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Formal Examination Requirements
Formal Examination Requirements
For information on the University’s formal examination requirements, consult your University handbook or visit the Assessment and Examination webpage. Please note that IPC has different assessment periods to those published centrally by the University. If you are unsure when your assessments are, please speak to IPC Student Support, your Tutor or Programme Leader, or visit the Exam Timetables page on this website.
Individual examination arrangements may be approved for students who are unable to sit formal University assessment conditions as a result of a disability or other condition. It is important to note that such arrangements must be in place at least eight weeks prior to the assessment in question, so it is essential that students requiring individual arrangements contact Disability Services as soon as possible to ensure that adjustments can be made. For more information visit the step by step guide to requesting individual arrangements.
Assessment Format and Submission of Work
Assessment Format and Submission of Work
Instructions on how to submit your coursework assignments will be given on each assignment brief. You should follow those instructions carefully as each module may have different requirements. You may need to submit your work in electronic form and/or as a paper copy. The electronic and paper copies must be identical. These instructions will also tell you the file type you need to submit, this could be: Word Document, PDF, or a scan/photo of handwritten work. If you do not submit work in the format requested, you will likely face penalties or be marked as a non-submission.
You may be asked to take an online examination. This means the paper will be uploaded to the VLE and emailed to you at a certain time and you upload your answers before a specified deadline. See our guidance for online exams.
In the case of online submission of your work, the assignment submission point for each module will be available on the VLE. You will receive a receipt via email to state you have submitted work. However, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have submitted a file, that it is the correct file and in the correct format. If you do not do this, then you will be subject to either a late penalty or a mark of non-submission.
You will be given information on your assessment through each of your module classes and VLE pages. Exam and assessment schedules will be emailed and also available on the Exam Timetables page on this website. Please make sure to ask if you have any questions.
If you cannot access an online exam, or are having technical difficulties meaning you will not be able to submit an exam or assignment before the deadline, you must contact us by emailing ipc-assessments@york.ac.uk, or calling the IPC Student Support number on +44 (0) 1904 321500.
Failure to Submit
Failure to Submit
If you, with no approved claim of Exceptional Circumstances Affecting Assessment, fail to submit an assessment by the deadline after five days or fail to attend an examination, a mark of zero for non-submission will be awarded. You may be given the opportunity for reassessment; however, the zero will be used to calculate your certificate classification, and if the examination or assessment missed is already a re-sit or re-assessment to redeem an initial failure, no further re-assessment opportunities will be available without proof of exceptional circumstances.
Please remember that failure to submit an assessment will impact your ability to pass the programme, and failure to submit a pass/fail assessment will result in a failure for that module.
If you are struggling to meet deadlines, submit a piece of work or will miss an exam due to personal circumstances you will need to inform the University as soon as possible and apply for Self-Certification or Exceptional Circumstances Affecting Assessment – see the Exceptional Circumstances Affecting Assessment page on this website for more information.
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