Please note: (i) these Regulations should be read in conjunction with
relevant programme regulations, which may in some cases include approved
variations or exclusions of specific regulations herein; (ii) there
are separate Regulations for the taught component of the Professional
Doctorate award (see below, PART FOUR) and for the Foundation Degree
(see below, PART FIVE).
Terminology
MODULE means one unit of assessed learning
for which transferable credits are awarded. A 10-credit module is quantified
as 100 hours of expected student commitment, and other credit values
are quantified pro rata. Expected student commitment includes,
where relevant, all classes, practical work, tutorials, assignments,
private study, and assessment. It is considered that a reasonable annual
student commitment would be about 1200 hours for a full-time undergraduate
student (though this is not to be regarded as a maximum, particularly
where practical work is involved), and about 1800 hours for a full-time
taught Masters student. In exceptional cases, where the workload may
be unquantifiable (as in some category P work, for example), a nominal
credit-value of 10 credits may be attached to a module.
PROGRAMME means a group of related modules
that lead to a defined award.
SUBJECT means a coordinated area of study which
has its own programme or programmes. The term includes both traditional
disciplines and multidisciplinary areas.
UNIVERSITY means Roehampton University.
PART-TIME STUDENTS of four kinds are recognised:
- Regular Part-time Student
refers to one who, on admission, registers for an appropriate set
of modules within an award-bearing programme, and continues to study
within the requirements of an award-bearing programme;
- Associate Student refers to
one who, on admission, registers for one or more individual modules
up to a maximum of 40 credits (60 credits for Level M students);
- Affiliate Student refers to
a student who registers for one or more individual modules (with no
set maximum) but who wishes to take no assessment and therefore to
receive no credit for those modules;
- Auditing Student refers to
one who registers for one or more individual modules up to a maximum
of 40 credits (60 credits for level M students), BUT without entitlement
to have written work marked, to receive tutorial supervision, to take
examinations, or to gain credits or an award.
ADMINISTRATIVE
REGULATIONS
1. Modes of Study
1.1 Students may be full-time or part-time, or may mix both modes of
study during their programmes. They may also change modes or interrupt
their studies at any time without adverse effect on the mark or credit-value
of any completed assessments.
1.2 A proposed 'Interruption of Study' must be formally notified to
the Deputy University Secretary (Student Administration) and may not
last for more than one year. Absences in excess of this amount must
be registered as 'Withdrawal'.
1.3 An undergraduate student intending to be full-time must register
for modules worth at least 120 credits and not more than 140 credits
in an academic year. Individual applications for remission of this Regulation
may be approved by the Chair of Learning, Teaching & Quality Committee
(or designated representative) on the recommendation of the relevant
Programme Convener.
1.4 A regular part-time student may not register for modules worth
more than 80 credits during one academic year (120 credits for level
M students), excluding resits.
1.5 Associate students (excluding affiliate students) and auditing
students may not register for modules worth more than 40 credits altogether
(60 credits for level M students) (see 4.3-4.4 below).
1.6 A taught Masters student intending to be full-time must register
for modules worth at least 180 credits in an academic year. Individual
applications for remission of this Regulation may be approved by the
Chair of Learning, Teaching & Quality Committee (or designated representative)
on the recommendation of the relevant Programme Convener. Non-credit-rated
professional activity forming an integral and quantifiable part of a
programme may count towards full-time status if confirmed by the programme
approval document.
1.7 The maximum permissible duration of study leading to an award,
from initial registration to completion of programme requirements, but
excluding time spent on interruption, suspension, or withdrawal, shall
be as follows:
- Professional Certificate - two years
- Certificate of Higher Education - two years
- Diploma of Higher Education - five years
- Foundation Degree - five years
- Bachelors Degree - seven years
- Graduate or Postgraduate Certificate - two years
- Graduate or Postgraduate Diploma - four years
- Masters Degree - six years.
Where relevant, the maximum period includes the time allowed for an
intermediate award, e.g. the six years for the Masters Degree subsumes
the four years for any intermediate Postgraduate Diploma. An individual
application for extension of one of these periods may be approved by
the Chair of Learning, Teaching & Quality Committee (or designated
representative), on the recommendation of the relevant Programme Convener(s).
2. Levels of Study
2.1 The academic standard of each module, including the standard of
its assessment, shall be designated as being at a certain level:
HE0, HE1, HE2, HE3, M, and D. These levels are defined in Levels
Descriptors approved by the University and published on its website. Levels
HE1, HE2 and HE3 are levels of undergraduate study, while levels M and
D correspond to taught Masters and Doctoral levels.
