Sitting exams with special conditions
Whether your exams are held on campus or online, Assessment Services will organise your approved special conditions automatically, you do not have to do anything.
All exams have now been scheduled and will be visible on your SSO exam timetable. For more information, see About exams.
Please ensure that your contact information is up to date to avoid missing important notifications.
If you have applied for late or temporary special conditions, these changes will not be reflected in the system immediately. If you have any concerns, please contact specialexams@auckland.ac.nz.
How does a reader/writer work with online exams?
Assessment Services will organise an experienced supervisor to write/read for you on the day of your exam. If your exam mode is Exam mode A or Exam mode B, we accomplish this by zoom and google docs. Assessment Services will be in touch with you to arrange this and give further instructions.
Inspera exams
The files below contain detailed information about sitting your exam under special conditions.
How extra time is applied in exams under special conditions
If you have extra writing time or extra resting time approved, it is added to the exam duration only. It is not added to other time allowances (like reading time or technical-difficulty time).
How it works:
- For a 2-hour exam, your extra time is calculated on 2 hours.
- For a 3-hour exam, your extra time is calculated on 3 hours.
What is not included in that calculation:
- For exam modes A, B, and D, these are digital exams. All students get 30 minutes for technical difficulties. This time is not included when calculating your extra time.
- For exam mode C, these are paper exams. All students get 10 minutes reading time. This time is not included when calculating your extra time.