Sitting examinations
Examination procedures, timetables and more.
Exam regulations
Exam Hall Regulations, Assessment Regulations, Mark Schemes and Grade Conversions can be found through the link below.
Student Administration Exam Regulations
DRPS allows you to check what diet a particular course has.
Student Administration
Exams are organised by Student Administration.
Student Administration examinations home
Exam papers
Past papers for many of the exams are held by the Library.
Diets and timetables
Student Administration examination diets and timetables
December exams
Some courses will have their examinations in December so plan your schedule with this in mind. You can reduce your exam load in May, but there is less revision time in December, so try to balance these out.
Calculators
Where your examination takes place in a University exam hall, you may take a scientific calculator into examinations but it must:
- Not be a graphical calculator
- Not be able to communicate with any other device.
You are allowed any calculator that satisfies the above requirements, but examples of acceptable calculators are:
- Casio fx85 (any version)
- Casio fx83 (any version)
- Casio fx-991 (any version)
Note that the University's Exam Hall Regulations state that calculators are not generally permitted. All School of Mathematics exams are exceptions to this regulation.
FAQ
Student Administration has a good resource for many questions you may have about your exam.
Open book exams
Open book
The default arrangement for the School of Mathematics exams is that you may bring into the exam:
- 3 x A4 pages (6 sides) containing your personal notes
- a calculator
However, this is the default. Your Course Organiser should announce the exact format and structure.
Check course information if you are unsure what you can bring in to the exam for a particular course.