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Exams and grades

Assignments and examinations are the basic means of evaluating your knowledge and understanding of course content. Your final grade for a course is normally determined by a weighted average of the marks for all assignments and examinations completed in the course. You should review the Course Syllabus of each course you're registered in for specifics.

Requesting your exam

Provides information on how to request all types of exams and where and when you write.

Preparing for your exam

What you need in order to write your exam: student ID, arrive promptly, and check technical requirements.

Writing your exam

What happens if you can't write your exam, time allotments, significant exam disruption, lost exams, and AU's right to request a rewrite.

Proposing new invigilators

If AU's existing network of exam invigilators does not work for you, you might be able to propose a new invigilator.

Unwritten/multiple exams

Information for when you cannot write the exam on the day you requested.

Supplemental exams

If you are not happy with your initial exam mark, you may write a supplemental exam.

Grouped study examinations

Exam processes are different for students registered in grouped study courses.

Transcript requests

A transcript is a student's official academic record. This section includes information on how to request a transcript, what is included on a transcript, and Letter of Certification.

Marks and Grades

Information on AU's Grading Policy, GPA, notification of marks and grades, final grade processing, and incomplete course work can be found here.
Information effective Sept. 1, 2023 to Aug. 31, 2024.

Updated June 13, 2024 by Office of the Registrar (calendar@athabascau.ca)

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