If your Additional Consideration claim is accepted your School will be notified and your claim will be taken into account by your Course Examination Board. The most common outcome is that you will be granted a 'deferred' reassessment attempt. This means you are able to take the assessment again, uncapped. First attempts will remain as the first attempt, or otherwise your assessment stays at the same attempt number. Additional Consideration can also be taken into account by the Board when considering if a student can be compensated (given the credit for) a module they may have failed, or for students who fall into the 'borderline zone' for the next higher classification at the end of their degree. Another important effect of Additional Consideration is that if you need to re-sit a module in the next academic year, you will not be charged tuition fees for the repeat of that module.

You can use our Self Help pages to make a request for Academic Consideration. If you need further advice you can find out how to access our service at this page. We can:

• Explain the process
• Advise if your situation may be considered for Additional Consideration (or fall under another procedure)
• Advise on how to complete the form
• Provide feedback on your form
• Advise on the evidence required
• Provide ongoing advice throughout the process.

This depends on which type you wish to apply for - see above for the two routes and read the guidance below once you have decided.

No, requests have to be made after the assessment has taken place.

Self-certification requests must be submitted within 7 calendar days of the last affected assessment date (all missed assessments in the 7 day period can be included on the same request).

Full applications should be submitted as soon as possible after the affected assessments, and no later than 14 calendar days after the last affected assessment.

You can read more about Additional Consideration on the University website, including the full University guidance and FAQs. The policy governing Additional Considerations is called 'GEAR Section B5' which you can read on page 25 here.

You must submit your request within 7 calendar days of the last affected assessment date (all missed assessments in the 7 day period can be included on the request).

If you have missed this deadline then you will need to make a full application instead.

You can self-certify if you have experienced extraordinary circumstances that have caused you to be absent from a time-bound assessment/s for a period of up to and including 7 calendar days.

Examples of time-bound assessments are at the top of this page. Circumstances may include:

• A short-term infectious illness
• Acute worsening of a long-term condition
• Those that have a significant impact but do not necessarily require medical intervention.

If you were affected by your circumstances for longer than 7 calendar days you need to make a full application instead.

Only one self-certification request can be made per semester. If you need to claim again you should make a full application.

You need to complete Sections A and B of the ARGEAR3 form. Do not complete Section C.

This must be sent to additionalconsideration@brighton.ac.uk. 

Under Section 2.1 you need to give a start and end date for the affected period. Remember, you can only self-certify for a period of up to 7 calendar days, and that includes weekends.

Under Section 2.2 you need to explain what has happened to stop you attempting the assessment. Be concise. It would be useful to include a brief timeline or bullet points of what happened and when, as well as how you felt and what stopped you attending.

Under Section 2.3, list all the assessments you think have been affected.

Then, complete the checklist under 2.4 and sign under 2.5.

Check the information above - any claim that doesn’t fit the criteria for self-certification can be submitted as a full application.

Full applications should be submitted as soon as possible after the affected assessments, no later than 14 calendar days after the last affected assessment.

Your circumstances should be unforeseeable, unavoidable, and have had a serious impact on your ability to submit assessments, study generally, or do well in your assessments.

Here are a few examples listed in the Additional Consideration policy:

• serious personal illness
• serious personal accident or injury
• evidence of long-term health condition worsening
• death or serious illness of family member or close friend
• unforeseen and unavoidable caring responsibilities for a dependent
• significant adverse personal or family circumstance or psychological problem.

If you are not sure if your circumstances meet the grounds for Additional Consideration you can find out how to access our service for advice at this page.

Here are some examples listed in the Additional Consideration policy of circumstances not covered:

• paid employment for full-time students
• any ongoing situation known to the student e.g. a long term medical condition for which the student is already receiving reasonable or appropriate adjustment
• non-serious domestic or personal disruptions e.g. car breakdown, missing a bus or train, moving house, job interview/change of job, holidays, minor illness
• study related circumstance e.g. misunderstanding examination timetable, or not knowing about the assessment
• computer/printer/equipment problems
• having other University deadlines.

These reasons are usually not accepted, even with evidence. If you are not sure if your circumstances meet the grounds for Additional Consideration you can find out how to access our service at this page.

