UNIVERSITY ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.88

UNIVERSITY ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS

20th October, 2009

LEGAL NOTICE 274 of 2009, as amended by Legal Notices 353, 399

and 472 of 2010, 149 of 2011, 35 of 2012, 138, 299 and 419 of 2013, 45

and 348 of 2014, 255 and 356 of 2015, 191 of 2016,52 of 2018, 113 of 2018

351 of 2018 and 42 and 151 of 2019 and 11, 297, 305 of 2020, 355 of 2021

and 150 of 2022.

(1) The title of these regulations is the University

Assessment Regulations.

(2) In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears,

(a) words importing the masculine gender include the feminine; (b)

words importing the feminine gender include the masculine; and (c)

words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural

include the singular.

(3) (i) These regulations are to be read in conjunction with all

other Statutes, Regulations and Bye-laws, of the University

including in particular the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards and the General Regulations for University

Postgraduate Awards.

(ii) In case of conflict, these regulations shall be subservient to

the Statut es of the University, th e G eneral Regu lations for

University Undergraduate awards and the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate awards.

(4) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

“Absence” means absence for any assessment or non-submission

of work for assessment;

“Assessment” means all forms of assessment that are used to

award a mark and/or grade that contributes towards the award of

any University qualification. The method of assessment shall be as

prescribed in the Study-Unit description, and may include written

supervised Examinations, oral examinations, home assignments

(whether short or long essays) dissertations or theses, clinical or

practical examinations, portfolios, projects, fieldwork, case studies,

logbooks, continuous assessment of a placement, and any other

method of assessment approved by Senate, or combinations of

these, to each of which a percentage of the final mark is assigned;

“Board” means the Board of a Faculty, Institute, Centre or

School that is directly responsible to Senate f or offeri ng a

programme of study;

“Course” means a programme of study leading to a University

award; it may consist of one programme of study or may include a

number of programmes of study in particular areas of study;

“Dean” means the dean of a faculty or the director of an institute

or a centre or a school or of any other academic entity that is

directly responsible to Senate for offering a Course or part thereof;

“Exam ination” means any written assessment held under

supervision on a set date, at a set time and venue and except when

specifically stated, does not include oral, practical, clinical, or

similar, and excludes assessment of work performed over a period

such as practicums and work/field placements;

“External examiner” means a senior academic who is an expert

in the area of study being examined and who is not affiliated to the

University;

“Faculty” means any faculty or institute or centre or school or

any other academic entity that is directly responsible to Senate for

offering a Course or part thereof;

“Head of Department” means the head of a department or the co-

o r d i n a t o r o f a d i v i s i o n o r a Co u r s e o r a n a r e a o f st u d y, a s

appropriate;

“Student” means (a) all persons enrolled and participating in a

Course or programme or study-unit of the University, including

auditing students and any student who has temporarily suspended

their studies; (b) any other person who is a candidate for any

Assessment by the University; and (c) any person who has been

awarded a qualification or credits for study-units by the University,

as appropriate;

“Study-Unit / Unit” means a part of a programme of study

carried out upon a syllabus approved by Senate, to which a

specified number of ECTS credits is assigned, and which is capable

of separate assessment; a Study-Unit may take the form of a series

of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical or clinical sessions, field

placements, projects, research work, dissertations, private study, or

a combination of such work, or any other method of teaching;

“Study-Unit Co-ordinator” is appointed for Units taught by more

than one lecturer and means the lecturer responsible for overseeing

the Unit and its assessment; normally a Study-Unit Co-ordinator is

the lecturer who delivers the greater part of a Unit or, when

teaching is distributed amongst various lecturers, the most senior

lecturer; and

“Synoptic Study-Units” means study-units, the teaching of which

helps students to integrate knowledge acquired in Study-Units

pursued during the Course. Whenever such Study-Units are

included in a programme of study, these study-units are designated

and indicated as such in their Study-Unit description and the

programme of study, are compulsory, and are taught during the last

year of the programme of study.

(5) Any term used in these regulations which is not defined in

paragraph (4) of this regulation shall, if necessary, be taken to mean as

defined in the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards.

These regulations shall be applicable from 1 July 2020

onwards.

These regulations shall govern all assessments that

contribute towards any award of the University, excluding awards

o f t h e M a t r i c u l a t i o n a n d S e c on d a r y E d u c a t i o n C e r t i f i c a t e

Examinations (MATSEC) Board.

The assessments of the University shall be those prescribed

in the relevant regulations, bye-laws, course plans / programmes or

programmes of study, and each individual Study-Unit description.

(1) Unless in special circumstances and with the approval

of the Board, all students on the same study-unit shall be assessed

by the same method/s of assessment. Supplementary assessments

shall normally have the same mode of assessment as the

corresponding first assessment, provided that

(a) when all the components making up the assessment are

re-assessable, students shall only be required to re-sit

the failed component/s; and

(b) when it is not possible or practical for a failed component

of the first Assessment to be re-assessed, the mark

obtained in that component in the first sit shall be retained

and students shall be required to re-sit any other remaining

component/s. If this is not sufficient to ensure an overall

pass, students shall normally be required to refer the

Study-Unit to the next year, if allowed by bye-laws

governing their Course.

(2) Attendance, whilst normally obligatory, shall not be a

component of any method of assessment.

(1) Examinations, other than oral examinations of

dissertations and theses, shall be held on the dates approved by

Senate before the commencement of each academic year, which

shall be scheduled as follows

(a) a session comprising a period of up to three weeks at

the end of the first semester;

(b) a session comprising a period of up to five weeks at

the end of the second semester;

(c) a session at the beginning of September for students to

take a number of assessments of incomplete Study-

Units, as provided for in the relative bye-laws; and

(d) exceptionally, the Rector, after consultation with the

Registrar, may grant permission for Examinations to be

held on other dates.”

(2) All examinations, irrespective of whether the study-unit

lectures are held during or after normal hours, shall be held during

the periods approved by Senate from Monday to Saturday, between

(1) L-organizzazzjoni u l-amministrazzjoni tal-eżamijiet

huma r-responsabbilità tar-Reġistratur, wara konsultazzjoni mad-

Dekani.

(2)

Ir-Reġistratur għandu jkun responsabbli

(a) biex jipprepara l-orarji tal-eżamijiet, u jiżgura li l-ebda

student ma jitwaqqaf milli jagħmel xi eżami minħabba

li l-orarji jaħbtu fl-istess ħin;

(b) biex jieħu ħsieb li jkun hemm spazju adegwat u

jipprovdi superviżjoni biex jiżgura li l-eżamijiet

jitmexxew kif xieraq; u

(ċ) flimkien mad-Dekani, jista’ joħroġ linji gwida

proċedurali lill-fakultajiet, biex titħares is-sigurtà tal-

karti tal-eżami.

