This Policy is applied in conjunction with the University Regulations and the Qualification Regulations for the Bachelor of Veterinary Science in particular. Those Regulations are held within the Massey University Calendar.
Supplementary assessments may be offered within the BVSc programme (in courses prior to the new curriculum introduced from July 2023) due to the requirement for students to pass the year as a whole.
Supplementary assessments are only offered on the Manawatū campus and provide students a second opportunity to demonstrate that they have met the learning outcomes for a course – the outcome of a supplementary assessment will result in a P (pass) or F (fail) grade for the course.
For the curriculum introduced from July 2023, there is a requirement to pass each semester to progress. Remediation is offered in Years Two, Three and Four rather than supplementary assessment. For students enrolled in the new curriculum courses first offered from 2023, only points 1-2 and 15-19 apply.
For all BVSc students
1
No supplementary assessments will be offered in the preselection phase of the BVSc.
2
Students in the first year of the professional phase (100 level) will be offered supplementary assessments for failed courses up to a total of 30 credits. Students failing more than 30 credits in total will not be offered supplementary assessments and will be excluded from the programme.
For students enrolled in courses first offered prior to 2023
3
Students who fail one or more courses and are not offered supplementary assessments, or who fail to pass supplementary assessments, may be invited to repeat the year as a whole provided all other University and BVSc Degree Regulations are adhered to (see also the Progression, Transfer and Re-entry Policy for the BVSc).
In order to continue in the BVSc Degree, they will be required to re-enrol in all taught courses in the relevant year of study, including those courses that they had previously passed. Weeks completed towards Work-Integrated Learning courses will not need to be repeated.
Students repeating the fifth year of the professional phase will be required to undertake all components of 227.511 and will be allocated to the production animal/small animal track. Full fees will be charged for any course which was failed, but a reduced fee of 50% of the domestic student fee will be charged for courses which the student has previously passed (this applies to international and domestic students).
4
Students who have been offered supplementary assessments in 2 years, will not be offered supplementary assessment(s) in subsequent years and, upon failing any course, will be excluded from the BVSc.
5
Students who have previously failed a year will not be offered supplementary assessment(s) in their second attempt at that year, and upon failing any course will be excluded from the BVSc.
6
Students who have previously failed a year and have been offered supplementary assessment(s) in any other year, will not be offered supplementary assessment(s) in subsequent years and upon failing any course will be excluded from the BVSc.
7
Supplementary assessments that are examinations will take place in January of the subsequent calendar year for both Semester One and Semester Two courses. Supplementary clinical rotations (in the fifth year of the professional phase) will need to be scheduled in the subsequent academic year.
8
Supplementary assessments will not necessarily be the same format as the original assessment(s). Students will be notified of the format of the supplementary assessment when they receive notification of offer of a supplementary assessment.
9
Supplementary assessments may cover any or all parts of the curriculum of the failed course as appropriate to determine the competency of students. Students should prepare themselves for assessment in all parts of the curriculum of the failed course, unless otherwise formally advised in writing by the Course Coordinator of the failed course(s), the Academic Dean of Veterinary Science or the Undergraduate Office.
10
Supplementary assessments will be graded as pass or fail only. The original (failed) course grade will contribute to the cumulative GPA calculation.
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Students offered supplementary assessments will be eligible for the following assistance:
- Return of copies of their examination scripts for failed written examinations, with the exception of total recovery examinations.
- A meeting with the course coordinator for the course(s) failed of up to 1 hour. Arrangements above and beyond that will be at the discretion of the course coordinator and lecturers.
- Access to the Stream and Kuracloud sites for the course and the learning materials on them.
12
Any student who fails a supplementary assessment will fail the course.
- Aegrotat (AEG) and Impaired Performance (IP) applications cannot be considered for supplementary assessments as the previous performance was a failing mark.
- In extenuating circumstances, supplementary assessment may be deferred at the discretion of the Academic Dean until no later than 1st March in the year in which the supplementary assessment was supposed to be undertaken. Deferral beyond the 1st March would need medical support and would require the student to take time out from the programme. Without medical support, not sitting the supplementary exam by the 1st March would result in the original (fail) grade for the course being ratified.
13
Students in the fourth year of the professional phase (400 level courses) will be offered supplementary assessments for failed courses up to a total of 45 credits. Students failing more than 45 credits in total will not be offered supplementary assessments. Students who are repeating the year will not be offered supplementary assessments, and will be excluded from the BVSc. Students for whom this was a first attempt of the year will be required to re-enrol in all courses in the year in order to advance in the degree; any weeks completed towards the Work-Integrated Learning courses (excluding 227.511) would not need to be repeated.
Fifth year of the professional phase (500 level)
Final examinations
15
Students in the fifth year of the professional phase (500 level) will be offered supplementary assessments if they fail no more than two final examinations. Students failing more than two final examinations will not be offered supplementary assessments. Students who are repeating the year will not be offered supplementary assessments, and upon failing any final exam will be excluded from the BVSc.
In-training evaluations (roster assessments)
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Grades of marginal or fail on in-training evaluations attract demerit points as detailed in the course outline.
17
Students in the fifth year of the professional phase (500 level) who fail an in-training evaluation (roster assessment) will be required to repeat and pass the roster with a grade of satisfactory or better. Students who are awarded a fail or marginal grade for a repeated roster will accrue further demerit points and will need to repeat the roster again.
18
Students in the fifth year of the professional phase (500 level) who accrue 9-14 demerit points during in-training evaluations (roster assessments) will be offered supplementary assessments for the in-training evaluation (roster assessments). Supplementary assessments will be offered to cover discipline areas in which marginal or fail grades were obtained for the overall grade or item on the evaluation. Students failing any of the supplementary assessments will fail the course and will be required to re-enrol in the year in order to complete the degree.
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Students in the fifth year of the professional phase (500 level) who accrue 15 or more demerit points in their in-training evaluations (roster assessments) will not be offered supplementary assessments for in-training evaluations (roster assessments) and will be required to re-enrol in the year in order to complete the degree.