2.2 Some modules are designated as being in a 'Professional'
category. This Category P is not in itself a 'level', but may
include work at various levels. The category designates situations in
which the University's approval procedures are unable directly to control
the learning environment. These include school experience, work placements,
certain approved work undertaken abroad, and professional requirements
in fulfilment of an academic programme.
3. Registration
3.1 It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that his/her
registered programme is in accordance with these Regulations and with
subject Programme Regulations as specified in approved University publications.
3.2 All full-time and regular part-time students will be admitted to
an approved programme of study leading to a target award.
3.3 All students entering in September will be required to register
for one year's programme on initial registration, and thereafter register
annually at a specified time for a complete academic year. Students
entering at other times will be required to register for a complete
programme to the end of the academic year, and thereafter register annually
at a specified time for a complete academic year.
3.4 The target award of all full-time and regular part-time undergraduate
students will be assumed to be a Bachelors degree unless otherwise specified
at initial registration or subsequently. Students may retrospectively
claim the awards of Certificate of Higher Education or Diploma of Higher
Education if they have completed the relevant programme requirements
and wish to withdraw from the programme requirements for a Bachelors
degree.
3.5 The target award of all full-time and regular part-time postgraduate
students will be assumed to be a Masters degree unless otherwise specified
at initial registration or subsequently. Subject to Programme Regulations,
students may register in advance for a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate
Diploma, or, alternatively, they may claim such awards retrospectively,
if they have completed the relevant programme requirements and wish
to withdraw from the programme requirements for a Masters Degree.
3.6 No student may receive more than one award for the same curriculum
of study and assessment, except where the student has undertaken additional study and assessment which, when considered with his/her previous attainment, is sufficient to qualify for a higher award. Where a programme is designed so that students may qualify for intermediate awards as they progress, students will normally receive only the highest award for which they have qualified at their point of departure from the programme.
3.7 A student must successfully complete the compulsory modules at
Level HE1 in any subject programme before proceeding to levels HE2 &
HE3 in that subject programme. In exceptional cases this regulation
may be waived on the recommendation of the relevant Programme Convener(s).
All full-time and regular part-time undergraduate students admitted
to a two-subject programme must register in each for the compulsory
modules at level HE1 that will allow them to progress thereafter to
levels HE2 & HE3 in each of those subject programmes. Satisfactory
completion of the compulsory HE1 requirements in one subject programme
will allow a student to progress to levels HE2 & HE3 in that subject
programme whether or not the compulsory HE1 requirements in the other
subject programme have been satisfactorily completed.
3.8 Withdrawal from a module will be deemed to be a failure in that
module, and will be so recorded on a student's transcript, except in
cases approved by the Chair of Learning, Teaching & Quality Committee
(or designated representative), on the recommendation of the relevant
Programme Convener(s).
4. Credit Accumulation and Transfer
4.1 A successfully completed module earns a student a specified number
of credits at a defined level and in a particular subject.
4.2 Undergraduate students may not take more than 140 credits, at whatever
level, in any period of two consecutive semesters. This regulation may
be waived only in special circumstances with the explicit approval of
the Chair of Learning, Teaching & Quality Committee (or designated
representative), on the recommendation of the relevant Programme Convener.
4.3 Associate students may transfer registration to regular part-time
student status and an award-bearing programme, and claim credit for
relevant modules successfully completed as associate students.
4.4 Auditing students and affiliate students may transfer registration
to full associate student status, or to regular part-time student status
and an award-bearing programme, and claim credit for modules which they
have taken only if they submit themselves for assessment for
those modules and achieve passing marks.
4.5 Relevant credits, i.e. credits at an appropriate level and in an
appropriate subject, earned in another institution or in other institutions
may be transferred towards the credit requirements of a University programme.
Other prior learning may also be considered for credit, and in all cases
the relevance, status, and currency of the prior learning will be taken
into account. Module marks will not be transferred.(See 9.6 below.)
4.6 For BA, BSc & BMus programmes, not more than 240 credits out
of the 360 credits needed for an award may be transferred from outside
the University. For four-year programmes, not more than 360 credits
out of the 480 credits needed for an award may be transferred from outside
the University. Each application will be subject to approval by the
Chair of Learning, Teaching & Quality Committee (or designated representative),
after relevant consultation. (See also 9.6 and 9.7 below.)
