As we enter the main exam period, it is possible that your revision or exams may be unexpectedly disrupted. If your assessments are impacted by serious events such as illness or bereavement, you can apply for Extenuating Circumstances. You can check what kind of circumstances are covered in UCL’s Extenuating Circumstances Procedure.
UCL has a Self-Certification Extenuating Circumstances Policy in place for the 2022/23 academic. This means that you can self-certify without providing evidence for up to two separate 10 working-day periods in the academic year. Where students can self-certify, mitigation is limited to:
- Deferral without Tuition to the next normal occasion (typically the Late Summer Assessment Period) for controlled condition exams
- Extension of 2 hours per 24-hour period for take-home papers (including 24-hour assessments)
- Deferral without Tuition to the next normal occasion (timing determined by the department) for quizzes and in-class tests
- Deferral without Tuition (timing determined by the department) for practical exams
- Extension of up to two weeks (10 working days) for dissertation/research projects
- Extension of up to one week (5 working days) for coursework and other assessments
If the mitigation you require is not included in UCL’s Self-Certification Policy, you will need to provide evidence to support your EC claim. You can find more information about what can be used as evidence in UCL’s Extenuating Circumstances Procedure.
If you would like to submit an EC claim, you will need to make an EC claim through Portico. EC claims must be submitted within one week (5 working days) after the first affected assessment, so don’t delay submitting your form if you think your assessments will be affected!
You might not be sure what type of mitigation would be best for your situation. In this case, please speak to your academic department who should be happy to discuss the options. This way, you're less likely to need to make multiple EC claims.
If you still have any questions, or would like some support filling out an EC claim, you can contact the Advice Service using our online form.
Technical difficulties during controlled condition exams
The majority of students will not have any issues using the AssessmentUCL platform, but it's important that you familiarise yourself with UCL’s Controlled Condition Exams Regulations.
You can read more about technical difficulties during exams here, and you can click the button below to find UCL's full Technical Failure policy.