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

at a required assessment task which does not contribute to the module mark, he
or she will be required to make a reasonable attempt in order to pass the module.
41.5 Candidates required to repeat a failed assessment task must submit the
required coursework or essay by 1st September, or take the repeat examination
at the time required by the College.
41.6 A candidate who fails the Dissertation may be required to resubmit by a
date determined by the Board of Examiners.
41.7 Except when the Board of Examiners has permitted a candidate to be
reassessed as though for the first time on grounds of mitigating circumstances, a
candidate will not normally be permitted more than two attempts (i.e. a first
attempt and one reassessment) at an assessment task.
42 Award of Graduate Diploma in Theology and of the Graduate Diploma in
Theology with Distinction
42.1 Students who pass all modules and the Dissertation are eligible for the
award of the Diploma.
42.2 The Board of Examiners may compensate failure in one whole module or
up to two half modules in Theology, with a mark not below 30%, provided that the
overall average achieved, calculated as specified in regulation 51.3 below, is
40% or more. Failure in the Dissertation may not be compensated.
42.3 An average Diploma mark will be calculated as follows:
• In accordance with the approved module assessment scheme, one % mark is
assigned to each half module;
• Two identical % marks are given for each whole module;
• If the student has been assessed in no more than one whole module or two half
modules designated level 4 or level L, an average mark will be calculated on the
basis of the eight marks, equally weighted;
• If the student has been assessed in more than one whole module designated
level 1, the best four marks for the level 5/6 modules will each contribute 15% to
the overall mark, and the remaining four marks will each contribute 10%.
• A candidate who achieves an overall Diploma mark of 65% or more will be
awarded a Graduate Diploma with Distinction.
43 Notification of results
43.1 The marks awarded for the modules will be determined at the meeting of
the Board of Examiners in June. The Board will normally make contingent
decisions on awards to be conferred in October, subject to attainment in the
Dissertation. If the case for making an award with distinction is uncertain, the
final decision can be made the Chair of the Board in consultation with a relevant
external or intercollegiate examiner and the Dean of Undergraduate Studies or
his or her nominee.
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