The conventions listed in this series of pages consolidate various resolutions of the Senate, the Examinations Committee, the Board of Undergraduate Studies, the Academic Quality and Standards Committee and the Faculty Boards concerning examinations and taught programmes of study. Due account has been taken of changes in procedures which have rendered certain resolutions obsolete or in need of further expansion. In many cases the Senate has commented more than once in a similar vein (e.g. about deadlines for the submission of syllabus changes); only the main reference (which is not necessarily the first or the latest) has been cited as the source of the revised or new regulation. In some instances the precise wording of the Senate minute has been modified (whilst retaining the meaning) so as to present a consistent format and style.

The substantive document was first approved by the Senate at its meeting on 5th November 1986. Resolutions have been incorporated up to and including the meeting of the Senate on 6 July 2011.

These conventions should be read in conjunction with the relevant Regulations in the University Calendar (Regulations 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19).

Note: since the academic year 2001/02, the Examinations Committee has been replaced by the Board of Undergraduate Studies (and by the Board of Graduate Studies where the matter relates to taught postgraduate students).

• A. Materials allowed in Examinations
• B. Appointment of Invigilators
• C. Collection and Delivery of Examination Scripts
• D. Guidance on the Data Protection Act 1998 and Examinations (including guidance on the release and retention of examination materials ).
• E. Release of Results
• F. Submission of Assessed Work
• G. Marking of Work for Degree Credit
• H. Essay Banks
• I. Suspected Cheating in a University Test
• J. Boards of Examiners for Undergraduate Degrees
• K. Examination Arrangements for Visiting and Exchange Students
• L. Absence for Medical Reasons from a University Examination for a First Degree
• M. Approval of Degree Programmes and Course Syllabuses
• N. Pass Degrees
• O. Examination Methods
• P. Option Modules and Assessment for Individual Students
• Q. Registration for Examinations
• R. Scheduling of Examinations
• S. External Examiners for Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Degrees

Previous versions of Senate Exam and Degree Conventions:

Senate Examination and Degree Conventions 2009/10

Senate Exam and Degree Conventions 2008-09

Senate Exam and Degree Conventions 2007-08

Senate Examinations and Degree Conventions 2011/12