00 a.m. and 8.00 p.m.

7. (1) The organisation and administration of examinations

shall be the responsibility of the Registrar, after consultation with

the Deans.

(2)

The Registrar shall be responsible

(a) for preparing examination timetables, ensuring that no

student is barred from sitting any examination because

of clashes in the examination timetables;

(b) for allocating adequate space and providing

supervision to ensure proper conduct of the

examinations; and

(c) jointly with the Deans, for the security of examination

papers and for this reason may issue procedural

guidelines to faculties.

8. Where the students have obligations towards the University,

such as the payment of fees or monetary penalties, that are

outstanding, the Registrar, may direct that

(a) they be excluded from taking any Assessment; or

(b) the results obtained by them in any Assessment be

withheld; or

(c) they be withdrawn from the Course.

(1) When an Examination weighted 80% or more is indicated

as the main method of assessment of a Study-Unit, Study-Units assigned

up to four credits shall normally be examined by a paper of between one

and two hours, Study-Units assigned five to ten credits shall normally be

examined by a paper of either two or three hours, and Study-Units

assigned more than ten credits shall normally be examined by a paper of

either three or four hours.

(2) When the assessment of a study-unit includes more than

one component, one of which is a written examination weighted

less than 80%, the duration of the examination shall be established

taking into account the weighting it is given towards the award of

the credits.

(3) The duration of written examinations shall be included with

the method of assessment in the study-unit description.

(4) The Rector, on the recommendation of the Board and in

consultation with the Registrar, may recommend that Senate

approves a different duration for an examination if the particular

nature of the examination so merits.

(1) The submission date of any work assigned as one of

the components of the assessment before the end of a study-unit

shall always be before the date of the final assessment of the study-

unit.

(2) When the last component of the assessment of a study-unit

is by a take-home assignment, the submission date of the

assignment shall not be later than four weeks following the end of

the lectures of that study-unit.

(1) The language of assessment shall be English, except

that for areas of study involving a language or when Senate

approves the delivery of a study-unit in Maltese or in any other

language, students shall be assessed in that language.

(2) Senate, on the recommendation of a Board, may allow

particular students or all students for particular study-units, for a

just and sufficient reason, to present for assessment work written in

a n y o t h e r l a ng u a g e a f t e r t h e B o a r d h a s a s c e r t a i n e d , t o t h e

satisfaction of Senate, that all the examiners, including any external

examiner, are sufficiently proficient in that language to be able to

assess the work at the same standard.

(3) Students are expected to bear in mind the necessity for good

expression and orderly presentation in all forms of assessment.

(1) There shall be a Board of Examiners for the

assessment of each study-unit. The Board of Examiners shall be

solely responsible to Senate for determining the marks to be

awarded to each student.

(2) recommendation of the Board and shall be composed of the

Head of the Department academically responsible for the Study-

Unit concerned as chairman, the external examiner when one is

appointed, and not less than two other examiners including the

lecturer or the Study-Unit Co-ordinator, provided that

(a) for Boards of Examiners for dissertations and in cases

where the Head of Department is also responsible for

the teaching of the Study-Unit, the Head may delegate

the chairmanship;

(b) where supervisors are members of Boards of

Examiners, they shall not be appointed chairmen; and

(c) two spouses, partners, cohabitants or persons who have

been in such relationships or two siblings shall not both be

appointed as members of the same Board of Examiners, as

auxiliary examiners, or as reviewers of any Assessment.

UNIVERSITY ASSESSMENT

(1) The Board of Examiners, collectively, shall be

responsible for

(a)

the preparation of the Assessment (including marking

scheme) to ensure that it meets the requirements and

learning outcomes of the Study-Unit and that it covers

the subject content specified in the Study-Unit

description or syllabus;

(b) the marking of scripts or any other work submitted for

Assessment and the moderation and award of the final

marks;

(c) reviewing the marks of students who do not obtain an

overall pass mark for a study-unit before the final

result is agreed to and published.

(2)

The Chairman shall

(a) ensure that the Assessment process is conducted properly

and in a timely manner;

(b) where necessary, engage in discussion with members

of the Board of Examiners with a view to agree the

assessment questions and mark scheme; and

(c) convene a meeting of the Board of Examiners to

review and agree results

Provided that a Department may agree that the Boards of

Examiners of all or of selected study-units are convened at one

meeting during which the results of the study-units concerned are

discussed. In such cases the responsibility of agreeing the results of

each study-unit remains solely with the members of the Board of

Examiners appointed for that unit.

(3) The lecturer or study-unit co-ordinator shall be responsible

for the setting of the questions, the mark scheme, and/or any other

assessment criteria as appropriate

Provided that when a unit is taught by more than one

lecturer, the study-unit coordinator shall be responsible for

coordinating the production of the examination paper, including the

gathering of questions from the individual examiners/auxiliary

examiners, the writing of the rubric and all other matters related to

the proper production of the examination paper.

(1) The examination process shall include a review

procedure as follows

(a) when a paper is set by one or two examiners, another

member of the Board of Examiners shall be designated

as the reviewer; and

(b) when three or more examiners are responsible for the

setting of an examination paper, and it is not

practicable to appoint another member to act solely as

reviewer, the review process shall be conducted by

members of the Board of Examiners so that the

questions and associated mark schemes prepared by

one examiner are reviewed by another.

(2)

The reviewer shall

(a) ensure that the examination paper is clear and

unambiguous and that it addresses the learning

outcomes of the Study-Unit in question;

(b) ensure that the examination paper is properly

proofread and that the paper and mark scheme are free

of error and of the required standard;

(c) ensure that the marks allotted to each question are

indicated on the examination paper;

(d) work out the paper him/herself to look out for any

inconsistencies and discrepancies where applicable;

and

(e) if the chairman of the Board of Examiners considers

that due to the nature of the examination paper, or the

large number of students registered on the study-unit,

or other valid reason, the reviewer is also required to

participate in marking, the Chairman shall indicate this

to the person concerned at the time he is informed of

his appointment as reviewer.

When external examiners are appointed for a written

examination, weighted 60% or more, the Board of Examiners shall

submit the draft examination paper and mark scheme for their

advice. external examiners may suggest questions of their own.

