Exam Guide

To all MSc students

Please take the time to read this email carefully and store it for future

reference. The email contains vital information regarding examinations.

You should also familiarise yourself with the information given by the

central Examinations Office at the web link

http://www.bris.ac.uk/exams/exams.html

This email contains information on the following topics:

Claiming Extenuating Circumstances (submission deadline =

3.30pm,13/01/12)

Use of Dictionaries in Examinations

Use of Calculators in Examinations

Information about Cheating

How to complete an examination script book front page

General Information

CLAIMING EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES

Extenuating circumstances are problems you might experience that prevent

you from working to the best of your ability. They might include illness

or other personal problems such as the death of someone close to you or

being the victim of a crime. If you do have such problems, you can claim

"extenuating circumstances" so that the School Examination Board can take

them into account when considering your marks. Details on how to claim are

given below.

Your personal circumstances will only be known to a very small Committee

that will consider your claim before the Examination Board. This small

Committee then makes a recommendation with regard to your performance, but

does not, under any circumstances, divulge the details of your claim which...