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What are the relative weights of the different years of study?
For F100/FZB2, Y2:Y3 are weighted 30:70. For FZ11, Y2:Y3:Y4 are weighted 20:10:70.
For F102/FZBF/F103, Y2:Y3:Y4 are weighted 20:40:40. For FZ61, Y2:Y3:Y4 are weighted 20:20:60.
For programmes such as FX00 and F1X0, the Year in China is assessed as Pass/Fail, so that marks at UoL for FX00 are weighted in an analogous fashion to F100.
How can I get a transcript of my marks so far?
Read http://www.liverpool.ac.uk/graduation/official-documentation/transcripts/ for information.
How late can I make an application for the consideration of Extenuating Circumstances?
You need to submit your claim by the stated deadline so that the Extenuating Circumstances Committee, having examined it carefully, can make appropriate recommendations to the Board of Examiners. If there is good reason why you cannot yet provide independent documentary evidence, you should still submit your claim form on time – it will then be considered when the evidence/documentation becomes available. Note in particular (CoPA M1 9.1): "Extenuating Circumstances which are submitted after the Board of Examiners has met can only be considered if the nature of the extenuating circumstances themselves could be considered to have prevented you from submitting a claim to the Board of Examiners." (There are minor exemptions to this for some resits or if your studies have been terminated because of a lack of progression.) Additionally (CoPA M1 9.1): "You should be aware that a claim cannot be delayed, nor can evidence relating to it be delayed, on the grounds of sensitive personal, family or cultural reasons." Note that the Department has been instructed that "personal anxieties about COVID-19, or because they are a close contact of a clinically vulnerable person, should not be accepted under the Extenuating Circumstances procedures as grounds for being absent from an examination."
Which set of rules (including 'profiling') will be used to classify my degree?
F100/FZB2: The most recent version of Appendix I in the Code of Practice on Assessment (CoPA).
FZ11: The most recent version of Appendix J in CoPA.
Amongst other requirements, you must pass at least 90 credits in your Final Year.
The pass mark for all of your modules this year is 40% – there is no "35% rule".
Any module mark less than 40% is a fail (regardless of how it is flagged in any of the online systems that you can access).
You get no credits for any module that you fail (regardless of your marks in other modules) but that fail mark does of course still contribute to your year average and thus to your final result.
What is my Hons Avg?
The overall mark for each year of study consists of a weighted average over all 120 credits and it is rounded to one decimal place. The marks for relevant years are combined using the appropriate weighting for your degree programme into an overall average. This quantity, after it is rounded to one decimal place, is often denoted your Hons Avg (short for Honours Average). The initial indication of your class of degree (provided you have met all of the additional requirements, such as passing enough credits) is provided by rounding your Hons Avg to the nearest integer.
What is 'profiling'?
If your Hons Avg is such that you miss a higher classification by no more than a 1% (after rounding) you are automatically considered under various profiling rules. In essence, these require counting how many credits you have achieved in a higher class in each of the relevant years of study. There are various rules, which differ from programme to programme, but it is sufficient to satisfy any one of them for the given programme. The profiling rule that our BSc students satisfy most often requires at least 60 credits in the Final Year to be in a higher class.
What happens to my degree result if an application for Extenuating Circumstances has been accepted?
The Extenuating Circumstances Committee will consider whether a higher degree can be recommended than is suggested by your Hons Avg. Without revealing details of the Extenuating Circumstances, that Committee will make recommendations to the External Examiners and to the Board of Examiners as to the class of degree that should be awarded. If an application for Extenuating Circumstances has been accepted for modules that were taken in your Final Year then you retain the option of turning down the class of degree that has been confirmed by the Board of Examiners and, instead, re-sitting/re-taking relevant assessments ‘as a first attempt’. (There is a formal process, typically in July, to inform Student Administration and Support Division that you do not wish to accept the award.)
Can I re-sit/re-take any of the Final Year examinations?
There are two sets of circumstances for which this is possible. The first is if an application for Extenuating Circumstances has been accepted for modules that were taken in your Final Year but you are not happy with the class of degree that has been confirmed by the Board of Examiners. The other is for failed modules if you did not reach the standard required for the award of a BSc(Hons) degree – probably because you failed too many modules. Eligible students must usually take certain action within 10 days of the formal confirmation of the result by the Board of Examiners.
Note that there are normally no August/September re-sit opportunities, but the current rules do provide an optional August/September re-sit/re-take opportunity for students who would be taking that exam with 'first attempt' status because of Extenuating Circumstances. Otherwise, under the 'normal' rules, any re-sit opportunity would be as an external repeat candidate in January 2023 or May/June 2023, as appropriate. Notice that this is an 'opportunity' – you are not required to re-sit those exams and, historically, it has been relatively rare for students to do so. For the purposes of working out the year average or the class of degree, re-sit marks are capped at the pass mark (except for students with 'first attempt' status).
Which set of rules will be used to determine whether I can progress into Year 4?
F102/FZBF/F103: The most recent version of Appendix J in the Code of Practice on Assessment (CoPA).
Amongst other requirements, you must pass at least 90 credits and achieve an overall average of at least 55%.
The pass mark for most of your modules this year is 40% – there is no "35% rule". Any module mark less than 40% is a fail (regardless of how it is flagged in any of the online systems that you can access).
For the level 7 FHEQ (aka 'level M') module CHEM452 the pass mark is instead 50%.
You get no credits for any module that you fail (regardless of your marks in other modules) but that fail mark does of course still contribute to your Year 3 average.
Will I have the option not to progress into Year 4?
F102/FZBF/F103: Yes, as long as you tell us about such a decision in sufficient time before the relevant Board of Examiners meeting in June, with the first graduation opportunity then being in July. You could even wait until after you have seen all of your Year 3 results, provided that you tell us before the relevant Board of Examiners meeting in September, so that the first graduation opportunity would then be in December.
What happens if I do not meet the requirements to progress into Year 4?
F102/FZBF/F103: You will be considered instead for the award of an appropriate BSc(Hons) degree.
Can I re-sit/re-take any of the Year 3 examinations?
There are normally no August/September re-sit opportunities, but the rules do provide an optional August/September re-sit/re-take opportunity for students who would be taking that exam with 'first attempt' status because of Extenuating Circumstances. Otherwise: "Students who meet the requirements for progression from year 3 to year 4 will be given the opportunity to be re-assessed in failed Year 3 modules once, during, but not beyond, Year 4, at the next sitting." (CoPA J 2.2.3).
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