Reassessment over the Summer
If you have been offered reassessment over the Summer as your only outcome or select this option from a choice of outcomes, you will automatically be entered for all reassessment marked as compulsory. For voluntary reassessment, you will need to select ‘Resit’ for all those you wish to undertake. If you have been offered compulsory choice reassessment you will need to select more than the minimum but below the maximum number of credits reassessment you have been offered by selecting ‘Resit’ next to the modules you wish to undertake reassessment in. You will not be offered further reassessment in any modules you have not chosen to undertake reassessment in.
If you have been offered reassessment in a combination of previously trailed modules and failed current year modules, please ensure you read the additional information included in your outcome email before selecting your options.
If you are currently in your Final Year and decide to undertake further reassessment over the Summer, you will not be able to graduate in July 2024 unless you have been offered the Exit Award of an Ordinary Degree.
Before selecting this outcome, we urge all students to read the important information below.
Difference between compulsory and voluntary reassessment
It is essential for your continued progression on your course that you undertake all compulsory reassessment that you have been offered. If you have been offered compulsory choice reassessment, it is important that you undertake the minimum number of credits of reassessment offered.
If you choose to undertake any of the voluntary reassessment you have been offered, but then you change your mind, you need to email examboards@essex.ac.uk as soon as possible so that we can amend your record accordingly.
If you do not undertake the voluntary reassessment you have selected and do not let us know, the Board of Examiners can reinstate your previous module mark, however this will show as an attempt at assessment on your HEAR (Higher Education Achievement Report).
If you choose to undertake a combination of compulsory and voluntary reassessments, it is important that you prioritise passing your failed modules, particularly any modules which are core for your course. You will not be able to progress to your next year of study, or be awarded your full Honours Degree, without passing all core modules and achieving the required number of credits.
If you have been offered voluntary reassessment, but you’ve decided not to take it, you will retain your current marks. Please note, you are not able to request this reassessment later.
Reassessment fees
All reassessment offered in the 2023-24 academic year is offered free of charge.
Exam reassessment
If you need to undertake reassessment in any exams this will be noted on your results page alongside when this examination will take place.
If you are undertaking reassessment in an exam in the 2024-25 academic year this will take place alongside the main assessment exam for this module unless you are trailing your reassessment alongside progressing to your next year of study. Students trailing exam reassessment into their next academic year will always undertake this exam reassessment in the January exam period.
Information on when exam timetables will be released and the dates of the exam periods will be updated on the exam dates and timetables page shortly.
Coursework reassessment
- If you need to submit new coursework, your department will be in touch via email to confirm what you will need to do and your deadline.
- If you are resubmitting coursework over the Summer, you will be sent this by Wednesday 24 July and will need to submit this by Wednesday 21 August, unless otherwise stated by your department. If you do not receive your coursework by Thursday 25 July, please contact the department in charge of your module.
- If you are resubmitting coursework reassessment in the 2024-25 Academic Year, your coursework will be undertaken across the year alongside the modules standard assessment.
- Students trailing or reassessing in previously trailed coursework reassessment in the 2024-25 academic year will undertake all coursework reassessment across the Autumn Term with submission deadlines in January 2025.
- Your department will confirm the deadline date and time for your resubmissions.
- If you’re unable to submit coursework on time, our policy on late submission of coursework will apply.
- Please note, the details of your new coursework reassessment will be sent to you by your department. It’s important that you do not create your own coursework titles or reuse previous coursework titles, as these won’t be accepted by your department.
Final Year Projects
If you’re a Final Year student who needs to resubmit Final Year dissertations or projects, please contact your department as soon as possible to find out exactly what areas of the project you need to work on for your resubmission.
Maximum attempts
The Rules of Assessment state that you will not be granted more than three attempts at assessment in a module, the original attempt plus two reassessment attempts, unless you have accepted extenuating circumstances. If you fail a module for the third time, and cannot be offered a further attempt, you may have to carry the fail or may be withdrawn from the University.
Information for final year students
If you’re a Final Year student and have been offered further reassessment, the Board of Examiners will assess your results once you’ve completed your reassessment to decide whether or not you’ve passed. If you have passed, and you’re eligible for a Degree, you will receive your Degree once your results have been confirmed.
