Progression & Award Information

What qualification you are working towards and how it is structured.

Your programme of study and qualification aim is a Bachelor of Arts with Honours and is split into four distinct stages of study, each taken over one academic year with two semesters. You will find your year of study referred to as the following:

• Year/Stage 0 – Level 3 (of the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications)
• Year/Stage 1 – Level 4
• Year/Stage 2 – Level 5
• Year/Stage 3 – Level 6

The “level” represents the standard of academic achievement demanded, and the “stage” represents the year of study you are currently on.

Modules and Credits

Each level of study is made up of modules that total 120 credits – you can see your programme structure in a diagram format on the HE Programme and Module Specifications.

All the modules you are studying have a separate module page on Space containing the resources you need. The number of credits each module is worth is detailed in the Module Specification and ranges between 10 and 30 at Level 3. The number of credits reflects the nature of the content and assessment of the modules. Modules such as Specialist Study and Specialist Group Study are worth a higher number of credits.

Module Structures

Each Assignment Brief on each of your module pages details an assessment task which will contribute a percentage, known as the weighting, towards your final module mark. You can see this weighting detailed on each Assignment Brief. The number of assessments per module varies between one and four.

Summative and formative assessments

All the tasks detailed on each assignment brief on your module pages are summative assessments. This means that you will be marked for your submission/performance on this assessment and it will contribute to the overall module mark you achieve. You will always receive written/verbal feedback for all summative assessments.

Your tutor/module coordinator may organise formative assessments in class sessions which do not contribute to your final mark for the module but help assess your progress over the course of the module.

On this webpage the term “assessment”, from this point, will refer to summative assessments only.

Assessment Pass Marks

Each assessment you complete is assigned a mark between 1 and 100 (a percentage). The pass mark at assessment and module level is 40%. You can view the Assessment Criteria (split by level of study) and information on how your work is marked by viewing the Assessment information page.

Assessment Mark Finalisation

The marks you receive with your feedback are indicative and are always subject to change at the discretion of the internal tutors, external examiners, or at the Module Board of Examiners in June (see below for information regarding Exam Boards), although significant change is rare.

Penalties and Mark Reduction

You may receive a mark penalty for late submission of coursework or for not following the submission guidance regarding document/file format. For full information and guidance regarding this, you should read the Assignment Guidelines.

Mark Confirmation

Your final confirmed marks are notified to you at the end of the academic year (early July), via the Exams Team. Students are emailed a link to view their final Results Report online.

Results Days are publicised on the marks, feedback & results information page, via email, and on the electronic noticeboards around the conservatoire.

Board of Examiners Meeting

There are two Board of Examiners’ meetings; the Module Board and the Programme Board. At the Module Board all of your marks for the academic year are confirmed and cannot be changed after that point. At the Programme Board decisions are made regarding your progression on your programme, any required reassessments and award decisions when in your final stage of study. Prior to the Module Board taking place, samples of student work go through a rigorous process of second marking, University of Hull moderation and External Examiner review as part of the quality assurance process.

The Exam boards occur in June and August/September of each year, and the panel of staff include:

• The Vice Principal
• Director of Studies
• Heads of Schools
• Deputy Heads of Schools
• Academic Managers
• Module Coordinators
• HE Registrar
• External Examiners (academic staff from other Universities & Conservatoires)
• Academics and Quality staff from the University of Hull

You can read more about who the External Examiner is for your course and what their role is on the assessment information page.

Mark Requirements for Progression or Award Achievement

Where you have achieved an average of 40% or greater for every module, and therefore achieved all 120 credits at the level, you are permitted to proceed to the next stage of your study (Level 4).

You do not need to have passed every assessment within each module, as long as the average mark for the module is 40% or greater.

Under the University of Hull regulations you may also obtain your credits, in some circumstances, through “compensation”. The Programme Board considers students for progression/award and whether module achievement can be compensated.

Compensation is granted in exceptional circumstances (after reassessments), if you haven’t passed a module but have received a module mark between 35% – 39% this can be compensated and the credits are awarded. This is only permitted where the Board can confirm that all the Learning Outcomes of the failed module have been achieved within other passed modules. Compensation can only be applied where your level average is 40% or greater and only in up to 20 credits.

If the Board compensate a module there may be conditions attached that the Conservatoire would require a student to agree to, for example the requirement to attend additional theory classes or receiving non-curricular theory and aural support.

June Board of Examiners Decisions

Decisions regarding progression are not made until the Board of Examiners’ meeting that takes place in June of each year and are always at the Programme Board’s discretion. The decisions are based on the number of credits achieved during the course of the
year. Students are then notified via their online Results Report of the Board’s decision, which will include one of the following outcomes at Level 3:

Progress:

This indicates you have successfully met the requirements to progress to your next stage of study.

Required Re-assessment:

This indicates you have failed at least one module (the relevant failed module(s) is highlighted on your results report) and you are required to resit the relevant failed assessments during the summer period, without attendance/further tuition, to enable you to successfully meet the requirements to progress to your next stage of study.

Outstanding Assessment:

Outstanding Assessment refers to when a student has successfully applied for Additional Consideration and the reassessment is classed as a first attempt, taken during the summer reassessments period.

Reassessments, also known as “resits”, are required where you have not achieved a pass for a module. The Programme Board of Examiners will require you undertake the relevant failed assessment as a reassessment in order to achieve a pass for the module.

You will only be required to undertake a reassessment for the failed assessments within the module, not every assessment. You cannot undertake any reassessments if you have passed the module at the first attempt, in order to raise your module mark.

