If you fall ill during an exam, you can send a notification of illness and request to not use an exam attempt. You must be able to document your illness. If your notification of illness is approved, you will not use an exam attempt.
Please note that there is no guarantee that your request will be approved, and that your exam attempt will be cancelled. We will process your request based on an assessment of your specific situation and medical documentation.
It is not a requirement that you send a notification of illness if you fall ill during an exam. You always have three exam attempts to pass an exam.
There are slightly different requirements when reporting ill. In every scenario you will need to document your illness.
If you are ill during the semester and cannot prepare for or participate in the exam, you must apply for an exemption to be deregistered from the exam.
You must apply before the exam starts, and it is a requirement that you submit documentation of your illness.
You can read more about exemptions and how to apply to be deregistered from an exam here.
If you fall ill on the day of the exam before the exam starts, or before the submission deadline for a written exam expires, you can send a notification of illness and request to have the exam attempt cancelled.
We can only cancel your exam attempt if you submit documentation of your illness. We recommend that you contact your doctor as soon as possible to secure the required documentation.
If your notification of illness is approved, you will not use an exam attempt.
Use this form to send a notification of illness.
If you fall ill during a written exam on premises, you must notify the exam invigilator that you wish to leave the exam due to illness. You must then send in a notification of illness and request to have the exam attempt cancelled.
We can only cancel your exam attempt if you submit documentation that you were ill on the day of the exam. We recommend that you contact your doctor as soon as possible to secure the required documentation.
If your notification of illness is approved, you will not use an exam attempt.
Please note that you cannot have your exam attempt cancelled based on illness if you have submitted something for assessment.
Use this form to send a notification of illness.
If you fall ill during an oral exam, you must notify the examiners that you wish to interrupt the exam due to illness. You must then send in a notification of illness and request to have the exam attempt cancelled.
We can only cancel your exam attempt if you submit documentation of your illness. We recommend that you contact your doctor as soon as possible to secure the required documentation.
If your notification of illness is approved, you will not use an exam attempt.
Use
this form to send a notification of illness.
If you fall ill during a take-home exam, you can send a notification of illness and request to have the exam attempt cancelled.
We can only cancel your exam attempt if you submit documentation of illness during the period of the take-home exam. We recommend that you contact your doctor as soon as possible to secure the required documentation.
If your notification of illness is approved, you will not use an exam attempt.
Please note that you cannot have your exam attempt cancelled based on illness if you have submitted something for assessment.
Use
this form to send a notification of illness.
How to document your illness
It is your own responsibility to procure and pay for the medical certificate documenting your illness. You must contact your doctor as soon as possible to be able to document that you were ill during the exam.
For more information about the documentation requirements for the medical certificate see here.
Register for re-exams
Different rules apply when registering for re-exams for courses and projects and you can read about it here.
Special rules also apply to the thesis. Please follow this link.
This page was last updated October 30 2025