USP Students sit for exam

MORE than 18,000 students of the University of the South Pacific are this week sitting first semester examinations. The examinations began yesterday.

USP media and public relations manager Bernadette Hussain said about 18,286 were sitting for 39,254 exams over the next 10 days.

"All students enrolled in semester 1 2005 in all modes which include print, face to face, internet and video broadcast are sitting their exams," Ms Hussain said.

Ms Hussain said the exams were being held in all the three USP campuses - Laucala, Alafua in Samoa and Emalus in Vanuatu and at 12 centres in USP member countries.

There are numerous exam sites throughout the region and overseas where most students study through Distance and Flexible Learning (DFL). Ms Hussain said the number of students sitting examinations was pretty the same as in the first semester last year. Students due to graduate this semester will find out whether they will after June 6 when applications for completion close.