Assessment and examinations

Find information about examinations and how you’ll be assessed in your courses at the Faculty of Law.

Assessment

Assessment for law courses varies from in-term tests, opinions and essays to final examinations.

Details of all assessment and deadlines for a course are available the first week of the trimester via Nuku.

Victoria University of Wellington rules regarding all assessment are in the Assessment Handbook. It also includes the criteria for the award of Degree Passes to complete a Law Degree.

Examinations

Students enrolled in courses that have a final examination are expected to be available in person during the relevant examination period.

Examination timetables are usually published after the mid-term break. Please ensure you have read the University Exam rules.

In some special circumstances you may need to seek permission to sit an examination or test at an alternative time or location.

Dictionaries

If it would help for you to have a foreign language to English dictionary in an examination you need special approval from the Course Coordinator. Electronic dictionaries are not permitted.

Aegrotats

If illness, personal bereavement or any exceptional circumstance beyond your control has occurred in the last three weeks of the course, and your preparation and performance has been impaired, you may be eligible to apply for an aegrotat pass.

Reconsideration of assessment

If you are not satisfied with the grade for an examination you can apply for a reconsideration. For more information see Section 14 on page 56 of the Assessment Handbook.