Understanding the process

Deferrals:

If you know in advance of your exam that you will be unable to attend then you must apply for a deferral, to delay your examination to the next available sitting.

If you do not apply and you do not sit the exam then your attempt will be treated as a failed attempt and it will be counted as one of your three available sits.

You must apply by 12 noon of the working day before your exam, with a clear explanation of why you cannot take the assessment.

Your Programme team will decide whether to grant your deferral. If you have not heard from them by 18:00 the working day before your exam you should assume the deferral has not been granted and that you will need to sit the assessment.

If your application is received after 12 noon of the working day before the exam then you will need to submit a Mitigating Circumstances application (see below).

If you are granted a deferral, your next attempt will be at the same sit count as before your deferral and you will not need to pay an additional fee to take the assessment at a later date.

To Apply for a Deferral:

• Contact your Programme team via a VLE Query / Hub Query or email as follows:
  • Business School, School of Technology: Query = ‘Assessments’; Sub-Query = ‘Deferrals, Extensions and Mitigating Circumstances’
  • Law School, Health School: Query = ‘General’ or email your Programme Leaders if instructed.
• Your Programme team will respond to your query and ask you to complete and submit this form. ****If you do not want to wait for them to respond, you can also reply via email to the automatic response you receive from your query, and attach the completed form.

https://bpp.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=f29583bd-1328-42d2-aa3f-ad8d00adfd74&start=0

Mitigating Circumstances:

If you were not able to attend your exam or something happened during the exam and you think it affected your performance, you will need to apply for mitigating circumstances.

Example situations could include an unexpected serious health issue, family bereavement or severe disruption within your exam.

You will need to:

• Set up an online account for your application.
• Provide evidence to prove that this unexpected event occurred.