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

A real-time consult with a registered Australian doctor. If the doctor signs off, you receive the medical certificate UniSQ asks you to upload.

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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 UniSQ requires
  • Verification link
  • Issued the day you're seen
  • All Australian institutions

One flat fee at UniSQ.

UniSQ special consideration

$65.00AUD / consultation

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

  • The medical statement UniSQ asks you to upload, 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 UniSQ checks. One call covers them.

What UniSQ 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 UniSQ can verify.

  5. 05

    Lodged on time

    Short and long extensions before the original due date; deferred exams on or before your exam closing date, with a certificate dated on or before the exam. If the doctor signs off, the certificate is issued the day you're seen.

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Why UniSQ 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 UniSQ 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 UniSQ? Start here.

Your next step at UniSQ, 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 UniSQ 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

    I apply through a portal

    Upload the certificate through UniSQ Student Centre and StudyDesk.

  6. 06

    I'm looking for an exam exemption

    UniSQ handles it through assessment extension and deferred exam.

From unwell to lodged at UniSQ

UniSQ'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 UniSQ Student Centre and StudyDesk

    Short and long extensions before the original due date; deferred exams on or before your exam closing date, with a certificate dated on or before the exam.

  3. 03

    Attach your evidence

    The certificate after a real-time doctor call.

  4. 04

    Keep the verification link

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

UniSQ special consideration: what to upload and the deadline

UniSQ takes the medical certificate on its own, uploaded with your application.

UniSQ policies checked 23 October 2026

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Portal upload. Telehealth not mentioned. Verified online.
  1. 01

    Apply through

    Applications go through UniSQ Student Centre and StudyDesk.

  2. 02

    The deadline

    Short and long extensions before the original due date; deferred exams on or before your exam closing date, with a certificate dated on or before the exam. See a doctor the day you are unwell, not after the deadline.

  3. 03

    Telehealth

    UniSQ's assessment extension page does not mention telehealth or online certificates. It asks for a medical certificate or report from a registered practitioner, and for a deferred exam it must be dated on or before the exam, so timing matters more than modality here.

  4. 04

    What the certificate must state

    That it comes from a registered practitioner, with their name, registration and practice contact details. A date on or before the exam, for a deferred exam application.

  5. 05

    Rules that catch students out

    A certificate dated after the exam will not support a deferred exam application. See the doctor on or before the exam day. A short extension needs no reason or documents. Long extensions and deferred exams need documents attached.

One consultation, three UniSQ outcomes

Three outcomes, one application, the same evidence.

Short extension

A short extension gives you three calendar days on an eligible assessment item. Request it through your Student Centre before the original due date.

Long extension

A long extension gives you four or more calendar days when special circumstances outside your control significantly affect your ability to submit. It needs supporting documentation.

Deferred exam

A deferred exam lets you sit the paper at a later date when illness stops you sitting it as scheduled. Apply on or before your exam closing date, and attach a medical certificate or report from a registered practitioner dated on or before the exam.

After you lodge at UniSQ

When the decision arrives, and what a no means.

How long UniSQ takes

With every required document attached, UniSQ usually decides within 2 to 5 University business days. If it asks for more documents, you have 2 University business days to send them.

A short extension is approved automatically for an eligible item, and a confirmation email gives your new due date.

If UniSQ says no

A long extension isn't guaranteed. If it's refused and you submit late, a late penalty applies.

Where an extension isn't possible, or you need more time than a long extension allows, the item may become a Deferred Assessment instead.

UniSQ special consideration FAQs

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

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Does UniSQ accept online medical certificates?

UniSQ's published assessment extension information does not address telehealth or online certificates. It asks for a medical certificate or report from a registered practitioner, and for a deferred exam the certificate must be dated on or before the exam.

How do I defer an exam at UniSQ?

Lodge a deferred exam request through the Student Centre on or before your exam closing date, and attach a medical certificate or report from a registered practitioner dated on or before the exam. A certificate dated afterwards will not support the application.

What is the UniSQ extension deadline?

Both short and long extensions are requested before the original published due date for the assessment task. There is no routine after-the-fact extension, so apply as soon as you know you will not finish in time.

Do I need a medical certificate for a UniSQ short extension?

No. A short extension of three calendar days needs no reason or documents, and UniSQ approves it automatically for eligible items. Supporting documents are what UniSQ asks for on long extensions and deferred exams.

Unwell before a UniSQ assessment?

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

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