And so on, for a total of 5 attempts. You will be sent material on how to prepare for this test in early September, prior to your arrival at Warwick. The assessment of most mathematics courses includes at least one written examination. Examinations Examinations on each year's work are normally held in the second half of Term 3 of that year. It is not uncommon to have up to 10 examinations in a two-week period at this time of year.
Some courses have examinations at other times.
For example, the material in the First Year Analysis course which is covered in the first term is examined in January of the first year so as to identify any weaknesses which may cause difficulties with the second term material. Some courses given in Term 1 of Year 2 and all mathematics Term 1 courses of Years 3 and 4 are examined in Week 1 of Term 3. The class of your final degree is based on this cumulative mark . Honours are awarded in first, second and third classes with the second class broken into upper and lower divisions.