Exam scheduling
At Edinburgh Napier, exams are scheduled in a hybrid model involving both on campus and online exams. Each module has a specific format of exams, which will be communicated to you by your module leader and will be shown on the published exam timetables.
When will my exams take place?
Many students will be asked to sit an exam at the end of some of the modules they undertake. These exams take place in two-week blocks (diets) at the end of Trimesters 1 and 2 and over a one-week block in Trimester 3. There is also a two-week Reassessment (Resits) exam diet in the summer to allow students who have missed an exam to catch up.
As exams may be scheduled at any time during the exam period, it is your responsibility to be available throughout the exam diet, whether you are undertaking an online exam or attending in person on campus.
- The start time for on campus examinations is either 9.30am or 1.30pm.
- The start time for all online examinations is 11am (UK time). This should allow students studying Edinburgh-based modules but who are currently located overseas to engage in the examination at the same time as UK-based students.
It is important to check your personalised exam timetable carefully to ensure you are aware when your exam will take place.
View the dates for exam diets for the academic year
Online exams
On campus exams
Missed an exam?
If a serious issue has caused you to miss an exam, make sure to tell us before it's too late by using our extenuating circumstances process.