4.7 For other programmes, not more than half the credits needed for
an award may be transferred from outside the University. Each application
will be subject to approval by the Chair of Learning, Teaching &
Quality Committee (or designated representative), after relevant consultation.
(See also 9.6 and 9.7 below.)
5. Programme Management
5.1 Learning, Teaching & Quality Committee
5.1.1 Learning, Teaching & Quality Committee is directly responsible
to Senate for the overall management and monitoring of all academic
programmes and for all matters related to credit accumulation, transfer
and exemption.
5.2 Programme Boards
5.2.1 Each subject programme shall have a Convener, approved annually
by the Senate, who will be responsible for the management of the Programme,
in consultation with the teachers of the modules specific to that Programme
(as indicated by the module code).
5.2.2 Each subject programme shall establish a Programme Board which
will be chaired by the Convener. The Programme Board shall be constituted
and conduct its affairs according to arrangements determined by the
Senate and set out in Annex 1 to
these Regulations.
5.2.3 Each Programme Board shall meet at least once each semester.
5.2.4 Each Programme Board shall be responsible to one School Board
as determined by Senate.
5.2.5 In cases where a module appears in more than one subject programme,
its management is the responsibility of the sponsoring Programme
Board (as indicated by the module code). In such cases, the Chair of
the non-sponsoring Programme Board (or a nominated deputy) is entitled
to attend all relevant meetings of the sponsoring Programme Board. Conversely,
the teacher responsible for such a module (or a nominated deputy) shall
be entitled to attend all relevant meetings of the non-sponsoring
Programme Board.
ASSESSMENT
REGULATIONS
6. Assessment Boards
6.1 Programme Examinations Boards
6.1.1 Each subject Programme shall establish a Programme Examinations
Board.
6.1.2 The Programme Examinations Board shall be constituted and conduct
its business according to arrangements determined by Senate and set
out in Annex 2 to these regulations.
6.1.3 Each Programme Examinations Board shall be responsible for the
assessment of all modules sponsored by its Programme Board.
6.1.4 Each Programme Examinations Board shall meet following each examination
period (including any resit period), except for those Boards specifically
excepted by the Chair of Learning, Teaching & Quality Committee
(or designated representative).
6.1.5 A candidate whose assessment performance has been, or is likely
to be, impaired because of ill health or other reasons, must inform
the Deputy University Secretary (Student Administration) in writing
at the earliest opportunity, and provide documentary evidence in support.
In the case of ill health this should be a medical certificate. The
Deputy University Secretary (Student Administration) will forward such
documentation to the appropriate Programme Examinations Board for consideration,
and that Board may take it into account in making recommendations to
the relevant Awards & Progression Board.
6.1.6 A Programme Examinations Board may recommend at its own discretion
the award of a mark without requiring all items of assessment to be
completed, or it may require an alternative or additional form of assessment,
e.g. a viva voce examination. An alternative form of assessment
may be approved only where there are clearly defined mitigating circumstances
preventing the normal assessment or a deferment, and where the proposed
alternative assessment is capable of testing substantially the same
learning outcomes as the validated assessment. The proposed alternative
form of assessment should be referred to the Chair of Learning, Teaching
& Quality Committee (or designated representative) for approval,
and reported to the next meeting of the Programme Examinations Board.
6.2 Undergraduate Awards & Progression Board
6.2.1 There shall be an Undergraduate Awards & Progression Board
which shall be constituted and conduct its business according to arrangements
determined by Senate and set out in Annex
2 to these regulations.
6.2.2 The Chair of the Undergraduate Awards & Progression Board
shall be nominated by the Senate of the University.
6.2.3 Every Undergraduate Programme Convener is required to be in attendance
throughout every meeting of the Board. If for good reason a Convener
is unable to attend, a suitable and informed substitute must be nominated
to the Deputy University Secretary (Student Administration) in advance
of a Board meeting.
6.2.4 The Undergraduate Awards & Progression Board shall meet three
times per year.
6.2.5 At its meetings the Undergraduate Awards & Progression Board
will receive the recommendations from the Undergraduate Programme Examinations
Boards in the form of a combined credit and mark profile for each candidate,
consisting of all the credits achieved by the candidate together with
the marks achieved by the candidate during the current academic year.
Finally it will make recommendations to the Senate for individual awards.
Any recommendations for awards of the University of Surrey will be forwarded
to that institution.
