E/6.4 Supplementary assessment

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6.4.1 Supplementary assessment
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This policy should be read in conjunction with the QUT Student Rules and the procedural information provided on the Student Services website.

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6.4.1 Supplementary assessment

Supplementary assessment is provided to facilitate the course completion of students.

Students may be granted:

• up to two supplementary assessments in the final 96 credit points of study, at the faculty's discretion, for coursework programs of three or more years full-time duration or equivalent; and
• one supplementary assessment in the final 48 credit points of study, at the faculty's discretion, for coursework programs of less than three years full-time duration or equivalent (this includes students enrolled in a QUTIC diploma).

Supplementary assessment is not a reassessment of the student's overall grade or the mark for an individual assessment item. It is a new item of assessment designed to assist students to complete requirements for their qualification, and is thus available for units undertaken in the final semester or year of study (as applicable).

Faculty academic boards are responsible for determining eligibility for supplementary assessment at the time that examination results are considered. Faculty academic boards will be guided by advice from the relevant school(s) as to whether, given the student's grades for the unit(s) and the nature of the unit(s), it is possible for the student to achieve a passing standard through supplementary assessment.

The form and type of supplementary assessment is at the discretion of the faculty, which will ensure that academic standards are maintained.

Supplementary assessment should only be provided when a student receives:

• a grade of 3 in a unit where a 4 is required for course completion;
• a grade of 2 in a unit where a 3 is required for course completion.

Supplementary assessment will not be granted:

• to students enrolled in designated units listed in the QUT Handbook;
• to students who have been graded 1 low fail or K withdrawn failure.

Students who are not granted supplementary assessment but believe they are entitled to supplementary assessment may request a review of the decision under the University's procedures for reviews of academic rulings (see Student Rules in Appendix 1(c) for details).

The only grades that will be recorded following supplementary assessment are S3 (pass supplementary) and S2 (fail supplementary).

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