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APPENDIX 1
GLOSSARY OF COMMONLY USED REGULATORY TERMS
All students should make sure that they have and keep for reference a copy of the current edition of
the general University handbook, Essential Information: Undergraduate Student Guide
2005/06. The following glossary should be read with section 6 on Module Choice Information and
section 20 the Modular Framework for Undergraduate Courses.
Pass
The overall pass mark for all undergraduate Level modules is 40%. Some modules may also specify
a minimum level of achievement in any or all of the assessed elements within the module
assessment in addition to this. This will be stated in the module syllabus and/or award specific
regulations and students should be notified of these requirements within two weeks of the start of
the module. A module may include both coursework and examination elements of assessment. The
validated Course Handbook and the detailed module handbook must specify the mode of
assessment for each module and the weighting of these elements.
Fail
A failure result is one in which a student has achieved an overall mark of less than 40%, or, has
failed to achieve a satisfactory standard in any element of the module as required by the module
specification. (See sections 20.69 - 20.105 of the Framework for Undergraduate Courses for details
on action in the case of failure.)
Taken
The term “taken” when used within the undergraduate modular framework means to have
attempted a module, submitted for assessment and achieved an overall mark of at least 30%.
While a mark of 30-39% represents failure in one or more elements of the module, “taken” status
is significant as it results in the award of credits for a module contributing towards an award and
is recorded on a student’s transcript. Furthermore, a student must achieve a “taken” status in a
module to be considered eligible for reassessment (known also as referral or resit).
Modules for which a “taken” result is recorded will remain on a student’s profile and transcript
unless a pass is achieved on reassessment (also known as referral or resit). In cases where a
referral opportunity is offered but the student is not successful at reassessment the “taken”
record will remain on their profile and transcript. In cases where the module is reattempted and a
pass mark achieved the “taken” record will still be retained on a student’s profile to record the
outcome of the first attempt.
While it is in students' best interests to pass all modules counting towards their course,
Undergraduate modular course regulations allow the equivalent of one 15 credit module at each
level to be “taken” with a mark of 30% - 39% to count towards an Honours degree. This means
that up to a maximum 45 credits for modules recorded as “taken” can be counted provided that
no more than 30 “taken” credits are at Credit Levels 5 and 6 combined of which no more than 15
“taken” credits are at Credit Level 6. However students should note that some modules may be
specifically required to be passed under the award specific regulations (as is sometimes the case
with core modules) and may not be “taken”.
Attempt
For the purpose of counting the number of credits attempted for an award (see also 20.131c and
20.139d of the Modular Framework for Undergraduate Courses), to have “attempted” a module
means to have registered for a module and not submitted a change of module registration form
indicating withdrawal from the module by the end of the first week of teaching, or not to have
submitted written notice of withdrawing from the course before the meeting of the Assessment
Board considering the results of that module.
In the case of Polylang modules students may change their module registration up to the end of the
second week of the academic session.
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