The majority of referral assessments take place during August and early September. Students will receive a written invitation from their faculty team to re-take nominated assessments during June or July. Students must then respond by the deadline given confirming whether or not they will take the assessment, and will need to pay the required fee when instructed.
Full details will be given provided by your faculty team. If you are expecting to re-take assessments and have not received notification by the middle of July, it is strongly recommended that you contact your faculty by phone to check your status. Failure to receive notification because your address details are not up to date will not be considered as a special case.
Referral is the re-taking of all or part of the assessment or an alternative assessment for a failed module in order to achieve the pass mark. Referral assessments are usually taken in August/September at the end of the academic year in which the module was failed.“
The University of Southampton campuses are Highfield, Avenue, Boldrewood, Winchester School of Art, Southampton General Hospital, National Oceanography Centre and Malaysia.
You may take in-person assessment(s) off campus, please refer to the information below before completing your 'Off campus application form'.
If you are unsure if your assessment(s) are in-person or online please still complete and submit your application.
The timetable showing dates, times and the format for the supplementary assessment period (due to run from Monday 19 August - Friday 30 August (excluding Bank Holiday Monday 26 August but possibly including Saturday 24 August), will be published here under 'Useful downloads' at the bottom of this page by To be confirmed
University of Southampton Malaysia (UOSM)
A British Council
for USA/Canada please email exams@soton.ac.uk
Please note, there is a deadline to apply and fees involved, read the whole webpage for this information. Take the following steps if you wish to sit off campus:
Step 1) Contact the venue you are intending to sit at, provide them with the date ranges of the assessment period and ask them if it is possible for them to host the assessment for you. If they say yes, find out who will be arranging these assessment(s) (a representative) and ask for their contact details, you will need; their name, telephone number and email. Note this has to be a specific person, so we can liaise with them, it cannot be generic details from their website.
Step 2) Once you have gained the above required details, you can fill in the ‘Taking your Exams Off Campus Application form’.
PLEASE REFER TO THE PERMISSIONS TABLE WHICH CAN BE FOUND UNDER 'USEFUL DOWNLOADS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
Please find the Off Campus Application Form here, you will need to download and complete the form using Adobe Acrobat on a PC. All applications must be completed and submitted by To be confirmed
Payment must be made on our online store from To be confirmed
The University charges £20 per in-person referral assessment, up to the maximum payment of £100 (even if you are sitting 5 or more assessments)
University of Southampton (UOS) - £415 at a British Council/other institution payable to University of Southampton (UOS). This is a one off payment for Semester 1 and Semester 2. This is still payable if you are absent for your examination(s).
British Council fees - if you are sitting at a British Council/other institution, additional fees may be involved. Please contact your representative at the venue directly for this information. This is not payable to UOS.
University of Southampton Malaysia (UOSM) -100RM per in-person assessment if you are a UOSM student or 250RM per exam if you are a non UOSM student. This fee is still payable if you are absent for your assessment(s) and it is payable directly to UOSM. Please email stofuosm@soton.ac.uk for further information.
Please note if you sit your assessment at UOSM you are also required to pay the re-sit fee of £20 per in-person assessment (up to the maximum of £100). This fee is payable directly to the University of Southampton.
Please note if you miss the deadline to pay you will receive an invoice
Fees for supplementary assessments apply if you are:
Fees may not apply if you have experienced ill health or other circumstances and have been allowed an additional attempt by the Special Considerations Board. Please contact your Faculty for confirmation
Please use our store by clicking Online Store and then search for 'referral fee'.
If you have any questions, please email exams@southampton.ac.uk.
Once you have read and understood all the above, please use the link below to make your request
Email: exams@soton.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 2380 599599