6.2.6 In cases where the target award is a Bachelors degree, and where
an incomplete programme is accompanied by a request for the award of
a Certificate of Higher Education or a Diploma of Higher Education,
the Board will consider such a request and make a recommendation.
6.3 Postgraduate Awards & Progression Board
6.3.1 There shall be a Postgraduate Awards & Progression Board,
which shall be constituted and conduct its business according to arrangements
determined by the Senate and set out in Annex
2 to these regulations.
6.3.2 The Chair of the Postgraduate Awards & Progression Board
shall be nominated by the Senate of the University.
6.3.3 Every Postgraduate Programme Convener is required to be in attendance
throughout every relevant meeting of the Board. If for good reason a
Convener is unable to attend, a suitable and informed substitute must
be nominated to the Deputy University Secretary (Student Administration)
in advance of a Board meeting.
6.3.4 The Postgraduate Awards & Progression Board shall meet at
least twice per year.
6.3.5 At its meetings the Postgraduate Awards & Progression Board
will receive the recommendations from the Postgraduate Programme Examinations
Boards in the form of a combined credit and mark profile for each candidate,
consisting of all the credits achieved by the candidate together with
the marks achieved by the candidate during the current academic year.
Finally it will make recommendations to the Senate for individual awards.
Any recommendations for awards of the University of Surrey will be forwarded
to that institution.
6.4 Certificate and Diploma Awards & Progression Board
6.4.1 There shall be a Certificate and Diploma Awards & Progression
Board which shall be constituted and conduct its business according
to arrangements determined by Senate and set out in Annex
2 to these regulations.
6.4.2 The Chair of the Certificate and Diploma Awards & Progression
Board shall be nominated by the Senate of the University.
6.4.3 Every Certificate and Diploma Programme Convener is required
to be in attendance throughout every meeting of the Board. If for good
reason a Convener is unable to attend, a suitable and informed substitute
must be nominated to the Deputy University Secretary (Student Administration)
in advance of a Board meeting.
6.4.4 The Certificate and Diploma Awards & Progression Board shall
meet at least twice per year.
6.4.5 In the case of PGCE awards, the Certificate and Diploma Awards
& Progression Board shall delegate its authority to a PGCE Awards
& Progression Board which shall be constituted and conduct its business
according to arrangements determined by Senate and set out in Annex
2 to these regulations.
6.4.6 The PGCE Awards & Progression Board shall meet at least once
per year.
6.4.7 At its meetings the Certificate and Diploma Awards & Progression
Board and the PGCE Awards & Progression Board will receive the recommendations
from the Certificate and Diploma or PGCE Programme Examinations Boards
in the form of a combined credit and mark profile for each candidate,
consisting of all the credits achieved by the candidate together with
the marks achieved by the candidate during the current academic year.
Finally it will make recommendations to the Senate for individual awards.
7. Marking and Progression
7.1 All module assessments at levels HE1, HE2, HE3, and M shall consist
of one final percentage mark. Other module assessments shall be on a
Pass/Fail basis. All work submitted for assessment must be in English,
unless Subject Programme Regulations specify otherwise.
7.2 The pass-mark at levels HE1, HE2, and HE3 is 40%.
7.3 A fail mark at levels HE1, HE2, or HE3 in the range 30-39% may
be subject to condonation at the discretion of a Programme
Examinations Board. (A Programme Examinations Board may at its discretion
choose to condone a subordinate element of the assessment for a module,
but that condonation will not be officially recorded on a student's
transcript) This category of 'condoned fail' will allow a candidate
to progress to subsequent study or gain an award without repetition
or interruption. For full-time students no more than 20 credits out
of 120 in any academic year will be accepted by the relevant Awards
& Progression Board as in the 'condoned fail' category; for part-time
students no more than 20 credits out of a consecutive series of 120
credits will be accepted. Condonation will not be permitted in any programme
which requires fewer than than 120 credits for an award. Where a finalist
candidate is prevented from graduating as a result of failure(s) within
the condonable range, condonation will be approved by the relevant Awards
& Progression Board unless Programme Regulations forbid it, subject
to the above limits.
7.4 A candidate is entitled to refuse a condonation, thus electing
to fail the module, and may attempt a resit on a subsequent occasion
as determined by the relevant Awards & Progression Board. In such
cases he/she must inform the Deputy University Secretary (Student Administration)
in writing as soon as possible, and not later than within two weeks
of the despatch of the confirmed results. This entitlement does not
apply to modules assessed in the final semester of a student's programme.
