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Absent for final year exam due to illness

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  • 16-05-2017 3:05pm
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    123456789j
    Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭


    I am a final year student who was due to sit his last exam today. However since yesterday morning I have been very sick with a vomiting bug and diarrhoea (sorry for details) have also had headaches all day. As a result, I was unable to sit my exam today on advice from my GP.

    I have emailed the chair of law and government who told me that I will have to submit an extenuating circumstances form pending review.

    I am very anxious and worried as I am
    currently on a 2.1 and my previous exams had gone well.
    So I am Just enquiring as to the likelihood of my deferral? And if you know from any past cases that I will be allowed sit my exam as a first attempt in August.
    Thanks


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    Dave0JV
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭Dave0JV


    If you get a doctor's cert for today then it should be no problem


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    123456789j
    Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭123456789j


    Dave0JV wrote: »
    If you get a doctor's cert for today then it should be no problem

    Are they strict about it do you think? Won't get to the doctor until tomorrow and I'll probably feel better by then haha


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    Dave0JV
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭Dave0JV


    It's required when you're submitting an extenuating circumstances form as a result of an illness I believe. If you're missing the exam on your GPs advice it shouldn't be a problem to get a cert from them.

    [Link]https://www4.dcu.ie/sites/default/files/registry/pdfs/r30_extenuating_circumstances.pdf[/link] See the section "Details regarding Extenuating Circumstances"


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    123456789j
    Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭123456789j


    Dave0JV wrote: »
    It's required when you're submitting an extenuating circumstances form as a result of an illness I believe. If you're missing the exam on your GPs advice it shouldn't be a problem to get a cert from them.

    [Link]https://www4.dcu.ie/sites/default/files/registry/pdfs/r30_extenuating_circumstances.pdf[/link] See the section "Details regarding Extenuating Circumstances"

    Quick update,
    Handed in extenuating circumstances form with doctors note. It was marked illness and signed by lecturer and dropped into registry. Do you know if that means it should be deferred or is it does it have to go to an appeals board now?


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    Dave0JV
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭Dave0JV


    I believe it will go to the Progression and Awards board, who will decide whether to mark you ill for that exam. Given you've supplied a doctor's note as evidence of the extenuating circumstances there should be no problems there and you should be able to sit the exam when the repeats come around. If they decide not to mark you as ill or deferred (which is I would say is highly unlikely), you can take that decision to the appeals board, who can overturn it.


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