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Examination timetable
Read, read and read again the examination timetable before finalising your registration. Please ensure that you choose your
courses in such a way that your examination dates do not clash. The university will not change an examination date at the
request of any student.
The examination dates for all courses (with the exception of non-venue based examinations, portfolios, theses and
dissertations) can be found in the examination timetable. While the university will endeavour to keep to the examination
dates in the timetable, any unavoidable changes will be indicated in your final examination timetable.
Students in foreign countries should keep public holidays in mind when selecting courses to ensure that the examination
dates do not clash with the public holidays in their particular country.
Your final examination timetable will be posted to you approximately one month prior to the commencement of the
examination period. It will contain the following information:
a list of the study units for which you have gained admission to the examination and
your final examination dates
a list of the study units (if any) for which you have not gained admission to the examination
examination centre address and examination venue details
general instructions
Please contact the university immediately if you have not received your final examination timetable two weeks prior to the
examination date(s):
Tel: 0861 670 411 (national) Fax: 012 429 4150
+27 11 670 9000 (international)
E-mail: exams@unisa.ac.za (student number must appear in the subject heading)
You will also find your examination timetable on Unisa’s student portal, myUnisa.
Examination periods
Unisa’s official examination periods are January/February, May/June and October/November.
Examinations are held at the end of each academic period for most modules. These examinations are held under the
supervision of Senate at such centres as Senate may determine. At the discretion of Senate, an examination may be written
or oral, or both written and oral, and may include practical work. The university reserves the right to summon a student for
an additional oral or written examination. Except where otherwise arranged, the written and oral examinations will take place
in Pretoria.
Examining is conducted by one or more Unisa lecturers concerned with the tuition in the particular module and by one or
more external examiners. Examiners who are not affiliated to the university are appointed as second examiners for honours,
master’s and doctoral examinations, and, with the special approval of Senate, also for final courses.
The pass for an examination is 50%; for the predicate “with distinction” to be awarded, the mark is 75% or higher.
Examination scripts may be remarked in accordance with criteria as specified on the reverse side of examination results and
on payment of the prescribed fee.
Should your examination material (eg answer book) not be received by the university’s offices in Pretoria/Florida for marking,
irrespective of the reason for such a loss, you will be granted a further opportunity to write another examination in the
same module free of charge. You will, however, be responsible for the arrangement and expenses of travel to and stay at an
examination centre.
Should you fail your first examination attempt and are granted a supplementary, aegrotat or special examination, please note
that this will be regarded as your second and final opportunity to write an examination in respect of the particular academic
year. No further examinations will be granted in respect of results obtained at the supplementary, aegrotat or special
examinations.
Examination fees
Your study fee for each module includes a basic examination fee. You will be required to pay an additional fee if you wish
to write aegrotat, special or supplementary examinations (there is a prescribed examination fee in accordance with the
provisions of Rule G9 and G10).
Please note that you shall not be entitled to any refund or transfer of fees should you be absent from all or some of your
examinations.
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