Reassessment

If you have missed or failed to pass an assessment you must apply to resit. No students are automatically registered for resit assessments, even if you missed an assessment for medical reasons or extenuating circumstances.

What can I apply for?

You can apply to:

• resit an exam;
• re-submit coursework for assessment;
• undertake a repeat placement for a course.

Who can I contact if I have a query?

If you have any questions about your resit assessments please contact the Central Timetabling Team for advice.  You can contact us by email at exams@abdn.ac.uk or by phone on 01224 272962.

Eligibility to resit

Only students who hold a valid class certificate for the course to be re-assessed can apply. Class certificates are valid for the academic year the course was attended and the academic year immediately following it. During this period a student can have up to three attempts to pass.

Good cause or medical certificate

Students who missed their exam(s), submission deadline(s) or placement(s) for a medical or other reasons which has been accepted by their School, must still apply to resit an exam by submitting an Application Form. No Resit Fee will be charged but a Late Fee will be charged for any application received after the appropriate deadline.

When can I resit an exam?

You can take a resit exam during the August resit diet or at the corresponding diet the following year.

Fees

Current fees, payable at time of application are:

• £20 per course (capped at £120 for 6 or more exams)
• £30 late fee for any applications received after the application deadline

How to apply

• You can apply via the Online Store up two weeks before the exam diet commences;
• For students with medical or extenuating circumstances you can also apply by downloading a form and emailing to exams@abdn.ac.uk

Deadlines for resit applications

For this academic session the deadline by which you must apply to resit are:

• January 2013 exam diet – Friday 5 October 2012
• May 2013 exam diet – Friday 8 February 2013
• August 2013 exam diet – Friday 5 July 2013

Resit arrangements

• Exams: once you have applied your resit exam dates will appear on your Student Portal when the exam timetable has been published.
• Resit coursework and placements: you should contact the School Office for information on the arrangements for these.

Late applications

Applications received after the deadline may not be accepted. These are subject to School approval which you must seek and obtain.

If there are no students registered for a resit exam by the application deadline Schools are not required to provide an exam. Students who apply late, therefore, are not guaranteed an exam will be scheduled and may find they will have to resit their exam(s) at a future exam diet. 

If you have applied late and a clash occurs in your timetable, please speak to your School. If they cannot make alternative arrangements you will need to wait until the next available exam diet. In some cases this may affect your progression to the next academic session.

So be sure to apply before the resit application deadline!

Off-campus exams

Permission is rarely given for examinations to be taken off campus, and only exceptional circumstances are considered. This does not include personal inconvenience or expense. For further information regarding this, please contact us.  All requests must be submitted to exams@abdn.ac.uk by the end of the relevant teaching term or in the case of the August resit diet by the Resit Application Deadline.