Academic Policy & Governance

External Examiners are usually appointed for four years, starting on the 1 October of a given year and finishing on 30 September four years later. After an External Examiner's four year term of office has expired they cannot be appointed to the University again until five years have passed.

In extenuating circumstances, Heads of School may request that an External Examiner’s appointment be extended (up to one year). Form EE2 should be completed and returned to Academic Policy & Governance (APG-external-examiners@glasgow.ac.uk).

In February, Academic Policy & Governance determines which External Examiners are due to have their term of office expire that year. We then write to relevant Heads of School to request that they take steps to initiate the appointment of a replacement examiner.

 

After the examination process is completed, External Examiners are required to submit a report via the University's on-line system. Academic Policy & Governance will initiate payment of the fee upon receipt of the report. Academic Policy & Governance then forwards the report to the School with a request that any points raised should be discussed at a School meeting.

Academic Policy & Governance operates a categorisation system to indicate the type of response required from the School. The School is required to report on the outcome of the discussion and on any action taken. If the examiner is generally happy with the course but has made significant comments or suggestions, the School responds through their annual monitoring report which is routinely copied to the Examiner. If more serious issues are raised, the Head of School is required to report back to Academic Policy & Governance within three months and their reply is copied to the Examiner.

Find an External Examiner Report - https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/apg/eereportsearch/.