7.5 The pass mark at level M is 50%.
7.6 A fail mark at level M in the range of 40-49% may be subject to
condonation at the discretion of a Programme Examinations Board.
This category of 'condoned fail' will allow a candidate to progress
to subsequent study or gain an award without repetition or interruption.
Condonation will be allowed in only one 10-, 15- or 20-credit module
for a Postgraduate Diploma, and one 10-, 15-, 20- or 30-credit module
for a Masters degree. A condoned 30-credit module cannot however be
used by a Masters student who subsequently applies for a lower award.
7.7 In cases where a candidate has failed or deferred a particular
assessment, the Programme Examinations Board shall stipulate the nature
and timing of the assessment and/or attendance required to pass. Such
resits or deferred assessments shall normally take place at the next
scheduled University examinations period. Any student who has interrupted
a programme of study with resits or deferments pending, or any student
who has left the University as a result of programme termination, must
inform the Deputy University Secretary (Student Administration) within
two weeks of the despatch of confirmed results if he/she wishes to take
such assessments at the next opportunity. An interrupting student who
seeks permission to take such assessments on return to the University
must also inform the Deputy University Secretary (Student Administration)
within the same period. Students who have been suspended must ensure
that all associated arrangements for resits and deferred assessments
are similarly confirmed with the Deputy University Secretary (Student
Administration).
7.8 There will be a mark reduction on retaking the assessment of a
failed module. The mark awarded, which may be used to calculate degree
classification or to determine eligibility for Distinction, will be
the hypothetically merited mark or the mark which is half-way between
that mark and the pass-mark, whichever is the lower. The procedure for
applying the mark reduction to modules with multiple assessment components
is explained in Annex 3 to these regulations. Transcripts will, by means
of an indicator, show that the reduced mark was achieved on resit. However,
no candidate will be required by these Regulations to retake a particular
failed module or its assessment. A candidate who has passed a particular
module shall not be permitted to retake the assessment for that module.
7.9 A candidate who has failed a particular module but who has made
a reasonable attempt to fulfil the assessment requirements for that
module shall have the right to retake the assessment for that module
on one occasion only, except in cases where specific Programme Regulations
withhold that right. Further retakes shall be permitted only at the
discretion of the relevant Programme Examinations Board, though careful
consideration will be given to offering a second resit in cases where
failure on a compulsory module would result in programme termination.
A candidate who fails to submit work for assessment or to attend for
examination at the appointed time or who otherwise fails to make a reasonable
attempt to fulfil assessment requirements shall forfeit the right
to retake the assessment for that module. A retake in such cases
shall be permitted only at the discretion of the relevant Programme
Examinations Board.
7.10
All work submitted for assessment in whatever form will remain the property of the University, or in the case of programmes which are delivered entirely by Collaborative Partners, of the Collaborative Partner. Examinations scripts will not be returned to students; other work may be returned to students at the discretion of the University, or in the case of programmes which are delivered entirely by Collaborative Partners, of the Collaborative Partner.
7.11 [Repealed by Senate on 27/02/2008 and now covered in the Student Disciplinary Regulations (PDF).]
7.12 [Repealed by Senate on 27/02/2008 and now covered in the Student Disciplinary Regulations (PDF).]
7.13 [Repealed by Senate on 27/02/2008 and now covered in the Student Disciplinary Regulations (PDF).]
7.14 [Repealed by Senate on 27/02/2008 and now covered in the Student Disciplinary Regulations (PDF).]
7.15 [Repealed by Senate on 27/02/2008 and now covered in the Student Disciplinary Regulations (PDF).]
7.16 In order to be allowed to continue in the full-time mode within
the same programme, a student must have satisfied the examiners in at
least 100 credits in modules taken during that year, and must have otherwise
fulfilled programme requirements. However, where a change of programme
has been approved and where it is impossible for the student to gain
100 credits in the year, that student may be permitted to continue in
the full-time mode despite having fewer than 100 credits, unless it
is decided by the Awards & Progression Board (on the recommendation
of a Programme Examinations Board) that it is not advisable on academic
grounds.
