Resits
| Level One |
Students who fail the coursework or exam components of a module or modules will normally be required to submit new coursework (by the end of July) or to sit a further exam paper in August at the end of the academic session in which they originally sat their examinations. An August exam mark forms the same proportion of the whole module mark as would the original exam, i.e. essays and oral performance are still taken into account. However, if the student should again fail any individual written component of the module, the overall module mark will remain a fail.
The University and Faculty have detailed regulations which stipulate the conditions under which students may carry failed modules and continue their studies. If you are concerned about failures on any component of your work please talk to your Personal Tutor. The regulations concerning failures, resits and progress can be found on the University website at: www.shef.ac.uk/calendar.
| Level Two |
Students who achieve fewer than 120 credits because they have failed to attend an examination or to submit coursework for medical or equivalent reasons that have been accepted by the Board of Examiners are normally entitled to sit a further examination or submit outstanding coursework as required in July and August as a first attempt.
Students who achieve fewer than 120 credits because they have either failed, or failed to attempt, coursework or examinations without a valid excuse, will normally be required to resubmit new pieces of coursework or to resit examinations in their failed modules as necessary in July and August. Such coursework and examinations can only be submitted for a pass mark (i.e. a maximum of 40, applied to the module as a whole). If a student obtains a lower fail mark at the second attempt, the higher mark will stand.
Students who have only achieved 100 or 110 credits at the conclusion of the resit period may be permitted to proceed to Level Three, but only at the discretion of the examiners, who will take into account the general record of the student concerned. Permission to proceed in these circumstances does not imply the waiving of normal course requirements. Progression from Level Two to Level Three with fewer than 100 credits is not permitted under any circumstances.
| Level Three |
Students who fail, or fail to attend, a written examination at Level Three may be re-assessed on one occasion, subject to time limits, for a pass degree. Students who have failed to attend an examination for medical or other extenuating reasons that have been accepted by the Board of Examiners, are normally entitled to sit a further examination in August or the following year as a first attempt. The University and Faculty have detailed regulations which stipulate the conditions under which students may carry failed modules and graduate. If you are concerned about failures on any component of your work please seek the advice of your Personal Tutor or the Senior Tutor. The regulations concerning failures, resits and progress can be found here.