The following is applicable when applying for special permission to write an examination:
Where a student has not obtained the required class mark (minimum 50%), they may apply for special permission to sit an examination - this is only applicable to the first examination to be written for a particular module, i.e. the first examination after completing the module - no student may write the re-examination for a module without obtaining the minimum admission mark of 50%;
convincing motivation and evidence must be supplied regarding actions that will be taken to achieve success in the examination;
this application must be submitted no later than seven calendar days before the examination period in question; and
students will be informed electronically as to whether their application has been successful or not.
The following criteria must be met in order for special permission to be granted:
The student must have obtained a class average of at least 45% for the module;
the student must have attended at least 85% of all the classes for the module they are requesting special permission for;
the student must have submitted all their assignments and projects for the subject they requests special permission for and they completed this in time and in an honest manner – the student must not have plagiarised their work;
the student wrote all the tests for the module they request special permission for and they did this in an honest manner (no cheating).