Submit or review application
Before submitting your application for an Assessment Adjustment, please make sure you understand the differences between the types of Assessment Adjustments so you can identify which you require.
Supporting documentation
All supplied supporting documents must be dated and must cover the dates of all assessment tasks. Please include appropriate supporting documentation with your application.
Please ensure that your contact information is up to date as we may need to contact you for further information. To update your personal details, please access the Personal Details section in StudentOnLine. If you have any issues, please contact ASK La Trobe.
Request for a Short Extension of Time Request for Special Consideration Request for Replacement Examination Date
Overview of Assessment Adjustments
| Application assessment | Automatically approved |
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| Documentation required | None * Students with LAP are required to provide their LAP |
| When to apply | Before 11:59 pm (Melbourne time) on the due date of the assessment |
| Application assessment | Each application is assessed by the Student Administration team to confirm student eligibility Application outcomes are normally issued within 5 business days of receiving the application |
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| Extension allotted | Varies depending on circumstances outlined within the application |
| Documentation required | Please see Reasons and Documentation |
| When to apply | Before 11:59 pm (Melbourne time) on the due date of the assessment Applications submitted after the due date are considered late. Please read the FAQ below for more information about late applications |
Replacement Examination Dates
View information on the Replacement Examination Dates webpage.
Need help?
If you're having trouble filling out your application form, please visit or contact ASK La Trobe.
If you have an ongoing medical condition and are experiencing difficulties while trying to complete your application, please contact the AccessAbility Hub for assistance.
If you're lodging your application outside the La Trobe University network, please ensure that you type in students\ in front of your username e.g. students\18765432.
If you're using a public computer within the La Trobe University network, please log off the computer and log back on (using your own La Trobe username and password) otherwise the application link will not work.
Please contact ICT if you have trouble submitting your application online or email, please include the screenshot of the error message.
Seeking a review
If your Special Consideration application was unsuccessful, you may seek a review of the decision if you have grounds to believe that the decision was not made in accordance with the Assessment Procedure - Adjustments (including Special Consideration).
You may seek a review of:
- The assessment of your eligibility
- The outcome provided by the relevant Subject Coordinator
You have 5 calendar days from the date you were advised of your unsuccessful Special Consideration application to submit your request for review.
It is important that you submit further supporting documentation or your application will be deemed unsuccessful.
If the decision is in relation to your eligibility for Special Consideration, you can request a review by:
- Ensure that your student, course and subject details are up to date in StudentOnLine.
- Go to Submit or review application.
- Choose your request type.
- Select ‘Request a review of an Assessment Adjustment outcome’ in the webform.
- Enter assessment details and original due date.
- Select the reference number of the original assessment adjustment form.
- Complete statement why you believe elements of the Assessment Procedure – Adjustments (including Special Consideration) were not followed.
- Attached any supporting documentation that was not available at the time of original application.
- Agree to declaration and submit your application for review.
If the decision is in relation to the determination of an outcome by the relevant Subject Coordinator, you may seek a review in person or in writing from the Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching of the school that owns the subject.
FAQs
Applications for Special Consideration and Short Extensions of Time submitted after the due date of the assessment are considered late.
Applications after this time can only be submitted as Special Consideration, and you are required to provide evidence for the exceptional circumstances that prevented you from applying on time.
Students with a LAP can apply for a Short Extension of Time after the original due date, providing the application is submitted within 7 calendar days of the original due date of the assessment. The extension granted will be applied from the original due date (e.g. an application that is submitted 5 calendar days after the original due date will be granted a 2 calendar day extension). This does not apply to late Special Consideration applications.
Exceptional circumstances must have occurred during the period in which an application would normally be made, be accompanied by evidence, and are limited to:
- medical incapacitation or hospitalisation
- an emergency event, such as an accident
- death of a close family member
- an exacerbation of a condition provided for in a LAP
Applications for Special Consideration cannot be accepted where the results for a subject have already been released.
The review team will assess your application and provide an outcome via your student email within five (5) business days.
- Successful Outcome (Review upheld): Your application is now eligible for consideration and an appropriate outcome will be decided by your school.
- Unsuccessful Outcome (Review dismissed): Your application was not successful and the original special consideration decision is unchanged. Information about how to seek a further review from the University Ombudsman, if you are still dissatisfied with the decision, will be provided with your advice of outcome.