School Guidelines

Credit for prior attempts at the same course is not permitted.

The School of Civil Engineering rewards achievement and proficiency in the skills relevant to a particular course. This is in alignment with criterion-based assessment as used at the University of Queensland. Effort on the part of students is required to attain the knowledge, experience and skills necessary to be able to demonstrate achievement and proficiency in the learning objectives of particular courses. Students should not, however, assume that effort and achievement are equal. Effort and achievement are not equivalent. Assessment does not reward effort, it measures and rewards achievement against the course criteria.  

Some courses offered by the School have assessment items and mandatory activities that are not eligible for an extension. In cases where you have missed the assessment submission or mandatory activity and you have a valid reason for missing the assessment, please submit your request for exemption to student@civil.uq.edu.au. Remember to include: 

• Course code 

• Assessment title 

• Due date 

• Reason for missing assessment 

• Attach documentary evidence to support your request 

Acceptable reasons for consideration of an exemption are the same as those for extensions, except Student Access Plan. Please refer to https://my.uq.edu.au/information-and-services/manage-my-program/exams-and-assessment/applying-assessment-extension#2 for a list of acceptable reasons. 

If approved, you will be notified if you need to complete an alternative assessment, or if another assessment will be re-weighted to account for the exemption. 

If you have a Student Access Plan, please discuss this with the course coordinator prior to the assessment due date or mandatory activity. 

Final marks will be rounded up to an integer value prior to applying hurdles or grade boundaries.

Moderation of marking is a policy requirement of The University. Marks, whether raw, scaled, and/or aggregated, serve only as aids for the Course Coordinator in determining assessment scores, course grades and feedback. Therefore, the standard UQ percentage cutoffs for grades may be adjusted. The decision to change cutoffs is not taken lightly and proposed changes will be discussed and approved by the teaching team, SoCE Director of the Teaching and Learning Committee and/or the Chief Examiner in accordance with UQ Policy. 

Oral presentations and assessments will be recorded for re-mark purposes.

If you received a grade of 3 you may be eligible for a supplementary assessment. Supplementary assessment can take any form, for example, an oral or a written exam/report which will be decided on a case-by-case basis. Students who are granted a supplementary assessment must obtain a minimum of 50% in the supplementary assessment to pass the course.