AWARD REGULATIONS
8. Nomenclature of Awards
8.1 These Regulations apply to the following awards, which may be conferred
on eligible candidates:
- Certificate of Professional Practice (CPP)
- Certificate of Professional Learning (CPL)
- Certificate of Professional Development (CPD)
- Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE)
- Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)
- Graduate Certificate (GC)
- Graduate Diploma (GD)
- Foundation Degree (FdA, FdSc)
- Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA)
- Bachelor of Science Degree (BSc)
- Bachelor of Music Degree (BMus)
- Bachelor of Theology Degree (BTh)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
- Professional Certificate in Education (PGCE)
- Postgraduate Certificate (PGC)
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- Master of Arts Degree (MA)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
- Master of Research Degree (MRes)
- Master of Science Degree (MSc)
- Master of Theology Degree(MTh)
8.2 Eligibility for awards depends on attainment of minimum credits
as follows, subject in all cases to any additional requirements contained
in specific Subject Programme Regulations. Bachelors degree awards are
eligible for classified Honours status; other awards may be eligible
for Distinction or (for students entering from September 2008) Merit status, as indicated below:
| Award |
Credits |
Distinction/Classified
|
| Certificate of
Professional Practice |
30 credits at level
HE1 |
Not Eligible |
Certificate of Professional Learning
|
30 credits at level HE2 |
Not Eligible |
| Certificate of
Professional Development |
30 credits at level
HE3 |
Not Eligible |
| Certificate of
Higher Education |
120 credits at level
HE1 or higher |
Not Eligible |
| Diploma of
Higher Education |
240 credits, including
at least 120 at level HE2 |
Distinction or Merit |
| Graduate Certificate |
60 credits at level
HE3 |
Not Eligible |
| Graduate Diploma |
120 credits at level
HE3 |
Distinction or Merit |
Foundation Degree |
240 credits, including at least 120 at level HE2
|
Merit/Distinction |
| BA/BSc/BMus Degree
[3-year] |
360 credits, including
at least 200 at levels HE2/3, of which at least 120 must be at
level HE3 |
Classified |
| BA/BSc Degree
[4-year] |
480 credits, including at least
200 at levels HE2/3, of which at least 120 must be at level HE3 |
Classified |
BA Primary Education
[3-year] for students registered before September 2004 |
390 credits, including at least 220
at levels HE2/3, and 60 credits of professional experience (Category
P) |
Classified |
BA Primary Education
[3-year] for students registered after September 2004 |
360 credits, including at least 190
at levels HE2/3, and at least 50 credits of professional experience
(Category P) |
Classified |
| PGCE Primary |
160 credits comprising 110 credits
at level HE3 and 50 credits of professional experience (Category
P) |
Not Eligible |
| PGCE Secondary |
150 credits comprising 60 credits
at level HE3 and 90 credits of professional experience (Category
P) |
Not Eligible |
| Postgraduate Certificate
|
60 credits at level
M |
Not Eligible |
| Postgraduate Diploma |
120 credits at level
M |
Distinction or Merit |
| MA/MSc/MRes/MTh/MBA
Degree |
180 credits at level
M |
Distinction or Merit |
| MFA |
240 credits at level M |
Distinction or Merit |
8.3 For the purpose of determining whether a degree award is BA or
BSc, or MA or MSc, each subject programme shall be deemed by the Senate
to be an 'Arts' or a 'Science' programme.
8.4 For two-subject Bachelors degrees, the total of credits
for each candidate at levels HE2/3 will be considered. In cases where
the majority is from Arts programmes, the degree of BA will be awarded,
and in cases where the majority is from Science programmes, the degree
of BSc will be awarded. Where the total is equal in Arts and Sciences,
the degree of BA will be awarded, unless the candidate has notified
the Deputy University Secretary (Student Administration) in writing
at least one semester in advance of his/her wish to receive the degree
of BSc.
9. Classification of Awards
9.1 Certificates of all types will be unclassified and ineligible for
Distinction status.
9.2 Diplomas of all types will be unclassified, though they may be
awarded with Distinction status in cases where the average of the marks
achieved by a candidate for 120 credits at the highest level (i.e. HE2,
HE3 or M, as appropriate to the award) is 70% or more;
and (subject to the date in Reg. 8.2 above) with Merit status in cases where the average of the marks achieved by a candidate for 120 credits at the highest level (i.e. HE2, HE3 or M, as appropriate to the award) is between 60% and 69%.
9.3 Bachelors degrees will be classified according to the following
scale:
| First Class Honours |
70% and above |
Outstanding |
| Second Class Honours
(Upper Division) |
60% to 69% |
Above Average |
| Second Class Honours
(Lower Division) |
50% to 59% |
Average |
| Third Class Honours |
40% to 49% |
Satisfactory |
9.4 In cases where the target award is a Bachelors degree,
and where the programme has been satisfactorily completed in compliance
with programme regulations, classification will be decided on the basis
of the average of the best 200 credits at levels HE2/3, irrespective
of subject , and with no weighting between levels. However, in the case
of the BA Primary Education [3 year] programme (post-September 2004
entry) the basis of classification will be 160 credits at levels HE2/3
(see 8.2 above).
