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

eassessed assessment task or an exceptional subsequent attempt at an
assessment task is 50%, unless the Board of Examiners has accepted that the
candidate’s performance was adversely affected by mitigating circumstances
(Regulation 15 and Appendix F), in which case reassessment may be as if for the
first time. The module mark will be recalculated on the basis of the reassessed
tasks and the marks previously given for other tasks.
51.4 In the case in which a student fails a coursework task in the final year, such
that the overall mark for the module is below 50%, and wishes to resubmit the
coursework for assessment, the student must re-present it for assessment by the
date of submission of Michaelmas term coursework in the following year.
51.5 If a report or dissertation is otherwise adequate but requires minor
amendments, the examiners may require the candidate to make within one
month amendments specified by them and to be approved by them or one of
their number nominated by them.
52 Awards and classifications
52.1 To be eligible for the award of a taught Master’s degree, a candidate must
normally pass all the modules required, and must pass the dissertation.
52.2 When all the marks are assembled, the Board of Examiners may consider
compensation for a marginal failure, not below 46%, in one taught module on the
following grounds:
(a) For an MA candidate:
• If the module fail mark is 49%, the average of the other four marks must be at
least 52%;
• If the module fail mark is 46-48%, the average of the other four marks must be
at least 54%.
52.3 A failed dissertation, or a module failed on grounds of non-submission of
coursework, may not be compensated.
52.4 When all the marks are assembled the Board of Examiners may confer an
award with merit in the following circumstances:
(a) For an MA candidate:
Either four marks above 59, with at least 56 for the dissertation
Or three marks above 59, plus at least 119 marks
Or three marks above 62, plus at least 115 marks
52.5 When all the marks are assembled the Board of Examiners may confer
an award with distinction in the following circumstances:
(a) For an MA candidate
i. Either four marks above 69, with at least 66 for the dissertation
ii. Or three marks above 69, plus at least 138 marks
iii. Or three marks above 72, plus at least 135 marks
52.6 Unless otherwise specified in the approved programme, the Board of
Examiners may award a Postgraduate Certificate or of Postgraduate Diploma to
a candidate who has followed a College-regulated MA programme, but who has
not completed all the requirements for the award of the MA, provided that the
candidate has met the required standard by passing the required modules.
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