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All Undergraduate Programmes in SSEES are governed by听乱伦秀 Academic Regulations for Students Undergraduate Programmes听which are available at: 乱伦秀 Academic Manual 2023-24
For regulations governing academic progression, degree classification and the award of honours, the 乱伦秀 Academic Regulations set the听minimum requirements听and Departments may set additional requirements. For undergraduate programmes in SSEES, additional requirements will be set out below and/or in their individual Syllabus Handbook and Scheme of Award.
5.1 Information on how a student progresses through the programme
What does a student need to complete and pass to be awarded a degree; what are the criteria for condonement (if applicable), and听what are the consequences of unsatisfactory progress?
乱伦秀鈥檚 Progression and Award Requirements define how many credits and modules students need to pass to progress from one year of study to the next and to be awarded a 乱伦秀 qualification.
5.1.1 SSEES Undegraduate Programmes (BA)
These听programmes use the Honours Degree Progression and Award Requirements in the 乱伦秀 Academic Manual, (Chapter 4, Section 6: Progression and Award).
The regulations work slightly differently depending on the programme structure. Specific regulations for each individual programme are published in the Portico Progression and Award Rules Tool. Students will be notified when their regulations are available. To find the Tool, students should click on the 'My Programme' box on the 'My Studies' page in Portico. The 'Progression and Award Rules' link is below the programme information.
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5.2 Progression
Your degree course is carefully structured to ensure that you progress steadily through an integrated programme of study and assessment. Regulations concerning progression are given in the 'Progression and Award Rules' tool in Portico (see 5.1 for instructions for how to access this). Successful performance in the examinations and other forms of assessment shows that you have acquired the core skills and knowledge which are necessary for the next stage of study. Failure to demonstrate this may mean that you may not proceed until you have passed the examinations at the next sitting (normally in the next academic year).
Progression can only take place when a full set of results is available, including any deferred or late assessment results and marks provided by other institutions.
Chapter 4, Section 6.6听of the Academic Manual sets out the progression requirements for students on Hons听degree programmes, though you are recommended to use the aforementioned tool and consult your programme handbook as well, as these regulations can apply slightly differently depending on course structure.
5.3 Progression from Year One
In order to progress from Year 1, students must meet progression requirements specified in individual programme Handbooks.听
In some programmes, there may be an additional requirement to pass specific course units to progress to the next year. Where such requirements exist, they will be set out听in your programme handbook.
5.4 Progression from Year Two
In order to progress from Year 2, students must meet the requirements specified by the听Progression and Award Rules Tool in Portico (see 5.1) and in your programme handbook.
Students on a four year degree programme with study abroad
Students should have qualified for progression prior to their year abroad. If the student is eligible for resit this must take place, and be passed, prior to the student leaving for the year abroad.
5.5 Progression from Year Three (on Four Year Programmes)
In order to progress from Year 3,听students must meet progression requirements specified in听the听Progression and Award Rules Tool in Portico (see 5.1) and in programme handbooks.
All progression decisions at the end of Year 3 are provisional. Progression from Year 3 will not be confirmed until all the marks are available and have been ratified by a Board of Examiners. Progression may therefore be confirmed at the start of Year 4.
When students fail a study abroad year, either owing to interruption, non-engagement or failure to achieve a pass mark, they will not be able to progress to Year 4 and must transfer to an equivalent degree where there is no study abroad requirement. The Year Abroad Tutor and the Chair of the relevant Exam Board will provide advice and guidance.
5.6 Consequences of Failure
The pass mark for each undergraduate听course unit is 40.00%. Late听summer resits are available for eligible students who fail between 15 and 60 credits.听The student will resit the failed components of the module/s (exams and/or coursework) during the Late Summer Assessment (LSA) period,听and their overall mark for the module/s will be capped at the aforementioned pass mark.听If the student is then able meet the requirements for progression, they will progress to the next year as usual.
Students are not eligible for a resit if they are eligible for progression or award despite the failed module/s, or if they have been excluded for academic insufficiency, academic misconduct or disciplinary issues.听Students cannot be reassessed in a module they have passed.
Students who fail more than 60 credits听will usually be required to repeat the failed modules in the following academic year, re-enrolling in all failed modules and paying tuition and fees, and must redo all components (passed and failed) of all the modules they failed.听Their results in those modules will be capped at 40.听Students will not be able to commence the next level of study until the repeat is successfully passed.
If a course unit is not passed after the second attempt, whether the second attempt is a resit or a repeat of the entire year, the student is deemed to have irretrievably failed the module and, if this makes it impossible for them to obtain the degree, their registration on the programme will be terminated by the Examination Board.
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5.7 Information on Condonement
Condonement allows a student to progress from one year to the next and/ or to be awarded a qualification where they are carrying a small amount of failure, as long as their overall performance is of a good standard and the requirements of any relevant Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Bodies are met. Students who meet the Condonement Criteria will not be reassessed.
A student鈥檚 eligibility for Condonement in any given module is determined by the programme on which they are enrolled - some modules may be 鈥楴on-Condonable鈥� i.e. students must pass them. Condonement applies to module marks falling within a certain range, and students will need to meet defined criteria to be eligible for Condonement.
Further information:
- Academic Manual Chapter 4, Section 6: Progression and Award
- Undergraduate Student Guide to Condonement
5.8听Award of an Honours Degree
5.8.1 Passing Modules
For the consideration of an award of an honours degree, a student on a three year programme must pass minimum of 300 credits, of which 90 credits听尘耻蝉迟听be passed at Advanced Level.听
For the consideration of an award of an honours degree on a four-year programme, a minimum of 420听credits听should be passed, with 90 credits passed at Advanced Level.
In some programmes, there may be an additional requirement to pass specific course units to gain the award. Where such requirements exist, they will be set out in the Syllabus Handbook and Scheme of Award for you programme.
Not achieving sufficient credits, or not passing compulsory or core units, may mean that you may only be eligible for an award in a different field of study (i.e your degree title will be different to your programme title) or that it is not possible for you to be awarded an honours degree but only an ordinary degree (i.e a degree听飞颈迟丑辞耻迟听honours) in your or a different field of study.
The 乱伦秀 regulations pertaining to the award of an honours degree can be found听here. Full details of all 乱伦秀鈥檚 academic regulations can be viewed听
5.8.2听How will marks be combined to reach a classification?
The regulations work slightly differently depending on the programme structure. Specific regulations for each individual programme are published in the Portico Progression and Award Rules Tool. Students will be notified when their regulations are available. To find the Tool, students should click on the 'My Programme' box on the 'My Studies' page in Portico. The 'Progression and Award Rules' link is below the programme information.
From 2018/19 onwards, All SSEES programmes use 乱伦秀 Honours Degree Classification Scheme A as described in the 乱伦秀 Academic Manual, Chapter 4, Section 7: Classification.
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