Visiting and Erasmus students - On this webpage you will find information on how to sit your examinations off campus if required.
Non University of Southampton (UOS) students - Do you want us to host your assessments? Find out on this webpage if it is possible, scroll down and look for the header 'Non University of Southampton students'.
If you do not want to sit on University of Southampton (UOS) campuses (Avenue Campus, Highfield Campus, Boldrewood, Winchester, Southampton General or the National Oceanography Centre) during an examination period, you can choose to sit off campus at your Home University or your Semester Abroad University. If you wish to sit elsewhere, please email exams@soton.ac.uk for permission and for more details.
Referral under Special Consideration – A referral assessment under special consideration is the sitting of an assessment at a time other than the original scheduled time/date. Due to some special considerations, you may be sitting the assessment under mitigated circumstances; this is when your faculty have agreed you are re-taking your assessment as if for the first time.
Referral – Re-taking the required assessment module(s) in the year you are repeating.
Repeat Year Not Attending - Repeating the year externally therefore not attending lectures and do not pay tuition fees. IT and other services are still available, only failed modules will be re-sat/deferred over Semester One and Two
The University of Southampton campuses are Highfield, Avenue, Boldrewood, Winchester School of Art, Southampton General Hospital, National Oceanography Centre and Malaysia.
You may only take in-person assessment(s) off campus if your faculty gives you permission to do so - this is NOT automatic as taking assessment(s) off campus delays marking. Some Faculties do not allow their students to sit 'off campus'. Please refer to the information below before completing your 'Off campus application form';
Please refer to the information below before completing your 'Off campus application form'.
Application window - Monday 13 October 2025 to Sunday 16 November 2025
IMPORTANT: Please read the information below carefully.
Prior to making your application with us, you should contact your host and secure your place to sit with them. This includes ensuring that all required payments are made by the application submission deadline. All applications must be completed and submitted by 1700 (UK time) on Sunday 16 November 2025, we are unable to schedule and support your exam arrangements after this time. If you are unable to confirm your arrangements by the Sunday 16 November 2025 then you will be required to return to UK/UoS campus to sit your exams.
Venues to be used for hosting Off Campus assessments
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) Please make your relevant payment(s) via the Online Store for your either repeat exam fee or repeat exam fee and off campus administration fee. You will need the receipt number (UoSXXXX) to complete your application.
Step 3) Once you have gained the above required details, you can fill in the ‘Off Campus Application form’. For Semester One assessments please complete and submit the form by 1700 (UK time) on Sunday 16 November 2025
Please find the Off Campus Application Form here.
On campus:
£20 per in-person assessment up to the maximum payment of £100 (even if you are sitting 5 or more exams) across Semester One and Two and is required to be paid by 1700 (UK time) on Sunday 16 November 2025. Please note, if you are taking it for the first time or as a Deferred assessment, no payment is required.
£20 per in-person assessments up to the maximum payment of £100 (even if you are sitting 5 or more exams) across Semester One and Two and is required to be paid by 1700 (UK time) on Sunday 16 November 2025. You will also need to pay fees if you wish to sit off campus at different venue other than your Home or Semester Abroad University. In order to do this, you will need to contact exams@soton.ac.uk for permission and to find out the fees involved.
Waived fees if you have experienced ill health or other circumstances and have been allowed an additional attempt by the Special Considerations Board – No assessment fee required, however the off campus fee still applies. Please contact your Faculty for confirmation.
How to pay
Please visit the Online Store and either type in 'Referral' or 'Repeat Year, Not Attending', depending which examination period it is.
For Semester One only and Semster Two exams you will be able to pay anytime from Monday 13 October 2025 to Sunday 16 November 2025.
For Semester Two only assessment(s) you will be able pay anytime from Monday 13 October 2025 to Sunday 22 March 2025.
Payment deadline for Supplementary assessments you will be able to pay anytime from Monday 29 June to Sunday 19 July 2026.
Semester One assessment: Monday 12 January - Friday 23 January 2026 (but possibly including Saturday 17 and 24 January)
Semester Two assessment: Monday 18 May - Friday 5 June 2026 (excluding Bank Holiday Monday 25 May but possibly including Saturday 23 and 30 May)
Supplementary assessments: Monday 17 August - Friday 28 August 2026 (excluding Bank Holiday Monday 24 August but possibly including Saturday 22 August)
Semester One Assessments
The Generic timetable will be published by no later than 1200noon on Monday 8 December 2025. (subject to change which we don't have control over)
Students' personal timetable available on SUSSED by no later than 1200noon on Friday 19 December 2025.
Semester Two Assessments
The Generic timetable will be published by no later than 1200noon on Monday 20 April 2026. (subject to change which we don't have control over)
Students' personal timetable will be available on SUSSED by no later than 1200noon on Monday 27 April 2026.
Supplementary Assessments
The Generic timetable - this will be published by no later than 1200noon on Monday 3 August 2026. (subject to change which we don't have control over)
Students personal timetable will be available on SUSSED by no later than 12noon on Monday 10 August 2026.
If you are a student studying at a different University or Institution and would like apply to sit your assessment(s) at the University of Southampton, please see the following information:
We can only host your assessment(s) during our exam periods, please click here to view them.
The fee is £100 per exam and this can be paid via our Online Store please type 'Hosting Administration fee' in the search facility. You will not need to pay this fee until we have confirmed that we can host your exam.
If you are happy with the above criteria please email exams@soton.ac.uk with the date of your assessment(s) and we will respond within 10 days to let you know if we can host them.
Email: exams@soton.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 2380 59 5922