External Examinations
Students enrolled in an external unit which has a centrally timetabled exam will receive an email sent to their CDU student email account from External Examinations outlining the examination process. Students are reminded that it is their responsibility to regularly check their CDU student email account.
- External examination arrangements
- Exam Dates and Deadline for all External Student email responses
- General external exam information
- Interstate exam locations
- Special consideration forms
External examination arrangements
Exam arrangements
Students who reside within 80 km of a CDU Exam Centre
Students who reside within 80km from a CDU exam centre are required to attend at the exam centre nominated by CDU. Charles Darwin University will make contact with the nominated CDU exam centre to make the necessary arrangements. An email will be sent to your student email account within one week following census date for the current semester advising of the allocated centre. Students who wish to use an alternative CDU exam centre must reply to this email four weeks prior to the advertised exam period advising the changes.
Students who reside more than 80 km of a CDU Exam Centre
Students who reside 80km or more from a CDU exam centre are required to make suitable arrangements to sit their exam/s. Students should notify CDU with the name of the local tertiary institution. If a local tertiary institution does not exist, the student is required to identify their own private invigilator. In some cases CDU has details for people who have acted as invigilators previously. A private invigilator cannot be a person related to you by blood or marriage, or a close friend of the family. A private invigilator must be approved by CDU before arrangements can be finalised. Charles Darwin University will make contact with the nominated person to make the necessary arrangements. If the person you have nominated is not approved for any reason, you will be notified and asked to identify an alternative person.
Examples of suitable people for invigilation: Doctor, Dentist, Lawyer, Staff Development Officer, Director of Nursing (DON), Justice of the Peace (JP), Police Officer, School Principal or Assistant Principal, Librarian, an Examination Officer from any TAFE, University or similar Educational Institution or Examination Centre.
If you think you have found a suitable invigilator and they have agreed to be available for the necessary date and time, send their contact details four weeks prior to the advertised exam period in an email to externalexaminations@cdu.edu.au
Example of Institution or Invigilator’s Details: (Compulsory) Contact Person at Institution or Invigilator’s Name, (Compulsory) Name of Institution OR Invigilator’s Occupation, (Compulsory) Mailing Address, (Compulsory) Email Address, Daytime Phone Number, Daytime Fax Number
Exam Dates and Deadline for all External Student email responses
| 2012 Exam Period | Exam Dates | Deadline for all external student email responses |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Semester, 2011 | Commence 20th February Concludes 24th February |
COB Wednesday 18th January 2012 |
| Semester 2, 2011 February Special/ Supplementary | Commence 20th February Concludes 24th February |
COB Wednesday 18th January 2012 |
| Summer Semester, 2011 April Special/ Supplementary | Commence 9th April Concludes 13th April |
COB Wednesday 7th March 2012 |
| Semester 1, 2012 | Commence 4th June Concludes 15th June |
COB Wednesday 2nd May 2012 |
Familiarise yourself with the examination timetable: http://skua.cdu.edu.au/swseven/. Examination dates and times can also be located under Current Students/Timetables linked from the front page of the CDU web site. The first draft becomes available approximately six weeks before the exam period but a check of the final timetable needs to be undertaken four weeks before the exam period, as details may have changed.
Failure to return the appropriate information by the due date may jeopardise a student's opportunity to sit for examinations.
Your co-operation is essential to us, thereby ensuring timely delivery of exams to relevant institutions/supervisors, both within Australia and overseas.
General external exam information
- Students studying in external mode will receive an email sent to their CDU Student email account in the weeks leading up to exam periods.
- Misreading your examination timetable is not considered sufficient grounds to apply for special consideration.
- If you reside more than 80km from your local tertiary institution approval to use a nominated invigilator is required, only approved invigilation can be used, so please check details with us in the first instance by emailing externalexaminations@cdu.edu.au or phoning: (08) 8946 6483
- Examination dates and times cannot be changed
- If you have any queries or concerns about your allocated centre, you must notify us 4 weeks prior to the exam taking place. Failure to do so at least 4 weeks prior may jeopardise your ability to sit for examinations and may result in any subsequent costs invoiced to us being passed on to you.
- Please ensure that you have allowed yourself time to make alternative family and employment arrangements to attend the scheduled exam.
- If you are experiencing difficulties and need to seek special consideration for medical or personal issues that may interfere with the scheduled examination arrangements, please contact Student Administration and Equity Services
- Photo ID must be taken to an exam, a student card or driver’s license is ideal. If you do not have a student card and wish to have one, you can apply for one here.
Please direct any supervised exam arrangement queries to External Examinations on (08) 8946 6483 or email External Examinations.
Interstate exam locations
CDU exam centres
Special Consideration/Special Examinations
Students wishing to apply for Special Consideration must submit the request for special consideration. Detailed information is contained on the form.
Students wishing to apply for Special Examination must submit the request for special examination. Detailed information is contained on the form.
All queries relating to special or supplementary exams should be directed to the Student Administration and Equity Services Exams Team.
