UCL REGISTRY AND
ACADEMIC SERVICES
APPENDIX 33
REGULATIONS FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREES
UNDER THE SPECIAL AND AEGROTAT PROVISIONS
First Degrees: Special and Aegrotat Provisions
1. Where a candidate has completed his/her full period of study and (a) is
absent through illness or other causes judged sufficient by UCL, such as
death of a near relative, from the whole or part of examinations during his/her
final year, or (b) though present at the examinations considers that his/her
performance has been adversely affected by any of the above circumstances,
an application for his/her case to be considered under the Special and
Aegrotat Provisions may be submitted to the Director of Registry and
Academic Services of UCL. The application must be accompanied by a
medical certificate or other statement of the grounds on which it is made and
must be submitted as soon as possible after the last date of the
examination(s) to which the application refers.
2. If the examiners are able to determine on the basis of the evidence available
that a candidate has satisfied the requirements for the award of a degree, the
examiners shall recommend the award of the degree with an Honours
classification and shall not consider the candidate for an award of an Aegrotat
degree. Where a classified award under the Special Provisions cannot be
made, an application to award an Aegrotat degree under the Aegrotat
Provisions may be made provided that the student has completed the full
period of study.
3. The minimum requirements for the award of a degree under the Special and
Aegrotat Provisions are as follows:
Students who registered in or after September 2005 and are following the
Harmonised Scheme for the Award of Honours
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Classified degrees should be considered for students on three year
degrees who have completed and passed 9 or more course units, 2 of
which must be in the final year. These must be recommended by the
Board of Examiners and be considered on behalf of the UCL Board of
Examiners by its Special and Aegrotat Provisions Subcommittee, except
in cases where the student has taken and passed 11 course units. In
these cases, the proposed classification can be considered by the Board
of Examiners and reported to the Subcommittee for information and to
advise UCL Board of Examiners about approval of these as appropriate.

Aegrotat degrees should be considered for students on three year
degrees who have not completed and passed enough to be considered
for a classified degree but have completed and passed at least 8 course
units. These must be recommended by the Board of Examiners and be
considered on behalf of the UCL Board of Examiners by its Special and
Aegrotat Provisions Subcommittee.

Classified degrees should be considered for students on four year
degrees who have completed and passed 13 or more course units, 2 of
which must be in the final year. These must be recommended by the
Board of Examiners and be considered on behalf of the UCL Board of
Examiners by its Special and Aegrotat Provisions Subcommittee, except
in cases where the student has taken and passed 14.5 course units. In
these cases, the proposed classification can be considered by the Board
of Examiners and reported to the Subcommittee for information and to
advise UCL Board of Examiners about approval of these as appropriate.

Aegrotat degrees should be considered for students on four year degrees
who have not completed and passed enough to be considered for a
classified degree but have completed and passed at least 12 course
units. These must be recommended by the Board of Examiners and be
considered on behalf of the UCL Board of Examiners by its Special and
Aegrotat Provisions Subcommittee.
Students who registered prior to September 2005 and are following the preHarmonised Scheme for the Award of Honours or students on non CourseUnit Degree Programmes
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4.
The regulations will remain unchanged for pre-harmonised and noncourse-unit students (for further information, please refer to the UCL
Academic Regulations for Students, paragraphs 14.1.1-14.1.9 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/registry/ucl-staff/blue-book/)
The examiners shall not recommend the award of a class of degree higher
than the overall level which the candidate has achieved in the work actually
presented.
Examinations Section
September 2010