying/barrier-free-studies-1/academic-adjustments Academic Adjustments en University of Bremen Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:45:47 +0200 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:45:47 +0200 University of Bremen content-271592 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:25:28 +0200 https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/studies/all-about-studying/barrier-free-studies-1/academic-adjustments#c271592 <ul> <li>Think about how your impairment concretely affects your studies: For which coursework or examination do you need academic adjustment and what might it look like?</li> <li>Do you need academic adjustments for coursework (in courses, internships, work groups, lectures, etc.)? In these cases, please contact the respective teaching staff directly. Visit them during their office hours or at a time when there is an opportunity for a confidential conversation.</li> <li>You do not have to justify your special need or describe details of your illness. Describe clearly how your impairment hinders you in your studies and make your own suggestions as to how this disadvantage could be compensated. Ask that the conversation be kept confidential.</li> <li>Do you need academic adjustments for your examinations? Then submit your request directly to the responsible examinations office – not to individual teaching staff.</li> <li>An application for academic adjustment must always be made in good time before an examination, usually at the latest when registering for the examination, but often earlier.</li> <li>In the case of permanent special needs, an application for several examinations at once may be submitted in order to keep the administrative burden low. If, for example, it is predictable that someone will always have problems with handwritten exams due to a motor impairment, the use of a laptop can be requested for all future exams.</li> <li>As a rule, students with disabilities or chronic illnesses themselves know best where special needs exist and how these can be compensated. Sometimes, however, it can also be useful to discuss the situation with a representative specialized in the subject or a neutral advice center (e.g. the Office for Students with Disabilities or Chronic Diseases – KIS) to find a solution.</li> </ul> Content