Reassessment Period

You will only be informed of any reassessment opportunities available to you after the Board of Examiners has met in June and you have received your formal results. Under no circumstances are you permitted a second attempt during the academic year, before the
Board of Examiners meets, unless you have successfully applied for Additional Consideration.

Resits take place during the summer reassessment period, which is July-August. This period is a formal assessment period and therefore students should be available to undertake work/attend assessments, where required. Dates for this period are published on the reassessments page and the academic calendar.

Reassessment Notification

You will receive an e-mail containing a link to the results portal where you can view your end of year transcript. The transcript will clearly state which assessments you are required to resit.

The resit assignment brief may be different to the original task in some circumstances, so you should read it carefully as soon as you have access. These are found at the bottom of the assignments section of a module page on Space.

Penalties for Undertaking a Reassessment

A first attempt is your initial attempt at an assessment, where you will be marked for a full range of marks between 1 – 100.

A second attempt (reassessment) would be marked for the full range of marks and this mark would be shown with your feedback, however the assessment mark is then capped at the 40% pass mark, if a pass is achieved.

The capped pass mark (along with all relevant first attempt marks) is what is used in the calculation of your module average and level average.

Where approved Additional Consideration is applied, your initial attempt (marks between 1 – 100) will be deferred. Successful applications for Additional Consideration may result in an extension to coursework submission deadlines or performance or presentations being deferred to a later point in the academic year, or to the summer deferred assessment period in late June, depending on the original deadline. You can view further information regarding Additional Consideration on the dedicatied page.

Number of Permitted Reassessments

You are only permitted one reassessment opportunity per module.

You may not have passed an assignment due to academic failure or due to a non-submission/non serious attempt, all of these count as your first attempt at the assessment.

Where a first attempt has been deferred due to a successful Additional Consideration application and you subsequently fail the module, a reassessment opportunity is permitted, where relevant.

Reassessment Outcomes

After you have completed your reassessments, or first attempt deferred to the summer reassessment period, the Board of Examiners meet again after the summer reassessment period (late August) and the Programme Board makes further decisions for the appropriate students.

You are notified via their online Results Report of the Board’s decision which will include one of the following outcomes at Level 3:

Progress:

This indicates you have successfully met the requirements to progress to your next stage of study.

Fail; Withdraw from Programme/Award credit:

Where you have achieved fewer than 120 credits after your reassessment opportunity (and compensation cannot be applied) you will be withdrawn from the programme.

Required Re-assessment:

If you undertook deferred first attempts during the summer reassessment period and a reassessment(s) is now required due to a failed module, you will be required to undertake this reassessment before the Board of Examiners can consider your progression onto Level 4.

Outstanding Assessment:

If you have a first attempt outstanding due to approved Additional Consideration, you will be required to undertake this assessment before the Board of Examiners can consider your progression onto Level 4.

Should you choose to withdraw from your programme after completion of Level 3 modules, or transfer to the three year degree, you will be awarded a Foundation Certificate in Higher Education as an exit award.

How your final programme mark is calculated.

BA (Hons)

Each level of your Honours degree contributes a different amount towards your final classification, to reflect the greater demands of the higher levels:

Level 3 and 4:

These levels provide a foundation in your chosen area and so are for progression/credit only: they do not count towards your final programme mark.

Level 5:

Level 5 contributes 30% towards your final programme mark.

Level 6:

Level 6 contributes 70% towards your final programme mark.

Level averages are calculated as the mean average of the level’s relevant module marks (displayed as a whole number). Each module mark is weighted by the modules’ credit value.

The Final programme average is calculated as the mean average of each relevant level’s module marks, weighted accordingly as above. The calculation uses level averages to 1 decimal place. It is not calculated using the rounded level averages. This provides a more accurate final average.

The University of Hull classification ranges are as follows, for achievement with honours (480 cedits achieved):

Where a student has achieved a programme mark within 2% of the next classification up and more than half of the credits at levels 5 and 6 fall within the higher classification range, the student will be awarded the higher classification. Where exactly half of the credits at levels 5 and 6 and more than half at level 6 fall within the higher classification range, the student will be awarded the higher classification.

BA Ordinary

The BA Ordinary degree is classified as pass only. 300 credits in total is required, with a minimum of 60 at Level 6.

What qualification you are working towards and how it is structured.

Your programme of study and qualification aim is a Bachelor of Arts with Honours and is split into three distinct stages of study (four if undertaking the Foundation Year), each taken over one academic year with two semesters. You will find your year of study referred to as the following:

• Year/Stage 1 – Level 4
• Year/Stage 2 – Level 5
• Year/Stage 3 – Level 6

In some circumstances you may be studying Level 4 modules whilst on Stage 2 of your study, or Level 5 when on Stage 3 of your study.

The “level” represents the standard of academic achievement demanded, and the “stage” represents the year of study you are currently on.

Modules and Credits

Each level of study is made up of modules that total 120 credits – you can see your programme structure in a diagram format on the HE Programme and Module Specifications.

All the modules you are studying have a separate module page on Space containing the resources you need. The number of credits each module is worth is detailed in the Module Specification and ranges between 10 and 40 at Level 4. The number of credits reflects the nature of the content and assessment of the modules. Modules such as Specialist Study and Specialist Group Study are worth a higher number of credits.

Module Structures

Each Assignment Brief on each of your module pages details an assessment task which will contribute a percentage, known as the weighting, towards your final module mark. You can see this weighting detailed on each Assignment Brief. The number of assessments per module varies between one and four.

