Examinations at SLU

SLU strives to ensure that examinations are conducted in a legally secure and fair manner, in accordance with the Education planning and administration handbook.

• Registration for the relevant examination session is mandatory in order to sit an examination. You are responsible for registering via Ladok Student. When registering, students with approved targeted educational support may also request accommodations for the specific examination session.
• Late registrations or unregistered students are not permitted.
  If you are not registered, you will not be allowed to sit the examination and will be referred to the next available session.
• If you experience technical problems with your registration, please contact your course administrator before the registration period closes.

Proceed to Ladok Student

Read more about the Education planning and administration handbook

Quick guide to Ladok for students

Students with approved targeted educational support may request examination accommodations directly in Ladok Student for each individual examination session (for example extended writing time, access to a computer with assistive software, or a smaller examination room).

Your need for accommodations may vary between examinations. Please therefore select only the accommodations you require for each specific session.

How do I request support for an examination?

• Register for the examination session in Ladok Student.
  • When you click “Register”, the available support options will be displayed.
  • Select the accommodations you wish to use for this examination.
  • Confirm your registration.

Instructional video: Application for educational support

• If you forgot to request support when registering, you may return to your registration while it is still open and submit your requests.
• Once Exam Services has processed your request, you will receive an email confirming which accommodations have been approved. You may also follow the process via the relevant examination session in Ladok Student.
• For assistance, contact Examination Services at your campus:
  • tentamen@slu.se (Ultuna)
  • alnarp@slu.se (Alnarp)
  • umea@slu.se (Umeå)

Available assistive software

For traditional on-campus examinations, you will have access to a laptop and a Word document containing the examination. You may choose to write your answers digitally or by hand on paper. Spell checking in Word and TorTalk (text-to-speech) are available.

For on-campus e-examinations, you will write your examination on a desktop computer using the system Inspera. Inspera’s spell-checking function for essay questions and TorTalk are available.

Further information:

• Targeted educational support at SLU
• Studying with a disability (Education planning and administration handbook)
• Contact information the Ability team: ability@slu.se

At SLU, a valid photo ID, in addition to registration in Ladok Student, is required in order to sit an examination.

The ID must be shown upon entry to the examination hall and placed visibly on your desk throughout the examination.

Accepted forms of ID include:

• Driving licence
• Passport
• National ID card

Digital forms of ID are not accepted.

Please note:
Check the validity of your ID before the start of the semester.

To sit an on-campus e-examination in Inspera, you must have an active student IT account and be able to log in when you arrive at the examination hall.

Please ensure well in advance of the examination that your student IT account is active and that you know your login details.

• Read more regarding student IT account
• Change password

Do you have questions regarding your student IT account? Please contact IT Support:
+46 (0)18 67 6600
support@slu.se

Both traditional on-campus examinations and on-campus e-examinations at SLU use anonymisation codes to ensure that marking is carried out anonymously.

• When you register for an examination session in Ladok Student, you will receive an anonymisation code. Make a note of the code and bring it with you to the examination. You must present the code upon entry.
• If no anonymisation code is provided via Ladok Student, you will be issued one in the examination hall.
• For on-campus e-examinations, the anonymisation code is automatically registered in Inspera.

Approximately three (3) days before the examination, you can view your assigned examination hall via TimeEdit.

Traditional on-campus examinations are completed on paper in the designated examination halls on campus and are supervised by invigilators. Specific rules apply in the examination hall (read more under Rules in the examination hall).

• Entry is granted once your valid photo ID has been checked and your name has been marked on the attendance list.
• At the entrance, you will receive a seating card indicating where you are to sit.
• Answers are written on paper. Your anonymisation code must be written clearly in the upper right corner of each page.
• When submitting your examination: Check that the anonymisation code on the submission list corresponds to the code written on your examination. Then check that the number of submitted pages is correct and sign to confirm submission.

Students who are not listed as registered will not be admitted to the examination hall.

On-campus e-examinations take place in an examination hall under the supervision of invigilators and are conducted using Inspera. Each seat is equipped with a desktop computer. Specific rules apply in the examination hall (read more under Rules in the examination hall).

• Entry is granted once your valid photo ID has been checked and your name has been marked on the attendance list.
• At the entrance, you will receive a seating card indicating where you are to sit.
• Log in using your student IT account credentials (the same login details used for Canvas and TimeEdit). If you have forgotten your password, you must leave the examination hall to reset it. If writing time has started when you return, you must wait for the second admission. If the delay is longer, you will be referred to a resit.

Without an active student IT account, you cannot sit the examination.

• The anonymisation code generated via Ladok Student is pre-registered in Inspera when you log in.

Locations for on-campus e-examinations

• Campus Ultuna:
  On-campus e-examinations are held in the Teaching Building, Almas Allé 10, in Examination Halls 1 and 2, as well as smaller rooms for adapted examinations. All rooms are equipped with desktop computers.
• Campus Alnarp:
  On-campus e-examinations are conducted in cooperation with Malmö University and take place in Malmö University’s examination hall Kranen, Östra Varvsgatan 11A.
• At other locations, the possibility of digital examinations is under review.

