Bendigo Examinations

Examinations

All papers are set out in alphabetical UNIT CODE order, with the date, time and location shown beside each paper. Candidates should check their subjects, allowable materials/instructions, date, times and locations of their examinations promptly and carefully, and report any discrepancies immediately to their Course Administrator or Student Administration.

Candidates should note that it is their responsibility to observe the requirements specified in the timetable. Failure to present for an examination through misreading the timetable is not normally sufficient grounds for special consideration. Candidates who find themselves in this situation, however, should report immediately to Student Administration. Ensure that you are familiar with the Rules of Examination.

Copies of the examination timetable are also available to view at:

EXAMINATION VENUES

For examinations not listed in the official timetable, please contact the relevant school or department for further details.

EXAMINATIONS CONDUCTED WITHIN DEPARTMENTS/SCHOOLS

In some instances, examinations will be conducted by departments/schools. If this is the case, the examination will not be listed on the official timetable, and you will receive direct notification from the relevant department/school regarding the examination details. Such information must be made available to you by the relevant school or department at least ten working days prior to the scheduled examination.

READING TIME

Unless otherwise specified, candidates will be allowed either fifteen (15) or thirty (30) minutes to read the examination paper before writing commences. Writing is not normally permitted during reading time.

SPECIAL MATERIALS PERMITTED

Please note that details of the materials allowed to be taken into an examination are indicated by Allowable materials/Instructions on this examination timetable. If an item is not specifically referred to on the Allowable materials/Instructions list, this means that the item will be deemed as unauthorised and will not be permitted to be brought into the examination. The only items permitted in an examination venue not requiring authorisation by a published Allowable materials/Instructions are writing instruments, an eraser and an unmarked ruler.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION IN CASE OF ILLNESS OR OTHER CAUSE

• A student who considers that his or her performance in an examination is adversely affected by illness or other cause immediately prior to or in the course of an examination may inform the supervisor at any time during the examination and shall subsequently furnish in writing to the University Secretary a statement containing the circumstances together with any medical evidence (on the prescribed form – Schedule B – completed by a registered, qualified medical practitioner) or such other evidence as may be applicable not later than seventy-two hours after the commencement of the examination.
  
• A student who considers that his or her studies during a year in respect of a subject or course have been adversely affected by illness or other cause shall furnish to the University Secretary in writing a statement containing the circumstances, together with any medical evidence (on the prescribed form – Schedule B – completed by a registered, qualified medical practitioner) or such other evidence as may be applicable prior to any examination to which such application relates.

The application form for Special Consideration is available from, and should be lodged with, Student Administration.

IMPORTANT POINTS ON EXAMINATIONS

• Students are required to make themselves available for the entire duration of any official examination period.
• Authorised examination material is identified in the timetable Allowable materials/Instructions and on the examination paper. All unauthorised material must be placed in a closed, non see-through bag under your desk prior to the commencement of reading time.
• If during an examination you are found in possession of unauthorised material you could face disciplinary action. ‘In your possession’ means on, or next to your desk or chair, in or on your clothing, on your body (or in your wallet or purse).
• Failure to secure or hand in unauthorised material may result in a penalty for academic misconduct in accordance with the University Regulations.
• Your student ID card must be displayed prominently on your desk throughout all examinations
• You will not be admitted to an examination if you arrive more than half an hour after writing has commenced
• Extra time will not be granted to any student who does not present for an examination at the correct time and place
• There must be no communication of any kind among students in examination venues. You are strongly advised not to draw attention to yourself by looking frequently at other candidates or around the venue.
• Mobile phones may not be used in examination venues under any circumstances.