Summative and formative assessments

All the tasks detailed on each assignment brief on your module pages are summative assessments. This means that you will be marked for your submission/performance on this assessment and it will contribute to the overall module mark you achieve. You will always receive written/verbal feedback for all summative assessments.

Your tutor/module coordinator may organise formative assessments in class sessions which do not contribute to your final mark for the module but help assess your progress over the course of the module.

On this webpage the term “assessment”, from this point, will refer to summative assessments only.

Assessment Pass Marks

Each assessment you complete is assigned a mark between 1 and 100 (a percentage). The pass mark at assessment and module level is 40%. You can view the Assessment Criteria (split by level of study) and information on how your work is marked by viewing the
Assessment information page.

Assessment Mark Finalisation

The marks you receive with your feedback are indicative and are always subject to change at the discretion of the internal tutors, external examiners, or at the Module Board of Examiners in June (see below for information regarding Exam Boards), although significant change is rare.

Penalties and Mark Reduction

You may receive a mark penalty for late submission of coursework or for not following the submission guidance regarding document/file format. For full information and guidance regarding this, you should read the Assignment Guidelines.

Mark Confirmation

Your final confirmed marks and level average are notified to you at the end of the academic year (early July), via the Exams Team. Students are emailed a link to view their final Results Report online.

Results Days are publicised on the marks, feedback & results information page, via email, and on the electronic noticeboards around the conservatoire.

Board of Examiners Meeting

There are two Board of Examiners’ meetings; the Module Board and the Programme Board. At the Module Board all of your marks for the academic year are confirmed and cannot be changed after that point. At the Programme Board decisions are made regarding your progression on your programme, any required reassessments and award decisions when in your final stage of study. Prior to the Module Board taking place, samples of student work go through a rigorous process of second marking, university moderation and External Examiner review as part of the quality assurance process.

The Exam boards occur in June and August/September of each year, and the panel of staff include:

• The Vice Principal
• Director of Studies
• Heads of Schools
• Deputy Heads of Schools
• Academic Managers
• Module Coordinators
• HE Registrar
• External Examiners (academic staff from other Universities & Conservatoires)
• Academics and Quality staff from the University of Hull

You can read more about who the External Examiner is for your course and what their role is on the assessment information page.

Mark Requirements for Progression or Award Achievement

Where you have achieved an average of 40% or greater for every module, and therefore achieved all 120 credits at that level, you are permitted to proceed to the next stage of your study/achieve your award.

You do not need to have passed every assessment within each module, as long as the average mark for the module is 40% or greater.

Under the University of Hull regulations you may also obtain your credits, in some circumstances, through a combination of “compensation” or “condonement”. The Programme Board considers students for progression/award and whether module progression/award and whether module achievement can be compensated or condoned.

Compensation

If you have a module mark with the words ‘Compensated Pass’ beside it on your results report this means you have been awarded the credits for that module even though you received a mark of less than 40% for it. Compensation can only be applied where the relevant module mark(s) is between 35-39% and in up to 40 credits.

Condonement

For Level 6 modules only, in exceptional circumstances, if you have not achieved a pass for a module (with a mark of 34% or lower) this can be ‘Condoned’ and the credits are awarded. This is only permitted where the Board can confirm that all the Learning Outcomes of the failed module have been achieved within other passed modules. Condonement can also only be applied where your level average is 40% or greater and in up to 20 credits.

Condonement cannot be applied if a first attempt has not yet been undertaken (has been deferred due to a successful application for Additional Consideration).

Combinations of compensated, referred and condoned credits

Students can have credits compensated, referred (see below for ‘referred credit’) and/or condoned up to a total of 40 credits per level, and a 60 credit total per award. Any compensation of credit at a previous level will be taken into account. When referred credits have been achieved, the relevant credits then cease to be included within the above combination limitations. You may choose to waive the compensation/condonement of a module(s) in favour of taking a reassessment opportunity during July/August if you so wish.

June Board of Examiners Decisions

Decisions regarding progression are not made until the Board of Examiners’ meeting that takes place in June of each year and are always at the Programme Board’s discretion. The decisions are based on the number of credits achieved during the course of the
year. Students are then notified via their online Results Report of the Board’s decision, which will include one of the following outcomes at Level 4:

Progress:

This indicates you have successfully met the requirements to progress to your next stage of study.

Required Re-assessment:

This indicates you have failed at least one module and compensation could not be applied and you are required to resit the relevant failed assessments (as highlighted on your results report) during the summer period, without attendance/further tuition, to enable you report) during the summer period, without attendance/further tuition, to enable you to to successfully meet the requirements to progress to your next stage of study.

Outstanding Assessment:

Outstanding Assessment refers to when a student has successfully applied for Additional Consideration and the reassessment is classed as a first attempt, taken during the summer reassessments period.

Should you have a large number of failed modules alongside a minimal number of outstanding first attempts due to a successful Additional Consideration application, the board will reconsider your progression once your first attempts are complete.

Reassessments, also known as “resits”, are required where you have not achieved at least 40%, a pass or compensation for a module. The Programme Board of Examiners will require you undertake the relevant failed assessment as a reassessment in order to achieve a pass for the module(s).

You will only be required to undertake a reassessment for the failed assessments within the module, not every assessment. You cannot undertake any reassessments if you have passed the module at the first attempt, in order to raise your module mark.

