Re-sits and the Overseas Examination Service
Information about the University of Edinburgh’s re-sit diet and overseas exam provision.
Re-sits
Re-sits are for students who have failed a course – they are not available for students who wish to improve their grade.
Visiting Students are eligible to re-sit any first or second year courses which they fail during the re-sit diet, which could take place in April/May or August.
Students will automatically be registered for a re-sit exam (if necessary) - there is no need to formally apply.
Students will not be individually notified of the resit date and location of resit exams and they must take accountability for checking the re-sit timetable on Student Administration's website and ensuring they are present for the exam.
Visiting Students are entitled to request a re-sit for Honours level (third and fourth year) but approval is not guaranteed.
To request an honours re-sit, students should contact their Personal Tutor/their School/the Visiting Student Office as soon as they receive confirmation of their fail grade (below 40%).
There is no fee for reassessments.
Please see the following page for more information on the re-sit diet please see the Exam FAQs: