Procedures for Compensation or Reassessment (CE) - Guidance notes and proforma for
students
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Decision about your extenuating circumstances
You are eligible for a compensated pass but you also have a reassessment opportunity. This is
because you have had extenuating circumstances and your request to repeat an assessment attempt
was accepted in the module at some point during your studies.
The module will be shown on your results transcript with an overall grade of CE.
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What you must do
Please tell your Faculty Office in writing, within ten working days of the date that your results
become final, whether you wish to accept a compensated pass in the module or take the assessment
again. Please use the reply slip below. Overseas students should contact their Faculty Office by
phone or email to confirm their decision.
If you do not reply by this deadline, we will assume that you do not want to be compensated and that
you want to complete reassessment.
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What you can choose to do
For the module with a grade of CE, you need to decide whether to:
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accept a compensated pass and complete the level of study. If you choose to do this, your
CE grade will be changed to CP (Compensated Pass) and your transcript will confirm your
credit in the module, or
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complete reassessment during the next academic year. This may mean extending your
studies or completing the work alongside the next level of study.
Points to consider before you make your choice
 You cannot progress normally on undergraduate courses if you have continued
reassessment in more than 60 credits without attendance. This 60 credit maximum includes
modules in which you have chosen to take continued reassessment.
 You can progress carrying continued reassessment from the level below only. This means
that you cannot progress to level 6 carrying level 4 credit.
 You will normally be set a different piece of work from the original.
 If the further assessment is in a task that is referred, the maximum mark that you can
achieve in the task is 40%. Additionally, if the further assessment is in a retake module, the
maximum overall mark that you can achieve in the module is 40%.
 If you decide to accept a compensated pass, this decision stands. You cannot be
reassessed at a later date.
 If you also have a module with a result of Conditional Compensation (CC), your decision in
the CE module will directly affect the final result of the CC module and could affect
progression to the next level of your course. You should discuss the implications of this with
your Faculty Office.
Sheffield Hallam University
Compensation or Reassessment (CE) proforma
Student name …………………………………………………….… Student number ……………………
Course ……………………………………………………. ………… Year …………………………………
Action required
Please list below each module on your results transcript that has a grade of CE and confirm whether
or not you want to accept a compensated pass.
Module code
Module name
Compensation?
(yes/no)
Please sign and return the completed form to your Faculty Office within ten working days of the
date that your results became final. Overseas students should contact their Faculty Office by email
to confirm their decision.
If you do not return the completed proforma within this time, we will assume that you do not want to be
compensated and that you want to complete reassessment.
Further information
Please contact your Faculty Office if you require any further information or advice.
I understand that my decision to accept a compensated pass cannot be changed after this
proforma has been returned.
Signed
……………………………………………
Date …………………………
Acknowledgement □ If you want the Faculty Office to acknowledge receipt of your proforma, please
tick the box.
For office use only
Date received….……………………………………….
Date acknowledged……………………………………
Date records updated...……………………………….
Date coursework posted.……………………………