4.23.2 Summer Resit Assessment Period in August 2021 Special circumstances

1. In the case of modules failed during the summer resit assessment period in August 2021, there will be no automatic opportunity to resit for an uncapped mark.

2. There will be no opportunity to retake modules passed during the summer resit assessment period in August 2021 to improve a mark.

3. Students wishing to report special circumstances to the attention of the examination board should submit a Special Circumstances Form to their department, see 3.8 Special Circumstances and Reasonable Adjustments and see the Staff List for details on submitting the form.

4. Independent evidence should be provided with the Special Circumstances Form. However, if evidence is not available, students should explain the circumstances on the Special Circumstances Form.

5. Academic Quality Handbook 4.20 does not apply to PGT dissertations submitted at the end of September 2021, and guidance is provided in Academic Quality Handbook 4.19.3 Covid-19 Addendum to Examination Conventions 2021.