Exceptional Circumstances
Important documents and deadlines
Important Documents
Please find a list of deadlines below
Business and Social Sciences - Undergraduate
| Teaching Period 1 | 05 February 2024 |
| Teaching Period 2-Final Year | 20 May 2024 |
| Teaching Period 2- All other years | 10 June 2024 |
| Referral Period | 28 August 2024 |
Please submit your Exceptional Circumstances Applications via the MAP task Please direct any enquiries to BSS support. |
Business and Social Sciences - Postgraduate
| Postgraduate Term 1 | 12 February 2024 |
| Postgraduate Term 2 | 27 May 2024 |
| Postgraduate Term 3 | 28 August 2024 |
Please submit your Exceptional Circumstances Applications via the MAP task Please direct any enquiries to BSS Support. |
Business and Social Sciences – MBA and Online Programmes
- For information on the exceptional circumstances deadlines for MBA programmes (Full-time, Executive, and Senior Leadership Degree Apprenticeship) please email MBA Support.
- For information on the exceptional circumstances deadlines for Aston Online programmes (MBA and MSc) please email Aston online.
Business and Social Sciences – Level 6 Degree Apprenticeships
For information on the exceptional circumstances deadlines for ABS Level 6 Degree Apprenticeships please email ABS Apprenticeships.
Centre for English Language and Communication at Aston (CELCA)
| Teaching Period 1 assessments | TBC |
| Teaching Period 2 assessments | TBC |
Please submit your Exceptional Circumstances Applications via the MAP task. Please direct any enquiries to Ammandeep Kaur, the CELCA Administrator. |
Education Team
| All Programmes | TBC |
| For courses in Learning and Teaching in Higher education, please contact us, the CLIPP ITLP, Pg CERT, Pg DIP, and MEd Administrator in the first instance. |
Engineering and Physical Sciences - Undergraduate
| Foundation Stage - TP1 Examinations, Coursework, and Class Tests - Teaching Period 1 | 26 January 2024 |
| Foundation Stage - TP2 Examinations, Coursework, and Class Tests - Teaching Period 2 | 24 May 2024 |
| Foundation Stage - Resit Period | 02 August 2024 |
| Undergraduate - TP1 Examinations, Coursework, and Class Tests - Teaching Period 1 | 26 January 2024 |
| Undergraduate - TP2 Examinations, Coursework, and Class Tests - Teaching Period 2 | 14 June 2024 |
| Undergraduate - Final Year (including stage 2 programmes in Electrical and Electronic Engineering) | 24 May 2024 |
| Placement Year/Study Abroad Year | 21 June 2024 |
| Undergraduate - Resit Period | 30 August 2024 |
Please submit your Exceptional Circumstances Applications via the MAP task Please send any enquiries to EPS ECAP. |
Engineering and Physical Sciences – Postgraduate
| September Cohort - Teaching Period 1 | 26 January 2024 |
| September Cohort - Teaching Period 2 | 24 May 2024 |
| September Cohort - Resit Period | 30 August 2024 |
| September Cohort - Dissertation | 04 October 2024 |
| January Cohort - Teaching Period 1 | 10 May 2024 |
| January Cohort - Teaching Period 2 | 10 August 2024 |
| January Cohort - Resit Period | 28 October 2024 |
| January Cohort - Dissertation | 10 January 2025 |
Please submit your Exceptional Circumstances Applications via the MAP task Please send any enquiries to EPS ECAP. |
Engineering and Physical Sciences – Work-Based Learning Students (APEC)
Work-based learning students should contact their Programme Administrator in the first instance. Please submit your Exceptional Circumstances Applications via the MAP task Please direct any enquiries to EPS APEC. | Panel Meetings are held on a monthly basis |
Health and Life Sciences - Undergraduate, Graduate Diploma, and Foundation Degree Programmes
All applications should be submitted AFTER an assessment has taken place or the assessment deadline has passed.
All applications will be reviewed within two weeks of the final deadline for submission.
All applications should be submitted via the Exceptional Circumstances MAP task.