Reassessment Period

You will only be informed of any reassessment opportunities available to you after the Board of Examiners has met in June and you have received your formal results. Under no circumstances are you permitted a second attempt during the academic year, before the
Board of Examiners meets, unless you have successfully applied for Additional Consideration.

Resits take place during the summer reassessment period, which is July-August. This period is a formal assessment period and therefore students should be available to undertake work/attend assessments, where required. Dates for this period are published on the reassessments page and the academic calendar.

Reassessment Notification

You will receive an e-mail containing a link to the results portal where you can view your end of year transcript. The transcript will clearly state which assessments you are required to resit.

The resit assignment brief may be different to the original task in some circumstances, so you should read it carefully as soon as you have access. These are found at the bottom of the assignments section of a module page on Space.

Penalties for Undertaking a Reassessment

A first attempt is your initial attempt at an assessment, where you will be marked for a full range of marks between 1 – 100.

A second attempt (reassessment) would be marked for the full range of marks and this mark would be shown with your feedback, however the assessment mark is then capped at the 40% pass mark, if a pass is achieved.

The capped pass mark (along with all relevant first attempt marks) is what is used in the calculation of your module average and level average.

Where approved Additional Consideration is applied, your initial attempt (marks between 1 – 100) will be deferred. Successful applications for Additional Consideration may result in an extension to coursework submission deadlines or performance or presentations being deferred to a later point in the academic year, or to the summer deferred assessment period in late June, depending on the original deadline. You can view further information regarding Additional Consideration on the dedicatied page.

Number of Permitted Reassessments

You are only permitted one reassessment opportunity per module.

You may not have passed an assignment due to academic failure (mark of 1 – 39) or due to a non-submission/non serious attempt (mark of 0), all of these count as your first attempt at the assessment.

Where a first attempt has been deferred due to a successful Additional Consideration application and you subsequently fail the module, a reassessment opportunity is permitted, where relevant.

Reassessment Outcomes

After you have completed your reassessments, or first attempt deferred to the summer reassessment period, the Board of Examiners meet again after the summer reassessment period (late August) and the Programme Board makes further decisions for the appropriate students.

You are notified via their online Results Report of the Board’s decision which will include one of the following outcomes at Level 4:

Progress:

This indicates you have successfully met the requirements to progress to your next stage of study.

Progress With Referred Module(s)

This indicates that you have been given the opportunity to achieve any remaining failed credits during your next stage of study whilst also progressing. This involves taking the relevant module(s) again (in up to 20 credits only), fully attending all tuition and undertaking
the assessments as a first attempt. This decision is made when the programme board can be sure you are not at risk by undertaking greater than 120 credits per stage and you have a level average of at least 40%.

Transfer to Ordinary Degree

If you have not successfully met the requirement to progress on the Honours Degree, compensation or referral cannot apply and you have achieved between 80 and 110 credits you will be transferred to the Ordinary Degree programme. Details will be given to relevant
students at the time of transfer regarding studying on an Ordinary Degree.

Fail; Withdraw from Programme/Award credit:

Where you have achieved fewer than 80 credits after your reassessment opportunity (and compensation cannot be applied) you will be withdrawn from the programme.

Progress with Outstanding Assessment/Re-assessment/External Candidate:

If you undertook deferred first attempts during the summer reassessment period and reassessment(s) is now required due to a failed module, you will either be required to undertake this reassessment early in the next academic year, alongside progression to your next stage of study, or to undertake the reassessments as an External Candidate. For the latter you will not be registered as a student and access to conservatoire resources is restricted.

Aegrotat Award

In exceptional circumstances you may be awarded a degree, diploma or certificate without classification if you are unable to continue your studies due to a long-term severe illness or significant personal extenuating circumstances. An aegrotat award is achieved on the basis that you would have satisfied the standard required for award had you been able to continue with your studies.

How your final programme mark is calculated.

BA (Hons)

Each level of your Honours degree contributes a different amount towards your final classification, to reflect the greater demands of the higher levels:

Level 4:

This level provides a foundation in your chosen area and so is for progression/credit only, it does not count towards your final programme mark.

Level 5:

Level 5 contributes 30% towards your final programme mark.

Level 6:

Level 6 contributes 70% towards your final programme mark.

Level averages are calculated as the mean average of the level’s relevant module marks (displayed as a whole number). Each module mark is weighted by the modules’ credit value.

The Final programme average is calculated as the mean average of each relevant level’s module marks, weighted accordingly as above. The calculation uses level averages to 1 decimal place. It is not calculated using the rounded level averages. This provides a more accurate final average.

The University of Hull classification ranges are as follows, for achievement with honours (360 cedits achieved):

Where a student has achieved a programme mark within 2% of the next classification up and more than half of the credits at levels 5 and 6 fall within the higher classification range, the student will be awarded the higher classification. Where exactly half of the credits at levels 5 and 6 and more than half at level 6 fall within the higher classification range, the student will be awarded the higher classification.

BA Ordinary

The BA Ordinary degree is classified as pass only. 300 credits in total is required, with a minimum of 60 at Level 6.

What qualification you are working towards and how it is structured.

Your programme of study and qualification aim is a Bachelor of Arts with Honours and is split into three distinct stages of study (four if undertaking the Foundation Year), each taken over one academic year with two semesters. You will find your year of study referred to as the following:

• Year/Stage 1 – Level 4
• Year/Stage 2 – Level 5
• Year/Stage 3 – Level 6

In some circumstances you may be studying Level 4 modules whilst on Stage 2 of your study, or Level 5 when on Stage 3 of your study.

The “level” represents the standard of academic achievement demanded, and the “stage” represents the year of study you are currently on.

