Most units have one examination, so if you take three course units you may expect to sit three examinations, each typically lasting two or three hours. Some course units vary from this pattern. Returning home should be planned for the end of semester in order to ensure that all examinations can be taken. If a student misses an examination due to illness, a deferred examination may be arranged. Students affected will be notified by the Examinations Office by letter.
Some units also offer resit examinations to students who fail the initial examination.
Details are published in course unit handouts. Grade 4 is a marginal fail and Grade 5 is a fail. For US visiting students, the University provides a suggested grade transfer scheme. However, this is not available for other countries systems at present, and we do not operate the European Credit Transfer System fully. Students may check their final grade on-line anywhere in the world by following instructions that will be provided by the Study Abroad Office.