Reassessment fees
For modules taken in 2022/23 onwards no reassessment fee will apply.
For modules originally taken in 2021/22 or earlier, reassessment fees did apply and students have already been charged a reassessment fee. (Please note that due to the COVID-19 situation no reassessment fee was charged for assessment taking place in the Summer Term 2021 or the August-September 2021 resit period.)
If you have any questions about reassessment fees, please email examinations@reading.ac.uk.
Charges for reassessments for modules originally taken in 2021/22 or earlier
Undergraduate
- Re-assessment for undergraduate programmes/modules: 拢5 per credit, up to a maximum fee of 拢325 (i.e. students being reassessed in more than 65 credits will be charged the maximum fee). Please note reassessment fees are charged at a module level, not submodular, and therefore students are liable for the fee for the whole module, even if a students is only being reassessed in one submodular element.
- Reassessment in Teaching Practice in the Institute of Education (module codes ED3SX1, ED3PGG, ED3PGI, ED3PGST, ED3PTGP, ED3PTIP, ED3PTSP, ED3PTGS, ED3PTIS, ED3PTSS): 拢630.
Taught postgraduate
- Re-assessment for taught postgraduate programmes/modules: 拢5 per credit, up to a maximum fee of 拢325 (i.e. students being reassessed in more than 65 credits will be charged the maximum fee). Please note reassessment fees are charged at a module level, not submodular, and therefore students are liable for the fee for the whole module, even if a students is only being reassessed in one submodular element.
- Reassessment in Teaching Practice in the Institute of Education (module codes ED3SX1, ED3PGG, ED3PGI, ED3PGST, ED3PTGP, ED3PTIP, ED3PTSP, ED3PTGS, ED3PTIS, ED3PTSS): 拢630.
Due to differences in the programme fee structure, reassessment fees are not payable in respect of Greenlands-based programmes.
Further Information for 2021/2 and earlier
The Exams Team will contact you if you are eligible for reassessment. The cost of being reassessed in each module will be stated clearly and you will need to indicate your intention to be reassessed and then pay the relevant fee. We will provide you with instructions for the different ways you can pay. If you later change your mind, you must notify us in writing at least three weeks before the exam period begins, otherwise you will remain liable for the full fee.
Please note the following:
- the charges per credit are applicable for all types of reassessment, including written examinations, coursework assignments, practicals and in-class tests;
- if you are not registered on an undergraduate or taught postgraduate programme, but are being reassessed on an undergraduate or taught postgraduate module, you will be liable for the relevant fee as stated above;
- the maximum fee applies per examination or assessment period, not per year;
- if you have an overall result of 'passed' you will not be eligible to be reassessed in any failed modules.
Other examination fees
- Administration fee for sitting exams overseas in exceptional circumstances: 拢220 (plus local invigilation costs and normal reassessment fee).
- Administration fee for external candidates taking written exams at Reading: 拢130 for the exam; 拢65 for each additional exam in the same exam period.
Contact Us
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Email:
examinations@reading.ac.uk -
graduation@reading.ac.uk
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- Exams
0118 378 5522 - Graduation
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