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request Faculty of Medicine to make appropriate provision for you in assessment tasks
and in connection with required attendance at teaching activities.
Q: What is Special Consideration?
A: A student may apply for “Special Consideration” if he or she experiences a serious illness, traumatic
event or misadventure that:
• prevents him or her from undertaking assessments or completing assessment
tasks by the due date; or
• is likely to impair his or her performance in an assessment;
• results in having to miss an assessment.
If “Special Consideration” is granted, the student may be given an opportunity to overcome the
disadvantage that he or she has experienced in the assessment or the assessment task.
Note that “Special Consideration” does not provide for a student’s marks in an exam to be altered,
regardless of the circumstances. It does not provide for a “Conceded Pass”.
Also note that you must fulfil all assessment requirements to be allowed to progress from Stage 1 to
Stage 2, likewise from Stage 2 to Stage 3.1 and beyond. Regardless of the gravity of the situation that
arises, the UMMP cannot allow you to progress if you have not passed the summative assessments.
Q: Where online can I find and download a “Special Consideration” form?
A: You can download the form available on the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya website at
http://medicine.um.edu.my
Q: How long do I have to apply for “Special Consideration”?
A: You must apply for “Special Consideration” within five (5) working days following the assessment,
class etc. which you are seeking “Special Consideration” for.
Q: What information do I have to include when applying for “Special Consideration”?
A: You must complete the form. You should have supporting documents from an appropriate
professional authority, i.e., a registered medical practitioner or counsellor if you are unwell, OR submit
a signed and witnessed Statutory Declaration or a police report form where you have experienced a
misadventure.
If these sections are not completed properly, your “Special Consideration” form will not be accepted.
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