Handbook-1
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- Degree programme Progression Set Classification Set
- Resit rule Set 1
- Progression and awards on BSc programmes
- Progression and awards on MPhys programmes
- Progression and awards on Placement programmes
- Calculation of the final degree mark
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A PPENDIX 1 – E XAMINING B OARD R ULES AND C ONVENTIONS The Examining Boards in the School of Physics and Astronomy adhere strictly to University Academic Regulations. The rules and conventions stated here are intended as a quick and interpreted guide to the full regulations (which in the case of errors always take precedent). Academic study years 1, 2, 3 and 4 are assessed at Level 4, 5, 6 and 7 respectively. The School adopts the following Progression Sets and Classification Sets from Academic Regulations: Degree programme Progression Set Classification Set Three-year BSc 2 2
5 4 Four-year BSc with one-year placement 7 5 Five-year Integrated Masters (MPhys) with one-year placement 10 8
In addition, the School adopts the following Re-Assessment Rules in all programmes:
No more than 60 credits of fails to be offered summer resits
No more than 100 credits of fails to be offered repeat year
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Module Organisers are instructed to mark examination scripts strictly according to the rubric with zero marks awarded to any additional answers. Violation of rubric should be reported to the Examining Board. 2.
Module organisers are instructed to award marks of zero to continual assessment work submitted after published deadlines. 3.
examinations. Where fractional marks have been used in the marking of examination scripts or continual assessment these are preserved to full precision. Independent marks out of 100 are calculated for each component (examinations and continual assessments where appropriate) and rounded to the nearest integer and submitted to SIMS; SIMS then calculates the final module mark rounded to the nearest integer as a weighted sum of these component parts. 4.
The Examining Board reserves the right to scale marks in individual modules. 5.
At Levels 4, 5 and 6 the Examining Board will scale module marks under the following circumstances and where class sizes are in excess of 20: (i) where the average mark falls outside the range 45% to 75%, and / or (ii) where there is more than a 20% failure rate. When scaling is applied, a “rubber- band” scaling will normally be used to bring the marks and pass rates just within the limits described above. 6.
The Examining Board reserves the right to consider scaling module marks at Level 7, but usually only where there is a failure rate in excess of 20%. The normal expectation is that average marks would fall in the range 50% to 80%. 7.
A module mark of 40% or greater constitutes a pass and will be awarded the associated credits and given the module result PM. 8.
credits of “condoned passes” (module result PC) in any one year up to a maximum of 60 credits across the entire degree programme (the same limit for three-, four- or five-year programmes) to marks in the range 35% to 39%, but only to modules taken as first attempt and only where the student’s year average is at least 45%. Such marks are used in the determination of the final degree classification with no further amendment. 9.
Condonement is not allowed in required modules and cannot be applied to resits. 10.
Summer resits are normally offered only where a student has failed no more than 60 credits. 11.
required modules after three attempts will be required to withdraw from their programme of study. Page 48
Students failing optional modules after three attempts will not be allowed a further resit (module result FW) but they may choose an alternative option and sit for the first time. In such cases, the highest mark accrued from the failed module and the mark from the new optional module are both aggregated into the determination of the final degree mark. Progression and awards on BSc programmes: 12.
Students progressing from Year 1 to Year 2 must have acquired at least 100 credits at Level 4 or above. Students progressing from Year 2 to Year 3 must have acquired at least 220 credits with at least 100 credits at Level 5 or above. 13.
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Pass degrees may be awarded to students who have acquired 320 or 330 credits. Progression and awards on MPhys programmes: 15.
Students progressing from Year 1 to Year 2 must have acquired at least 100 credits at Level 4 or above. Students progressing from Year 2 to Year 3 must have acquired at least 220 credits with at least 100 credits at Level 5 or above. Students progressing from Year 3 to Year 4 must have acquired at least 340 credits with at least 100 credits at Level 6 or above. 16.
Students require at least 460 credits for the award of a classified Honours degree. 17.
circumstances (such as ill health) the Examining Board may award a classified Honours BSc degree. 18.
Students registered on MPhys programmes or those who wish to transfer to an MPhys programmes are expected to achieve an average mark of 55% at the end of their first year of study. 19.
On progression from Year 2 to Year 3 of MPhys programmes, an aggregate mark will be computed based on one third the Year 1 average plus two thirds the Year 2 average. Students can proceed to Year 3 of the MPhys if they achieve an aggregate mark of 55% or more. Students with an aggregate mark of 54% or 53% can also proceed as long as they have a Year 2 mark of at least 55%. Students failing to meet these requirements will be required to transfer to the equivalent BSc degree programme. 20.
The above criteria are applied where students request transfer from the BSc to MPhys during Year 3. No account of performance beyond Year 2 is considered in these transfers.
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Students on Placement degrees undertake the placement at the end of the second academic year. The placement year is assessed and 120 credits are awarded at Level 5 for successful completion. 22.
Progression to Year 3 (and subsequent progression on MPhys programmes) requires an additional 120 credits acquired from the placement year. The award rules also require an additional 120 credits from those stated above. 23.
end of their first and second years of study. Students failing to meet these requirements will be required to transfer to the equivalent non-placement degree programme. Calculation of the final degree mark: 24.
The final degree mark is calculated from the sum of all module marks weighted by their credit value and by year according to the following criteria:
(23.1) Three-year BSc programmes are weighted 30% for Year 2 (Level 5) and 70% for Year 3 (Level 6). (23.2) Four-year BSc Placement programmes are weighted 20% for Year 2 (Level 5), 10% for the placement year (Level 5) and 70% for Year 3 (Level 6).
(23.3) Four-year MPhys programmes are weighted 20% for Year 2 (Level 5), 30% for Year 3 (Level 6) and 50% for Year 4 (Level 7).
(23.4) Five-year MPhys Placement programmes are weighted 10% for Year 2 (Level 5), 10% for the placement year (level 5), 30% for Year 3 (Level 6) and 50% for Year 4 (Level 7). 25.
If a student is eligible for discounting through extenuating circumstances (a PX module result), these modules can be excluded from the above calculation in order to give the student the best advantage.
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