Please read the following details carefully and understand the terms below before submitting your reassessment choices. Additional information about reassessment can be found in the Student Handbook. If you need further guidance, you should contact your School.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reassessments | Collective term for any time you take a module or assessment again, i.e. whether a resit or following a valid Mitigating Circumstances claim and as either a first or second attempt. |
| Resit | If you have not passed your Part, you will be given the right to resit a module or assessment with capped marks (unless Part A or F). Resits are second attempts which means they are the final chances if there are no valid Mitigating Circumstances claims. |
| Repeat 1st Attempt | If you were taking a module for the first time and had a valid Mitigating Circumstances claim, you may be given a repeat first attempt in affected assessments. Repeat first attempts are uncapped. |
| Repeat 2nd Attempt | If you were taking a resit (i.e. second attempt) and had a valid Mitigating Circumstances claim, you may be given a repeat second attempt in affected assessments. As with resits, repeat second attempts are capped (unless Part A or F) and they are final chances if there are no further valid Mitigating Circumstances claims. |
| Special Assessment Period (SAP) | This is a period in August/September to take reassessments without delaying progression. Coursework taken in SAP are normally reassessed in August. SAP Examinations are sat in late August/early September each year. For exact dates, please see the Student Handbook. |
| Next Academic Year (NAY) |
You may be able to take your reassessments in the Next Academic Year (NAY), but this will normally mean delaying your graduation by a year because you cannot do reassessments from one Part whilst studying modules in the next Part of your degree programme or doing your Placement Year (Part I).
You should also consider the financial implications of extending your studies by a year. Unlike taking your reassessments in SAP, you will normally have the option to take the module either with or without attendance.
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| With or Without Attendance | Attendance in this context means tuition. If you are undertaking reassessment with attendance, you are expected to attend all timetabled classes/teaching events for the module, i.e. lectures, tutorials, labs, etc. You cannot take a module/assessment in SAP with attendance. |