To progress to the First Year of your degree course you must:

• A Year Stage Average, calculated to two decimal places, of 40.00% or above.
• Pass, be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules to the value of 120 credits OR pass be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules to the value of at least 90 credits and achieve a Fail outcome of at least 30% in the remaining credits
• Pass any mandatory non-condonable modules

To progress to the Second Year of your degree course you must:

• A Year Stage Average, calculated to two decimal places, of 40.00% or above
• Pass, be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules to the value of 120 credits OR pass be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules to the value of at least 90 credits and achieve a Fail outcome of at least 30% in the remaining credits
• Pass any mandatory non-condonable modules

To progress to the Third/Final Year of your degree course you must:

• A Year Stage Average, calculated to two decimal places, of 40.00% or above for Bachelors degrees and 50.00% or above for Integrated Masters degrees
• Pass, be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules to the value of 120 credits OR pass be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules to the value of at least 90 credits and achieve a Fail outcome of at least 30% in the remaining credits
• Pass any mandatory non-condonable modules
• Pass at least 90 credits at FHEQ Level 5

To progress you must satisfy the requirements for the extramural year of study as set out in the degree course specification for your degree title. In the case of the optional placement year students must satisfy the requirements set out for the placement module.

To progress to the Fourth & Final Year of your degree course you must:

• Pass, be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules to the value of at least 90 credits
• Pass any mandatory non-condonable modules
• Achieve a weighted Stage Average of 55.00% (calculated as for the provisional award below)
• Students on MEng degree courses accreditated by the Institute of Engineering and Technology must Pass, be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules from the first three stages of study to the value of at least 330 credits with a Fail outcome of at least 30% in a maximum of 30 credits over the First, Second and Third Years.
• Pass at least 90 credits at FHEQ Level 6

Provisional BSc/BEng Award

 A provisional BSc/BEng award will be calculated at the end of Third Year.  The Final Average & Classification will be calculated as outlined in the standard Undergraduate Regulations which includes the Second Year and the Third Year Averages.  The Third Year Average is double weighted. Your classification will be ‘raised’ to the higher classification if the Standard Final Average is within 2% of a classification boundary and you achieve 60 credits in the higher class in the Final Year.

Final MSci Award

When you come to be awarded your Integrated Masters degree the Final Average & Classification will be calculated as outlined in the standard Undergraduate Regulations which includes the Second Year, Third and Final (Fourth) Year Averages.  The Third and Final Year Averages are double weighted.

To be awarded the Bachelors degree you must:

• Pass, be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules to the value of at least 90 credits
• Pass any mandatory non-condonable modules
• Students on BEng degree courses accreditated by the Institute of Engineering and Technology must Pass, be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules from the first three stages of study to the value of at least 330 credits with a Fail outcome of at least 30% in a maximum of 30 credits over the First, Second and Final (Third) Years.
• Pass at least 90 credits at FHEQ Level 6

The Final Average & Classification will be calculated as outlined in the standard Undergraduate Regulations which includes the Second Year and the Third Year Averages.  The Third Year Average is double weighted. Your classification will be ‘raised’ to the higher classification if the Standard Final Average is within 2% of a classification boundary and you achieve 60 credits in the higher class in the Final Year. 

 To be awarded the Bachelors degree you must:

• Pass all modules taken in the Final (Third) Year to the value of 120 credits

A Standard Final Average will be calculated to determine your classification which is equal to the Final (Third) Year Average.

To be awarded the Bachelors degree you must:

• Pass, be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules to the value of at least 90 credits
• Pass any mandatory non-condonable modules
• Pass at least 90 credits at FHEQ Level 6

The Final Average & Classification will be calculated as outlined in the standard Undergraduate Regulations which includes the Second Year, Third & Final (Fourth) Year Averages.  The Second and Third Year Averages will be combined and the Final Year Average is double weighted. Your classification will be ‘raised’ to the higher classification if the Standard Final Average is within 2% of a classification boundary and you achieve 60 credits in the higher class in the Final Year.

To be awarded the Bachelors degree you must:

• Pass, be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules to the value of at least 90 credits
• Pass any mandatory non-condonable modules
• Students on BEng degree courses accreditated by the Institute of Engineering and Technology must Pass, be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules to the value of at least 330 credits with a Fail outcome of at least 30% in a maximum of 30 credits over the First, Second and Final (Fourth) years.
• Pass at least 90 credits at FHEQ Level 6

The Final Average & Classification will be calculated as outlined in the standard Undergraduate Regulations which includes the Second Year, Third & Final (Fourth) Year Averages.  The Third and Final (Fourth) Year Averages will be combined and are double weighted. Your classification will be ‘raised’ to the higher classification if the Standard Final Average is within 2% of a classification boundary and you achieve 60 credits in the higher class in the Final Year.