Modules and Credits

Each level of study is made up of modules that total 120 credits – you can see your programme structure in a diagram format on the HE Programme and Module Specifications.

All the modules you are studying have a separate module page on Space containing the resources you need. The number of credits each module is worth is detailed in the Module Specification and ranges between 10 and 40 at Level 4. The number of credits reflects the nature of the content and assessment of the modules. Modules such as Specialist Study and Specialist Group Study are worth a higher number of credits.

Module Structures

Each Assignment Brief on each of your module pages details an assessment task which will contribute a percentage, known as the weighting, towards your final module mark. You can see this weighting detailed on each Assignment Brief. The number of assessments per module varies between one and four.

Summative and formative assessments

All the tasks detailed on each assignment brief on your module pages are summative assessments. This means that you will be marked for your submission/performance on this assessment and it will contribute to the overall module mark you achieve. You will always receive written/verbal feedback for all summative assessments.

Your tutor/module coordinator may organise formative assessments in class sessions which do not contribute to your final mark for the module but help assess your progress over the course of the module.

On this webpage the term “assessment”, from this point, will refer to summative assessments only.

Assessment Pass Marks

Each assessment you complete is assigned a mark between 1 and 100 (a percentage). The pass mark at assessment and module level is 40%. You can view the Assessment Criteria (split by level of study) and information on how your work is marked by viewing the
Assessment information page.

Assessment Mark Finalisation

The marks you receive with your feedback are indicative and are always subject to change at the discretion of the internal tutors, external examiners, or at the Module Board of Examiners in June (see below for information regarding Exam Boards), although significant change is rare.

Penalties and Mark Reduction

You may receive a mark penalty for late submission of coursework or for not following the submission guidance regarding document/file format. For full information and guidance regarding this, you should read the Assignment Guidelines.

Mark Confirmation

Your final confirmed marks and level average are notified to you at the end of the academic year (early July), via the Exams Team. Students are emailed a link to view their final Results Report online.

Results Days are publicised on the marks, feedback & results information page, via email, and on the electronic noticeboards around the conservatoire.

Board of Examiners Meeting

There are two Board of Examiners’ meetings; the Module Board and the Programme Board. At the Module Board all of your marks for the academic year are confirmed and cannot be changed after that point. At the Programme Board decisions are made regarding your progression on your programme, any required reassessments and award decisions when in your final stage of study. Prior to the Module Board taking place, samples of student work go through a rigorous process of second marking, university moderation and External Examiner review as part of the quality assurance process.

The Exam boards occur in June and August/September of each year, and the panel of staff include:

• The Vice Principal
• Director of Studies
• Heads of Schools
• Deputy Heads of Schools
• Academic Managers
• Module Coordinators
• HE Registrar
• External Examiners (academic staff from other Universities & Conservatoires)
• Academics and Quality staff from the University of Hull

You can read more about who the External Examiner is for your course and what their role is on the assessment information page.

Mark Requirements for Progression or Award Achievement

Where you have achieved an average of 40% or greater for every module, and therefore achieved all 120 credits at that level, you are permitted to proceed to the next stage of your study/achieve your award.

You do not need to have passed every assessment within each module, as long as the average mark for the module is 40% or greater.

Under the University of Hull regulations you may also obtain your credits, in some circumstances, through a combination of “compensation” or “condonement”. The Programme Board considers students for progression/award and whether module progression/award and whether module achievement can be compensated or condoned.

Compensation

If you have a module mark with the words ‘Compensated Pass’ beside it on your results report this means you have been awarded the credits for that module even though you received a mark of less than 40% for it. Compensation can only be applied where your level average is 40% or greater and the relevant module mark(s) is between 35-39% and in up to 40 credits.

Condonement

For Level 6 modules only, in exceptional circumstances, if you have not achieved a pass for a module (with a mark of 34% or lower) this can be ‘Condoned’ and the credits are awarded. This is only permitted where the Board can confirm that all the Learning Outcomes of the failed module have been achieved within other passed modules. Condonement can also only be applied where your level average is 40% or greater and in up to 20 credits.

Condonement cannot be applied if a first attempt has not yet been undertaken (has been deferred due to a successful application for Additional Consideration).

Combinations of compensated, referred and condoned credits

Students can have credits compensated, referred (see below for ‘referred credit’) and/or condoned up to a total of 40 credits per level, and a 60 credit total per award. Any compensation of credit at a previous level will be taken into account. When referred credits have been achieved, the relevant credits then cease to be included within the above combination limitations. You may choose to waive the compensation/condonement of a module(s) in favour of taking a reassessment opportunity during July/August if you so wish.

June Board of Examiners Decisions

Decisions regarding progression are not made until the Board of Examiners’ meeting that takes place in June of each year and are always at the Programme Board’s discretion. The decisions are based on the number of credits achieved during the course of the
year. Students are then notified via their online Results Report of the Board’s decision, which will include one of the following outcomes at Level 5:

Progress:

This indicates you have successfully met the requirements to progress to your next stage of study.

Required Re-assessment:

This indicates you have failed at least one module at level 5 and compensation could not be applied and you are required to resit the relevant failed you are required to resit the relevant failed assessments (as highlighted on your results assessments during the summer period, without attendance/further tuition, to enable you report) during the summer period, without attendance/further tuition, to enable you to to successfully meet the requirements to progress to your next stage of study.

If you are studying on the Ordinary Degree you will be offered the reassessment opportunities, although the credits may not be required to progress.

