For students who feel they are unable to complete their examination/assessment, by reason of ill health, access to technology, family responsibilities or any other reasonable concerns, the option of deferral is available to them.
The deferral form, available for download here (scroll to the end of the page) should be completed and forwarded to the relevant Faculty Administrative Office. It is important to note that these will be considered no fault deferrals, ie there is no academic or financial penalty applied.
It is important to note that, if a student opts to defer a single module to August but then fails it, it may be possible to progress into the following year whilst carrying this module, as an exceptional measure, up to a maximum of 10 credits. This is not available to those progressing into an Award Year in the following year, however.
The final decision on this lies with the Exam Board. However, if they defer a number, or all, modules, and fail more than 10 credits, they will have to repeat, with attendance, into the following year (without being able to progress).