Religious Observance
The university recognises religious observance in relation to exams, and you may submit a Religious Observance Form if this applies to you.
Please note, the form needs to be authorised by your personal tutor (or equivalent) and once completed, you should email this on to our Exams Office as well as back to your personal tutor. A copy should be kept by the school for possible in-house exams.
When should I fill out the form?
You should fill out the form as soon as you begin your studies. Your details will remain on record for the remainder of your time on your current programme of study.
If you are yet to complete the Religious Observance form, please note the following deadlines:
Autumn semester: deadline has passed
Spring semester: deadline has passed
August reassessments: Friday 28 June 2024
Do I have to fill out a form for every exam session/semester?
If you have already completed the Religious Observance Form, you are not required to fill out further forms each semester.
I’ve graduated from my degree and have enrolled on a second degree. Do I need to complete a new Religious Observance form?
Yes, any student returning to the university to undertake a second degree (e.g. postgraduate master’s) will need to complete a new Religious Observance Form relating to their current course.
Religious observance form
Is it always possible to take my request into account?
Unfortunately, it isn’t always possible to take requests into account.
Where it is not possible to take your request into account, and you have completed the Religious Observance form by the published deadline, you should contact your school’s exams officer for further advice. The school concerned may make the following alternative arrangements:
- Setting an alternative exam paper for you to take on another day
- Permitting you to take the exam as an alternative assessment candidate at either an earlier or later start time. This would be on the condition that you are able to provide a chaperone acceptable to the school, who will accompany the student in the intervening period
- Setting an alternative form of assessment
In exceptional circumstances the school should consider offering you a deferral of your examination until the August/September resit period under the University’s Extenuating Circumstances Policy. You should raise a University of Nottingham Extenuating Circumstances claim by Student Enquiry Centre.
Information about extenuating circumstances can be found on the Extenuating Circumstances webpages.