UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
STANDARD STATEMENT FOR BOARDS OF EXAMINERS
The following Standard Statement should be read out by the Chair at the
commencement of all Boards of Examiners.
In addition, any approved waivers or particular regulations pertaining to programmes
under consideration which differ from the standard University regulations should also
be made clear at the start of the meeting.
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Confidentiality and Declaration of Interest
Members of the Board are reminded that:
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the proceedings are confidential;
any member of the Board having a personal interest in any student (s)
results must declare this and may be required to withdraw from the
Board proceedings at the relevant time;
students will receive their results within 10 working days. Staff should
not discuss results with students before that then;
all documentation should be returned to the Secretary after the
meeting, with the exception of the Chair;
Individual module marks have been approved at the School
Assessment Committee;
students for whom requests for Extenuating Circumstances to be taken
into account have been received are indicated on the Mark sheet by an
‘M’;
potential plagiarism cases forwarded to the University for investigation
are indicated on the Mark sheet by ‘IN’ and decisions for those
students will be recorded as ‘Decision Deferred’ pending the result of
the investigations.
External Examiners
The Course External Examiner is required to attend the Board of Examiners
as they are key to ensuring the following:
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that the academic standard for each award is set and maintained at the
appropriate level and that student performance is properly judged
against this;
that the assessment process measures student achievement
appropriately against the intended outcomes of the programme and is
rigorous, fairly operated and in line with the institution’s policies and
regulations;
that the University is able to compare the standard of its awards with
those of other HE institutions and against the Framework for Higher
Education Qualifications.
the on-going enhancement of the quality of the University’s awards.
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Progression and Award requirements
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Honours Degree: Students must achieve 100 credits at 40% and 20
credits at 35%
Ordinary Degree (if offered): Students must achieve 80 credits at 40%
and 20 credits at 35%.
Finals Boards
Changes have been made to the Regulations with effect from 27th February
2013, in particular relating to the way in which Degrees are calculated and
classified. Students who registered in Stage 2 in 2012/13 or earlier will have
their award calculated using both old and new regulations to ensure they are
not disadvantaged.
The Degree Classification is based on:
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The best 100 credits from Stage 2 and Stage 3
A weighted average of 20% from Stage 2 and 80% from Stage 3
Classification boundaries are fixed at 68% for First Class; 58% for
Second Class, First Division and 48% for Second Class, Second
Division
A minimum carry forward mark of 40% for all modules in which there
has been a supplementary assessment
Best 100 credits and Fixed boundaries of 68% for Distinction and 58%
for Merit will apply to Undergraduate programmes, for example,
Certificate of Foundation Studies, Certificate/Diploma of Higher
Education, Foundation Degree and Ordinary Degree
Supplementary Assessment
All students are entitled to one supplementary assessment as of right.
However, this may not be in the August Supplementary Assessment Period.
The following regulation applies:
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60 credits or more at 40.0% – resit the modules in August
70 credits below 40.0% – resit individual modules with attendance
during the following year
80 credits or more below 40.0% – resit the year with attendance
Third and Fourth Attempts
Students will be granted a third attempt at supplementary assessment if they
achieve 80 credits at 40% and have attempted their second supplementary.
Fourth attempts are no longer offered to students registering in Stage 0 or 1
from the 2013/14 academic session. Students currently in the system in
2012/13 will continue to be permitted a fourth attempt at the discretion of the
Board of Examiners, as set out in the School algorithm, to ensure that they
are not disadvantaged.
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Referral
Students, who, following supplementary assessment, achieve 100 credits at
40% and 20 credits below 35% and cannot be compensated, will
automatically be referred into the next stage of the programme. They will
undertake supplementary assessment without attendance and will be required
to successfully complete the outstanding credit by the end of that stage.
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Extenuating Circumstances
Students for whom there are approved Extenuating Circumstances may be
considered outside the above regulations.
AJC
AQU
March 2013