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Sick before an exam at Divinity? Get special consideration sorted.

A real-time consult with a registered Australian doctor. If the doctor signs off, you receive the medical certificate to attach to your Divinity application.

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If the doctor signs off, issued the day you're seen

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Real-time call. Medical statement. Verified online.
  • Real-time doctor consultation
  • AHPRA-registered doctors
  • Certificate in the format Divinity requires
  • Verification link
  • Issued the day you're seen
  • All Australian institutions

One flat fee at Divinity.

Divinity special consideration

$65.00AUD / consultation

The evidence Divinity asks a doctor for, from one real-time call. For an exam, an assignment or an extension.

  • The medical statement Divinity asks for, dated, signed and verifiable
  • A medical support letter
  • A real-time call with an AHPRA-registered doctor
  • A two-minute form and a preconsult call, so the doctor's call is short
  • Issued the day you're seen, if the doctor signs off

Issued only if the doctor finds it clinically appropriate. If the doctor completes your consult and decides a certificate isn't appropriate, the fee still applies. We refund it only when we can't deliver the consultation.

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Five things Divinity checks. One call covers them.

What Divinity looks for in your evidence, and how the consult answers it.

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Video or phone. AHPRA signed. Same-day consult.
  1. 01

    A video or phone consult

    Every Doccy consult is a real-time call with an AHPRA-registered doctor.

  2. 02

    That you couldn't sit or finish it

    The doctor records the assessment and the date it falls on.

  3. 03

    When you were seen, and for how long

    Dated the day of your call, covering the days the doctor confirms.

  4. 04

    Who signed it

    Registration and practice details printed, with a link Divinity can verify.

  5. 05

    Lodged on time

    No fixed window is published, so lodge as soon as you can. If the doctor signs off, the certificate is issued the day you're seen.

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Why Divinity students choose Doccy for special consideration.

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From bed, today. AHPRA signed. 24/7 access.
  1. 01

    Seen from bed, the same day

    No waiting room. A doctor calls you, and if they sign off, the certificate is issued the day you're seen.

  2. 02

    The history is taken before the doctor calls

    A two-minute form and a preconsult call collect your dates and symptoms, so the doctor's call is short.

  3. 03

    Evidence Divinity can check

    Signed by an AHPRA-registered doctor, with a verification link on every certificate.

  4. 04

    One price, shown before you start

    One flat fee for the consult and everything it issues. Nothing added at checkout.

Too unwell for an exam or assignment at Divinity? Start here.

Your next step at Divinity, and what to tell the doctor.

  1. 01

    My exam is today or tomorrow

    See a doctor before it starts and tell them the exam date.

  2. 02

    I've already missed my exam

    Tell Divinity now, then see a doctor today.

  3. 03

    I'm too unwell to finish an assignment

    Tell the doctor the due date and when you fell ill.

  4. 04

    I became unwell during the exam

    Tell the invigilator at the time, then see a doctor the same day.

  5. 05

    Divinity has its own application form

    You complete it; the doctor's certificate goes with it.

  6. 06

    I'm looking for an exam exemption

    Divinity handles it through extension request.

From unwell to lodged at Divinity

Divinity's process, in the order it happens.

  1. 01

    See a doctor while unwell

    A real-time special consideration consult. Tell the doctor the exam or due date; the certificate covers those dates.

  2. 02

    Apply through Your affiliated college registrar

    Follow Divinity's published process, linked above.

  3. 03

    Attach your evidence

    The medical certificate after a real-time doctor call.

  4. 04

    Keep the verification link

    Divinity may contact the practice to confirm the consultation. The link on each document answers that.

Divinity special consideration form and deadline

You complete Divinity's form. The doctor's certificate goes with it.

Divinity policies checked 23 October 2026

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Student form. Telehealth not mentioned. Verified online.
  1. 01

    The form

    Extension Request Form: Dean's Extension. You complete your section and attach the certificate.

  2. 02

    The deadline

    No fixed window is published. Apply as soon as an assessment is affected.

  3. 03

    Telehealth

    The University of Divinity's Assessment Procedure does not address consultation modality. It names a medical certificate as an example of suitable evidence, and its extension form lists a medical certificate or statutory declaration.

  4. 04

    What the certificate must state

    The date you were seen and the period you were affected. That the illness prevented you completing the assessment by its due date.

  5. 05

    Rules that catch students out

    Extension requests go through your affiliated college, the college that delivers your course, rather than a central university portal. The evidence named on the extension form is a medical certificate or a statutory declaration. There is no practitioner form to have completed.

One consultation, four Divinity outcomes

Four outcomes, one application, the same evidence.

Lecturer's extension

This is the extension to request before the assessment due date. The unit's lecturer can grant up to two weeks beyond the due date.

Dean's extension

A Dean's Extension can run up to four weeks beyond the due date, which is more than a lecturer can grant. The Academic Dean of the College or School offering the unit decides.

Special assessment consideration

Where your work was affected by unforeseen circumstances but you need no extension, the Academic Dean can apply for special assessment consideration on your behalf. It needs suitable evidence, such as a medical certificate.

Relief from late submission penalties

Work handed in after the due date without an approved extension is penalised on a sliding scale, from ten per cent in the first week to forty per cent at three to four weeks. An approved extension is what prevents the penalty, so the request is worth lodging even when the delay is short.

After you lodge at Divinity

When the decision arrives, and what a no means.

How long Divinity takes

The Assessment Procedure sets no turnaround for an extension request. The lecturer, or the Academic Dean for a Dean's Extension, reports the outcome to you and your College Registrar.

If Divinity says no

Without an approved extension, late penalties apply to the final mark: ten per cent up to a week late, rising to forty per cent at three to four weeks.

Work submitted four or more weeks after the due date is not accepted and receives 0%.

Divinity special consideration FAQs

Deadlines, portals and evidence rules at Divinity, from its published policy. How special consideration works at every university

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Does Divinity accept online medical certificates?

The University of Divinity's published assessment material does not address consultation modality, and does not detail supporting documentation requirements. Its extension form names a medical certificate or statutory declaration as the evidence. Check with your college registrar if you are unsure.

What is the Dean's Extension at the University of Divinity?

It is the extension used when you need more than a lecturer can grant: up to four weeks beyond the due date, decided by the Academic Dean of the College or School offering the unit. A Lecturer's Extension covers up to two weeks. Each has its own request form on the University's forms page.

What is the University of Divinity extension deadline?

The University does not publish a fixed post-assessment window. A Lecturer's Extension must be requested before the assessment due date, and a Dean's Extension covers up to four weeks beyond it. Lodge the request as early as you can.

What happens if I submit late without an extension?

The Assessment Procedure applies a graduated penalty to the final mark. Up to one week late loses ten per cent, up to two weeks twenty per cent, up to three weeks thirty per cent, and up to four weeks forty per cent. Work four or more weeks late is not accepted and receives 0%.

Where do I lodge a University of Divinity extension request?

With your affiliated college, the college that delivers your course, rather than a central university portal. The college registrar is the contact for what evidence they expect with the form.

Unwell before a Divinity assessment?

Sorted within the day. A real-time consult with a registered doctor, then the certificate Divinity asks you to attach.

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