Concessions
Any student might be affected by circumstances that prevent them from meeting course requirements (attendance, assessments, etc). UEA has a system of support to help those students who need it. This might involve applying for a Concession - this is a request which falls outside of the University regulations.
Examples of concessions that a student may request include:
- Admission: Direct admission to a course due to prior learning, readmission to a course following failure or withdrawal.
- Course Transfers: Transfer between full and part time courses, transfer to a different course within a school or in a different school.
- Changes to Module Enrolments / Course Profiles: Changes to Module Enrolments after week 2 of a Semester, studying a Module outside of the course profile.
- Repeat periods of study: Intercalation (long term interruption to studying – see below), repeating study after a failed year or semester.
- Assessments: Extensions to deadlines for coursework, delayed first sit of exams, good cause for reassessment, individual arrangements for exams.
As there are many factors which can affect your study, working out which kind of concession you need can be complicated. Hub staff are able to talk through any difficulties you are having and advise you if a concession is appropriate and how to apply. You can drop into your Hub or make an appointment to see someone.
A good place to start if you feel any circumstances beyond your control have affected your study is to fill out a Circumstances Affecting Study Form. This form helps you report any circumstances that are affecting your ability to meet the requirements of your course. You should fill it in with the help of the Circumstances affecting study guidance information. Once completed you should return your form to your Hub. The Union Advice Centre or Dean of Students’ Office can also provide advice on filling in the form and on what to do while you wait for a response.
Please note that if you apply for a concession, you should not assume that your request has been granted until you are formally informed by the University. If your concession relates to an item of assessment, you should continue to prepare for the exam or work towards the coursework submission deadline until you are sure that your concession has been granted.
Intercalation
If you are facing serious personal or medical difficulties outside of your studies you may wish to apply for an intercalation while these difficulties are resolved. An intercalation is an authorised interruption to your studies for an agreed length of time, i.e. you would stop studying for agreed period and return to your course at a later date. Intercalations are granted for a variety of reasons, usually these are medical, financial, or personal, or it can be combination of these reasons. Often the factors which have led to the intercalation request will have affected academic progress.If you think you may need to intercalate you should first discuss this with your Personal Adviser and then see someone from the Learning and Teaching Service, in your Hub to discuss your options. All Hubs have meeting rooms where you can talk to staff confidentially.
Intercalations require the approval of the University and you should not assume that your request has been granted until you are formally informed by the University. The Notice to Intercalating Students may help you to understand the regulations for intercalation and what you can expect whilst away from your university studies