Outstanding Assessment:

Outstanding Assessment refers to when a student has successfully applied for Additional Consideration and the reassessment is classed as a first attempt, taken during the summer reassessments period.

Should you have a large number of failed modules alongside a minimal number of outstanding first attempts due to a successful Additional Consideration application, the board will reconsider your progression once your first attempts are complete.

Reassessments, also known as “resits”, are required where you have not achieved at least 40%, a pass or compensation for a module. The Programme Board of Examiners will require you undertake the relevant failed assessment as a reassessment in order to achieve a pass for the module(s).

You will only be required to undertake a reassessment for the failed assessments within the module, not every assessment. You cannot undertake any reassessments if you have passed the module at the first attempt, in order to raise your module mark.

Reassessment Period

You will only be informed of any reassessment opportunities available to you after the Board of Examiners has met in June and you have received your formal results. Under no circumstances are you permitted a second attempt during the academic year, before the
Board of Examiners meets, unless you have successfully applied for Additional Consideration.

Resits take place during the summer reassessment period, which is July-August. This period is a formal assessment period and therefore students should be available to undertake work/attend assessments, where required. Dates for this period are published on the reassessments page and the academic calendar.

Reassessment Notification

You will receive an e-mail containing a link to the results portal where you can view your end of year transcript. The transcript will clearly state which assessments you are required to resit.

The resit assignment brief may be different to the original task in some circumstances, so you should read it carefully as soon as you have access. These are found at the bottom of the assignments section of a module page on Space.

Penalties for Undertaking a Reassessment

A first attempt is your initial attempt at an assessment, where you will be marked for a full range of marks between 1 – 100.

A second attempt (reassessment) would be marked for the full range of marks and this mark would be shown with your feedback, however the assessment mark is then capped at the 40% pass mark, if a pass is achieved.

The capped pass mark (along with all relevant first attempt marks) is what is used in the calculation of your module average, level average, and overall classification.

Where approved Additional Consideration is applied, your initial attempt (marks between 1 – 100) will be deferred. Successful applications for Additional Consideration may result in an extension to coursework submission deadlines or performance or presentations being deferred to a later point in the academic year, or to the summer deferred assessment period in late June, depending on the original deadline. You can view further information regarding Additional Consideration on the dedicatied page.

Number of Permitted Reassessments

You are only permitted one reassessment opportunity per module.

You may not have passed an assignment due to academic failure (mark of 1 – 39) or due to a non-submission/non serious attempt (mark of 0), all of these count as your first attempt at the assessment.

Where a first attempt has been deferred due to a successful Additional Consideration application and you subsequently fail the module, a reassessment opportunity is permitted, where relevant.

Reassessment Outcomes

After you have completed your reassessments, or first attempt deferred to the summer reassessment period, the Board of Examiners meet again after the summer reassessment period (late August) and the Programme Board makes further decisions for the appropriate students.

You are notified via their online Results Report of the Board’s decision which will include one of the following outcomes at Level 5

Progress:

This indicates you have successfully met the requirements to progress to your next stage of study.

If you are studying on the Ordinary Degree you will need to have achieved 180 credits (over levels 4 and 5) in total to progress

Progress With Referred Module(s)

This indicates that you have been given the opportunity to achieve any remaining failed credits during your next stage of study whilst also progressing. This involves taking the relevant module(s) again (in up to 20 credits only), fully attending all tuition and undertaking
the assessments as a first attempt. This decision is made when the programme board can be sure you are not at risk by undertaking greater than 120 credits per stage and you have a level average of at least 40%.

This option is not possible if you are studying on the Ordinary Degree.

Transfer to Ordinary Degree

If you have not successfully met the requirement to progress on the Honours Degree, compensation or referral cannot apply and you have achieved between 180 and 230 credits (60 and 110 for Level 5) you will be transferred to the Ordinary Degree programme. Details will be given to relevant students at the time of transfer regarding studying on an Ordinary Degree.

Fail; Withdraw from Programme/Award credit:

Where you have achieved fewer than 60 credits after your reassessment opportunity (and therefore do not have enough credits to be transferred to the Ordinary Degree) you will be withdrawn from the programme.

For students already on the Ordinary Degree – if you have achieved fewer than 120 credits (where compensation cannot be applied) you will be withdrawn from the programme and if applicable an exit award will be issued.

Progress with Outstanding Assessment/Re-assessment/External Candidate:

If you undertook deferred first attempts during the summer reassessment period and reassessment(s) is now required due to a failed module, you will either be required to undertake this reassessment early in the next academic year, alongside progression to your next stage of study, or to undertake the reassessments as an External Candidate. For the latter you will not be registered as a student and access to conservatoire resources is restricted.

Aegrotat Award

In exceptional circumstances you may be awarded a degree, diploma or certificate without classification if you are unable to continue your studies due to a long-term severe illness or significant personal extenuating circumstances. An aegrotat award is achieved on the basis that you would have satisfied the standard required for award had you been able to continue with your studies.

How your final programme mark is calculated.

BA (Hons)

Each level of your Honours degree contributes a different amount towards your final classification, to reflect the greater demands of the higher levels:

Level 4:

This level provides a foundation in your chosen area and so is for progression/credit only, it does not count towards your final programme mark.

Level 5:

Level 5 contributes 30% towards your final programme mark.

Level 6:

Level 6 contributes 70% towards your final programme mark.

Level averages are calculated as the mean average of the level’s relevant module marks (displayed as a whole number). Each module mark is weighted by the modules’ credit value.

