Undergraduate programmes, including Bachelor and Integrated Masters
If you are an undergraduate student, you need to obtain the following overall percentages to reach your desired final class:
Below 40% - Fail
40% - 49% - Third
50% - 59% - 2:2 (Lower Second)
60% - 69% - 2:1 (Upper Second)
70% or over - First
Classification outcomes are outlined within our A1: Regulations for taught programmes.
If you are a graduating undergraduate student on a Bachelor Honours or Integrated Masters degree programme, and your award classification result falls within 2% of a degree classification boundary, you may, subject to Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body (PSRB) requirements, be considered for a final classification borderline upgrade. In such cases, we will review your academic performance at your final level of study and consider eligibility for this. Students on a Medicine or Veterinary Medicine course are excluded from this (these programmes are not eligible).
Postgraduate taught degree programmes
If you are a postgraduate student, you need to obtain the following overall percentages to reach your desired final grade:
Below 50% – fail
50% - 59% - pass
60% - 69% - merit
70% or over - distinction
Further information about the final degree grading is outlined within our A1: Regulations for taught programmes.
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