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Exemptions

About Exemptions

If you are in a situation where you cannot follow the rules and regulations, that apply for your education, you can apply for an exemption.

Exemptions are approved deviations from rules stipulated in ministerial legislation combined with IT University rules.

When is an exemption a possibility

The university can grant you an exemption if you can document that special circumstances apply to your situation.
The special circumstances must relate to you as a student and must be externally imposed and something that you could not anticipate or plan for.

The rules to deviate from

As a student at ITU you are inclined to follow specific rules and regulations. Some stem from ITU and is listed in the curricula for your programme or the appendix to the curricula. Some originate from the Danish Education Order or from the University Law.

Follow the link to learn more about the rules students commonly seek exemptions from.

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Yes

Examples of what can qualify as special circumstances:


- Documented illness or an accident affecting yourself

- Documented illness in your immediate family (a spouse/partner, a sibling, a parent or a child)

- Death in your immediate family (see below)

- Childbirth

- Pregnancy-related complications

- A worsening of a chronic illness

Or other special circumstances related to you individually which you could not anticipate or plan for

No

Examples of what cannot qualify as special circumstances:


- Vacation

- Challenges or problems with attending classes and/or exams because of work

- Exams or courses scheduled at the same time or close to each other

- Academic challenges

- Lack of knowledge of rules and deadlines

- The fact that you will be delayed in completing your studies is not in itself a special circumstance

- The fact that you plan to start a master’s programme as a direct extension of your bachelor programme is not a special circumstance.

Yes yes

There can also be other circumstances, which are not special, but can provide a basis for an exemption:

- Civic duties as a lay judge

- Civic duties as a member of a jury

- Athlete of elite sports

- Entrepreneurship of a certain scale

Important to note!

When applying, the special circumstance you describe in your application, must have taken place at a time and been of a duration that corresponds with the exemption you are applying for.

Just need to apply?

Maybe you know all you need to know? If you have all the information you need and have gathered the documentation required (see below) then follow the link for How to apply.

Documentation

Along with your application for an exemption, you must send documentation of the special circumstances you describe in the application.

There are very specific requirements when it comes to the documentation. We have gathered all information including all you need to know about the medical certificate, so follow the link.

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