The Final programme average is calculated as the mean average of each relevant level’s module marks, weighted accordingly as above. The calculation uses level averages to 1 decimal place. It is not calculated using the rounded level averages. This provides a more accurate final average.

The University of Hull classification ranges are as follows, for achievement with honours (360 cedits achieved):

Where a student has achieved a programme mark within 2% of the next classification up and more than half of the credits at levels 5 and 6 fall within the higher classification range, the student will be awarded the higher classification. Where exactly half of the credits at levels 5 and 6 and more than half at level 6 fall within the higher classification range, the student will be awarded the higher classification.

BA Ordinary

The BA Ordinary degree is classified as pass only. 300 credits in total is required, with a minimum of 60 at Level 6.

What qualification you are working towards and how it is structured.

Your programme of study and qualification aim is a Bachelor of Arts with Honours and is split into three distinct stages of study (four if undertaking the Foundation Year), each taken over one academic year with two semesters. You will find your year of study referred to as the following:

• Year/Stage 1 – Level 4
• Year/Stage 2 – Level 5
• Year/Stage 3 – Level 6

In some circumstances you may be studying Level 4 modules whilst on Stage 2 of your study, or Level 5 when on Stage 3 of your study.

The “level” represents the standard of academic achievement demanded, and the “stage” represents the year of study you are currently on.

Modules and Credits

Each level of study is made up of modules that total 120 credits – you can see your programme structure in a diagram format on the HE Programme and Module Specifications.

All the modules you are studying have a separate module page on Space containing the resources you need. The number of credits each module is worth is detailed in the Module Specification and ranges between 10 and 40 at Level 4. The number of credits reflects the nature of the content and assessment of the modules. Modules such as Specialist Study and Specialist Group Study are worth a higher number of credits.

Module Structures

Each Assignment Brief on each of your module pages details an assessment task which will contribute a percentage, known as the weighting, towards your final module mark. You can see this weighting detailed on each Assignment Brief. The number of assessments per module varies between one and four.

Summative and formative assessments

All the tasks detailed on each assignment brief on your module pages are summative assessments. This means that you will be marked for your submission/performance on this assessment and it will contribute to the overall module mark you achieve. You will always receive written/verbal feedback for all summative assessments.

Your tutor/module coordinator may organise formative assessments in class sessions which do not contribute to your final mark for the module but help assess your progress over the course of the module.

On this webpage the term “assessment”, from this point, will refer to summative assessments only.

Assessment Pass Marks

Each assessment you complete is assigned a mark between 1 and 100 (a percentage). The pass mark at assessment and module level is 40%. You can view the Assessment Criteria (split by level of study) and information on how your work is marked by viewing the
Assessment information page.

Assessment Mark Finalisation

The marks you receive with your feedback are indicative and are always subject to change at the discretion of the internal tutors, external examiners, or at the Module Board of Examiners in June (see below for information regarding Exam Boards), although significant change is rare.

Penalties and Mark Reduction

You may receive a mark penalty for late submission of coursework or for not following the submission guidance regarding document/file format. For full information and guidance regarding this, you should read the Assignment Guidelines.

Mark Confirmation

Your final confirmed marks, level average, and award classification are notified to you at the end of the academic year (early July), via the Exams Team. Students are emailed a link to view their final Results Report online.

Results Days are publicised on the marks, feedback & results information page, via email, and on the electronic noticeboards around the conservatoire.

Board of Examiners Meeting

There are two Board of Examiners’ meetings; the Module Board and the Programme Board. At the Module Board all of your marks for the academic year are confirmed and cannot be changed after that point. At the Programme Board decisions are made regarding your progression on your programme, any required reassessments and award decisions when in your final stage of study. Prior to the Module Board taking place, samples of student work go through a rigorous process of second marking, university moderation and External Examiner review as part of the quality assurance process.

The Exam boards occur in June and August/September of each year, and the panel of staff include:

• The Vice Principal
• Director of Studies
• Heads of Schools
• Deputy Heads of Schools
• Academic Managers
• Module Coordinators
• HE Registrar
• External Examiners (academic staff from other Universities & Conservatoires)
• Academics and Quality staff from the University of Hull

You can read more about who the External Examiner is for your course and what their role is on the assessment information page.

Mark Requirements for Progression or Award Achievement

Where you have achieved an average of 40% or greater for every module, and therefore achieved all 120 credits at that level, you are permitted to proceed to the next stage of your study/achieve your award.

You do not need to have passed every assessment within each module, as long as the average mark for the module is 40% or greater.

Under the University of Hull regulations you may also obtain your credits, in some circumstances, through a combination of “compensation” or “condonement”. The Programme Board considers students for progression/award and whether module progression/award and whether module achievement can be compensated or condoned.

Compensation

If you have a module mark with the words ‘Compensated Pass’ beside it on your results report this means you have been awarded the credits for that module even though you received a mark of less than 40% for it. Compensation can only be applied where your level average is 40% or greater and the relevant module mark(s) is between 35-39% and in up to 40 credits.

Condonement

For Level 6 modules only, in exceptional circumstances, if you have not achieved a pass for a module (with a mark of 34% or lower) this can be ‘Condoned’ and the credits are awarded. This is only permitted where the Board can confirm that all the Learning Outcomes of the failed module have been achieved within other passed modules. Condonement can also only be applied where your level average is 40% or greater and in up to 20 credits.

Condonement cannot be applied if a first attempt has not yet been undertaken (has been deferred due to a successful application for Additional Consideration).

Condonement of failed modules cannot apply to external top-ups or direct entry students.

