7. Penalties for Non-Attendance

Rules governing non-attendance at examinations and any consequent penalties are set out in full in the Examination Regulations (Regulations for the Conduct of University Examinations, Part 14). If you will be prevented by illness or other urgent cause from sitting one of your examinations you should contact your college office or college advisor as soon as possible. 

In the event a student misses an exam, they will be expected to provide a statement to their college explaining the reason they were not able to attend within 48 hours of the start of that exam. Colleges should apply with this information using the standard process.

In cases where the Proctors do not believe there are satisfactory reasons for non-attendance or an application to the Proctors has not been submitted, a mark of 0 will be awarded. Students with an overall failure will be permitted to retake the examination on at most one subsequent occasion. A candidate who resits a missed examination will have the mark for that unit capped at 50.