Application for Dean's Exam

Students are eligible to complete a Dean’s Examination if they have one module outstanding to graduate:

• The Dean’s Examination only applies to undergraduate qualifications, namely all undergraduate qualification types at NQF levels 5 to 7, i.e., Higher Certificates, Advanced Certificates, Diplomas, Advanced Diplomas, Postgraduate Certificates, Bachelors Degrees, including Bachelor’s Degrees at NQF level 8.
• The Dean’s Examination does not apply to Honours degrees, Postgraduate Certificates, Postgraduate Diplomas, Master’s degrees and Doctorates.
• The additional assessment opportunity must be taken in the first examination session after it is determined that the student only has one module left to graduate. Students can only do the Dean’s exam in the year directly after their exit level year based on their intake. If not completed at this time, then the module must be repeated.

If the curriculum or learning material has changed, the onus is on the student to master the added content or to elect to repeat the module. The onus is on the student to find out what changes, if any, have been made.

Where a student fails to attend the Dean’s Examination sitting, without a valid reason, they forfeit the opportunity to graduate and will have to repeat the module. Where a valid reason is provided, they may register for the Dean’s Examination again in the next cycle of examination sittings.

Students who write their supplementary examination in the third sitting will not be afforded a Dean’s examination in the same academic year/cycle. 

A mark cap of 50% applies for the examination result and becomes the final mark replacing the CASS contribution. It is the student’s responsibility to apply for this opportunity on Assist.

Fee - R 550

Account name: Emeris
Account number: 4120626083
Account Type: Cheque
Branch code: 632005 (ABSA)
Reference: Your student number (STnumber)