The Board may appoint auxiliary examiners to assist in

assessment procedures, including the correction of scripts, or to

assist in the continuous assessment of study-units, or to submit

questions on a part of the study-unit which they taught as and

where appropriate. Such auxiliary examiners shall not be

considered as members of the Board of Examiners but may be

required to participate in the deliberations of the Board of

Examiners but only in so far as they concern those parts of the

assessment in which they were involved.

(1) In the case of the assessment of students’ performance

over a period (not assessed through a written examination or

written assignments), such as placements and other study-units

involving the assessment of a number of students over a period,

that does not render it possible or practicable for the members of a

Board of Examiners to assess all the students themselves

(a) the Board may appoint as many auxiliary examiners as

necessary to participate in the assessment;

(b) each student shall be assessed by at least two

examiners, whether members of the Board of

Examiners or auxiliary examiners;

(c) individual examiners shall assess students according to

the criteria set by the Board of Examiners to whom

they shall be required to submit a report on each

student;

(d) the Board of Examiners may, at its discretion, examine

or re-examine any student; and

(e) final decisions shall be taken by the Board of Examiners

after having considered the reports of the individual

examiners and provided that any student declared to have

failed would have been examined by at least two

examiners, of whom at least one is a member of the Board

of Examiners.

(2)

The Board of Examiners shall be convened

(a) during the latter half of each assessment session to

consider the progress of students and take appropriate

action in terms of the relevant provisions of this

regulation; and

(b) after the end of the assessment session to agree on the

final results.

Oral Assessments and any other forms of assessment that

do not permit later review shall always be conducted by at least two

members of the Board of Examiners. The Board of Examiners shall

keep a written record of the proceedings briefly describing each

student’s performance.

(1) In the case of study-units involving the writing of a

dissertation or similar, Senate shall appoint a Board of Examiners

for each student. The Head of the Department concerned or his

delegate shall be appointed chairman of the Board of Examiners,

provided that if the Head of Department is also the supervisor he

shall not be appointed as chairman. The chairman shall ensure that

appropriate assessment criteria and procedures are used in the

assessment of dissertations.

(2) When a visiting external examiner is appointed to assess or

review dissertations, s/he may wish to interview specific students

about their dissertation.

(1) The Senate shall normally appoint External Examiners,

either on a visiting or a non-visiting basis, for programmes of study in

undergraduate degree Courses. When appointed, External Examiners

shall be members of each Board of Examiners of compulsory final year

Study-Units, and also members of the Award Classification Board of the

Course that includes the programme of study for which they are

appointed External Examiners, provided that in programmes of study

which include Synoptic Study-Units the External Examiner need only be

involved in these Study-Units besides the dissertation.

(2) As members of the Board of Examiners of a study-unit,

external examiners shall

(a) together with the Board of Examiners, approve

examination papers and mark schemes, and all other

assessment exercises, procedures and practices in

relation to that study-unit;

(b) whenever deemed necessary, see the assessed work of

students for compulsory first semester study-units of

the final year; and

(c) moderate the results and/or recommend changes to

unpublished marks of all compulsory final year study-

units assessed at the end of the last semester, including

the dissertation study-unit when one is required

Provided that when the number of students is too large

or in postgraduate programmes, it shall be sufficient

for the external examiner to moderate the examination

by seeing a reasonable sample of the assessed work,

including assignments and/or examination scripts from

the top, the middle and the bottom of the ability range

and including work of borderline students.

(1) For a Master’s degree which comprises mainly taught

study-units and a dissertation of at least 30 credits where the

number of students on the programme is 5 or more, Senate shall

appoint external examiners

(a) on a visiting basis to review both the taught

component and the dissertation study-unit; or

(b) on a non-visiting basis to review both the taught

component and individual dissertations.

(2) For a Master’s degree which comprises mainly taught

study-units and a dissertation of at least 30 credits where the

number of students on the programme is less than 5, external

examiners shall be appointed normally on a non-visiting basis to

review the taught component of the programme and to assess

individual dissertations.

(3) For a Master’s degree mainly by research comprising a

dissertation of at least 60 credits, external examiners shall be

appointed on a non-visiting basis to assess individual dissertations.

(4) Visiting external examiners shall always be appointed for

the examination of doctoral students.

(5) External examiners shall be appointed to render service on

a year to year basis, for up to a maximum of three years, except in

the case of examination of dissertations for Master’s degrees done

mainly by research, when external examiners shall not be appointed

after the fifth consecutive assignment.

The formal notification of appointment and the invitation

to visit the University shall be issued by the Registrar.

(1) External Examiners shall be requested to write a report to

the Rector about the outcome of their evaluation, including advice about

the standards achieved by the students, the quality of the evaluation

process and their opinion about the degree programme in general

pointing out any strengths and/or weaknesses that require attention, as

applicable. The report should reach the Rector within two months

following completion of the evaluation, provided that when an external

examiner is appointed on a Board of Examiners of a Master’s Course

mainly by research, the report shall be submitted to the Chairman of the

Board of Examiners.

(2) The Rector shall forward a copy of the report, or extracts

thereof, to the Dean and the Head of Department concerned.

(3) Copies of the external examiners’ reports shall be kept at

the Faculty and shall be made available for quality assurance

purposes as well as to external examiners appointed later.

(1) Subject to the provisions of these regulations and to

any directions given by Senate, Boards of Examiners shall

determine the procedures to be adopted for the conduct of the

assessment.

(2) Boards of Examiners shall strive to reach decisions by

consensus.

(3) If there is disagreement among the examiners, they shall

make every attempt to resolve the matter on the basis of detailed

argument about the specific academic points arising from the

assessment in order to reach a common decision. If no agreement

can be reached, the matter shall be referred to the Dean concerned

who shall attempt to resolve the matter by mediation. If no

consensual agreement can be reached, a decision shall be taken by

a majority vote and be so recorded in the final report

Provided that any dissenting member may submit a

minority report giving reasons for the disagreement.

(4)

No examiner shall be at liberty to abstain from voting.

(5) If an external examiner is unable to take part in the final

deliberations of the Board of Examiners, it shall be lawful for the

other members of the Board of Examiners to proceed to a

preliminary decision in his absence, which decision shall be

communicated to him. If the external examiner registers

disagreement with this decision, the chairman of the Board of

Examiners shall include the external examiner’s decision in his

report or attach the external examiner’s minority report if one is

submitted.

(6) Each member of the Board of Examiners shall be required

to sign the final report and/or the study-unit result sheet

Provided that, where it is not possible to obtain the

signature of all the examiners, the chairman shall make a statement

to that effect.

