Update: GCU Academic Registrar on January Exams
Thursday 03-01-2019 - 18:26
Following the email of the 31st of December 2018 detailing changes to the exam schedule, a considerable number of students have advised us that they are ready and wish to sit their exams on the planned date, with many indicating that the revised exam dates presented considerable difficulties. After reviewing the feedback received and in consultation with the Students’ Association, we are now giving students the choice to sit each scheduled exam either in the week beginning the 7th January or the week beginning the 21st January. This new arrangement provides students with the flexibility many have requested.
For Glasgow and London based students only
Following the email of the 31st of December 2018 detailing changes to the exam schedule, a considerable number of students have advised us that they are ready and wish to sit their exams on the planned date, with many indicating that the revised exam dates presented considerable difficulties. After reviewing the feedback received and in consultation with the Students’ Association, we are now giving students the choice to sit each scheduled exam either in the week beginning the 7th January or the week beginning the 21st January. This new arrangement provides students with the flexibility many have requested.
All January exam dates are detailed at: https://www.gcu.ac.uk/student/study/exams/theexam/examtimetables/
Please note that students will only be allowed to sit each exam once and different exam papers will be used in each diet. Students do not need to tell us the week in which they have elected to sit their exam. Any students who already have special arrangements confirmed for their exams will be catered for during all sittings.
Exams scheduled for the week of the 14th January 2019 will continue as originally planned and will not be repeated.
All course work with a deadline of week commencing the 7th January 2019 has been extended and can now be submitted anytime up to 16:00 on Friday 11th January 2019.
24 hour opening of the Library will now be extended to include the week of 21st January 2019 to accommodate additional study time for students sitting exams that week.
Our intention is to adhere to our policy of issuing marks and feedback within three weeks, however as there are two sets of exams to mark (internally and externally), there may be some delays to this timescale. We will keep students informed should any delays occur.
If you have any further questions please refer to the FAQs.
If you have any outstanding questions or concerns about your personal circumstances please contact our advisors atstudentsupport@gcu.ac.uk
We recognise the inconvenience the delay to the completion of the GCULearn upgrade and subsequent changes to the exam schedule has caused. The University is reviewing the circumstances which have led us to this point in order that lessons can be learned and ensure this does not happen in the future.
Stephen R Lopez
Academic Registrar
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