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Progression and Award Regulations for Taught Courses Registry Academic Services Division Chris Bexton, PG Registry Manager Ian Hamley, UG Registry Manager

Academic Services Division Objective of Session Undergraduate Regulations Postgraduate Taught Regulations Extenuating Circumstances

Academic Services Division Undergraduate Regulations - Progression September 2004 onwards Qualifying Year, Part I and Part II 120 credits per stage Pass mark = 40% (normally) Remember the Supplementary Regulations too! What happens at the end of a stage…

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Undergraduate Regulations - Awards 3 models – Arithmetic Mean, Ordinal Scale & Threshold Arithmetic Mean is the most common Parts I/II/III weighted according to programme specification Final weighted average equates to a degree classification: 1 – 70%+ 2.1 – 60% - 69% 2.2 – 50% - 59% 3 – 40% - 49% Academic Services Division

Undergraduate Regulations - Awards Borderlines: 3 – 39% 2.2 – 49% 2.1 – 59% 1 – 68% or 69% - Programme Spec defines 26b – allows Examiners discretion if the final mark is deemed unrepresentative of normal performance Classifications published in the Atrium (PB) & on the Portal Academic Services Division

Postgraduate Regulations Introduced from 2006/7 onwards Pass mark - Masters level 50%, PG Dip/Cert level 40% Compensation possible if passed modules worth at least 80 credits (or 40 credits for students on Postgraduate Certificate courses), and have a weighted average for taught stage of at least 50% with no module marks of less than 40% (a weighted average of at least 40% with no module marks of less than 30% for Postgraduate Diploma and Certificate students) unless programme specifications state that module marks for up to 20 credits can be below 40% Supplementary regulations will state where modules are non- compensatable

Academic Services Division Postgraduate Regulations Progression hurdles in some regulations Schools have choice over timing of reassessments Resit marks used for progression and overall award, not classification Courses with non-standard starts; notify recommendations when available

University Progression, Compensation and Reassessment for Postgraduate Taught Courses Academic Services Division

Postgraduate Regulations - classification Regulation 22: Postgraduate Masters, Diploma and Certificates will be awarded with: Merit to students who achieve a final credit-weighted mark of at least 60% with Distinction to students who achieve a final credit-weighted mark of at least 70%. Programme specifications may, though, additionally state any or all of the following: a)a mark of at least 70% must be gained in the dissertation/project stage for a Distinction to be awarded, b)a credit-weighted mark of at least 70% must be gained in the taught stage for a Distinction to be awarded, c)an award of Merit is not available. Academic Services Division

Extenuating Circumstances Student to demonstrate sufficient cause… presence of circumstances under which it would be unreasonable to expect [the student] to have attempted the assessment. Quality Manual, Assessment Regulations

Academic Services Division Extenuating Circumstances Third party evidence: –Independent and reliable source –Original and in English –Timely (not retrospective) –Explains underperformance 7 working days Extenuating circumstances consideration meetings

Academic Services Division Contact Details Registry: Location: E Floor, Portland Building, University Park