To be awarded the Masters degree you must:

• Pass, be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules to the value of at least 90 credits
• Pass any mandatory non-condonable modules
• Students on MEng degree courses accreditated by the Institute of Engineering and Technology must Pass, be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules to the value of at least 450 credits with a Fail outcome of at least 30% in a maximum of 30 credits over the First, Second and Third Years or at least 40% in a maximum of 30 credits in the Final (Fourth) Year
• Pass at least 90 credits at FHEQ Level 7

The Final Average & Classification will be calculated as outlined in the standard Undergraduate Regulations which includes the Second Year, Third & Final (Fourth) Year Averages.  The Third and Final (Fourth) Year Averages are double weighted. Your classification will be ‘raised’ to the higher classification if the Standard Final Average is within 2% of a classification boundary and you achieve 60 credits in the higher class in the Final Year.

To be awarded the Masters degree you must:

• Pass, be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules to the value of at least 90 credits
• Pass any mandatory non-condonable modules
• Students on MEng degree courses accreditated by the Institute of Engineering and Technology must Pass, be Allowed or be granted exemption from modules to the value of at least 450 credits with a Fail outcome of at least 30% in a maximum of 30 credits over the over the First, Second and Third Years or at least 40% in a maximum of 30 credits in the Final (Fifth) Year
• Pass at least 90 credits at FHEQ Level 7

A Standard Final Average and a Safety Net Final Average will be calculated to determine your classification:

 ,

You will be classified on the basis of the Standard Final Average unless a Safety Net Average would result in a higher Classification, in which case the Safety Net Average will be used.  Your classification will be ‘raised’ to the higher classification if the Standard Final Average is within 2% of a classification boundary and you achieve 60 credits in the higher class in the Final Year. The raising of Classifications will not apply if you are classified on the basis of a Safety Net Average.

Progression is dependent on students achieving the criteria in the 23/24 Standard Regulations as set out in the degree course specification.

For standard Masters Degree Courses to be awarded degree you must:

• Pass or be Allowed modules to the value of 180 credits OR Pass or be Allowed modules to the value of at least 140 credits and achieve a Fail outcome of at least 40% in the remaining credits
• Pass any mandatory non-condonable modules including the dissertation/ research project

You will be classified on the basis of your overall average for the degree as set out in the Postgraduate Taught College Regulations. Your classification will be ‘raised’ to the higher classification if the Standard Final Average is within 2% of a classification boundary and you achieve a mark for the dissertation / research project above the classification boundary.

If you are retaking the year in 2023/24 or have retaken a year since 2020/21 and you took the original attempt in 2019/20 or 2020/21 then you will retain the Emergency Regulations or Fairness and Assurance Policy that you were first assessed under in 2019/20 or 2020/21.   Please see the 2023/24 Regulatory Addendum for the full details for each group of students who are retaking a year.

The University will calculate the degree averages for each student using the appropriate calculations as described in the Regulatory Addendum 2023/24.  The calculation that gives the best degree classification will then be used to give students the best possible overall classification.  This is means that students will be usually be classified on the basis of their Standard Final Average unless a Safety Net Final Average would result in a higher classification.

Unfortunately not; we are unable to provide all of these calculations to students.  However your confirmed final average will be listed on your transcript.  This will be usually be the Standard Final Average unless the Safety Net Final Average would result in a higher classification.

This will be calculated on the basis of course modules; this means that the lowest marks, up to 30 credits, you achieved in 2019/20 will not be used to calculate your year percentage. 

Unfortunately not; progressing to the next year of study is conditional on students meeting a number of requirements including passing, or having condoned, sufficient credits.  This is important in ensuring that students have demonstrated that they meet the learning outcomes for the year of study and don’t then struggle in the following year. You would therefore have to complete the retake attempt in the summer or next year before being able to progress.

The raising of classifications will apply for students but only on the basis of the standard calculations.  Safety Net calculations are designed to give a degree classification but do not allow students to demonstrate sustained higher level performance and so classification raising does not apply.

• Fpr Undergraduates classifications will be ‘raised’ to the higher classification if the Standard Final Average is within 2% of the classification boundary and you achieve 60 credits in the higher class in the Final Year of your degree. The 2% is inclusive e.g. it includes averages from 68.0 to 69.9 for students being considered for raising from a Upper Second to a First classification.
• For Postgraduates classifications will be ‘raised’ to the higher classification if the Standard Final Average is within 2% of the classification and you achieve a mark for the dissertation / research project above the classification boundary.   The 2% is inclusive e.g. it includes averages from 68.0 to 69.9 for students being considered for raising from a Merit to a Distinction classification.

Assessments completed in the Summer Vacation Assessment Period will be assessed under the 2023/24 Regulations taking into account all sets of Regulations including the 2023/24 Regulatory Addendum.