UTech, Ja Student Handbook 2019-2020

prior to the start of the scheduled examination period as published in the Student Handbook . U N I V E R S I T Y R E G I S T R A R Upon receiving the request from the Director of Sport/Programme Director, if approved, the University Registrar will send appropriate doc- umentation to the University Examinations Centre. The Dean and Head of School will inform the student of the decision. C O L L E G E / F A C U LT Y / S C H O O L • The Dean will review and sign the “Examination Reschedule Form” and the Head of School will inform the lecturer/s to set alternative papers. • Lecturer/s will be required to prepare examination question papers for such student/s within the specified period. • Lecturer/s submit examination paper/s to School Examination Coordinator. • College/Faculty submits examination paper to the University Examination Centre by the end of the final week of the sched- uled examination period. U N I V E R S I T Y E X A M I N AT I O N S C E N T R E Upon receiving the examination paper from the College/Faculty/School, the University Examina- tions Centre will indicate the rescheduled date, time, and venue of the examination/s, in con- sultation with the College/Faculty/School and conduct the examinations. P R E R E Q U I S I T E S • All questions regarding rescheduling of examinations should be directed to the University Examinations Centre. • Examinations will not be rescheduled to a date earlier than that of the scheduled examination as published in the Student Handbook . • Failure of the student to attend for the rescheduled examination without a medi- cal certificate or evidence of other mitiga- ting circumstances, will result in a zero being automatically assigned. Redo fees will be applicable, if the student fails to attend for the rescheduled examination without a medical certificate or because of other mitigating circumstances. • Students should not do more than two (2) examinations in any given day. • The rescheduled examinations should be held within two weeks after the scheduled examinations. • Changes to the final examination schedule must be authorized by the University Registrar. The University encourages students’ participa- tion in a variety of competitive and recreational sporting activities, seeks to facilitate holistic development of the students, and is committed to providing support for students to succeed academically. “ E X C E L L E N C E T H R O U G H K N O W L E D G E ” E X A M I N A T I O N S 121