Telling us what you need
If you have a disability we may be able to help you make alternative exam arrangements for your course, including:
- extra time and or rest breaks
- using a reader or a scribe
- using a computer
To request alternative examination arrangements, you should first visit our Accessing adjustments as a disabled student page. This explains how to complete the Disability Access Plan (DAP) self-service form and how to book a Disability Advice appointment.
Examination arrangements are individual adjustments and will normally be considered through discussion with a Disability Adviser.
A Disability Adviser will meet with you to discuss your circumstances and consider whether examination arrangements are appropriate to support your studies. Recommendations will be made based on your individual needs, supporting documentation (where required) and the nature of the assessment.
Please note that we cannot make arrangements for you until you have chosen your modules for your course of study.
Deadlines for making arrangements
To enable us to implement individual exam arrangements in time for your assessments, we have deadlines in Semester 1 and 2 to set up new or updated exam arrangements.
Semester one exams
You must have an appointment with us to make arrangements before Friday 27 November 2026.
Semester two exams
If you did not have arrangements in Semester one but now need them, you must have an appointment with us at least two weeks before the beginning of the Easter break. The deadline for Semester two exams will be published here.
If you miss the deadline
If you miss the deadline, contact us as soon as possible. We can still meet with you to discuss your requirements.
Duration of the arrangements
Your alternative exam arrangements will last for your whole course. You must let us know if your needs change so that we can make sure your exam arrangements are still suitable. You are welcome to meet with a Disability Adviser to review your support at any stage of your studies.
Using a support worker during your exams
Although many of the University’s examinations are in person, some still remain as online assessments. If you would like to discuss the suitability of your exam arrangements in relation to online assessments please contact us.
Many students with exam arrangements have found that the move to online assessments has removed their need for specific adjustments. If you are eligible for and choose to make use of in-person examination support such as a reader, scribe or prompter you will need to think about how you wish to make use of this support.
Some of our students have found that using a video calling platform such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom has been a good way to communicate with their support worker during their exam period. You can use the chat function to share links to online documents with each other so that the support worker can see what you are working on in real time.
You will need to think about how long, and at what times you would like to make use of your exam support worker as your session will need to be arranged in advance of the exam beginning.
If you have an entitlement to an exam support worker such as a reader, scribe or prompter you will be contacted by the Disability Service ahead of the exam period to ask if you would like to take up this support and to begin making arrangements if you do.
If you have any queries about how exam support might work for you, please do contact the Disability Support team via dsc@bath.ac.uk.