Academic Regulations for first degrees and ... - Heythrop College

34. Intermediate Awards
34.1. Awards of Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) or of Diploma of Higher
Education (DipHE) will normally be conferred by the College (not by the
University) in cases where students leave the programme of study without
successfully completing the degree, but having accumulated the credit required
for one of these awards, as detailed below.
34.2. To be eligible for the award of CertHE, a student must have passed four
whole modules or the equivalent in half modules at level 4 within the approved
programme of study defined in the relevant programme specification. The Board
of Examiners may, at its discretion, approve the award of a CertHE to a student
who has completed four whole modules or the equivalent in half modules,
comprising agreed modules from level 4 and level 5, provided that the Board is
satisfied that these constitute a coherent programme of study appropriate to the
title of the award.
34.3. To be eligible for the award of DipHE, a student must have passed eight
modules or equivalent in half modules, including at least four modules (or
equivalent) at level 5/6), within the approved programme of study defined in the
programme specification.
33.4. A student who accepts the award of CertHE or DipHE is not entitled to be
readmitted to complete the degree. He or she may apply, at a later date, for entry
with credit for prior study, and may be considered in the same way as any other
applicant.
35. The determination of classification
35.1. To be eligible for the award of a Bachelor’s degree with Honours,
candidates must normally have passed all the required modules. Exceptionally,
the Board of Examiners may compensate marginal failure in one whole module
or up to two half modules, with marks not below 30%. Failure in the
undergraduate dissertation may not be compensated.
35.2. A candidate who has marginally failed one module (or up to two half
modules) and is offered compensation may not opt to be reassessed in the
module(s).
35.3. Classification of honours degrees is based on the following indicative scale
of determining marks (see regulation 35.4):
70% or above First Class Honours
60-69% Upper Second Class Honours (2.1)
50-59% Lower Second Class Honours (2.2)
45-49% Third Class Honours
40-44% Pass Classification
35.4. The determining mark for purposes of classification is derived as follows:
• In accordance with the approved module assessment scheme, two identical
percentage marks are assigned to each whole module and to the Dissertation;
• One percentage mark is given for each half module;
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