Deferred and supplementary exams and assessment

Deferred exams

If you are granted special consideration, you may be able to sit a deferred exam or complete an alternative assessment task.

A deferred exam is an exam that has been postponed to a later date. If you are granted a deferred exam, your unit grade will display as DEF (deferred exam) in the Web Enrolment System (WES).

For details on eligibility and how to apply, see special consideration.

Supplementary exam or assessment

If you fail a unit in your final semester, your faculty may grant you supplementary assessment. The chief examiner for the unit will determine the form of assessment. This may be an additional exam or assessment task.

You do not apply for a supplementary exam or assessment task. Your faculty will offer it, if applicable. If offered a supplementary exam or assessment, your unit grade will display NS (supplementary assessment granted) in WES.

How this affects your results

If you complete a supplementary assessment, the maximum result you can receive is 50% P (pass grade).

If granted a deferred or supplementary exam, you will have an incomplete result. An incomplete result does not satisfy unit prerequisites. This could prevent you from enrolling in some units. Please check your enrolment carefully.

Faculty information

Check your faculty website for more details:

• Art Design and Architecture
• Arts
• Business and Economics
• Education (pdf 127kb)
• Engineering (pdf 110kb)
• Information Technology (Monash only)
• Law
• Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
• Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Monash only)
• Science (Monash only)

Venues for deferred and supplementary exams

Related links

• Deferred and supplementary exam dates
• On-campus students sitting a deferred or supplementary exam overseas
• Special consideration
• Assessment regulations