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Sick before an exam at Monash? 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 Monash application.

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By 11.55pm on the day the assessment is due or scheduled

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

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

One flat fee at Monash.

Monash special consideration

$65.00AUD / consultation

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

  • The medical statement Monash asks for, dated, signed and verifiable
  • A medical support letter
  • A real-time call with an AHPRA-registered doctor, as Monash expects
  • 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 Monash checks. One call covers them.

What Monash 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 Monash can verify.

  5. 05

    Lodged on time

    By 11.55pm on the day the assessment is due or scheduled. If the doctor signs off, the certificate is issued the day you're seen.

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Why Monash 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 Monash 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 Monash? Start here.

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

  1. 01

    My exam is today or tomorrow

    See a doctor before it starts. By 11.55pm on the day the assessment is due or scheduled.

  2. 02

    I've already missed my exam

    Tell Monash 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

    Monash has its own application form

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

  6. 06

    I'm looking for an exam exemption

    Monash handles it through special consideration.

From unwell to lodged at Monash

Monash's process, in the order it happens.

  1. 01

    See a doctor on the day

    Tell them the assessment and its date, so the certificate says you couldn't sit or complete it then.

  2. 02

    Apply by 11.55pm

    On the due day, through Monash's special consideration form. Late applications are not normally accepted.

  3. 03

    Attach the certificate

    If it isn't ready, lodge on time anyway and give Monash the date it will follow.

  4. 04

    Keep working on the task

    If Monash says no, the work is still due. Submitting early keeps late penalties down.

Monash special consideration form and deadline

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

Monash policies checked 23 October 2026

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Student form. Real-time consult. Verified online.
  1. 01

    The form

    Special consideration application form (in-semester assessment task). You complete your section and attach the certificate.

  2. 02

    The deadline

    By 11.55pm on the day the assessment is due or scheduled. See a doctor the day you are unwell, not after the deadline.

  3. 03

    Telehealth

    Monash states that medical documentation from online medical providers, without a video or phone consultation, is normally not accepted. It may be considered where the application is for an extension of up to ten days and exceptional circumstances prevented you from attending an in-person or video or phone consultation.

  4. 04

    What the certificate must state

    That you were unable to sit the assessment, or unable to complete the work, on the relevant date. The date you were seen and the period you were affected.

  5. 05

    Rules that catch students out

    For an extension longer than ten days, Monash expects documentation from an in-person consultation, or a video or phone consultation where attending in person was impractical. A medical letter of support is accepted only where you could not obtain a certificate on the date the circumstances affected you.

One consultation, three Monash outcomes

Three outcomes, one application, the same evidence.

Special consideration for an in-semester assessment task

This is the standard application when illness affects an assignment, quiz or in-semester task. You lodge it through the special consideration application form and attach your medical certificate.

Special consideration extension

An extension moves the due date rather than changing your mark. Monash treats extensions of up to ten days differently from longer ones: the shorter window is the only place a certificate issued without a video or phone consultation may be considered.

Special consideration for an exam

If illness affects a scheduled exam, apply for special consideration for the exam with supporting documentation covering the exam date. Outcomes can include a deferred assessment.

After you lodge at Monash

When the decision arrives, and what a no means.

How long Monash takes

Monash emails the outcome within three University working days of a complete application.

Complete means the documents are attached. If you lodged without them, send them by the date you gave or Monash cancels the application. Assessments that need complex arrangements can take longer.

If Monash says no

You still have to submit the assessment, and late penalties count from the original due date. Monash's advice is to keep working on it while you wait.

If an approved extension runs out before you're well, lodge a new application with new evidence that says how much longer you need.

Monash special consideration FAQs

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

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Does Monash accept online medical certificates?

Only with conditions. Monash states that documentation from online medical providers without a video or phone consultation is normally not accepted. It may be considered where the application is for an extension of up to ten days and exceptional circumstances stopped you attending an in-person or video or phone consultation.

What is the Monash special consideration deadline?

By 11.55pm on the day the assessment is due or scheduled. Lodge on time even if your documents are still coming, and give Monash a date for them: not having them ready is not a reason to apply late. A late application is not normally accepted unless something extreme, like being in hospital, stopped you applying, and Monash wants evidence of that too.

What is the Monash special consideration form?

It is a student form. You complete the application yourself and attach medical evidence; there is no section for the doctor to fill in. The in-semester version covers assignments and class tasks, and a separate application covers exams.

What does a Monash medical certificate need to say?

It needs to state that you were unable to sit the assessment or complete the work on the relevant date, the date you were seen, and the period you were affected. A certificate that only says you attended a consultation does not show impact.

Can I get a Monash extension with a medical certificate?

Yes. An extension is one of the outcomes of a special consideration application. Extensions of up to ten days and extensions longer than ten days have different evidence rules, with the longer ones requiring an in-person, video or phone consultation.

Unwell before a Monash assessment?

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

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