Please send any enquiries to HLS-ECAP.
| Teaching/Assessment Period 1 final deadline for submissions: | |
| Hearing Aid Audiology, Fd - All Students | 12 January 2024 |
| Medicine, MBChB - First and Second Year Students only | 26 January 2024 |
| Nursing Studies, BSc - All Students | 26 January 2024 |
| All other Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Programmes not listed above - All Students | 29 January 2024 |
| Teaching/Assessment Period 2 final deadline for submissions: | |
| Medicine, MBChB - Final Year Students only | 13 March 2024 |
| Medicine, MBChB - First and Second Year Students only | 24 May 2024 |
| Medicine, MBChB - Third and Fourth Year Students only | 19 July 2024 |
| Nursing Studies, BSc - All Students | 17 May 2024 |
| Neuroscience, BSc - All Students | 17 May 2024 |
| Optometry, MOptom - Final Year Students only | 13 May 2024 |
| Pharmacy, MPharm - All Students | 22 May 2024 |
| All other Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Programmes not listed above - Third and Final Year Students only | 17 May 2024 |
| All other Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Programmes not listed above - all other Years of Study | 07 June 2024 |
| Refer/Defer Assessment Period final deadline for submissions: | |
| Medicine, MBChB - Final Years Students only | 30 May 2024 |
| Medicine, MBChB - First and Second Year Students only | 12 July 2024 |
| Medicine, MBChB - Third and Fourth Year Students only | 28 August 2024 |
| Neuroscience, BSc - All Students | 05 July 2024 |
| Nursing Studies, BSc - All Students | 16 July 2024 |
| Pharmacy, MPharm - All Students | 07 August 2024 |
| All other Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Programmes not listed above - All Students | 28 August 2024 |
Medical Biosciences, BSc - please see dates below:
| Oct/Nov/Dec Teaching Block | 06 December 2023 |
| Jan/Feb/Mar Teaching Block | 10 April 2024 |
| Apr/May/Jun Teaching Block | 26 June 2024 |
| Jul/Aug/Sep Teaching Block | 25 September 2024 |
Health and Life Sciences – Postgraduate Programmes
| All applications should be submitted AFTER an assessment has taken place or the assessment deadline has passed. |
| All applications received will be reviewed within two weeks of the final deadline for submission. |
| All applications should be submitted via the Exceptional Circumstances MAP task. |
| Please send any enquiries to HLS-ECAP. |
| Programme | Final Submission Date 1 | Final Submission Date 2 | Final Submission Date 3 |
| Advanced Clinical Practice in Ocular Health, MSc | 29 January 2024 | 01 July 2024 | n/a |
| Advanced Dental Implantology, MSc | 29 January 2024 | 09 September 2024 | n/a |
| Advanced Hearing Therapy Practice, MSc/CPD | 08 January 2024 | 29 May 2024 | 29 August 2024 |
| Biosciences, MRes | 29 January 2024 | 15 April 2024 | 29 August 2024 |
| Clinical Science, MSc | 29 May 2024 | 29 August 2024 | n/a |
| Drug Delivery, MSc | 29 January 2024 | 17 May 2024 | 29 August 2024 |
| Flexible Framework Optometry and CPD, to include: Glaucoma CPD, Independent Prescribing for Optometrists CPD/PGCert, Medical Retina CPD | 29 January 2024 | 01 July 2024 | n/a |
| Health Leadership, PgCert | 05 February 2024 | 25 June 2024 | n/a |
| Health Psychology, Campus and Online, MSc | 01 March 2024 | 14 June 2024 | 30 August 2024 |
| Level 7 Apprenticeship Research Scientist, MRes | 29 August 2024 | n/a | n/a |
| Mental Health Therapeutics, PgCert | 08 April 2024 | 17 June 2024 | n/a |
| Neurophysiology Programmes, MSc/CPD/PgCert | 29 May 2024 | 29 August 2024 | n/a |
| Overseas Pharmacists, PgDip | 29 January 2024 | 22 May 2024 | 07 August 2024 |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences, MSc | 29 January 2024 | 17 May 2024 | 29 August 2024 |
| Pharmacist Independent Prescribing, PgCert/CPD - September 23 Cohort | 04 April 2024 | n/a | n/a |
| Pharmacist Independent Prescribing, PgCert/CPD - March 24 Cohort | 25 September 2024 | n/a | n/a |
| Pharmacokinetics, MSc | 29 January 2024 | 17 May 2024 | 29 August 2024 |
| Physician Associate, MSc | 20 September 2024 | 11 October 2024 | n/a |
| Psychiatric Pharmacy, PgDip | 16 September 2024 | n/a | n/a |
| Psychiatric Therapeutics, PgCert | 08 April 2024 | 17 June 2024 | n/a |
| Psychology (Conversion), MSc | 23 February 2024 | 28 June 2024 | 30 August 2024 |
| Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, MSc | 29 January 2024 | 15 April 2024 | 29 August 2024 |