Examination Accommodations

Examination Accommodations

  Very Important information on Examination Reasonable Accommodations for online exams 2020/2021 

Students registered with the disability office may be entitled to examination accommodations such as:

• Extra time

• Spelling and grammar waiver

• A computer to type 

• An electronic reader

• Use of a scribe,

• Or a smaller shared examination centre.

End-of-semester Officially Timetabled Examination Accommodations Closing Dates.

In order to receive exam accommodations for end-of-semester officially timetabled exams, students must register fully with the Disability Office by the following closing dates.

Closing Date  for Semester 1 Exam Accommodations: October 31st 2020

Closing Date  for Semester 2 Exam Accommodations: March 31st 2021

Students with temporary disabilities (e.g. broken hand etc.) should email [email protected] to apply for temporary exam accommodations.

Please note-closing dates are strictly adhered to. 

In-class examinations

For timed in-class assessments, the responsibility lies with the student to inform their lecturer of their exam accommodations. The student must approach the lecturer facilitating the exam and request use of their exam accommodations at least 2 weeks prior to the in-class assessment date.

Many students do not request supports for in-class assessments as these are short tests with only a small amount of reading or writing required. In addition, extra time only occurs after 1 hour of an examination has passed. Most in-class exams are less than 60 mins and therefore extra time does not apply.