Examinations - timetables, rules and resits
Module Handbooks and the University Course Catalogues contain details of the percentage of the final module mark that will be derived from the formal examinations.
Information on the University's examination process.
Examination regulations
All University examinations are governed by the University of St Andrews Examination Regulations.
Each student must ensure that they have read and fully understand the Examination Regulations prior to sitting examinations.
Examination diets
Students are required to make themselves available in St Andrews for the full duration of the December and May Examination Diets, dates of which are detailed under the Session Dates section.
You should be aware that you must arrange to be present up until the last day of the exam period, regardless of when your own exams are scheduled.
When returning to St Andrews for an examination, you should ensure that you schedule your travel arrangements so as to arrive in good time. Poor scheduling on a student’s part will not be acceptable as a valid excuse for missing an examination.
Registration for degree examinations
All matriculated students are entered automatically for the December and May degree examination diets.
Reassessment registration
If you are offered the opportunity to take resit examinations and/or deferred assessments at the August (Reassessment) Diet you must register individually in advance for the diet, via the online registration facility. In late June, you will be notified directly by email when this is available. All registrations must be submitted by the annually advised deadline in August. Registrations will not be confirmed until the appropriate re-entry fee has been paid in full. Failure to register fully by the due date may mean that you will not be able to sit your examination in the diet.
Where the examination is a reassessment, there is a fee payable at the time of registration. Students sitting deferred examinations must also register in advance, but will not be liable for a fee.
Examination timetables
The provisional degree examination timetable is published for each examination diet no later than Week 7 of each semester.
You are reminded of the importance of checking the provisional timetable carefully. Whilst every effort is made by Schools and Registry to prevent timetable clashes, they can on occasion occur. Where such a clash is identified, students should in the first instance alert the University Examinations Office (examoff@st-andrews.ac.uk) as a matter of urgency.
The confirmed degree examination timetable is published in Week 8 of each semester. Students are reminded that they must make themselves available in St Andrews for the full exam period, regardless of when their own exams are scheduled.
The degree examination timetable for the reassessment diet is published in July of each year. Students who are eligible for reassessment are required to be available in St Andrews for the duration of the reassessment exam diet.
All examination timetables are published only via the web.
Individual personal student examination timetables can also be downloaded from iSaint. All students should carefully note the exam details on their Personal Exam Timetable, and must attend the exam at the venue specified on their timetable.
Anonymous marking
All examination papers are marked anonymously. The examination script books are designed so that all your personal details are completed along a strip on the right hand side of the script book, which you seal before leaving the examination hall. You should ensure your matriculation number is completed on the front of the script book and that it remains clearly visible.
Your personal information will remain sealed while the internal marker(s) mark your script. Once a mark as been agreed by the internal marker(s) and recorded on the front of your script book, the flap will be opened to reveal your personal details to ensure that the information is recorded on the correct student record.
Special examination arrangements
If you have a disability / learning difficulty / long term medical condition / Autistic Spectrum Disorder, and require special exam arrangements you must ensure that you have registered with the disability team by the end of October for the December exams or by the end of March for the May exams.
All examinations are arranged by the University's Examinations Office. Failure to register with the Disability Team may result in the Examinations Office being unable to provide you with the exam arrangements you require.
You can register with the disability team by arranging an appointment with Student Services - email disability@st-andrews.ac.uk or telephone: 01334 462020.
Contact
Examinations Officer
The Old Burgh School, Abbey Walk
Telephone: 01334 464100
Email: examoff@st-andrews.ac.uk
Web: Examinations