Examinations and Grades

Application for Make-up Examination

1. A student who is absent from an examination due to extenuating circumstances such as illness, injury or other personal emergencies may submit a completed Application Form for Make-up Examination within five working days from the date of the missed examination for consideration by the Academic Registry and the relevant Department/Programme Office.


2. If the absence is due to illness, the application should include both a sick leave certificate and the Form of Medical Certificate completed by a qualified medical practitioner recommending for sick leave on the date of the missed examination.


3. Students will be notified of the result of their applications for make-up examination by early January / June via email.


4. A fee will be charged for each make-up examination.


5. Date, time and venue of the make-up examinations will be announced at the Academic Registry’s homepage one week before the make-up examination period. Students are required to check the details at the Academic Registry's homepage.


6. When students apply to the Academic Registry for make-up examinations, the following situations would normally not be considered:
   • Elective surgery scheduled to be held on an examination day; or
   • Public examinations such as A-Level Examination, TOEFL, SAT, GRE, GMAT, etc., held on an examination day; or
   • Having forgotten or misread the examination schedule.
      
7. The course instructor should set a new examination question paper for the make-up examination. The relevant Department/Programme will decide if the grades for the make-up examinations should be downgraded.


8. A student who is absent from an examination and does not apply for a make-up examination or the application is disapproved, will receive zero mark for that examination.


9. No further arrangements would be made for students who are absent from the scheduled make-up examinations.