EXAM CONCESSIONS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20074, 21 October 1939, Page 2

EXAM CONCESSIONS

STUDENTS IN FORCES PASSES BY ACCREDITING PROVISION OF TESTS (Per Pros.H Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. _ The question of concessions to university students mobilised for defence purposes, was considered yesterday at a meeting of the executive committee of the Senate and the following decisions were reached: —

(1) That in cases recommended by professorial boards, candidates, who otherwise would have to sit at the forthcoming examinations, would be passed without further examination. Notification of the passes so granted is being posted to each student concerned.

(2) That any student in camp will be permitted to sit in any subject, whether he obtained terms therein or not. This is being done to ensure that all possible concessions are made to students whose cases do not fall under clause 1. Under the amending Act the university must have some basis on which to grant concessions. Candidates may rest assured that the results of the work presented by them will be considered by the special committee, which will take into consideration the extent to which their studies have been affected by military duties and the extraordinary conditions under which their examinations are being held.

(3) That where candidates do not avail themselves of the above concessions, examination fees will be refunded on early written application.

(4) That a special sub-committee has been set up ‘to consider cases that present difficulty in order to ensure that, as far as practicable, no student shall suffer by reason of his military duties.