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Failed exams
It is not uncommon for students to fail one exam in their academic career and so you should not become unduly worried by one failure. You may find it helpful to contact the member of staff in charge of the course to make an appointment to discuss your paper in a general way with you. Exam feedback is produced in all ordinary courses. See the relevant course website for details. If you fail an Ordinary examination in the winter or spring, you will be eligible to resit it in August. If you fail in August you must wait until the sitting the following year to retake it. There are no resits for Honours exams.
Progression
Failure in a number of courses (more than 80 credits worth) may bring you in front of the School Progression Committee or the Associate Dean Undergraduate Studies for failure to make ‘adequate progress’. Students with progression issues should consult their Directors of Study.
Number of permitted attempts
Under general University rules it is only permissible to have four attempts at the examination for any course i.e. the initial attempt and three resits. An absence counts as an attempt. A student who does fail four times is likely to have to take a replacement subject. It is possible for the Exam Board to disregard a sitting where there are special circumstances such as illness. Students are therefore strongly advised to contact their Director of Studies if they have any circumstances which have affected their performance.
Any exam absence caused by absence from Edinburgh on an exchange programme will not count as a missed attempt. This means for example that a student who goes abroad with an outstanding fail does not have to return to sit the exam in the May diet but can wait until the resit diet in August.
Registration for resit exams
It is not necessary to register for a resit exam. This is done automatically by the Registry, which will require payment of a fee.
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