E/6.4 Supplementary assessment


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Contact Officer	Director, Student Business Services
Approval Date	13/11/2009
Approval Authority	University Academic Board
Date of Next Review	01/12/2012

6.4.1 Policy principles
6.4.2 Granting of supplementary assessment
6.4.3 Application for supplementary assessment
6.4.4 Grades following completion of supplementary assessment
6.4.5 Transfer between courses
Related Documents
Modification History

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

6.4.1 Policy principles

Supplementary assessment is provided to support course progression, and is designed to create opportunities for students to complete requirements for their qualification. Supplementary assessment is not a reassessment of the student's overall grade or the mark for an individual assessment item (E/9.1). It is a new item of assessment designed to provide further opportunity to demonstrate that the student has achieved the required learning outcomes of the unit.

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6.4.2 Granting of supplementary assessment

Students may be granted supplementary assessment in a limited number of cases where a grade of 3 has been achieved. This limit is such that the maximum number overall in a course is:

four in coursework programs of three or more years full-time duration or equivalent, or
two in coursework programs of less than three years full-time duration or equivalent.

Supplementary assessment will not be granted on designated units (see E/6.7.3 for definition of designated units) or on units undertaken in non-award courses (C/3.3).

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6.4.3 Application for supplementary assessment

Students are responsible for making applications for supplementary assessment. Students will be provided with timely, accurate information and advice to assist them in their decision making about applications for supplementary assessment. Applications should be submitted immediately (normally within five working days) following release of the final result for a unit. More information regarding these deadlines is available on the Student Services website.

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6.4.4 Grades following completion of supplementary assessment

Students who successfully complete supplementary assessment requirements will be awarded the grade of 4. Where supplementary assessment is not successfully completed, the original grade of 3 will be reinstated.

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6.4.5 Transfer between courses

Where students transfer between QUT courses, supplementary assessments that have already been granted for units being credited towards the second course will count towards the maximum number of supplementary assessments allowed for the second course.

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Modification History

Date	Sections	Source	Details
13.11.09	All	University Academic Board	Revised policy – effective from Semester 1, 2010
14.11.08	All	University Academic Board	Approved further revision to policy – effective from 01.01.09 (relating to the number of supplementary assessments allowed for coursework programs of less than three years duration) (endorsed by Academic Policy and Procedures Committee 27.10.08)
04.04.08	All	University Academic Board	Revised policy – effective from 01.01.09 (endorsed by Academic Policy and Procedures Committee 10.03.08)
14.09.05	All	Academic Policy and Procedures Committee	Policy reviewed (no change required)
28.02.02	E/6.4	Chairperson, University Academic Board	Revised policy (endorsed by Academic Policy and Procedures Committee 07.11.01)
02.03.01	E/6.4	University Academic Board	Revision to policy to include supplementary assessment for postgraduate coursework students

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