Assessment Schedule
| Site: | OCA Learn |
| Course: | Assessment Guidance |
| Book: | Assessment Schedule |
| Printed by: | Guest user |
| Date: | Sunday, 22 December 2024, 12:40 PM |
Description
This activity contains the key dates and deadlines for recent and upcoming undergraduate assessment events at the OCA, and answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the different dates and deadlines.
2023/24 Assessment Schedule
| Assessment Event: | Spring* 2024 | Summer* 2024 |
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| Unit completed by: | 19 January 2024 | 19 April 2024 |
| Invitation to event by: | Midday 26 January 2024 (12pm GMT) |
Midday 26 April 2024 (12pm BST) |
| Deadline for submission: |
Midday 9 February 2024 (12pm GMT) | Midday 10 May 2024 (12pm BST) |
| Exam Board | Wednesday 24 April 2024 | Wednesday 24 July 2024 |
| Unit results sent by: | Friday 26 April 2024 |
Friday 26 July 2024 |
* For students in the Southern Hemisphere, please refer to assessment events by the month of the deadline for submission.
| Diploma Supplements sent by OCA: | Thursday 30 May 2024 | Wednesday 28 August 2024 |
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| Certificates posted by OU: | Monday 3 June 2024 | Friday 30 August 2024 |
| Transcript sent by OCA: | End of June 2024† | Wednesday 28 August 2024 |
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†This date has had to be extended from the original Thursday 20 May 2024 owing to ongoing work by the OCA following the institutional transfer to The Open University.
2024/25 Assessment Schedule
| Autumn* 2024 | Spring* 2025 | Summer* 2025 | |
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| Unit completed by: | Friday 6 September 2024 | Friday 10 January 2025† | Friday 25 April 2025† |
| Invitation to event by: | Midday Wednesday 11 September 2024 (12pm BST) | Midday Wednesday 15 January 2025 (12pm GMT)† | Midday Wednesday 30 April 2025 (12pm BST)† |
| Deadline for submission: | Midday Wednesday 25 September 2024 (12pm BST) | Midday Wednesday 29 January 2025 (12pm GMT)† | Midday Wednesday 14 May 2025 (12pm BST)† |
| Exam Board: | Wednesday 11 December 2024 | Wednesday 9 April 2025 | Wednesday 23 July 2025 |
| Unit Results sent by: | Friday 13 December 2024 | Friday 11 April 2025 | Friday 25 July 2025 |
| Autumn* 2024 | Spring* 2025 | Summer* 2025 | |
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| Diploma Supplements sent by OCA: | Wednesday 22 January 2025 | Friday 16 May 2025 | Wednesday 27 August 2025 |
| Certificates posted by the OU: | Friday 24 January 2025 | Tuesday 20 May 2025 | Friday 29 August 2025 |
| Autumn* 2024 | Spring* 2025 | Summer* 2025 | |
| Transcript sent by OCA: | Wednesday 22 January 2025 | Friday 16 May 2025 | Wednesday 27 August 2025 |
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* For students in the Southern Hemisphere, please refer to assessment events by the month of the deadline for submission.
† This date replaces a previously published date.
What do the different dates in the schedule mean?
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Unit completed by: This is the date by which you need to have your unit completed in order to be invited to a given assessment event. Remember, completion is defined as submitting all assignments to your tutor, and having received all tutor feedback reports.
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Invitation to event by: If eligible for the given event, this is the latest date by which you would receive your invitation to submit for assessment.
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Deadline for submission: This is the last day and time which you will be able to submit your work for assessment. Please note that any work submitted outside the deadline for submission dates and times cannot be accepted without penalty (see below).
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Unit results sent by: You should expect to receive the assessment unit results from a given event by no later than this date. These will be sent to you by email to your OCA email address.
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Diploma Supplement sent by: This is the date by which you can expect to receive your Diploma Supplement (should you be graduating or exiting with an award). This document includes the Transcript and for graduates will confirm the degree classification.
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Certificates posted by OU: This is the date by which you can expect to receive your certificates (should you be graduating or exiting with an award). This is the formal award certification and is posted out to graduates and students exiting with exit award eg Cert/Dip HE.
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Transcript sent by OCA: This is the date by which you can expect to receive a transcript from the OCA (should you be completing Stage 1 or Stage 2). This is a new requirement under OU validation and these are sent to students on achieving credits for Stage 1 (HE4) or Stage 2 (HE5).
How do these dates work?
The 'Unit completed by' is the date by which your unit needs to be recorded as complete in order to be eligible for assessment at a given assessment event.
After this date, we compile the list of eligible students and use this information to create the required spaces for you to upload your submissions, via the GDrive or the OCA Learn VLE. Your invitation to submit will be sent to you by no later than the 'Invitation to event by' date. Your invitation will take the form of an email, from the Assessment Team account - assessment@oca.ac.uk - and will confirm your method for submission - either the GDrive service or the OCA Learn VLE.
The latest date that work can be uploaded to these spaces (GDrive/OCA Learn) will be the 'Deadline for submission' date, and any submissions sent to us/uploaded/edited beyond this date will be subject to the appropriate penalties (see below).
Please note that those with GDrive folders will retain access after the deadline for submission.
Please also note that you will need to allow time for your student record to be updated to reflect that you have completed your unit. We would advise you to allow at least 14 days from when you submit your final piece of work to your tutor, and the 'Unit to be completed by' date. This will give your tutor time to send you the feedback and get your record updated.What if I am invited but cannot submit?
If you've been invited for assessment, but you have extenuating circumstances which mean that you will be unable to submit your work for assessment, you could apply to defer assessment to the following assessment event. See the Student Handbook for details on deferring assessment and how to apply.If you fail to submit work for assessment when invited to do so, and have not been granted deferral of assessment, you will receive a fail for the unit and a mark of zero (0). You will then be offered a re-submission opportunity at the next assessment event. Full details on re-submissions can be found in the Academic Regulations.
Each assessment event has a submission deadline; this is the date by which you must have provided the coursework that you wish to be assessed. This is usually two to three weeks after you've been invited for assessment; see the Assessment Guidance for details.
What if I'm late with my submission?
If you submit work after the submission date but within six days, the mark that you receive at assessment is reduced by 10% for each day late the work down to 40% for undergraduate, and 50% for postgraduate but no further.If work is submitted more than seven days past the submission deadline and/or does not include all the required assessment components, submission will be refused and you would receive a mark of 0 for that unit. See the Academic Regulations for details.