Middlesex University Grading Scheme
Grade
1 to 4
5 to8
9 to 12
13 to16
17
18 to 19
20
Y
S
C
H
Q
Z
M
E
Other Qualifications
Class of Honours Degree
Distinction
First class honours
Merit
Upper second class honours
Pass
Lower second class honours
Pass
Third class honlurs
Marginal fall
Marginal fail
Fail
Fall
Incomplete Assessment
Ungraded pass
Aegrotat pass
Failure compensated
Not assessed
Incomplete assessment (no longer in use)
Failed in essential component of assessment (no longer in use)
Passed but does not meet masters degree requirements (no longer in use)
Passed but does not meet external requirements (no longer in use)
Reassessment
Modules which have been reassessed are shown with the final overall grade followed by the original and reassessment grades in
brackets.
Study Hours
One year full-time study is normally equivalent to 1,200 study hours within an academic year.
For Masters Qualifications, one year full-time study is normally epuivalent to 1,800 study hours within a calendar year.
For part-time study, the length of programme is normally double that stated above.
Credit Points
120 credit points (180 credit points for masters qualifications) are normally equal to one academic year of full time study. Two Middlesex
University credit points are equivalent to one European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credit point.
Middlesex University Standard Conversion to European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) Grade
Middlesex University Grade
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
European Credit Transfer and
Accumulation (ECTS) Grade
A Excellent
A Excellent
A Excellent
A Excellent
B Very Good
B Very Good
B Very Good
B Very Good
C Good
C Good
C Good
C Good
D Satisfactory
D Satisfactory
E Pass
E Pass
F Fail
F Fail
F Fail
Incomplete Assessment
N.B Credit is awarded for all pass grades (1 - 16) and also compensated grades 17C and 18C.
Key skills are embedded in the programmes and details can be found within programme specifications at
www.mdx.ac.uk/diplomasupplement
Prior to June 1992 Middlesex University was known as Middlesex Polytechnic.
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