(7) The chairman of the Board of Examiners shall submit the

report or the study-unit result sheet to the Registrar, who, if the

decision is unanimous, shall proceed to publish the results and shall

include them in the students’ academic record. If a report includes

a minority report by one or more of the examiners, the Registrar

shall submit it to the Rector who shall either accept the majority

decision or refer the matter for the consideration of Senate

Provided that where an external examiner has submitted a

minority report the matter shall always be referred to Senate.

Senate shall either accept the majority report, or appoint an

additional examiner or examiners, or a new Board of Examiners to

resolve the matter.

(8) Non-visiting external examiners, appointed to assess a

Master’s degree dissertation assigned at least 60 credits, shall be

requested to write a report for consideration by the other members

of the Board of Examiners within thirty days from receipt of the

dissertation. In the report, the external examiner may propose

questions to be asked to the student during the viva voce

examination.

Members of Boards of Examiners shall treat as confidential

everything connected with their proceedings.

In the case of written examinations, examiners shall be

available to clarify any matter pertaining to an examination but

shall not normally visit the examination venue.

(1) No person shall be appointed as a member of a Board of

Examiners, as an auxiliary examiner or as a reviewer of any

Assessment if

(a) he is related to a student by consanguinity or by

affinity to the third degree inclusive; or

(b) he has been, at any time during the academic year to

which the Assessment refers, a guardian of a student;

or

(c) he is in a dual or multiple relationship with the

student; or

(d) he is precluded from examining in terms of the

Consanguinity/Affinity/Dual

Relationship

Policy

approved by Senate; or

(e) for any other ethical reason which in the opinion of the

Rector justifies the non-appointment of the individual

as an examiner.

(2) The Rector, acting on behalf of Senate, shall appoint another

examiner in place of the member who is so disqualified, after

consultation with the Dean of the Faculty concerned.

(3) If, prior to the commencement or during the progress of an

examination, the Rector is satisfied that a member of a Board of

Examiners is unable to perform or to continue to perform his

duties, the Rector shall, after consultation with the Dean of the

faculty concerned, appoint another examiner in place of that

member

Provided that, in the case of an oral examination, or a

c l in i c a l a s s e s s m e nt , or si m il a r e x a m i na t i on s , th e B oa r d of

Examiners may act in the absence of one of its members who is

unable to be present as long as any such assessment is conducted by

at least two examiners.

(4) Where the examiner who is replaced is the chairman of the

Board of Examiners, the Rector shall appoint a new chairman and

such substitute examiners as may be necessary. The substitute

chairman shall be the head of another department within the same

faculty or a lecturer from the department concerned.

(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 bona fide students;

(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.”

When a valid reason is required to cover absence or non

submission and students do not provide a reason for their absence, or

the reason brought forward is not considered sufficient to justify the

absence or non-submission, students shall be deemed to have failed the

Assessment and shall receive a mark of 0.

Students are bound to follow any procedure for the

notification of absence from examinations issued by the Office of

the Registrar from time to time.

Students shall be admitted to the examination venue ten

m i n u t e s b e f o r e t h e s t a r t o f th e ex am i n a t i o n , o r a s d e e m e d

appropriate by the invigilator, and they shall be seated as directed.

(1) Students may be required to place their national or

University identification card on the desk in the examination venue

for the duration of the examination. Invigilators may, when they

have reason to believe that there is cause to do so, require students

to produce further proof of identity.

(2) Students who are not able to provide acceptable proof of

identity may be permitted to continue the examination provided

that they undertake to produce verification of their identity within a

reasonable period, normally on the same day of the examination. If

verification is not provided, the matter shall be referred to the

Assessment Disciplinary Board that shall, as a minimum, annul the

particular assessment and assign a mark of 0, unless the students

are able to prove that they were prevented from complying with

this regulation for a reason beyond their control.

(1) Students shall not be allowed into an examination

venue after the first half an hour of the examination unless the

invigilator can confirm that no other student has already left the

examination venue/s, either temporarily or permanently.

(2) When students are allowed to enter the examination venue

after the commencement of the examination in terms of sub-

regulation (1), they shall not be given additional time to make up

for the time lost because of their arriving late, unless in special

circumstances arrangements have been approved in advance by the

Registrar.

Students shall not be allowed to leave the examination

venue whether temporarily or permanently, during the first half an

hour and during the last ten minutes of an examination, unless

instructions in the rubric of the examination paper stipulate that

students may not leave the examination venue before the end of the

examination.

(1) Students may be allowed to leave the examination

venue temporarily after half an hour from the start of an

examination and before the last ten minutes of an examination,

provided they are duly supervised during the temporary absence;

normally not more than one student shall be allowed to leave the

examination venue at any one time.

(2) Students may not be re-admitted to the examination venue

after they have left it, unless during the period of absence they have

been under approved supervision.

Students are required to write all answers and rough work

on the stationery provided by the University. Answers must be

written legibly. Examiners may be permitted by the Board of

Examiners not to mark work that is reasonably considered illegible.

When the invigilator

announces

the

end

of

the

examination, students shall

(a) stop writing immediately; and

(b) remain seated in silence until permitted to leave the

examination venue by the invigilator.

(1) Students shall not

(a)

during any Examination

(i) introduce or cause to be introduced into the

examination venue, any mobile phones, tablets,

smart watches (including health and fitness

watches/trackers), programmable calculators,

laptops

or

similar

equipment,

books,

dictionaries, notes or any other printed or

written matter or any other form of recorded

matter, any blank paper or any blank, recording

material, any pencil case or similar receptacle,

any electronic device for mathematical

calculations or any electronic data processor

other than those which the examiners have

expressly permitted to be taken into that

particular Examination and so indicated in the

question paper rubric, and any means of

communication,provided that students may be

allowed by the invigilator to leave their personal

belongings, including coats and bags, in a place

designated for this purpose at the examination

venue, and

provided that visiting students who are not

registered on a Course leading to an award of this

University may request and be granted permission

to use a bi-lingual, English / native language

dictionary during an Examination; English only

dictionaries shall not be allowed;

(ii) allow another person/s to take an examination in

their stead or take an examination in lieu of

another person (impersonification);

(iii) directly or indirectly give or seek to give

assistance to, or seek to obtain or accept

assistance from, any other student;

(iv) by any improper means whatever obtain, or seek

to obtain, advantage in the examination; give or

endeavour to give assistance to other students by

having or seeking access to unauthorized

information or material, or by copying or

attempting to copy from, or by communicating

or attempting to communicate with an examiner

UNIVERSITY ASSESSMENT

or any other person during the time appointed

for an examination or with an examiner about

the examination until the official results are

published;

