You may apply for alternative arrangements for your examinations if a specific religious belief will prevent your sitting an examination at the scheduled time.  For the purpose of this provision, religious observance is defined as:

• The act or compliance of observing or complying with a religious law, custom, command or rule; or
• The act or custom of celebrating a religious holiday or similar occasion.

Please Note:  Alternative arrangements required due to religious observance are subject to the same conditions as for other Special Arrangement Examinations.

The following procedure applies to all examinations:

• Complete a Request for alternative/special arrangements for exams form (PDF) or (Word) and submit it to a Student Centre or email to:
  
  
  • examinations@uq.edu.au (St Lucia and Ipswich campuses) or
  • exams@uqg.uq.edu.au (Gatton campus)
     
• Obtain a letter of support from your place of worship and forward the original letter with the Request for Special Arrangements form to the Examinations Section or a Student Centre
• You will be sent an arrangement form to your student email account advising the revised details of your examinations. This form acts as an official agreement between the student and the University.
• The University’s General Award Rules (GAR 1A) require that students must apply at least 14 calendar days before the commencement of the relevant end-of-semester examination period and at least 14 calendar days prior to the exam date for mid-semester exams, for alternative arrangements to be made. (You will find a link to the General Award Rules on the University Rules page. Once you have accessed the General Award Rules page, scroll down to Part 1A - Assessment.)

• If you are unable to attend an examination, telephone the relevant Examinations Section not less than 2 hours prior to the arranged starting time of the examination:

  • St Lucia campus and UQ Ipswich Telephone: (07) 3365 2488
  • UQ Gatton Examinations Telephone: (07) 5460 1126

Please note: Alternative arrangements will not be made if applications are not received within the required timeframe.