Degree Classification
At the end of your programme of study, your degree will be classified on the basis of a calculation which takes account of both the weighted average of the grades you obtain in modules at Level Two and above and the class within which the best 50% of these weighted module grades fall.
In the calculation, grades are weighted both according to the credit value of each module (e.g. grades for 20 credit modules are worth twice as much as 10 credit modules in the calculation) and according to the Level at which the module was studied (i.e. your Level Three grades are counted twice relative to those obtained at Level Two). Between each class (1st, 2:1, 2:2, 3rd), there is a borderline classification (e.g. borderline 2:1).
You will first be awarded a preliminary degree classification upon the basis of the weighted average grade. Next, the class within which the best 50% of your weighted module grades fall is calculated and converted to a second preliminary degree classification. These two classifications are then correlated, according to a table devised for the purpose. Full details of the method by which your degree classification is calculated can be accessed from the link to the right of this page.
Some examples:
- If the weighted average leads to a preliminary classification of a borderline 2:1, and the best 50% leads to a second preliminary classification of a 2:1, the candidate will be awarded a final classification of a 2:1.
- If the weighted average leads to a preliminary classification of a 2:1, and the best 50% leads to a second preliminary classification of a borderline 1st, the candidate will be awarded a final classification of a 2:1.
- If the weighted average leads to a preliminary classification of a 2:1, and the best 50% leads to a second preliminary classification of a 1st, the candidate will be awarded a final classification of a borderline 1st.
Where the final classification is in the borderline category, your classification will be made at the discretion of the Board of Examiners, who will take into account the weighted average grade you obtained at the final Level of your studies.