Practical exemption policy

Exemption from practical components for repeating students is discretionary. Such exemption (full or partial) is unit-specific and the final decision rests with the respective Unit Coordinator.

Approved at Education Committee meeting 3/2009.

Practical exemption procedures

Repeating students will be identified by Student Services prior to each semester. Student Services will request an exemption from the practical component on the student's behalf. Students do not need to apply. The Unit Coordinator makes the decision and notifies Student Services.

Students will then be notified via their student email account if full or partial credit for a component of a failed unit has been granted by the Unit Coordinator.

• If a practical exemption is granted, the Unit Coordinator is to re-use the previous year practical mark (percent of assessment) to calculate the final unit mark.

• At the Unit Coordinator’s discretion, where practical components of the unit have been changed and/or examined as part of the end of semester written examination (and if the repeat student is required to answer these questions in the paper), a practical exemption should not be permitted as this may possibly disadvantage student’s performance in these questions.

Procedures approved at Education Committee meeting 5/2009.