Requirements for Progression

Students are only awarded credits in those modules where they have achieved a pass (40 or above).

Progression from Level 1 to Level 2

At the end of the academic year, students will each fall into one of five categories as follows:

1. You will have been awarded 120 credits. You will proceed to level 2.
2. You will have been awarded 100 or 110 credits and have satisfied the examiners that a conceded pass is appropriate in the module or half-modules in which credits have not been awarded (note that only fail marks of 30 or above will be considered for a conceded pass; no fail marks below 30 will be considered). You will, however, have gained credits in all those modules or half-modules that are pre-requisites for compulsory modules or half-modules at level 2 of your registered degree programme. You will proceed to level 2.
3. If you have been awarded 100 or 110 credits but the grades obtained in the modules or half-modules in which credits were not awarded do not satisfy the examiners that a conceded pass is appropriate, then you will be required to resit the assessment for those modules or half-modules.
4. If you have been awarded fewer than 100 credits you will be required to resit examinations in all modules or half-modules for which credits were not awarded.
5. If you have not been awarded credits in any module or half-module that is a pre- requisite for a compulsory module or half-module at level 2 of your registered degree programme, you will be required to resit the assessments in those modules or half-modules.

Following resit examinations you will be allowed to progress to level 2 if the results of those resits, together with the results of the original examination (the resit mark taking precedence where a resit assessment has been taken), place you in categories 1 or 2 above.

Progression from Level 2 to Level 3

At the end of the academic year, students will each fall into one of four categories as follows:

1. You will have been awarded 120 credits. You will proceed to level 3.
2. You will have been awarded 100 or 110 credits including credits in all those modules or half-modules that are pre-requisites for compulsory modules or half modules at level 3 of your registered degree programme. You will be allowed to proceed to level 3. However, you will also be given the opportunity to resit the failed modules or half-modules. This allows you to improve your average grade, used to determine your degree class, and it also enables you to increase the number of credits you hold, which could be important if you fail to gain credits in certain of your level 3 modules. Students are strongly encouraged to resit any fails at level 2 before progressing to level 3, even if they have 100 or 110 credits passed.
3. If you have been awarded fewer than 100 credits you will be required to resit examinations in all modules or half-modules for which credits were not awarded.
4. Following resit examinations you will be allowed to progress to level 3 if the results of those resits, together with the results of the original examination, place you in categories 1 or 2 above.

Level 3

If you fail to obtain sufficient credits to be awarded a degree, you will be allowed to resit assessments in those modules or half-modules in which credits were not awarded. Such resit examinations shall take place in January and June of the normal academic year, and not in August. If you have to resit any level 3 modules in order to obtain sufficient credits to graduate, you will be considered for a bare pass degree only; you will not be able to graduate with honours.

General Issues

All resit assessments will take place in August/September, except for those for level 3 students. At levels 2 and 3 the maximum grade that can be obtained in a resit assessment is 40.

Where a student has to resit a module or half-module the nature of the assessment tasks may be varied from those required in the original assessment. Students will be fully informed of any such changes.