(v)

write anywhere other than on the stationery

provided by the University;

(vi)

write their name on any part of the examination

book or make any other mark thereon calculated

to disclose their identity to an examiner, except

when specifically directed to write their name in

a space provided for the purpose;

(vii)

remove examination books or parts thereof from

the examination venue;

(viii) act in any way as to disturb other students taking

an examination, in which case the Registrar or

his delegate may order the student to leave the

premises where the examination is being held;

(ix) communicate with any other student in an

examination venue, prior to, during, or at the

end of the examination on any matter or in any

way whatsoever;

(x)

disobey the directions of the invigilator/s; and

(xi)

enter or leave the examination venue without the

permission of the examination invigilator as

indicated in these regulations;

(b) in any form of assessment

(i)

engage in plagiarism - defined as the

unacknowledged use, as one’s own, of work of

another person, whether or not such work has

been published, and as may be further

elaborated in Faculty or University guidelines,

provided that in the case of work by two or more

students that is substantially identical,

plagiarism shall be deemed to have occurred

even

if

the

original

source

remains

undetermined;

(ii) submit work or part thereof that has been

submitted by the student himself or by any other

student, for the assessment of another study-

unit, unless, when submitting part of one’s own

work that had previously been submitted, prior

permission is obtained from the examiner and

the insertion is clearly indicated;

(iii) allow another student to submit one’s own work

for assessment as the other student’s own work;

(iv) make false declarations in connection with any

work submitted for assessment;

(c) in a practicum, clinical placement, field placement, or

similar, fail to inform the examiners of one’s own

absence or by any means attempt to cover up for one’s

own or anyone else’s absence;

(d) in any Assessment, collude with other students to

cover one’s own or other students’ breach of these

regulations;

(e) in any Assessment, by any means act in any way that may

be reasonably considered by the Assessment Disciplinary

Board to constitute an act of cheating, or an attempt at

cheating or an act intended to assist others to cheat in an

Assessment;

(f)

submit work which is not truly their own. In such cases,

the student shall be called for an oral examination. If

during the oral examiniation it is confirmed that there is a

serious mismatch between the quality of work submitted

and the performance of the student during the oral

examination, a report shall be made to the University

Assessment Disciplinary Board.

(2) Students shall abide by any other additional instructions as

may be applicable to particular examinations due to their specific

nature.

(3) Students shall not submit false claims for special

arrangements in an assessment intended to gain an unfair

advantage.

* When students are alleged to have committed a breach of any

of the provisions in regulation 38, a report shall be made in writing by

the lecturer, an administrator or an invigilator or other authorized

person, which shall be referred either to the Secretary of the University

Assessment Disciplinary Board or to the Secretary of the Faculty

Assessment Disciplinary Board, as applicable.

40.When students are alleged to have committed a breach of any

of the provisions in regulation 38 (1) (b), (c) and (d) in work

submitted for Study Units of any value

(a) any case of plagiarism and/or collusion which is

deemed to be minor, and being the student’s first

offence, shall be investigated by the Faculty

Assessment Disciplinary Board of the Faculty offering

the Study-Unit, composed of the Dean of the Faculty

or his delegate as chair, the Head of Department or his

delegate and a student from among the students’

representatives on the Faculty Board. The academic

who reports the case shall not form part of the Faculty

Assessment Disciplinary Board;

(b) any case of plagiarism and/or collusion which is

deemed to be major, even if being the student’s first

offence, shall be investigated by the University

Assessment Disciplinary Board composed as in

regulation 42 of these regulations; and

(c) all second and subsequent offences, whether major or

minor,

shall be investigated by the University

*Shall be applicable from 1 June 2019.

Assessment Disciplinary Board composed as in

regulation 42 of these regulations.

(2) When a breach of any of the provisions in regulation 38 (1)

(b), (c) and (d) is established to have occurred and the provisions of

paragraph (1) of this regulation apply, the Faculty Assessment

Disciplinary Board shall

(a) issue an oral or written reprimand; and/or

(b) reduce the mark of the Assessment or of the relevant

Assessment component if applicable down to, and

including, the mark of zero with the possibility of a

reassessment

provided that for a component carrying a weight of up

to 20%, it shall reduce the mark of the relevant

Assessment component down to, and including, the

mark of zero with or without the possibility of

reassessment.

(3) Instances of collusion or minor plagiarism which occur in

the first year of an undergraduate course may be considered by the

Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board as academic incompetence.

(4) The University Assessment Disciplinary Board may give

direction and more guidelines to Faculty Assessment Disciplinary

Boards on procedures to be used in such cases.

(5) In cases covered by sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of

paragraph (1) of this regulation, a report shall be made in writing

by the academic who found the plagiarism and/or collusion in

consultation with the Head of Department / Dean of the Faculty

offering the study-unit, stating whether the plagiarism and/or

collusion is deemed to be minor or major. In cases deemed to be

minor, the report will be referred to the Faculty Assessment

Disciplinary Board and in cases deemed to be major, the report will

be referred to the University Assessment Disciplinary Board for

confirmation of admissibility.

(6) In cases covered by sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (1) of this

regulation, the academic who found the plagiarism and/or collusion, in

consultation with the Head of Department / Dean of the Faculty offering

the study-unit, will produce a report in writing to be sent to the

University Assessment Disciplinary Board.

Meta studenti allegatament jikkommettu ksur ta’ xi

disp ożi zzjo ni t ar- reg ol ame nt 38 (1) (b), ( ċ) u (d ) f ’x og ħol

ippreżentat għal Taqsimiet Studju li għalihom hemm assenjati

kwalunkwe għadd ta’ kretti

(a) kull każ ta’ plaġjariżmu u/jew kollużjoni, li jkun

meqjus minuri, u jekk ikun l-ewwel reat tal-istudent,

għandu jiġi nvestigat mill-Bord tad-Dixxiplina tal-

Valutazzjoni tal-Fakultà li tkun qiegħda toffri t-

Taqsima Studju, magħmul mid-Dekan tal-Fakultà jew

id-delegat tiegħu bħala chair, il-Kap tad-Dipartiment

jew id-delegat tiegħu, u student magħżul minn fost ir-

rappreżentanti tal-istudenti fuq il-Bord tal-Fakultà. L-

akkademiku li jirrapporta l-każ m’għandux jagħmel

parti mill-Bord tad-Dixxiplina tal-Valutazzjoni tal-

Fakultà;

(b) kull każ ta’ plaġjariżmu u/jew kollużjoni , li jkun

meqjus maġġuri, anke jekk ikun l-ewwel reat tal-

istudent, għandu jiġi nvestigat mill-Bord tad-

Dixxiplina tal-Valutazzjoni tal-Università li jkun

magħmul skont kif imniżżel fir-regolament 42 ta’

dawn ir-regolamenti; u

(ċ) kull tieni reat jew reat sussegwenti tal-istudent, kemm

jekk meqjus minuri jew maġġuri, għandu jiġi nvestigat

mill-Bord

tad-Dixxiplina

tal-Valutazzjoni

tal-

Università li jkun magħmul skont kif imniżżel fir-

regolament 42 ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti.

