Using the Calculate my Honours Degree Classification table

Identifying the marks to include

1. Check that you will have gained the minimum number of credits at level 3 or above and at level 2 or
above which are required to be eligible for the honours degree for which you are registered.
2. Sort, in descending order, the marks for all modules that you have passed at level 3 and that
you are allowed/required to count towards your degree. Write the credit value of each module
against the mark. You should note that:
the marks shown on your Notifications of Credit and Assessment Marks are rounded to the nearest
whole number. The academic record system works with unrounded marks so there may be a small
difference between the outcome of your calculation and that of the academic record system.
o if you passed a module at resit (which was not the subject of partial capping at
component level) or at the second (or further) attempt, the mark which is used to calculate
classification is capped at 40% unless the award board has approved extenuating
circumstances and allowed you an uncapped mark. In these cases the mark shown on your
Notification of Credit and Assessment Marks is the one you would have achieved had you
not been capped, it is not the mark used in the calculation. Should you need to discuss the
o if, due to extenuating circumstances, a degree is recommended even though you have
not gained the total credit requirement, the mark for the module (or modules) for which you
have not gained credit is excluded from the calculation. You may decline to accept this
degree and enrol on module(s) to gain the missing credit.
o you should be particularly careful to check the level of ULP (UWE Language
Programme) modules in relation to the main UWE module levels. ULP modules are not
directly equivalent.
3. Select the best 100 credits-worth of marks at level 3. You may well find that the total credit
value of your best modules add up to more than 100. If so, note how many credits from your 'worst'
module in this set need to be used to arrive at exactly 100 and also note how many credits at this
level could be carried over for (5) below.
4. Note that credit for which there is no percentage mark (eg some professional practice
modules; credit awarded for AEL or AL) should not be included in the calculation itself even though
you need to count it to reach the minimum credit requirement - no mark can be entered for such
modules.
5. Sort, in descending order, all the remaining marks for modules that you have passed at level 2
and above that you are allowed/required to count towards your degree, including any credits 'left
over' from level 3. Once again note the credit value of each module against the mark. If your
programme does not include any level 2 modules, the second group of marks will, of course, be
made up from your remaining level 3 modules only.
6. Select the best 100 credits-worth of marks for this group as in (3) and (4) above.
Estimating your degree classification
1. Complete columns A, B, C and E on the left-hand side of the table for your level 3 credits using the
best module marks that you identified in steps (2) and (3) above
2. Fill in column D on the left-hand side. Remember that you may need to include only part of the
credit (i.e. the 'counting credits') for your 'worst' module to reach the total of 100. In such cases, you
must enter the whole and not part of the module mark. Add up the credits in column D to check that
your total is 100 particularly if you are taking 15, 30 or 40 credit modules.
3. Multiply each entry in column D by three (ie by column F) and fill in the result in column G (if
you are using the online calculator, this should take place automatically).
4. Multiply each mark in column E by the corresponding entry in column G. Enter the result in
column H.
5. Add up the entries in column G and fill in the 'Total' box at the bottom of the column. Do the
same for column H.
6. Repeat steps (7) to (11) on the right-hand side of the table for modules at level 2 and above.
Remember that you should include any 'left over' level 3 credit from modules for which the module
mark is higher than your best 100 credits-worth of level 2 modules. Even if you use only part of the
credit from a module, you must enter the whole and not part of the module mark.
7. Add the two column G totals and enter the result in the 'Cumulative module weight' box below
the table. Then add the two column H totals and enter the result in the 'Cumulative weighted mark'
box below the table.
8. Divide the cumulative weighted mark by the cumulative module weight. The result will give
your aggregate mark and your estimated class of degree. Degrees are classified: 40-49 (3rd); 50-59
(2ii); 60-69 (2i); 70+ (1st).
100 100 100 100
A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H
Module Code
Module
Level
Credit
Value
Counting
Credits
2
Mark
MAR
weight
Overall
Module
Weight
Weighted
Mark Module Code
Module
Level
Credit
Value
Counting
Credits
2
Mark
MAR
weight
Overall
Module
Weight
Weighted
Mark
USSJ73-40-3 3 40 40 70 3 120 8400 USSJ4C-20-2 2 20 20 75 1 20 1500
USSJJQ-20-3 3 20 20 60 3 60 3600 USSJ4D-20-2 2 20 20 70 1 20 1400
USSJJR-20-3 3 20 20 60 3 60 3600 USSJ4E-20-2 2 20 20 65 1 20 1300
USSJJS-20-3 3 20 20 55 3 60 3300 USSJ4F-20-2 2 20 20 60 1 20 1200
USSJ4G-20-2 2 20 20 55 1 20 1100
Degree Classification Table
Total Weighted Mark: 25400 Total Module Weight: 400 Overall Award Mark: 63.5
Marks for Modules at Level 3 or above Marks for Modules at Level 2 or above
Minimum credits required
(Level 3 or above):
(normally 100)
Total counting
credits
1
entered
(Level 3 or above):
Minimum credits required
(Level 2 or above):
(normally 100)
Total counting
credits
1
entered
(Level 2 or above):
100 100
A B C D E F G H A B
Module Code
Module
Level
Credit
Value
Counting
Credits
2
Mark
MAR
weight
Overall
Module
Weight
Weighted
Mark Module Code
Module
Level
UMPD7H-15-3 3 15 15 70 3 45 3150 UMPD78-30-2 2
UMSD7T-15-3 3 15 15 65 3 45 2925 UMMD7K-15-2 2
UMKD6Q-15-3 3 15 15 60 3 45 2700 UJUUHV-30-2 2
UJUUH7-30-3 3 30 30 55 3 90 4950 UMDD7S-15-2 2
UJUTNG-30-3 3 30 25 50 3 75 3750 UJUUJ7-15-2 2
105 100 300 17475
Updated July 2012
1
Total Counting credits: This is the amount of the credit you have achieved at the appropriate level(s) which will actually count towards the calculation of your overall
award mark. Your total counting credit for a given level should be equal to the minimum credits required for that level (e.g. 100 at level 3). In exceptional
circumstances (e.g. where some of your module marks are not expressed as percentages, or where your credit total includes some modules for which you have
been given Accredited Learning), the total counting credits may be lower than the minimum number required to achieve the award.
