The Central Examination Office of the Faculty manages the final modules of the Bachelor and Master of Arts degree programs, as well as doctoral procedures in the subjects represented within the Faculty. This is where you will receive your degree certificates and all related documents. All other coursework and examination matters – apart from the final written and oral exams – are handled by the individual study offices of the individual institutes and departments. Students in the Bachelor or Master of Education programs should contact the University Examination Office for Teacher Education (HPL).

Please make sure to check the listed office hours and responsibilities of each staff member to ensure your request can be processed efficiently.

Area of Responsibility: Head of the Examination Office; admission of international doctoral candidates at the department; applications in cases of hardship and exam deadline issues; appeals against exam-related decisions; awards for theses and final papers.

Area of Responsibility: Managing final examinations for Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in Anthropology/African Studies and Musicology, as well as the Master’s program in Digital Methodology. Also responsible for exam and course management in Digital Methodology.

Area of Responsibility: Managing final examinations for Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in Art History, processing PhD candidate registrations, overseeing doctoral and habilitation procedures.

Area of Responsibility: Managing final examinations for Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in Ancient Studies and History, as well as examinations for the Mainz/Dijon program and handling statistics.




You are welcome to submit exam registrations digitally. Please submit documents and final theses via the mailbox or the parcel box in Philosophicum II (1st floor, to the right of the stairs, in front of the glass door), in person during the office hours of the respective staff members, or by mail.

The COVID-19-related changes that were in effect from 2020 to 2022 are no longer applicable.

Important: Please submit medical certificates for module exams or papers directly to the examination office of the respective institute.

In case of any uncertainties, the examination boards (Prüfungsausschüsse) of the respective departments will provide guidance and make decisions.

We wish you the best of luck, and the examination office is always here to answer any questions you may have.