9.5 Masters degrees will be unclassified, though they may be awarded
with Distinction status in cases where the average of the marks achieved
by a candidate for the number of credits specified in Academic Regulation
8.2 is 70% or more; and (subject to the date in Reg. 8.2 above) with Merit status in cases where the average of the marks achieved by a candidate for the number of credits specified in Academic Regulation 8.2 is between 60% and 69%.
9.6 The classification of awards to credit transfer students will be
based only on marks achieved in modules taken and assessed at the University.
In cases where a candidate has earned CATS credits from outside the
University as part of his/her award requirements, and where the total
of University credits at level HE2/3 is less than 200, classification
will be calculated on the basis of the best five-sixths of his/her University
credits at levels HE2/3. Nevertheless, the minimum number of University
credits at level HE2/3 taken into consideration in the classification
of Bachelors degrees shall in no case be less than 120. This regulation
applies both to those who enter the University with CATS credits, and
those who, having registered, subsequently receive credit for authorised
study overseas as part of an approved programme.
9.7 Awards of Distinction or Merit to credit transfer students will be based
only on marks achieved in modules taken and assessed at the University.
9.8 For the purposes of classification and assessment for Distinction,
the mark for a 20-credit module will be regarded as two marks, that
for a 30-credit module as three, that for a 40-credit module as four,
and pro rata.
10. Certification Wording
10.1 Bachelors degrees may be conferred in either one or
two named subjects in accordance with the following wording:
Either: in SUBJECT A;
or: in SUBJECT A AND SUBJECT B;
or: in SUBJECT A WITH SUBJECT B.
10.2 In order to receive certification 'in SUBJECT A' it will
be necessary to have satisfied the examiners in accordance with Regulation
8.2, but with the following minimum number of credits in that subject:
| Award |
Subject A: |
| Diploma of Higher
Education |
100 at level HE2 (or
above) |
| BA/BSc/BMus Degree |
200 at levels HE2/3,
of which at least 120 must be at level HE3 |
10.3 In order to receive certification 'in SUBJECT A AND
SUBJECT B' it will be necessary to have satisfied the examiners
in accordance with Regulation 8.2, but with the following minimum
number of credits in Subject A and in Subject B:
| Award |
Subject A: |
Subject B: |
| Diploma of Higher
Education |
50 at level HE2 |
50 at level HE2 |
| BA/BSc Degree |
100 at levels HE2/3,
of which at least 40 must be at level HE3 |
100 at levels HE2/3,
of which at least 40 must be at level HE3 |
10.4 In order to receive certification 'in SUBJECT A WITH
SUBJECT B' it will be necessary to have satisfied the examiners
in accordance with Regulation 8.2, but with the following minimum
number of credits in Subject A and in Subject B:
| Award |
Subject A: |
Subject B: |
| Diploma of Higher
Education |
60 at level HE2 |
30 at level HE2 |
| BA/BSc Degree |
120 at levels HE2/3,
of which at least 60 must be at level HE3 |
60 at levels HE2/3,
of which at least 20 must be at level HE3 |
10.5 In cases where the subject spread fits two categories (e.g. where
a BA/BSc Degree candidate has 120 level HE2/3 credits in Subject A and
110 in Subject B) the terminology 'SUBJECT A AND SUBJECT B'
will be used.
10.6 In cases where the subject spread fits none of the categories
above (e.g. where a BA/BSc Degree candidate has 100 level HE2/3 credits
in Subject A, 80 in Subject B, and 40 in Subject C), the terminology
'COMBINED STUDIES' will be used. If the subject spread includes
at least 120 level HE2/3 credits in Subject A, the terminology 'COMBINED
STUDIES (major in SUBJECT A)' will be used, provided that the profile
includes at least 80 credits at level HE3 in Subject A.
10.7 The degree of BA with initial teacher education shall be conferred
'in PRIMARY EDUCATION (National Curriculum area)',
in accordance with specific Programme Regulations appearing in approved
University publications.
10.8 For the purposes of certification, the mark for a 20-credit module
will be regarded as two marks, that for a 30-credit module as three,
that for a 40-credit module as four, and pro rata.