2
Counting credit: Normally, you should enter the module's credit value in this box. There are two exceptions:
a) If by including the total amount of the module's credit you would exceed the minimum credit required at this level, the counting credit which you enter for this module
should only be the amount needed to take you up to the minimum required credit;
b) Where you have already "used up" some of the module's credit for Level 3 or above (e.g. 10 credits out of a 30 credit module), you must not enter more "counting
credit" than the number of credits "left over" for this module (e.g. in this case it would be 20).
Marks for Modules at Level 3 or above Marks for Modules at Level 2 or above
Minimum credits required
(Level 3 or above):
(normally 100)
Total counting
credits
1
entered
(Level 3 or above):
Minimum credits required
(Level 2 or above):
(normally 100)
Totals: Totals:
Degree Classification Table
Total Weighted Mark: 24175 Total Module Weight: 400
100 100
C D E F G H
Credit
Value
Counting
Credits
2
Mark
MAR
weight
Overall
Module
Weight
Weighted
Mark
30 30 75 1 30 2250
15 15 70 1 15 1050
30 30 65 1 30 1950
15 15 60 1 15 900
15 10 55 1 10 550
105 100 100 6700
1
Total Counting credits: This is the amount of the credit you have achieved at the appropriate level(s) which will actually count towards the calculation of your overall
award mark. Your total counting credit for a given level should be equal to the minimum credits required for that level (e.g. 100 at level 3). In exceptional
circumstances (e.g. where some of your module marks are not expressed as percentages, or where your credit total includes some modules for which you have
been given Accredited Learning), the total counting credits may be lower than the minimum number required to achieve the award.
2
Counting credit: Normally, you should enter the module's credit value in this box. There are two exceptions:
a) If by including the total amount of the module's credit you would exceed the minimum credit required at this level, the counting credit which you enter for this module
should only be the amount needed to take you up to the minimum required credit;
b) Where you have already "used up" some of the module's credit for Level 3 or above (e.g. 10 credits out of a 30 credit module), you must not enter more "counting
credit" than the number of credits "left over" for this module (e.g. in this case it would be 20).
60.4
Marks for Modules at Level 2 or above
Minimum credits required
(Level 2 or above):
(normally 100)
Total counting
credits
1
entered
(Level 2 or above):
Degree Classification Table
Overall Award Mark:
UWE Degree Classification Calculation Table
100 100
A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H
Module Code
Module
Level
Credit
Value
Counting
Credits
2
Mark
MAR
weight
Overall
Module
Weight
Weighted
Mark Module Code
Module
Level
Credit
Value
Counting
Credits
2
Mark
MAR
weight
Overall
Module
Weight
Weighted
Mark
3 2
3 2
3 2
3 2
3 2
Marks for Modules at Level 3 or above
a) If by including the total amount of the module's credit you would exceed the minimum credit required at this level, the counting credit which you enter for this
module should only be the amount needed to take you up to the minimum required credit;
Total Weighted Mark: Total Module Weight: Overall Award Mark:
Marks for Modules at Level 2 or above
Minimum credits required
(Level 3 or above):
(normally 100)
b) Where you have already "used up" some of the module's credit for Level 3 or above (e.g. 10 credits out of a 30 credit module), you must not enter more "counting
credit" than the number of credits "left over" for this module (e.g. in this case it would be 20).
Totals: Totals:
1
Total Counting credits: This is the amount of the credit you have achieved at the appropriate level(s) which will actually count towards the calculation of your
overall award mark. Your total counting credit for a given level should be equal to the minimum credits required for that level (e.g. 100 at level 3). In exceptional
circumstances (e.g. where some of your module marks are not expressed as percentages, or where your credit total includes some modules for which you have
been given Accredited Learning), the total counting credits may be lower than the minimum number required to achieve the award.
2
Counting credit: Normally, you should enter the module's credit value in this box. There are two exceptions:
Minimum credits required
(Level 2 or above):
(normally 100)
Total counting
credits
1
entered
(Level 2 or above):
Total counting
credits
1
entered
(Level 3 or above):