Exam adjustments and religious observance

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You may need exam adjustments to minimise the impact of your disability on your performance in an assessment. There are two ways of applying for this, depending on whether you have a long-term disability or need a short-term adjustment for your exam.

Long-term exam adjustments

Policy information

We follow a policy which is set out in the quality manual and outlines how the university can effectively support students with a disability in requesting adjustments for their assessments.

How to apply

You need to contact Disability Support Services and provide evidence before the published deadlines.

Support plan application dates	Exam period	Alternative exam arrangements start
30 June - 04 November 2026 (12 noon cut off)	Autumn semester exams (26/27)	Monday 11 January 2027
05 November 2026 - 02 March 2027 (12 noon cut off)	Spring semester exams (26/27)	Monday 17 May 2027
03 March 2027 - 29 June 2027 (12 noon cut off)	Summer reassessment exam period (26/27)	Monday 16 August 2027

Short-term exam adjustments

To request an adjustment submit an extenuating circumstances (EC) claim on the .

When filling in the EC form, you will come to a section called 'explanation of the situation', at this point you will be able to tell us what adjustment you need and provide us with evidence, as outlined in the EC procedure.

There is no guarantee the university can support requests for short-term exam adjustments. You will receive confirmation of the outcome by email.

Deadlines for having approved EC claims and a submitted short-term exam adjustment form are:

Autumn exams - Monday 04 January 2027
Spring exams - Monday 26 April 2027
Summer reassessments - Thursday 29 July 2027

I have a support plan that contains extra time – what does that mean for in-person exams?

Your timetable will reflect the extra time/specific room requirements as detailed in your support plan.

You can check your support plan by logging in to and click on the ‘Support Arrangements’ icon.

Should you have any questions, please contact the relevant team on the .

I have a support plan that contains extra time – what does that mean for online remote exams?

If you have a module that is being assessed online as a remote exam and your support plan includes additional time, you will receive a different time allowance for your online exam.

Your individual student timetable will not reflect this extra time. Instead, your extra time for online exams will be detailed in Moodle or in ExamSys, which you can view on the day of the exam.

I have a support plan that contains extra time – what does that mean for Moodle remote exams under 3 hours long?

For short timed exams (3 hours and under), you will be given 50% additional time because your support plan includes extra time. This includes adjustments for reading time and rest breaks.

Students with support plans which state that more than 50% additional time is required, will be advised of their extra time individually.

Durations for these exams in Moodle for you are set out below:

Breakdown of exam adjusted times
Original Duration	Duration for students with 50% extra time (hh:mm)	Moodle upload Time	Duration in Moodle including upload time (hh:mm)
1 Hour	1 hour 30 Minutes	30 minutes	2 hours
2 Hours	3 hours	30 minutes	3 hours 30 minutes
3 Hours	4 hours 30 Minutes	30 minutes	5 hours

Should you have any questions, please contact the relevant team on the

I have a support plan that contains extra time – what does that mean for Moodle remote exams scheduled for 24 hours?

For 24 hour exams, you are not expected to work continuously during the 24 hour assessment window.

An indication of working time to be spent on the exam should be signposted on the front of the exam paper. This should normally be no more than 3 hours.

Exams with a duration of 24 hours already include the allowance for uploading your work.

Therefore any extra time including IT issues and upload is already included within the 24 hour exam.

Should you have any questions, please contact the relevant team on the

I have a support plan that contains extra time – what does that mean for Examsys remote exams?

Examsys exams have 10 minutes automatically added to allow for IT issues. Your 50% is calculated on this total time. An example is below

Breakdown of exam adjusted times
Original Duration	Time given for technical issues	Total exam length (hh:mm)	Duration for students with extra time. (hh:mm)
1 Hour	10 Minutes	01:10	01:45

Should you have any questions, please contact the relevant team on the

Religious observance

The university recognises religious observance in relation to exams, and you may submit a religious observance form if this applies to you.

Religious observance form

The form needs to be authorised by your personal tutor (or equivalent) and emailed to our exams office with your personal tutor copied in.

You should fill out the form as soon as you begin your studies, your details will remain on record for the remainder of your time here. If you start a new degree with us, for example a postgraduate course you will need to submit a new form.

Deadlines for submitting your religious observance form are:

Autumn exams - Tuesday 03 November 2026
Spring exams - Tuesday 02 March 2027
Summer reassessments - Wednesday 23 June 2027

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