Ideally your evidence or documentation should be from a professional source (e.g. GP, counsellor, University Support Services, Student Support and Guidance Tutor).

• It should be dated
• Should provide some kind of description of what you have experienced.
• The symptoms or problems that have impaired your performance
• How long you experienced the situation for (ideally this should cover the time period of the assessment).

A letter that is months or years old won't convince the University that your problems are affecting you now. Get new recent evidence that clearly states that you've been affected during the assessment date in question.

Generally, a lack of evidence will only be accepted where it is not possible to obtain supporting documents, not where you have simply not obtained them despite the documents being accessible.

You should try to submit your evidence at the same time as submitting your form, but if this is not possible you must submit the form on time even without evidence. You can submit evidence later so long as you explain this on your form.

The University recognises that it may be insensitive to ask for a copy of the deceased person’s death certificate.

It may be difficult for you to get a copy, or to get it translated. Where supporting evidence of bereavement is required, the University will consider evidence from other sources such as an order of service from the person’s funeral, an obituary or news report, or letter from a GP, counsellor or personal tutor.

In some cases, the fact of the death may be enough for the University to accept your request for Additional Consideration. For instance, if a close family member dies shortly before exams, the University may accept that this will have had an impact on you without asking you to provide evidence. However, if you are asking for Additional Consideration because of a bereavement that happened some time ago, it would be best to provide evidence of the ongoing impact of the bereavement (such as from your GP or a counsellor).

You should complete sections A and C of the ARGEAR3 form. Do not complete Section B. This must be sent to additionalconsideration@brighton.ac.uk. You should submit this request only after the assessment deadline/date has passed, not before.

Under Section 3.1, specify the period of time you were affected by your circumstances as accurately as you can.

You should only complete Section 3.6 if your request is 'late' - i.e. if you did not submit your claim within 14 days of the last affected assessment. In this section you need to explain why you did not submit your claim earlier. If you have evidence to explain why your claim is late then you should include it.

In Section 3.4 list the relevant module(s) and assessment(s) you are claiming for.

Under Section 3.5 give an overview of what has happened. You could include a brief timeline or bullet points. Include any steps you took to address the issues (e.g. seeing GP/ counsellor or seeking relevant support).

Under 3.6 provide an explanation of how your performance was affected (e.g. why you couldn’t submit work on time) and why the circumstances were unforeseen and outside of your control. Remember you're trying to persuade the University that your problems affected you during the assessment period, that they were not your fault and that you couldn't have expected them to happen.

Under Section 3.7 add your supporting documents and evidence. Explain how this evidence relates to or proves your situation happened. List your documents and explain how they support your claim. Send your evidence as separate attachments, do not embed into the form.

If you can't get documentation or evidence, explain why in Section 3.8 and whether you will be submitting it at a later date. You can do this as long as you provide an estimated date.

Finally, complete the checklist under Section 3.9 and sign and date the form at Section 3.10.

Normally a late request will be rejected unless if you can provide an adequate reason for the missing the deadline.

It is possible to submit a ‘late’ full application for Additional Consideration following receipt of results from the Course Examination Board. A late request should be made no later than 14 calendar days from the results being released to the student from the Course Examination Board.

Late requests will be considered on their merits and must contain a rationale for the lateness.

We would strongly advise that you clearly explain under Section 3.6 of the form why you could not submit your claim within 14 days of the last affected assessment.

You must demonstrate a valid reason for not making your claim earlier.

You should receive an acknowledgement within 3 working days. You can expect to receive a decision normally within 14 calendar days. Sometimes, cases are escalated to the full Additional Consideration Committee. If this happens you should be told, and you can expect to hear within 14 days of the next Committee. Committee dates are published here, under 'Additional Consideration'.

You may submit a request an Outcome Review on the following grounds:

• That the Additional Consideration procedures were not followed properly
• That the University did not fully consider the request, e.g. it overlooked relevant information
• That the University did not give reasons for its decision
• That you have new supporting documents that you could not, for good reason, provide earlier in the process.

A student may submit a request for an Additional Consideration Outcome Review within 14 calendar days of the outcome of the Additional Consideration Sub-Committee being released. You need to use the Outcome Review form. This should be sent to additionalconsideration@brighton.ac.uk. We would encourage you talk to seek advice from us directly, you can find out how to access our service at this page.