*Japplikaw mill- 1 ta’ ġunju 2019

(2) Meta jkun stabbilit li seħħ ksur ta’ xi dispożizzjonijiet tar-

regolament 38 (1) (b), (ċ) u (d) u d-dispożizzjonijiet tal-paragrafu

(1) ta’ dan ir-regolament japplikaw, il-Bord tad-Dixxiplina tal-

Valutazzjoni tal-Fakultà għandu

(a) jagħti twiddiba orali jew bil-miktub; u/jew

(b) inaqqas il-marka tal-Valutazzjoni jew il-marka tal-

Valutazzjoni tal-komponent rilevanti jekk applikabbli

sa’, u inkluż, il-marka ta’ 0 bil-possibilità ta’

Valutazzjoni mill-ġdid

sakemm li għal komponent li jkollu piż sa 20%,

inaqqas il-marka tal-Valutazzjoni tal-komponent

rilevanti sa’, u inkluż, il-marka ta’ 0 bil jew mingħajr

possibilità ta’ Valutazzjoni mill-ġdid.

(3) Każijiet ta’ kollużjoni jew plaġjariżmu minuri li jseħħu fl-

ewwel sena ta’ kors sal-ewwel grad jistgħu jiġu kkunsidrati mill-

B o r d t a d - D i x x i p l i n a t a l - Va l u t a z z j o n i t a l - F a k u l t à b ħ a l a

nkompetenza akkademika.

(4) Il-Bord tad-Dixxiplina tal-Valutazzjoni tal-Università jista’

jagħti direzzjoni u aktar linji gwida dwar il-proċeduri li għandhom

jintużaw f ’każijiet bħal dawn lill-Bordijiet tad-Dixxiplina tal-

Valutazzjoni tal-Fakultajiet.

(5) Fil-każijiet imsemmija fis-sotto-paragrafi (a) u (b) tal-

paragrafu (1) ta’ dan ir-regolament, għandu jsir rapport bil-miktub

mill-akkademiku li sab il-plaġjariżmu u / jew il-kollużjoni

b’konsultazzjoni mal-Kap tad-Dipartiment / Dekan tal-Fakultà li

qed toffri t-taqsima studju, u jiddikjara jekk il-plaġjariżmu u / jew

il-kollużjoni humiex meqjusa bħala minuri jew maġġuri. F’każijiet

m eq j u s a b ħ a l a m i n u r i , i r- r a p p or t j i ġ i r i f e r u t l i l l - B or d t a d -

Dixxiplina tal-Valutazzjoni tal-Fakultà u f’każijiet meqjusa bħala

maġġuri, ir-rapport jiġi riferut lill-Bord tad-Dixxiplina tal-

Valutazzjoni tal-Università għall-konferma tal-ammissibilità.

(6) Fil-każijiet imsemmija fis-sotto-paragrafu (ċ) tal-paragrafu (1)

ta’ dan ir-regolament, l-akkademiku li sab il-plaġjariżmu u / jew il-

kollużjoni, b’konsultazzjoni mal-Kap tad-Dipartiment / Dekan tal-

Fakultà li qed toffri t-taqsima studju, għandu jagħmel rapport bil-miktub

biex jintbagħat lill-Bord tad-Dixxiplina tal-Valutazzjoni tal-Università.

* When students are alleged to have committed a breach of any

of these regulations, after the result of a study-unit has been published or

after an award has been conferred, a report shall be submitted to the

University Assessment Disciplinary Board. After due consideration, the

University Assessment Disciplinary Board, may direct that the result of

the study-unit be annulled and/or that the award be withdrawn.

*Shall be applicable from 1 June 2019.

UNIVERSITY ASSESSMENT

The Assessment Disciplinary Board shall be composed of

the Rector or his delegate, as Chairman

the Registrar, as Vice-Chairman

an academic member appointed by Senate

the Dean of the Faculty offering the course on which

the student is registered, or his/her delegate, provided

that these academics have not been involved in the

assessment of the student in the study-unit, and

a student or his alternate appointed from among the

students’ representatives on Senate, provided that any

one case is considered by the same student

representative.

The Assessment Disciplinary Board shall have the power

to summon before it

(a) a student against whom a complaint has been made;

and

(b) for the purpose of giving evidence at any hearing, any

student, any invigilator, and any academic or

administrative member of staff of the University.

(1) The Assessment Disciplinary Board shall impose

penalties in cases where it is established that a breach of the

regulations has been committed.

(2) Penalties shall differ in severity depending on the extent

and nature of the breach of these regulations as ascertained by the

Assessment Disciplinary Board, previous instances of cheating by

the student, and any extenuating circumstances.

(3) The Assessment Disciplinary Board may apply a penalty as

it deems appropriate. Penalties may include any one or more the

following

(a) oral or written reprimand;

(b) imposition of a fine not exceeding €150;

(c) reduction of the mark for the specific Assessment

component down to, and including, the mark of zero with

or without the possibility of a reassessment. If

reassessment is allowed, students shall be eligible to not

more than the minimum pass mark in that component;

(d) reduction of the overall mark for the Study-Unit down to

and including the mark of zero with or without the

possibility of a reassessment. If reassessment is allowed,

students shall be eligible to not more than the minimum

pass mark;

(e) cancellation of all, or of a number of successfully

completed Study-Units taken during the same

semester, with the cancelled Study-Units to be

assessed as a first sit at the next available opportunity

when any mark not higher than the original can be

obtained;

(f)

failure in the year as a whole with the possibility to

repeat the year only if eligible in terms of the

regulations or bye-laws governing the course;

(g) reduction in the classification of the degree;

(h) suspension of studies of up to one academic year;

during the period of suspension the student’s right to

enter or remain on any property or premises of the

University may be limited or totally withheld;

(i)

expulsion from the University; a student who has been

expelled may only be allowed readmission with the

permission of Senate that can only be granted after the

lapse of three years from the date of the expulsion; and

(j)

any one or more of the penalties listed above

suspended for the duration of the student’s studies at

the University and conditional to the student not being

found guilty of a breach of these regulations a

subsequent time.

