Standard arrangement request

Do not wait until the deadline to submit your application, in order to ensure optimal processing of the numerous requests.

Indeed, completing the form and preparing the required documents may take time. Additionally, during the processing of your request, supplementary documents may be requested.

To let the Commission make a decision, arrangement applications must be submitted as following:

Deadline for autumn semester 2024

Level/deadline02.09.202419.11.2024
Bachelor MasterFor midterms and exam sessionFor exam session only
Preparatory year (CMS)For the CMS exams*
EPFL admissionFor EPFL admission exams
*Since there is no exam session at the Preparatory year (CMS), CMS students must apply by the deadline of 02.09.2024

Deadline for spring semester 2025

Level/deadline10.02.202528.04.2025
Bachelor MasterFor midterms and exam sessionFor exam session only
Preparatory year (CMS)For the CMS exams*
*Since there is no exam session at the Preparatory year (CMS), CMS students must apply by the deadline of 10.02.2025

Deadline for autumn semester 2025

Level/deadline01.09.202510.11.2025
Bachelor MasterFor midterms and exam sessionFor exam session only
Preparatory year (CMS)For the CMS exams*
EPFL admissionFor EPFL admission exams
*Since there is no exam session at the Preparatory year (CMS), CMS students must apply by the deadline of 01.09.2025

The Arrangement Commission only reviews requests that include ALL of the following information:

  1. Application form filled in and duly signed

  2. Previously granted arrangement (if existing)
  3. Report* and/or recent assessments of a specialist. The report of a spacialist (doctor, neuropsychologist, psychotherapist or DYS specialist) must be recent (less than 2 years), written in one of the official Swiss languages (French, German, Italian) or in English and provide the following informations:

  • The diagnosis for which you are requesting special arrangements for examinations (according to ICF/CIM or DSM)
  • The functional limitations resulting from your medical condition and how these affect your ability to take exams (This is the justification of your request for a special arrangement when you take the exam).
  • The likely progression of the health issue (permanent or potential evolution with treatment).
  • Precise quantification of the extra time required for written and/or oral examinations (e.g. 20%, 33%, etc) and/or other support measures or means that would enable you to overcome the impact of your limitations.

If the report/assessment does not contain ALL the information listed above, it is imperative that the specialist fills in the: specialist form.

In case of missing information, the application will not be considered and the complete application must be resubmitted in a single PDF.

The request should be sent to [email protected] in a single PDF document and in the following order:

  1. Application form
  2. Report/accessment
  3. Previously granted arrangement

Twice a semester, an EPFL Commission examines the arrangement requests and sends its decisions to students about 3 weeks after the submission deadline.

Students needs to confirm they accept the arrangement decided by the Commission. 

Once confirmed, the arrangement: 

  • is communicated to the teaching staff
  • is valid for the entire current curriculum (except in special cases or for temporary arrangements for which a semestrial or annual reassessment is necessary)