Examination timetables
It is essential that you make any changes to your optional units on the Student System by the specified deadline (see Section Swapping an optional course unit (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)), so that your registration for University examinations is kept up-to-date. If you do not do this there is a serious risk that you will have a clash of examinations and therefore score zero on one.
A personalised copy of your examination timetable will be provided shortly before the relevant examination period and you will receive a communication from the University in December and April informing you of how to obtain your personalised exam timetable. It is your responsibility to:
- check that there are no timetable clashes between any of your examinations (there should not be any if you have kept your registration up-to-date).
- ensure that you know when and where a particular examination will take place.
Misreading of the timetable or failure to locate an examination room is not a valid excuse for absence from an examination. As examinations may be held in a huge variety of locations, some of which are off campus, you are urged to check very carefully before the day in question that you know exactly where and when each exam will be. Campus maps and advice about locations can be sought from the Student Support Office.
Closely spaced examinations (e.g. 2 per day on consecutive days) may occur for many students and would not be considered grounds for applying for mitigation against poor performance.
If you have any queries regarding your timetable, please seek advice from either the Student Support Office, or the Student Services Centre.
If you are required to take August/September examinations, a personalised copy of your examination timetable will be provided shortly before the examination period (see provisional dates at front of handbook). It will not be possible to find out the exact date of the exam before this and the School does not control the scheduling of examinations.