Assessment Grades – as per Academic Regulations 2008
Result grades – Unit Grading Codes
All units shall be assessed and recorded according to the codes listed in Table 1. Where a student cannot
be awarded a final grade for a unit at the end of the study period, the grade will remain blank. If no final
result grade has been assigned to the unit within twelve (12) months of the end of the study period, the
blank grade will be converted to Fail – NN.
Table 1 - Grading Codes - Units
Description % Range Code Numerical
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Guide Equivalent
Final Result Grades High Distinction 85-100 HD 7
Distinction 75-84 DI 6
Credit 65-74 CR 5
Pass 50-64 PA 4
Pass Conceded PC 3
Fail 0-49 NN 1
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When a unit is assessed on a Pass/Fail scale Pass 50-100 PS
Fail 0-49 NN 1
When a student withdraws from a unit in Withdrawn Without WW
accordance with Regulation 4.4.3 or 4.4.4. Academic Penalty
When a student withdraws from a unit Withdrawn - Fail WN 1
outside the provisions of Regulation 4.4.3 or
4.4.4
When a student has been granted Credit for Credit Granted CG
a unit (Regulation 4.7.1)
When a student's enrolment has been Withdrawn – Fees WX 1
cancelled for non-payment of fees in
accordance with Regulation 4.4.5
For a thesis, dissertation, project, research,
performance unit extending over more than
one standard study period:
(a) where progression criteria that have been Continuing Unit CU
prescribed for the unit are achieved and the
Lecturer-in-Charge recommends that the
student may progress with the work;
(b) where no progression criteria have been Continuing Unit
CU
prescribed, a final result is not available and
a finalisation date cannot be determined;
(c) where a thesis or dissertation has been Continuing Unit
submitted for examination, a final result is not CU
available and a finalisation date cannot be
determined.
If a student has been granted a Deferred Deferred Examination DE
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Examination
This code must be converted to a final result
grade no later than the third week of the next
semester. If at the expiry of that time no final
result grade has been assigned to the unit, it
will be recorded as a Fail - NN.
When a student has been awarded a result Result Withheld RW
but the result is withheld because of non-
payment of any fee or fine or withholding of
results has been directed because a matter
concerning the student is under investigation
under the Academic Honesty Policy or before
a Discipline Committee or Discipline Appeals
Committee.
If a result has been annulled Annulled AN
A result may be annulled only by
determination of a Discipline Committee or
Discipline Appeals Committee.
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All units will be assessed and recorded according to the grading codes in this Table. Assessment tasks
in all units will be developed so that typically the following proportions of students will achieve the
stated final grades:
(a) Distinction (DI) or better - 20%
(b) Credit (CR) - 30 %
(c) Fail (NN) or Pass Conceded (PC) - no more than 10%.
Where the final grades in a unit significantly deviate from these standards, the Lecturer-in-Charge will
provide to the School Assessment Review Committee relevant evidence to substantiate the decision.
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Numerical equivalents of grades may be used in the calculation of the grade point average.
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Results of PS (ungraded Pass) are excluded from the calculation of a grade point average.
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It should be noted that results from deferred examinations may be delayed and this can cause
difficulties for students in terms of graduation, application for scholarships and applications to enrol at
other institutions.
Result grades – Honours course Grading Codes
All Honours courses will be assessed and recorded according to the codes listed in Table 2.
Table 2 - Grading Codes - Honours
Overall Honours Grades Description Final Numerical Code
Result
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Final Honours Grades First Class Honours 85-100 HI
Second Class Honours - Division A 75-84 HIIA
Second Class Honours - Division B 65-74 HIIB
Third Class Honours 50-64 HIII
Fail 0-49 NN
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The award of Honours grades will be determined by the relevant School Committee on the basis of
results obtained in all units required in the Honours course, weighted according to their credit point
values.
Pass Conceded
A student may be awarded a Pass Conceded grade by the Head of School in exceptional circumstances.
A Pass Conceded grade does not meet prerequisite requirements for enrolment in units requiring a
minimum of a Pass grade. A Pass Conceded grade may only be redeemable upon the student re-enrolling
in the unit in a subsequent semester and attaining a grade of Pass or better. A pass degree student may
not accumulate a Pass Conceded grade in units amounting to more than 15% of the total credit points
required for completion of the award. A unit in which a Pass Conceded grade has been awarded may not
be counted for the purposes of admission to, or credit towards the requirements of, an Honours year or
postgraduate program
