S.L. 327.88 Art. 28Absence from examinations or non-submission of assignments or dissertations.

(1) Absence from any type of Assessment in undergraduate

Courses shall be governed by the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2019.

(2) Absence from Assessment of Postgraduate Courses shall be conducted as follows:

(a) When students are absent from Examinations held in either January or May/June for a reason that Senate considers valid, they shall be allowed to take the missed Examination/s in the September Assessment Session under the same conditions, first sit, or resit as they were entitled to take it in the missed session, provided that they are otherwise eligible in terms of the regulations or bye-laws relevant to their Course. Cases of students who submit medical reports to cover absences from an excessive number of Examinations in the same session or more than one absence for the same study-unit may be considered by a board appointed by Senate for the purpose, with a view to determining whether these repeated absences are justified. In such instances, this board shall advise the Faculty of appropriate action that may be taken, including one or more of the following:

(i) provide support for students; bona fide

(ii) award a Fail for one or more study-units;

(iii) withdrawal of student from the Course; and

(iv) further investigation of the reason for absence.

(b) When the mode of Assessment is by assignment, and there are reasons for non-submission which the board of examiners considers valid, students shall be allowed an extension of the deadline by a maximum of three weeks, or if this is not sufficient because of their circumstances, they shall be allowed to submit the assignment at the first practicable opportunity, but not later than a maximum of two months, after the initial deadline.

(c) When the mode of Assessment is by dissertation, the deadline for submission shall be established by the Faculty. Submission of dissertations after the deadline and without the express permission of the Faculty, if accepted for evaluation, shall result in a reduction of marks as decided by the Board of Examiners. Requests by students for extensions may be granted by the Board or Senate in terms of the applicable regulations. The Board of Examiners shall take into account the period of extension and may decide on a reduction of marks.”