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Edition Academic Regulations (2006/7 onwards) Revised November 2012
AU, Academic Office
A Guide to Your Results
Credit Levels* Attempts
Level 3 Access Higher education access level 1 Indicates a First Attempt
Level 4 Certificate Equivalent to first year full time undergraduate standard 2 Indicates a Second Attempt
Level 5 Diploma Equivalent to second year full time undergraduate standard 3 Indicates a Third Attempt (after retake)
Level 6 Degree Equivalent to third year full time undergraduate standard 4 Indicates a Fourth Attempt (after retake resit)
Level 7 Masters Equivalent to postgraduate taught standard, assuming Honours
degree competencies

*The Level indicators have been changed to correspond with the National Qualifications Framework, effective from the 2012/13 academic year, from Levels 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4
to Levels 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 respectively. This denotes a change in terminology only and does not represent an adjustment in academic level. EDS Transcripts issued from
January 2013 will use the new Level indicators for all modules.

Award Classifications
Undergraduate (UG) Honours Degree (UG) Postgraduate (PG)
D Distinction 1 First D Distinction
M Merit 2:1 Upper Second M Merit
P Pass 2:2 Lower Second P Pass
3 Third
Aegrotat means that the Awards Board has conferred an unclassified award because it believes there is evidence that you would have achieved the appropriate level of
knowledge, understanding and skills had it not been for illness or other valid cause. You have the right to refuse an aegrotat award. We shall proceed on the basis that you
will accept the aegrotat award unless you write to your Director of Studies to say that you wish to be assessed.

ECTS Credit Conversion ECTS Grade Descriptors
ARU Credits ECTS Credits A 73-100 % Excellent Outstanding performance with only minor errors
00 No credits achieved B 62-72 % Very Good Above the average standard but with some errors
15 7.5 C 54-61 % Good Generally sound work with a number of notable errors
30 15 D 42-53 % Satisfactory Fair but with some significant shortcomings
45 22.5 E 40-41 % Sufficient Performance meets the minimum criteria
60 30 FX 30-39 % Fail Some more work required before the credit can be awarded
F 0-29 % Fail Considerable further work is required

Module Results Grades
P Pass Undergraduate: Postgraduate: Edexcel (HNC and HND)
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Fine Graded
Modules
A A module result of 70-100% DI Distinction A module result of 70-100% DI Distinction A module result of 70-100%
B A module result of 60-69% PA Pass A module result of 40-69% ME Merit A module result of 60-69%
C A module result of 50-59% PA Pass A module result of 40-59%
D A module result of 40-49%
CP Pass (by compensation)

Pass/Fail
Modules
P Pass PA Pass PA Pass

All modules EC Pass (Exempt credit) EC Pass (Exempt credit) EC Pass (Exempt credit)
A module comprises one or more assessment elements, each of which has a qualifying mark and each result usually contributes to the
overall module mark. Students who have not achieved the qualifying mark in each assessment element are deemed to have failed the
module and are referred for re-assessment in the failed element(s), even if the aggregate mark for the module is 40% or higher.

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Edexcel grades are shown on your final transcript but will appear as undergraduate grades on your evision record.

D Deferred AU Appeal upheld (result incomplete pending next submission of element(s) allowed further attempt)
FR Fail with Resit pending
FC Fail overall although element qualifying mark(s) passed. Compensation may apply. Resit pending
NS Fail due to Non Submission/No Show
MA Mitigation Accepted (result incomplete pending next submission of mitigated element(s))
EX Extension (result incomplete due to an agreed extension)
HE Held (result held for investigation e.g. allegation of plagiarism etc.))
F Fail AE Appeal upheld with re-attendance (retake module with attendance, attempt will not be incremented)
F Fail, with no further resits
FC Fail overall although element qualifying mark(s) passed. Compensation may apply. (no further resits)
IN Intermitting (result record closed pending return from intermission and re-enrolment on module)
ME Mitigation Accepted with re-attendance (retake module with attendance, attempt will not be incremented)
NS Fail due to Non Submission/No Show

RA Reassessment with attendance (retake module with attendance, attempt will be incremented and capped at
40% with no further resits)
RP Replace module after 2
nd
attempt failure (replacement module will be at 1
st
attempt)
RT Retake module after 2
nd
attempt failure (retake module with attendance, attempt will be incremented and capped at
40% with one further resit allowed if retaken module is failed at 3
rd
attempt)
W Withdrawn from module (result record closed with no further attempt allowed)

If you do not understand any part of your transcript, or are uncertain as to what action is required in relation to any of your
results, it is your responsibility to contact your Faculty Office or Faculty Student Adviser for advice.