• If you fail a course (generally with a grade of three), you may be permitted a "second chance" to pass the course by being granted a supplementary assessment.
   
• Supplementary assessment will be granted only where the General Award Rules and your Program Rules allow. Official rules can be found under the  Program Rules and Requirements link for each program on the Programs and courses website. In the case of some progressive programs, the award of supplementary assessment may be pre-determined by the school board of examiners. Please check the rules for your program and with your faculty or school to determine eligibility.
   
• If you apply for and are granted supplementary assessment in a course, the assessment might involve an examination or another type of assessment.
   
• Generally you will be required to make a formal application for a supplementary assessment. This application must be made within five (5) calendar days of the release of results. 
   
•  Online applications can be submitted and progress tracked via mySI-net:
  
  
  1. Sign In to mySI-net
  2. Navigate to: myPage > Courses > Supplementary Assessment
  3. Select the ‘Request’ checkbox for the course you want to submit a Supplementary Assessment Application
  4. Click the ‘Next Step’ button to continue
  5. Read and accept the ‘General Award Rules 1A, Division 3’ relating to Supplementary Assessment. (You will find a link to the General Award Rules on the University Rules page. Once you have accessed that page, scroll down to Part 1A - Assessment)
  6. Click the ‘Submit’ button
  7. You can view your application status by clicking the link under the ‘Decision’ column for the relevant course
     
      
• If the online application is unavailable, you can download an application form which must be completed and submitted to your faculty. You must make a formal application for your supplementary assessment within five (5) calendar days of the release of results.

When is supplementary assessment held?
Supplementary exams are held:

• in July following first semester exams,
• in December following second semester exams,
• in March following summer semester exams, and
• in December for year-long courses.

Other types of assessment will be set as follows:

• during July and August following first semester exams,
• during December and January following second semester exams,
• during March following summer semester exams, and
• during December and January for year-long courses.

Supplementary assessment results

• Supplementary assessment results are usually finalised within seven days of the examination date or the due date for assessment and then, in some cases, must be confirmed at a faculty examiners' meeting. Once confirmed, results will be entered on mySI-net.
   

Results from supplementary assessment cannot be graded higher than four. For further information, see UQ Policies and Procedures Library (PPL) 3.10.07 Section 8: Grading System - Procedures.