Regulations on the final examinations for the specialized baccalaureate in pedagogy (FMP Final Examination Regulations) (FMP-Abschlussprüfungsreglement) - Subject Matter (FMP)

1. This regulation governs the final examinations that the students of the Pedagogical Fachmaturität Course (FMP Course) at the Cantonal Middle School Uri (Middle School) are required to take.

1. The purpose of the final examinations is to determine the suitability of candidates for admission to a University of Education.

1. Examining Authority is the Examination Board of the FMP Course.

2. The Secondary School Council elects the Examination Board. It consists of the President and no more than eight additional members.

3. The Examination Board supervises the conduct of the final examinations.

4. It has, in particular, the following tasks

a) Expertise in final examinations

b) Final decision regarding the withdrawal of experts

c) Decision on sanctions in cases of irregularities

1. The examination management is the responsibility of the head of the secondary school. They may delegate their tasks to their deputy.

1. Examiners are generally the teachers who have taught the examination subject in the FMP course.

2. If the examiner is unable to attend, the examination committee shall appoint a substitute upon the request of the high school rectorate.

3. The examiners shall submit the written tasks to the high school rectorate for the examination committee in accordance with the specified deadlines.

1. The final examinations take place after the completion of the six-month FMP course.

1. The Examination Board announces the final examinations in the Official Gazette. The announcement specifies the dates of the written and oral final examinations, the examination fee, the registration office, and the registration deadline.

1. Eligibility for the final examinations is granted to those who have successfully completed a specialized middle school and attended the FMP course at the middle school.

1. The registration for the final examinations must be submitted to the Rectorate Secretariat of the secondary school using the official registration form within the deadline set by the examination board.

1. No examination fee shall be charged.

1. The administration of the final examinations is governed by the examination schedule drawn up in collaboration with the other Central Swiss vocational secondary schools.

1. The examination board shall determine the permitted aids at the request of the examinees.

1. The use of unauthorized aids and any other irregularities will result in exclusion from the examinations. The final examinations are considered failed.

2. If there is a justified suspicion of an irregularity, the examination in question may be declared invalid.

3. The examination committee will inform the candidates of this provision before the start of the final examinations.

1. The final examinations of the FMP course comprise five subjects

a) German

b) English

c) Mathematics

d) Natural Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, and Physics

e) Social Sciences: Geography and History

1. Examination is conducted both in writing and orally

a) in the subject German

b) in the subject English

2. In the subjects Mathematics and Natural Sciences, examination is conducted only in writing.

3. In the subject Social Sciences, examination is conducted only orally.

1. Examination material primarily consists of the course content of the FMP program.

1. The examination tasks are prepared by the examiners and submitted to the examination committee for approval.

2. The examination committee may request additions or a new examination proposal.

1. The written examinations last

a) 180 minutes each in the subjects of German and Mathematics

b) 150 minutes in the subject of English

c) 180 minutes in the subject of Science, of which 90 minutes are in Biology, and 45 minutes each in Chemistry and Physics

1. Candidates are under supervision during the written examinations.

2. The supervisors shall keep a record of the examination proceedings.

3. The board of the secondary school appoints the supervisors.

1. Oral examinations are conducted by the examiners in the presence of at least one member of the examination board acting as an expert.

1. The oral examinations last

a) 15 minutes each in the subjects of German and English

b) 30 minutes in the subject of Social Sciences, with 15 minutes each in Geography and History

1. The specialized matriculation paper is intended to demonstrate that students are capable of independently solving a complex task and presenting it.

2. The specialized matriculation paper must be written and presented within a specified timeframe. Students are accompanied by one or more teachers during this process.

3. The school administration issues implementing regulations for this purpose.

1. Examinations are graded on a scale from 6 to 1.

2. The results of the written and oral examinations, as well as the specialized matriculation thesis, are expressed in whole or half grades.

3. Average grades from written and oral scores are mathematically rounded to the nearest half or whole grade.

4. The grade in the subject of Natural Sciences is calculated as follows: Twice the grade in Biology (rounded to the nearest tenth) + the grade in Chemistry (rounded to the nearest tenth) + the grade in Physics (rounded to the nearest tenth) divided by four. The average grade is mathematically rounded to the nearest half or whole grade.

5. The grade in the subject of Social Sciences is calculated as follows: The grade in History (rounded to the nearest half or whole grade) + the grade in Geography (rounded to the nearest half or whole grade) divided by two. The average grade is mathematically rounded to the nearest half or whole grade.

1. The written examinations are corrected and graded by the examiners.

2. Examination results with an insufficient grade are reviewed by a second subject teacher.

3. The graded examination results are submitted to the examination board for approval.

4. If the examiners and the examination board cannot agree on the grading, the average decides. The average is mathematically rounded to the nearest half or whole grade.

1. The examiners conduct the oral examinations. They propose the evaluation to the experts.

2. If the examiners and the experts cannot agree on the evaluation, the average decides. The average is mathematically rounded to the nearest half or whole grade.

3. The experts maintain a record of the proceedings of the oral examinations.

1. The performance in subjects relevant to the issuance of the FMP certificate shall be expressed in whole and half grades. 6 is the highest grade, and 1 is the lowest. Grades below 4 represent insufficient performance.

1. For subjects that are examined both in writing and orally, the following formula generally applies: Grade of the written examination (in whole or half grades) + Grade of the oral examination (in whole or half grades) divided by two. The average is mathematically rounded to the nearest half or whole grade.

2. For subjects that are examined either in writing or orally, the grade of the written (in whole or half grades) or oral examination (in whole or half grades) applies.

1. For the issuance of the FMP certificate, the grades in six subjects are decisive, namely

a) German

b) English

c) Mathematics

d) Natural Sciences

e) Social Sciences

f) Specialized Maturity Thesis

1. The FMP Certificate is issued if simultaneously

a) the average of the grades in the six subjects according to Article 28 is at least 4.0

b) no more than two grades in the six subjects according to Article 28 are inadequate

c) the sum of the grade deviations from 4.0 downwards does not exceed 1.0 points, and

d) the grade for the specialized maturity work is at least a 4.0

1. Any person who fails or is excluded from the final examinations may retake them once during the next examination session. In this case, the examinations must be taken in those subjects for which insufficient final grades were achieved in the previous examination session.

2. The grade of the specialized baccalaureate thesis shall be carried over.

3. A second retake of the final examinations is excluded.

1. The FMP Certificate contains

a) the designation "Canton of Uri," the name of the school, and the note "Swiss-wide recognized Pre-University Maturity Certificate in Pedagogy"

b) personal information of the holder

c) the grades in the five subjects according to Article 28 letters a to e

d) the topic and the grade of the Pre-University Maturity thesis

e) the signature of the Director of Education and the Principal of the Secondary School

1. The secondary school retains the records of the final examinations in the school archive for ten years.

1. Appeals against orders and decisions based on this regulation may be lodged in writing with the examination committee within ten days of notification.

2. Orders and decisions of the examination committee may be contested by filing an administrative appeal with the Education Council within 20 days of the opening.

3. The procedure is governed by the Administrative Procedure Ordinance (RB 2.2345).

1. This regulation shall enter into force retroactively on December 1, 2008.