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The introduction of a credit framework here the University of Kent has brought with it the possibility for final year undergraduate degree students to refer (ie resit their examinations or resubmit coursework) in the summer vacation following the original sitting. We are considering how best to involve external examiners and internal examiners in the referral process and I should be grateful if colleagues from institutions with experience of this would let me know: 1. What requirements your institution places on boards of examiners. Does it require the full board of examiners to reconvene in the summer to consider the results of students who have referred or does it allow a smaller, representative group to do this? 2. What requirements your institution places on the involvement of external examiners. (i) Does it require that external examiners should 'sign off' resit examination papers and view a sample of students' scripts prior to the meeting of the board of examiners? (ii) Does it require the attendance of external examiners at meetings of boards of examiners at the referral stage, does it require only that external examiners are involved at a distance (eg by correspondence) or does it not require the involvement of external examiners at all? Your advice will be greatly appreciated. Please respond directly to me ([log in to unmask]) rather than to the mailbase. I will provide a summary of responses to those who ask for it. Many thanks, David David Coombe Social Sciences Faculty Officer University of Kent 01227 823655 [log in to unmask]