Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Special consideration allows the Faculty to take into account significant and unforeseen factors which may have affected your academic preparation or performance.

The rules concerning special consideration are as follows:

• Applications must be made to the appropriate person in the Faculty; in the case of FECM students this is the Associate Dean (Students). It is not sufficient to inform the unit coordinator.
• Written evidence concerning the reasons (personal or medical) for the request must be provided. Medical certificates must be from a medical practitioner; certificates from pharmacists are not acceptable.
• The request must be made as soon as possible but, in any case, not later than three working days after the relevant date (e.g. of the test or assignment deadline). Exceptions to this rule will be made only in exceptional circumstances.
• Special consideration may take the form of adjustment of marks. The maximum permitted adjustment is 5% of the mark for the assessment item in question, so for an exam worth 50% of the total mark the maximum adjustment would be 2.5%. Hence students with serious problems are advised to ask for deferrals rather than mark adjustment.

The University procedures for special consideration are available from Student Services.