(4) A record of any offence and the penalties imposed by the

University Assessment Disciplinary Board which involve one or

more of the following

(a)

expulsion from the University;

(b)

forced withdrawal from a course;

(c)

withdrawal of a University award; or

(d)

suspension from the University for three years or more,

shall be kept by the University and shall be included in the student’s

transcript of academic record. Such information may be divulged to

third parties upon a request by such third parties, after the student's

consent has been obtained.

(5) All penalties other than those specified in sub-regulation

(4) which are imposed by the Assessment Disciplinary Board shall

be kept by the University in its records but shall not be included in

the student’s transcript of academic record or divulged to third

parties without the express permission of the student.

Students accused of a breach of the provisions of these

regulations have the right to be heard and to bring any witnesses in

their defence, provided that students who fail to appear before the

Assessment Disciplinary Board without justification shall be

deemed to have renounced the right to be heard.

Decisions taken by the Assessment Disciplinary Board

shall have immediate effect but all decisions taken are to be

communicated to Senate at its first meeting following the taking of

any decision.

Students may appeal a decision of the University

Assessment Disciplinary Board to the University Assessment

Appellate Board.

The University Assessment Appellate Board shall be

composed of

(a) two Pro-Rectors, one of whom shall be designated as

Chairperson for each appeal;

(b) two academics not below the rank of associate

professor; and

(c) a student appointed by Senate from among the

students’ representatives on Senate.

(1) Members of the University Assessment Appellate

Board shall be appointed by Senate. Such members shall not be

academic members of staff at the home Faculty of the student

concerned. They shall declare any interest in or involvement with

(i) the student, or (ii) the accusation prior to the commencement of

proceedings, or (iii) both the student and the accusation.

(2) The student shall also, prior to the commencement of

proceedings, have the opportunity to challenge the appointment of

any member on the University Assessment Appellate Board. Any

such challenge shall be made at the latest by the time the student

appears before the University Assessment Appellate Board and the

student shall be required to provide reasons for such challenge.

(3) Upon any such challenge, the remaining members of the

University Assessment Appellate Board shall determine whether

the member who was so challenged should continue to sit on the

University Assessment Appellate Board. Should the challenge be

s u c c e s s f u l , h a v i n g c o n s u l t e d w i t h t h e L e g a l O ff i c e o f t h e

University, the member so disqualified from the University

Assessment Appellate Board shall be substituted by another person

from the list of Substitute Members referred to in paragraph (6) of

this regulation.

(4) For the purposes of these regulations, the term ‘Member’

includes a chairperson.

(5) There shall be a Secretary to the University Assessment

Appellate Board, appointed by the Rector, to provide all necessary

support to such Board.

(6) Senate shall nominate a list of substitute members for the

purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this regulation, referred to

hereafter as ‘Substitute Members’.

(1) The University Assessment Appellate Board shall hear

and determine appeals from the decisions of the University

Assessment Disciplinary Board, which are brought to its formal

cognisance in accordance with these Regulations. Appeals shall be

allowed only on any of the following grounds

(a) where the decision of the University Assessment

Disciplinary Board has breached a relevant regulation

or bye-law;

(b) where the University Assessment Disciplinary Board

acted in excess of its powers;

(c) where the right to a fair hearing was not followed in

the proceedings before the University Assessment

Disciplinary Board;

(d) where the decision of the University Assessment

Disciplinary

Board

contains

contradictory

dispositions;

(e) where there was an error in the conduct of the

proceedings before the University Assessment

Disciplinary Board; and

(f)

where any time frames as set out in the applicable

regulations or bye-laws were not complied with.

(2) Where fresh evidence is presented to the University

Appellate Board, the appeal shall be allowed by way of exception

on points of fact. New evidence shall include the instance where,

after the decision of the University Assessment Disciplinary Board,

some conclusive document was obtained, of which the student had

no prior knowledge, or which, with the means provided by law, he

could not have produced before the decision was taken by the

University Assessment Disciplinary Board. The conclusive

document should be relevant to the disciplinary proceedings.

(3)

The University Assessment Appellate Board shall at all

times respect and apply the principles of natural justice, these being

that

(a) no one shall be a judge in his or her own cause;

(b) the student lodging the appeal is allowed to address the

University Assessment Appellate Board; and

(c) the University Assessment Appellate Board gives

reasons for its decisions.

(4) The University Assessment Appellate Board shall also

comply with the principles of procedural fairness as set out in

regulations 52 to 56.

(5) The University Assessment Appellate Board shall, subject

to paragraph (3) of this regulation and unless otherwise indicated

within these Regulations, regulate its own procedure.

(6) The University Assessment Appellate Board shall have the

right to summon witnesses.

(7) Decisions of the University Assessment Appellate Board

shall be communicated to the student and to Senate, which shall

register the decision at its next scheduled meeting.

Decisions of the University Assessment Appellate Board

shall be valid only if taken in terms of regulation 50.

(1) A student shall submit a written letter indicating the

reasons upon which the appeal is based to the Secretary of the

University Assessment Appellate Board by not later than fifteen

working days from the notification of the decision of the University

Assessment Disciplinary Board.

(2) An appeals fee of €50 shall be paid concurrent with the

submission of the letter of appeal in terms of paragraph (1) of this

regulation. Such fee may, at the discretion of the University

Assessment Appellate Board, be refunded if the appeal is upheld.

(3) Upon receipt of the written letter referred to in paragraph

(1) of this regulation, the Secretary of the University Assessment

Appellate Board shall

(a) inform the student in writing who the University

Assessment Appellate Board members are, and of the

student’s right to challenge the appointment of any

such member of the University Assessment Appellate

Board in terms of regulation 49; and

(b) make the necessary arrangements to have the

University Assessment Appellate Board convened as

far as practicable within twenty-five working days.

The University Assessment Appellate Board shall, as far as

practicable, decide upon the case expeditiously. In so doing, the

University Assessment Appellate Board may confirm, with or

without changes, vary or revoke the decision of the University

Assessment Disciplinary Board.

The student shall appear before the University Assessment

Appellate Board on the date indicated to him by the Secretary of

the University Assessment Appellate Board.

Students and any other person on their behalf shall not at

any stage of the proceedings communicate with any member of the

University Assessment Appellate Board or with any family

members of such University Assessment Appellate Board

members. Members shall bring any such communication to the

attention of the other members of the University Assessment

Appellate Board.