10.9 A particular subject in which transferred credits are awarded
may only appear in certification wording for an undergraduate award
if a candidate has passed a minimum of 60 credits at levels HE2/3 in
that subject at the University.
10.10 Certification wording for students registered on a programme
with a compulsory year abroad shall be decided only by reference to
credits from modules at levels HE2/3 undertaken at the University, and
shall exclude the 120 credits for the Year Abroad. Credits undertaken
during the Year Abroad shall count normally in all other respects, including,
in the case of credits at levels HE2/3, eligibility for the calculation
of degree classification. (Certification wording for students studying
abroad voluntarily will be decided in the normal way, according to the
subject(s) studied.)
10.11 A candidate in the final year of a degree programme who is prevented
by serious illness from completing the requirements of the programme
may be considered by the Undergraduate Awards & Progression Board
for recommendation for the award of an Ægrotat degree. Such a
degree will be awarded only with the agreement of the candidate or an
authorized representative.
10.12 Following the end of each academic year, all students will receive
a transcript which records all modules taken (including withdrawals),
all marks awarded (including fails), and, where appropriate, any award
conferred.
10.13 No student shall be entitled to a University award unless all
fees for tuition and residence and any other sums due to the University
or its colleges have been paid and the rightful property of the University
returned.
APPEAL
REGULATIONS
11. Programme Termination (see also Annex 4)
11.1 A full-time undergraduate student may be programme-terminated
on the recommendation of the Undergraduate Awards & Progression
Board for one of five main reasons:
- failing to gain 100 credits in the academic year;
- failing compulsory module(s) with No Resit Permitted
when on a single-subject programme;
- failing compulsory module(s) with No Resit Permitted
in one subject when on a two-subject programme;
- failing compulsory module(s) with No Resit Permitted
in two subjects when on a two-subject programme;
- a combination of (i) and any of (ii) to (iv) above.
11.2. Any student, whether full-time or part-time, at any level may
also be suspended or dismissed for disciplinary reasons
pursuant to the Student Disciplinary Regulations.
11.3. A part-time student at any level may be programme-terminated
as a result of failure to make adequate academic progress.
11.4. A full-time undergraduate student who has been programme-terminated
for any of reasons (i) to (v) above may appeal against termination of
full-time status, subject to 90.1.2 below. (A part-time student
may also appeal against termination, subject to 90.1.2 below.) If successful,
continuation with the previous programme will be allowed.
11.5. The Awards and Progression Board may permit a full-time undergraduate
student who has been programme-terminated for reason (iii) above to
continue full-time in the non-terminated subject without appeal
either by taking that subject as single honours or by finding an approved
combination with a new second subject. It will do so, however, only
if the marks achieved by the student in the non-terminated subject are
satisfactory, and the action is supported on academic grounds by the
relevant convener(s). Students permitted to progress on this basis must
complete and submit a Change of Programme form [SR2] to Registry.
Before approving acceptance, the Convener of any new subject must liaise
with the Convener of the terminated subject about the circumstances
of the termination.
11.6. A full-time undergraduate student who has been programme-terminated
for any of reasons (i) to (v) above may apply for readmission as a part-time
student without appeal in order to redeem the
credit deficit, by completing and submitting a Change of Mode of
Study form [SR4] to Registry. There is no obligation on a Programme
Convener to accept a terminated full-time student on a part-time basis.
There can be no readmission to full-time status until the credit deficit
has been redeemed sufficiently for full-time status to be renewed.
11.7. A full-time undergraduate student who has been programme-terminated
for any of reasons (i) to (v) above may apply for re-admission on a
totally different programme (i.e. one which does not include the subject(s)
of the terminated programme(s) in its title) , if qualified to do so,
without appeal. If accepted within six months of termination,
application should be made through completing and submitting the appropriate
form [SR9] to Registry. If accepted later than six months after termination,
application should be made through the Admissions Office. Before accepting
the student, the Convener of the programme to which entry is sought
must liaise with the Convener(s) of the terminated programme(s) about
the circumstances of the previous termination.
11.8 With regard to reason (i), the Awards and Progression Board may
permit the progression of a full-time undergraduate student with at
least 80 credits and sufficient resit indicators to make it possible
to reach the threshold of 100 credits in the next academic year. However,
it will only do so if it judges this to be in the academic interests
of the student, and there is support on academic grounds from the relevant
Convener(s) (see also Annex 4 below).
