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Accommodated Exam Deferral Process

Students may experience barriers to writing tests, quizzes, or exams for disability related reasons. Instructors and/or faculty contacts are responsible for deciding how to best support deferral requests. An exam deferral may not always be possible, and instructors may offer alternative academic options in lieu of a deferral.

Details for Students

• Determine if the exam is being scheduled/administrated by the Exams Office or by the course instructor. If the exam is being coordinated by the Exams Office, students must withdraw the assessment in .
• When communicating a need for exam deferral, students should indicate that this request is for reasons related to their disability for which they are registered with Student Accessibility Services. Students should also ask the course instructor and/or their faculty academic advisor about academic implications associated with an exam deferral.
  • Arts and Science and Health Sciences: email instructor and accessibility advisor plus withdraw from assessment in Ventus.
  • Commerce: email instructor, accessibility advisor and commerce.aacc@queensu.ca plus withdraw from assessment in Ventus.
  • Engineering: email instructor, accessibility advisor plus withdraw from assessment in Ventus. Students must also complete exam deferral form on the academic consideration portal (no need for supporting documentation). Exam deferrals may be months away.
  • Law: email law.accommodations@queensu.ca and accessibility advisor plus withdraw from assessment in Ventus. Do not email instructor.

Details for Instructors and Faculty

• Please do not ask the student to apply for academic consideration 
• Let the student know you received their request, and provide information about next steps including: 
  • date and time to write their deferred exam
  • an alternative academic option if a deferral is not possible  
• If there is concern about a student making multiple exam deferral requests, reach out to the students' Accessibility Advisor

Exams Office

We work closely with the Exams Office to ensure students receive their accommodated exams. Students are encouraged to become familiar with information on their website such as deadlines to register for accommodations, accommodated exam scheduling, and cancellation policy.  

Any changes to assessment accommodations must be made a minimum of 10 days prior to the exam date.  Changes will not be accepted past this deadline. Students requiring a revision to their approved accommodations, need to book an appointment with their Accessibility Advisor using the “Book Now” button found in Ventus.

Assessment accommodations are communicated with Exams Office through Ventus. For questions directly related to accommodations as specified in the "assessment" tab, please contact exams@queensu.ca.