Grades - What does it all mean?
From September 2012 all work will be marked using a percentage mark scale. This was because students told us they would find a mark out of 100 more understandable, rather than the old alpha grading system. The full grading scale is shown in the 3Rs, Part F for undergraduates, and Part G for postgraduates. Please note, marks for modules studied prior to 2012 will continue to be shown with alpha grades, and final award classifications will be calculated using a conversion process.
Pass 40%-100%
If you achieve 40%-100% in an assignment, this is a pass mark. If your overall module mark is in this range, you have passed the module and will be awarded credit for it. 100% is the maximum grade indicating outstanding work, and 40% is the minimum pass grade indicating satisfactory work. If you've submitted a piece of referral work that passed, your grade will be restricted to 40%. In the previous alpha system, these were grades D- to A+.
Marginal Fail 35%-39%
35%-39% shows that your performance was marginally unsatisfactory. If this was your first attempt, you may be offered a referral assessment(s) or an examination resit to improve your grade and gain the credit for the module. The maximum mark you can achieve for a referral or resit is 40%. In the previous alpha system, this grade was an FM.
34% or less
If you achieve 34% or less you have failed the module. You may be offered a referral on one or more assessments, but this is at the discretion of the assessment board. If not, or you have failed the referrals, you may be able to retake the module in the next session or next academic year and the overall module mark will be capped to 40%.
HOLD
Your result for the module has not yet been confirmed, which can happen for a variety of reasons. Check your emails to see if the programme team need you to contact them, or ask your module leader for more information.
NS
NS stands for Not Submitted (coursework) or Not Sat (Exam), you will not normally be offered a referral on an NS grade. If you've submitted work and there is no mark, please provide your module leader with a copy of your assignment receipt.
I
This means your Exceptional Extenuating Circumstances have been approved and you are recorded as having an incomplete grade at this time. You need to submit your coursework to the extended deadline agreed or take your exam at the next sitting.
Z
Z grade indicates that an academic offence has been proven for this work. The next step will be decided through the academic offences procedures.
OFFR, NOOF
OFFR is shown if you have been offered a referral on a piece of work, to give you another attempt to pass your module. Referral assignments are normally posted on Blackboard, or you can contact your module leader. NOOF means that the assessment board has decided not to make an offer of referral work, and you should contact your tutor to find out your next step.
ACPT, RJECT, DNR
These codes show whether you have accepted (ACPT) or rejected (RJECT) an offer of a referral, or whether you did not respond (DNR). If you've rejected or not responded, your original grade will stand, and you'll need to talk to your module leader about what to do next.
