Deferring

CHANGES TO DEFERRED EXAMINATION REGULATIONS FROM JANUARY 2011.

Deferred Examinations: Important changes to Division 5 – Assessment, Section (51) Deferred Examinations as follows:

Subsection 5, third paragraph:

Once an official examination period has commenced, including perusal time, a student undertaking the examination will be deemed to have sat the examination. A request for a deferred examination will not be considered if a student leaves an examination for any reason once the official examination period, including perusal time, has commenced.

Subsection (6) (b)

A student will only be granted a deferred examination in one semester or phase of their program, for no more than four subjects in that semester or phase. In exceptional circumstances or in the case of a Faculty approved internship, the Dean of the relevant Faculty or delegate may approve a subsequent application.

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If you have further enquiries, please contact
Student Administration
Block 10 Student Court
(07) 5595 4049
enrolment.enquiries@ bond.edu.au

Academic Regulations which govern deferred exams can be found here. If you do need to defer your exam it is recommended that you have a look at the provisions.

However, in summary the regulations state that:

Deferred exams may be granted by the Dean of the Faculty.
If the student is unable to show that they are unable to sit, complete or perform at a minimum level of their demonstrated abilities.
The following reasons are normally considered acceptablegrounds for deferral:
- Illness or medical reason
- Accident
- Serious personal or emotional trauma
- events, sporting or religious commitments at a state, national or international representative level; or
- 3 scheduled examinations in less than 18 consecutive hours
The following are not considered acceptable reasonsfor deferring:
- travel or holiday arrangements
- misreading the examination timetable
- a desire to spread assessment tasks to yield improved performance*
- events and sporting commitments that are not at a state, national or international representative level
- applications received after the deadline

Applying for a Deferred Exam

Students must apply for a deferred exam within 48 hours of the scheduled exam
To apply students must fill in a form, available at Student Administration and submit that form back to Student Administration (located under the Sports Hall).
If deferral is for medical reasons, the student must have their doctor fill in a Bond Medical Certificate, which is also available from Student Administration
If the deferral is based on non-medical grounds the student must produce documentary evidence as well as a signed statutory declaration outlining the events that occurred
Whilst the forms are handed in to Student Administration, it is the Faculty who decides whether a student can defer an exam. Therefore, it is important to talk to the Faculty about the reason for your deferral and ask whether they belief the reason would be considered acceptable.

If you are sick during the exam

If you are sick during the exam and need to leave you must inform the invigilator that you are leaving the exam because you are sick

When will you sit your Deferred Exam?

If you are successful you must be available in O’Week to sit the exam. The timetable is not released until the Tuesday of O’Week and exams begin on Thursday of O’Week. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are back on the Gold Coast to sit your exam by Thursday of O’Week. It is very difficult to have your deferred exam deferred and reasons such as difficulties in securing travel arrangements are very unlikely to be accepted.

If Your Application to Defer is Unsuccessful

You have the right to appeal the Faculty’s decision not to allow you a deferred exam, however this is only advisable if you have grounds to appeal your decision.

If you are considering appealing the Faculty decision, please contact
Marcus de Courtenay | Bond University Student Association – Advocacy Director
(07) 5595 4010
marcus.decourtenay@student.bond.edu.au