Religious observance

The University of Nottingham respects the rights and religious views of its students. The University's protocol relating to absence from an examination for reason of religious observance sets out the procedure for students who are unable to take examinations on a particular day during the published examination periods for reasons of religious observance.

 

1. Students should complete a Religious Observance Form
2.  This form should be authorised by their personal tutor (or equivalent) and submitted to the School Examinations Officer
3. The deadlines for submission of completed forms to School Examinations Officers are Friday 14th October 2011 & Friday 17th February 2012.  Failure to submit a completed form by the deadline will mean that a student's request cannot be taken into consideration for the forthcoming round of examinations.

 

Where this is not possible, and the student has completed the Religious Observance Form by the published deadline, the student should contact their School Examinations Officer for further advice.  In circumstances where it is not possible to schedule examinations to take into account students’ requests, the School concerned may make the following alternative arrangements:

 

• Setting an alternative examination paper for such students to be taken on another day
• Permitting the student(s) to take the examination as an alternative assessment candidate at either an earlier or later start time, on condition that the student is able to provide a chaperone acceptable to the School, who will accompany the student in the intervening period
• Setting an alternative form of assessment

 

It is anticipated that Schools will make every effort to ensure an alternative arrangement for a student is possible.  In exceptional circumstances the School should seek Academic Board approval to permit the student(s) to take the examination ‘as if for the first time’ during the August/September resit period under the University’s Extenuating Circumstances Policy.