ExamsExam timetable FAQs

The Exam Admin team works with academic departments to create the best possible exam timetable for students.

Remember to check your exam timetable regularly. This is especially true where special arrangements are in place.

If you're in any doubt about your exam arrangements, contact your department immediately.

Draft-approved timetables are published approximately five weeks before the start of each diet. Students have one week in which to review the draft exam timetable and report any problems back to their department. Final timetables are published the following week.

  • Semester 1 Diet (December) – usually published during the first week in November
  • Semester 2 Diet (May/June) – published early March
  • Re-sit Diet (August) – published the first week of July

Exam timetables are published on Pegasus and are available on StrathApp.

Check your timetable regularly for any amendments to exams.

Students must be available for exams during all three of the exam periods unless you already have an exam board decision that allows you to progress to the next year of study or that advises that you have completed all requirements for your programme. You must not arrange holidays, work or travel during this period. Exams at all levels may occur on every day of the diet.

Yes. The exam timetable is initially published in draft format for a period of one week. During this time, amendments to the dates, times, and locations of any exam may still be made.

We make every effort not to amend the details of an exam after the timetable has been published. Yet, there are occasions where it's unavoidable.

It is your responsibility to check your timetable regularly for any amendments.

Exams are usually not in the same place as you received the teaching for that module. It's important to take some time before the exam to find the building and the room to make sure you can get there on time on the day.

This may be due to one of two reasons:

  1. It may be that the class is continually assessed and does not have an exam. If this is the case, it will not appear on the timetable of exams.
  2. If the class does not appear on your Pegasus record at all it would indicate that you have not been registered for the class. Contact your student adviser immediately to check your curriculum.

It's vital that you check your curriculum to ensure that you're registered for all the classes you're taking. Otherwise, you may experience difficulties with your exam timetable.

If two of your exams have been timetabled to run at the same time on the same day, there are two possible causes:
  1. The department setting the exams has requested that the modules be examined together, or
  2. You're incorrectly registered for one of the modules. Contact your Student Adviser immediately to check and correct your curriculum.

If there's still an issue, contact your department. They will liaise with the Exams Admin team to make any necessary arrangements.

Students at all levels should expect to have exams on consecutive days. The large number of combinations of modules in some subjects makes it impossible to avoid exams on consecutive days for all students.

You should contact your academic department immediately if you have three exams in direct succession. Include your name, student number, and the module codes and titles for all exams affected. Your academic department will liaise with Exams Admin team to explore the options.

Definition of three consecutive exams:

  • Monday morning exam, Monday afternoon exam, Tuesday morning exam

or

  • Monday afternoon exam, Tuesday morning exam, Tuesday afternoon exam

Students must be available for exams during all three of the exam periods. You must not arrange holidays, work or travel during these periods.

If you cannot attend an exam on the scheduled date or time, contact your Department and Student Business immediately. Documentary evidence will be required.

Holidays, family gatherings, and other personal appointments do not constitute exceptional reasons for exam timetabling purposes.

Exam timetables have been approved by academic departments. We're unable to consider requests to reschedule individual exams.

If you believe you need to take your exam in a different country, you must contact your academic department as early as possible to request permission.  Your department will consider your case and let you know their decision.  You may be required to find a suitable venue in the country and there may be costs associated with taking the exam away from the University which you will be expected to pay.