Types of examination

The examination mode of a course is published in the Course Catalogue and in the web application for students: myStudies

at ETH Zurich:

This type of performance assessment is carried out during the examination sessions which are held twice a year.
Students must register for session examinations during the registration period.
These examinations are planned by the Examinations Office and are listed in the student's personal examination schedule which is shown in myStudies.
Not all session examinations can be chosen each session. There are performance assessments which are only offered in the session immediately after the course. These examinations are specially marked in the Course Catalogue:
"The performance assessment is only offered in the session after the course unit. Repetition only possible after re-enrolling."
See also: Ordinance on Course Units and Performance Assessments at ETH Zurich

This type of performance assessment is carried out during the last two weeks of a semester or during the first two weeks of the semester vacation. (At the turn of the year, these are calendar weeks 2 and 3 in January.)
Registration during the prescribed period is also necessary for these performance assessments.
The examination dates are announced by the lecturer or the department offering the course (Study Administration Office).
The lecturers enter the dates of the end-of-semester examinations continuously so that you can view the dates of the registered end-of-semester examinations in myStudies. As of week 8 of the semester all dates of the end-of-semester examinations must be listed completely (resp. as of week 20 of the semester for the repetition dates).
Note: If it is possible to repeat a performance assessment without having to re-enrol in a course, a repetition date, generally at the start of the following semester, is offered.
These dates are also announced by the lecturers or the department offering the course (Study Administration Office) and listed in myStudies as soon as students are registered for the repetition exam.
Students must register for such a repetition date using myStudies; this is only possible once the result of the first try has been officially published by the Study Administration Office.
See also: Download Directive on the end-of-semester examination phase (PDF, 154 KB)

Semester performances mostly take the form of integrated performance assessments during the semester or performance assessments which take place outside of the normal semester schedule (e.g. block courses).
A Semester performance may be graded or ungraded.
No separate registration is required for this type of performance assessment. However, students must enrol in the respective course unit using myStudies.