Online Exams
There are two delivery methods for online exams, Ultra only and ExamSoft exams (Medicine students only).
Your personalised exam timetable will provide the relevant exam information if you have an online exam.
Ultra Only
Non-Proctored exams are done online through Ultra. There is no supervision by a live or AI supervisor. You are not required to register or schedule your exams ahead of time.
Your Subject Coordinator may require you to have additional resources to sit your Ultra exam (such as Zoom), please check your Ultra site and Learning Guide for more details.
- To commence your online examination on time, log in to your Ultra site 10 minutes prior to your exam start time to set up and be ready to open or download when your exam starts.
- Ensure your internet bandwidth is not being used by anyone in your home or workspace to stream content such as You Tube or Netflix, as this could affect the performance of your exam.
- Before logging in to Ultra check your browser is compatible at the following link.
- Log in to Ultra from the WSU homepage
- Locate and click on the subject for which you have an exam
- Locate your exam in the ‘Assessment Zone’ titled ‘Final Exam or ‘Final Examination’
- Read the Examination instructions BEFORE attempting your exam
- If you can't see the exam link, try refreshing the browser page
- More information can be found on the Online Exam via Ultra guide
ExamSoft (Medicine students only)
Online Exam Information
If you have an Academic Reasonable Adjustment Plan that includes exam adjustments, these will be applied to your online exam. If you are unsure whether your Academic Reasonable Adjustment Plan is current or you need to change your requirements, please contact your Disability Advisor or disabilitysupport@westernsydney.edu.au as soon as possible before your exam.
For more information, please visit Disability Services and Academic Reasonable Adjustment Plans or you can email disability@westernsydney.edu.au
For support in using your assistive technology software in your exams please contact the Assistive Technology Specialists at ATSpecialist@westernsydney.edu.au
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Should misconduct or irregular practices be suspected by the exam proctor an incident will be recorded. The incident may be dealt with under the provisions of the Student Misconduct Rule.
Support
Counselling and Welfare
The Welfare and Counselling Services are available to support students. These services are confidential and here to help you. Find out more at Get Support.
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