Further information:

• On-campus e-examinations use the system Inspera. Here you can see an Inspera demo examination
• Watch a video on digital examinations
• Listen to audio described video on digital examinations

• Bring a valid photo ID.
• Arrive at least 20 minutes before the scheduled start time.
• For traditional examinations, bring your anonymisation code received through Ladok Student.
• For e-examinations, ensure that your student IT account is active and that you know your login details. Write them on a piece of paper and bring them to the examination hall if you are uncertain.
• You may bring food and drink, except peanuts. Transparent containers are recommended.
• Avoid scheduling travel close to the examination. If something happens during startup, the ending time may be delayed.
• Avoid strong fragrances.

• All electronic equipment and wristwatches must be switched off and stored in your bag or jacket in the designated area.
• Personal earplugs are not permitted; earplugs are available in the hall.
• A valid photo ID must be placed visibly on your desk throughout the examination.
• Only approved materials, writing tools, food and drink may be on the desk.
• Inform an invigilator before the examination starts if you use medical equipment.
• Read the examination instructions carefully before you begin.
• You may not leave the examination hall within the first 45 minutes, even if you submit a blank examination.
• All suspected misconduct is reported.
• The invigilator will announce when the writing time is coming to an end.
• In examination halls without toilets, an invigilator will escort you during toilet visits.
• If you have questions, raise your hand.

Submission procedures for traditional examinations:

• Write your anonymisation code clearly on all pages before the end of the writing time.
• Stop writing immediately when time is called.
• When you are ready to submit, raise your seating card and wait for the invigilator’s instruction. Bring your ID and all distributed materials. Check that the anonymisation code, name, personal identity number and number of pages are correct, then sign the submission list.
• For blank submissions, write the anonymisation code and clearly mark “Blank” on the first page.

For those writing e-examinations:

• Raise the computer screen to its maximum height.
• During toilet visits, complete the current question and proceed to the next unanswered question.
• Raise your seating card when you are ready to submit. You may not submit your examination until an invigilator has performed a final ID check. This applies even for blank submissions or when the writing time has ended.
• All computer activity is logged.

After the examination:

• Restore your workspace, clean the desk and hang up your chair.

A second joint admission for late arrivals takes place 30 minutes after the scheduled start time.

• If you arrive within 30 minutes, wait quietly outside without knocking. An invigilator will provide instructions, check your ID and verify your registration.
• The writing time ends at the scheduled time.
• If you arrive more than 30 minutes after the start time, you will not be admitted and will be referred to the next examination session.

If you require medical equipment during the examination, inform the invigilator upon entry.

For enquiries, contact Exam Services at your campus:

Alnarp: tentamen.alnarp@slu.se

Umeå: tentamen.umea@slu.se

Ultuna: tentamen@slu.se

SLU actively works to prevent cheating and plagiarism. Disciplinary measures in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 10, may be taken against students who engage in misconduct. Sanctions may include a warning or suspension from studies for up to six months.

• Read more about cheating and plagiarism
• Read more about disciplinary measures in the Education planning and administration handbook.

Deregister from the examination session in Ladok Student.

Examination Services are responsible for examination administration, including invigilation, the examination halls and regulations.

• Campus Ultuna
  tentamen@slu.se
  +46 (0)18 67 29 00
• Campus Alnarp
  tentamen.alnarp@slu.se
  +46 (0)40 41 51 51
• Campus Umeå
  tentamen.umea@slu.se
  +46 (0)90 786 82 69

For questions regarding registration, collection of examination scripts or review of marks, please contact your course leader or course administrator.

For questions regarding targeted educational support, contact ability@slu.se

As a student at SLU, you may apply to sit your examination at a different location. Approval is granted by the examiner. Please follow the procedure outlined below.

At campuses where a central organisation for examination administration exists (currently Uppsala, Alnarp and Umeå):

• The student must contact the examiner or course coordinator with their request. Having valid reasons alone is not sufficient; considerations of legal certainty and available resources must also be taken into account.
• The examiner/course coordinator or equivalent submits the request to Examination Services (Tentamensservice, TS) if the examiner considers it feasible.
• Examination Services assesses whether the necessary conditions are in place and reports back to the examiner/course coordinator or equivalent.
• The examiner/course coordinator then informs the student of the decision.
• The student must be registered for the relevant examination session via Ladok Student within the designated registration period.

Application form for sitting an examination in Uppsala/Alnarp/Umeå.

At campuses where no central organisation for examination administration exists:

• The student must contact the examiner or course coordinator with their request.
• For each examination, the examiner decides whether SLU can permit a student to sit the examination at a different location. Having valid reasons alone is not sufficient; considerations of legal certainty and available resources must also be taken into account.
• It is the student’s responsibility, at the time of examination registration, to ensure that there is a responsible administrator or equivalent, an invigilator or equivalent, and a suitable examination venue at the location where the student wishes to sit the examination.
• The student must be registered for the relevant examination session via Ladok Student within the designated registration period.

Application form for sitting an examination at another location.

Campus Ultuna:
Examination results and script collection are handled by your department. Please contact them for further information.

Campus Alnarp:
See specific information on examination results and script collection in Alnarp.

Campus Umeå:
Examination results and script collection are handled by your department. Please contact them for further information.

If a grading decision contains an obvious error, such as a clerical or calculation error, or if the marking is questioned, students should request a copy of the examination rather than the original. Requests for review must be submitted in writing. For further information, contact your department.

Further information is available in the Education planning and administration handbook.