Special consideration

Special consideration is the process of giving you another chance to complete an assessment piece or exam, if you were unable to complete it the first time due to exceptional circumstances beyond your control.

Eligibility

Your reason for applying for special consideration must be beyond your control. For example:

• acute illness
• loss or bereavement
• hardship or trauma.

You may also be eligible for special consideration if you can show your obligation to:

• military service
• jury service
• emergency services such as the Country Fire Authority
• Monash Sport's athlete support program and you are participating in a key event.

If you complete the final exam or assessment task, you will not be eligible to apply for special consideration.

You will not receive a mark adjustment under any circumstance.

Full details are available in the special consideration policy

Faculty procedures

Each faculty has specific requirements:

• Art, Design and Architecture
• Arts
• Business and Economics
• Education
• Engineering
• Information Technology
• Law
• Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
• Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Science

Application

Make sure you use the correct form.

To apply for special consideration for:

• in-semester assessment tasks complete the in-semester application (pdf 39kb)
• deferred final assessment complete the end of semester application (pdf 202kb)

Take your form, no later than 2 university working days after:

• the assessment due date - for in-semester assessment tasks
• the date of your last exam for the semester - for deferred final assessment.

Submit it as follows:

• in-semester assessment tasks: consult the procedures of the faculty responsible for teaching the unit
• deferred final assessment: consult the procedures of the faculty managing your course enrolment.

Possible outcomes

You can get special consideration in the following ways:

• some additional assessment or extension to a submission date
• a deferred exam.