Proceedings before the University Assessment Appellate

Board shall be suspended when other formal proceedings before a

competent Court or Tribunal established by law or both on the same

matter are pending.

The student has the following procedural rights

(a) to summon witnesses;

(b) to produce evidence; and

(c) to submit before the University Assessment Appellate

Board arguments either orally or in writing, or both as

the University Assessment Appellate Board may

determine.

The decisions of the University Assessment Appellate

Board shall be final and no appeal shall lie therefrom.”

(1) Subject to the provisions of any relevant regulations or

to any procedural guidelines, including the payment of fees, made

by the appropriate University authority, a student may, not later

than one week from the publication of the result of the assessment,

request that an examination paper or any other work submitted for

assessment be reviewed for the purpose of ascertaining that no

error was made in the award of marks. Students may additionally

request that the decision of the revision be elaborated in a detailed

report.

(2) The academic judgement of the original examiner/s is not

r e v i e w a b l e b y t h e a c a d e m i c co n d u c t i n g t h e r e v i s i o n a n d a

recommendation to alter the result can only be made if the change

can be justified by objective criteria.

(3) Work for which the result of a study-unit, or any of its

components, has been reduced or cancelled as a penalty by the Faculty

Assessment Disciplinary Board or the University Assessment

Disciplinary Board, cannot be reviewed for the purpose of a revision of

paper.

The revision shall be undertaken in the first instance by an

examiner appointed by Senate and who had not participated in the

marking of the original paper.

If the examiner conducting the revision is in agreement

with the published result, the examiner shall draw up a report and

submit it to the Registrar, through the Dean of the Faculty

responsible for the Unit, for onward transmission to the student, if

the student has requested a written report in addition to a decision.

If the examiner conducting the revision is of the opinion that

there are objective grounds for changing the result either upwards or

downwards, the examiner shall communicate the findings to the

chairman of the Board of Examiners, who shall convene a meeting of

the Board of Examiners, including the examiner who conducted the

revision, to discuss the paper. The Board of Examiners shall follow

mutatis mutandis the procedures outlined in regulations 24 and 25. If the

examiner’s recommendation is to revise the marks downwards, the

Board of Examiners shall only agree to the recommendation if it results

in a change of grade. A pass grade shall not be downgraded to a failing

grade; if it is found that extra marks in a passing grade have been given

by mistake, these marks shall be removed provided that the final

percentage mark is not less than the minimum pass mark.

When a written report is requested by the student, the

report of the examiner conducting the revision shall inform the

student about the quality of his performance in each item from the

set comprising the assessment.

If after revision, a change in the result, whether upwards or

downwards, is found to be necessary, all records, including the

final classification, shall be amended accordingly. Any fee paid in

connection with the request for revision shall be refunded in the

following cases

(i)

if the change in the marks changes the grade from a

fail to a pass;

(ii)

if there is an increase of 10 marks to the original result

accompanied by a change in grade; and

(iii)

if an administrative error is detected.

Nothing in these regulations prevents students from discussing

Assessment questions, including the type of answers expected, with the

lecturer or the Head of Department concerned or both. Such consultation

is not a prerequisite, nor can it be used to extend the time limit provided

for in regulation 59 (1).

An appeal which questions the academic or professional

judgement of those charged by Senate with the responsibility for

a s s e ss i n g s t u d e n t s ’ a c a d e m i c p er f o r m an c e o r p r o f e s si o n a l

competence shall not be permitted.

Any material, whether it is a dissertation, thesis,

assignment, presentation, examination script, project, report etc.,

which is written, prepared or produced by a student for the purpose

of assessment leading to the award of a certificate, diploma, degree

or any other certification issued by the University, shall be

p hysi cally m aint ained by t he U niv ersit y, p ro vid ed t hat the

University shall have discretionary powers to determine when one

or more such materials may be physically returned to the student.

(1) Assessment arrangements may be made for students

with a disability to enable them to perform to the best of their

ability and to be assessed

Provided that such students do not gain undue advantage

from such assistance, and provided that the integrity and academic

standards of the Assessments are not thereby jeopardised. Such

arrangements will be made in line with the guidelines for access

arrangements that may be approved by Senate from time to time.

(2) The ACCESS Disability Support Committee may approve

that students who have severe dyslexia be allowed the use of a

computer during their examinations, and may also be allowed to

have the spell checker enabled

Provided that the use of the spell checker does not result in their

gaining an unfair advantage over other students and provided that it does

not change the examination objectives.

(1) Students with a disability should make their needs

known to the University at the earliest opportunity, normally at the

beginning of their course or of each academic year as appropriate,

to allow adequate time for consideration of their needs and

eventually for appropriate arrangements to be made. Prospective

University applicants should make their needs known to the

University six months prior to their submitting their application.

(2) Students who make a false claim to gain unfair advantage

on other students shall be referred to the Assessment Disciplinary

Board.

The request for access examination arrangements, or

access arrangements for other assessments, shall be made in

writing to the Registrar, through the Registrar’s representative in

the faculty, and shall include the necessary supporting evidence

provided by a specialist in the relative field.

Upon receiving a request for access examination

arrangements, the Registrar shall refer the request for the advice of

the University’s disability support committee that shall examine the

request and shall make its recommendations to the Registrar, if

need be after having interviewed the student and requested any

further information or evidence as the committee may require.

It shall be legitimate for the University’s disability support

committee to request an assessment of the student making the

request by a specialist nominated by the committee.

The recommendations of the University’s disability

support committee, together with the supporting evidence, shall be

sent to the Registrar who shall normally proceed to ensure that the

recommended access arrangements are made. If, for any reason, the

Registrar is not able to act upon a recommendation, the matter shall

be referred to Senate for a final decision. Senate may review a

recommendation by the University’s disability support committee if

it is referred to it by the Registrar, or by the Board of Examiners

concerned.

When Senate considers it appropriate, the access

arrangements shall be subject to the students’ transcript of their

academic record being endorsed as follows

"Access arrangements were made to enable the student

to be assessed. Details may be obtained from the

Registrar."

In cases of temporary disability, the Registrar may proceed

to grant a request for access arrangements if he is satisfied that the

case so merits, and after seeking advice as may be deemed

necessary.

Requests by students for access arrangements due to a

temporary disability, when the possibility exists of postponing the

assessment to the next session, shall be treated sympathetically but

the granting of the request, even when the request is justified, shall

not be considered a right of the student. In such cases, if access

arrangements are granted, the expenses associated with such access

arrangements shall be borne by the student.