If the policies of the School of Mathematics and Statistics in any way conflict with any University policy, then the University policy applies.

The University Policy is contained here and the meaning of letter grades awarded students is here.

Details of all applications for special consideration are kept on the student's record at the School of Mathematics and Statistics.

The School of Mathematics and Statistics only grants Additional Assessment Examinations in a few circumstances, which are:

1. The student misses the final exam through illness or misadventure.

In this case the student must apply for special consideration following UNSW rules on the correct form through UNSW Student Central normally within 3 days. Complete documentation is required otherwise UNSW Student Central and the School of Mathematics and Statistics may refuse to accept the application.

The School of Mathematics and Statistics has discretion to accept or reject the application for special consideration and has formulated the following policy:

a) The marks for all assessment tasks taken during the session are calculated and combined in the same way as they count towards the final mark to form a during-session composite mark out of 100. If this during-session composite mark is less than 40%, then no special consideration is given and the student will not be allowed to sit the Additional Assessment Exam.

b) If the grounds for the request for special consideration are thought to be trivial (for example a minor cold) or the doctor views the effect on performance as mild, then the special consideration may not be accepted.

c) If a student has already missed more than a small portion of the during-session assessment for illness or misadventure, and has not registered as someone with long-term problems, then the special consideration may not be accepted. In coming to this decision the student's performance in other Mathematics courses, their general student record and their history of applications for special consideration will be taken into account.

If the student's application for special consideration is accepted then the student will be given a grade of WC as their official mark and grade. This will show on the Maths web-site and official University results.

Such a student is then permitted to take the Additional Assessment Exam (see below) and the result in this exam will take the place of the Final Exam mark when calculating a Final mark for the course.

Additional Assessment taken under this rule is called Normal Additional Assessment.

The School of Mathematics and Statistics will try to notify students who make formal application for special consideration of the outcome, but it is still the student's responsibility to check if they have been permitted to sit the Additional Assessment Exam.

2. The student is affected by serious illness or misadventure in the period leading up to the final examination or at the final examination in such a way that their performance at that exam is seriously affected and this is fully documented.

The procedures to be followed by the student, the policy for accepting the application for special consideration and the outcome in terms of Additional Assessment are the same as for 1. above, however another clause is applied as well:

d) If the student has passed the course and has performed close to what would be expected on the basis of their during-session assessment and their general student record, then the special consideration may not be accepted and the existing mark will stand.

If the student's application for special consideration is accepted then the student will be given a grade of WC as their official mark and grade. This will show on the Maths web-site and official University results. In addition, the Maths web-site may show the actual mark already achieved.

Such a student is then permitted to take the Additional Assessment Exam (see below) and the result in this exam (if it is taken) will take the place of the Final Exam mark when calculating a Final mark for the course. This may result in a mark higher or lower than the one previously notified on the Maths web-site. However the mark will never be reduced from a passing mark to a failing mark. If the Additional Assessment Exam is not taken then the mark notified on the Maths web-site will become the Final mark.

Additional Assessment taken under this rule is called Normal Additional Assessment.

The School of Mathematics and Statistics will try to notify students who make formal application for special consideration of the outcome, but it is still the student's responsibility to check if they have been permitted to sit the Additional Assessment Exam.

3. The course the student is taking is a MATH2### or MATH3### course and their final mark is in the range 40-49.

This applies irrespective of the awarded grade (FL, GP or PC). Students with a GP grade are encouraged to take the Additional Assessment Exam and not assume the GP will become a PC.

Such a student will be permitted to take the Additional Assessment Exam as a Concessional Additional Assessment. After Concessional Additional Assessment the final mark is calculated by replacing the Final Exam mark by the Additional Assessment Exam mark if this is higher, however the Final mark will not be increased to a mark higher than 50.

Awarding of a Concessional Additional Assessment is not something required by the University and is a concession by the School of Maths to help students in second and third years.

There will be no notification to the individual student either through the University or School's web-site or by email of the right to take the Concessional Additional Assessment.

All the Additional Assessment Exams are held on the Tuesday, Wednesday and possibly Thursday immediately following the official release by the University of the sessions results.

Normal and Concessional Additional Assessment exams are the same. however the marks are treated differently.

So that students have sufficient notice of the award of Additional Assessment, the School of Maths releases provisional marks through its web-site one week earlier than the official marks are released.

It is the student's responsibility to be aware through checking the Maths web site and their official University marks that they are eligible for Additional Assessment under one of the circumstances above. The School of Mathematics and Statistics will try to notify students who make formal application for special consideration of the outcome, but it is still the student's responsibility to check if they have been permitted to sit the Additional Assessment Exam.

A detailed timetable will be published for these exams at the end of the week before the Additional Assessment Exams are held.

All Additional Assessment Exams are to be taken at the time published unless the student has 2 Maths exams at the same time, when one can be moved with the permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies to one of the other Additional Assessment times.

Since the School of Maths announces its Additional Assessment times earlier than other Schools, it will be expected that Maths exams take precedence over other exams.

Students eligible to take an Additional Assessment Exam do not need to notify the School that they are attending.

There are no special considerations for Additional Assessment Examinations and students will be offered only one chance to sit an Additional Assessment Exam in a course in a session. Students with long-term problems should seek the advice of the Director of First Year or Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Additional Assessment Exams should not be expected to be easier than Final Exams and may be a different form of examination.

Students who miss the Additional Assessment Exams will be treated as if they had not been offered the Additional Assessment and their final marks will be calculated using the marks they have already obtained.