End-of-year Examinations are approaching and there are some changes to special consideration applications in 2016 that you need to be aware of.  Special Consideration now covers Aegrotats, Backdated Discontinuation and Special Passes.

There are two categories of Special Consideration:

1) Special Consideration for assessment is for students who have covered the work of a course but have been prevented from demonstrating their knowledge or skills at the time of the assessment due to unforeseen circumstances. Applications under this category must be submitted within five working days of the assessment due date.

2) Special consideration for late discontinuation is for students who have been prevented from completing a course of study, due to circumstances beyond their control, or that were not reasonably foreseeable, and they were unable to withdraw from the course(s) by the published withdrawal deadline. Applications under this category must be submitted no later than working five days after the examination period has finished. 

All applications should be submitted online at http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/exams/special-consideration.shtml but before submitting an application, you must familiarise yourself with the process and application requirements at http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/exams/documents/special_consideration.pdf .

If your application is based on medical grounds, you must have a UC medical certificate completed by a registered medical professional.  You should ensure that you see your medical practitioner within a reasonable time-frame for them to be able to make a diagnosis. During your consultation, ensure that they are provided with sufficient information regarding the timing of your assessments to enable them to provide beneficial supporting documentation.

If you have any queries, please visit http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/exams/special-consideration.shtml or contact specialconsideration@canterbury.ac.nz .