Combinations of compensated, referred and condoned credits

Students can have credits compensated, referred (see below for ‘referred credit’) and/or condoned up to a total of 40 credits per level, and a 60 credit total per award. Any compensation of credit at a previous level will be taken into account. When referred credits have been achieved, the relevant credits then cease to be included within the above combination limitations. You may choose to waive the compensation/condonement of a module(s) in favour of taking a reassessment opportunity during July/August if you so wish.

June Board of Examiners Decisions

Decisions regarding progression or award are not made until the Board of Examiners’ meeting that takes place in June of each year and are always at the Programme Board’s discretion. The decisions are based on the number of credits achieved during the course of the
year. Students are then notified via their online Results Report of the Board’s decision, which will include one of the following outcomes at the final stage of study:

Award BA (Hons) or BA Ordinary:

This indicates you have successfully met the requirements to achieve your award.

Required Re-assessment:

This indicates you have failed at least one module and compensation/condonement could not be applied and you are required to resit the relevant failed assessments (as highlighted on your results report) during the summer period, without attendance/further tuition, to enable you to successfully meet the requirements to achieve your award.

If you are studying on the Ordinary degree you will be offered the reassessment opportunities, although the credits may not be required to achieve your award.

Outstanding Assessment:

Outstanding Assessment refers to when a student has successfully applied for Additional Consideration and the reassessment is classed as a first attempt, taken during the summer reassessments period.

Reassessments, also known as “resits”, are required where you have not achieved at least 40%, a pass, compensation, or condonement for a module. The Programme Board of Examiners will require you undertake the relevant failed assessment as a reassessment in order to achieve a pass for the module(s).

You will only be required to undertake a reassessment for the failed assessments within the module, not every assessment. You cannot undertake any reassessments if you have passed the module at the first attempt, in order to raise your module mark.

Reassessment Period

You will only be informed of any reassessment opportunities available to you after the Board of Examiners has met in June and you have received your formal results. Under no circumstances are you permitted a second attempt during the academic year, before the
Board of Examiners meets, unless you have successfully applied for Additional Consideration.

Resits take place during the summer reassessment period, which is July-August. This period is a formal assessment period and therefore students should be available to undertake work/attend assessments, where required. Dates for this period are published on the reassessments page and the academic calendar.

Reassessment Notification

You will receive an e-mail containing a link to the results portal where you can view your end of year transcript. The transcript will clearly state which assessments you are required to resit.

The resit assignment brief may be different to the original task in some circumstances, so you should read it carefully as soon as you have access. These are found at the bottom of the assignments section of a module page on Space.

Penalties for Undertaking a Reassessment

A first attempt is your initial attempt at an assessment, where you will be marked for a full range of marks between 1 – 100.

A second attempt (reassessment) would be marked for the full range of marks and this mark would be shown with your feedback, however the assessment mark is then capped at the 40% pass mark, if a pass is achieved.

The capped pass mark (along with all relevant first attempt marks) is what is used in the calculation of your module average, level average, and overall classification.

Where approved Additional Consideration is applied, your initial attempt (marks between 1 – 100) will be deferred. Successful applications for Additional Consideration may result in an extension to coursework submission deadlines or performance or presentations being deferred to a later point in the academic year, or to the summer deferred assessment period in late June, depending on the original deadline. You can view further information regarding Additional Consideration on the dedicatied page.

Number of Permitted Reassessments

You are only permitted one reassessment opportunity per module.

You may not have passed an assignment due to academic failure (mark of 1 – 39) or due to a non-submission/non serious attempt (mark of 0), all of these count as your first attempt at the assessment.

Where a first attempt has been deferred due to a successful Additional Consideration application and you subsequently fail the module, a reassessment opportunity is permitted, where relevant.

Reassessment Outcomes

Undertaking reassessments for stage 3 will defer the potential achievement of your award and therefore you will not be able to attend the graduation ceremony in the summer.

After you have completed your reassessments, or first attempt deferred to the summer reassessment period, the Board of Examiners meet again after the summer reassessment period (late August) and the Programme Board makes further decisions for the appropriate students.

You are notified via their online Results Report of the Board’s decision which will include one of the following outcomes at the final stage of study:

Award BA (Hons) or BA Ordinary:

This indicates you have successfully met the requirements to progress to achieve your award.

Fail; Withdraw from Programme/Award credit:

If compensation and condonement cannot apply after reassessment, you will be awarded an Ordinary degree if you have achieved between 300 and 350 credits with 60 credits at level 6 (including of credit from prior learning, if studying the top-up year).

You will be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education if you have achieved between 240-290 credits.

You will be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education if you have achieved between 120-230 credits.

Where fewer than 60 credits are achieved (direct entry/top-up) you will receive a formal transcript detailing the relevant credits.

External Candidate:

If you undertook deferred first attempts during the summer reassessment period and a reassessment(s) is now required due to a failed module, you will be required to undertake this reassessment as an External Candidate over the following academic year. You will not be registered as a student and access to conservatoire resources is restricted.

Aegrotat Award

In exceptional circumstances you may be awarded a degree, diploma or certificate without classification if you are unable to continue your studies due to long-term severe illness or significant personal extenuating circumstances. An aegrotat award is achieved on the basis that you would have satisfied the standard required for award had you been able to continue with your studies.

How your final programme mark is calculated.

BA (Hons)

Each level of your Honours degree contributes a different amount towards your final classification, to reflect the greater demands of the higher levels:

Level 4:

This level provides a foundation in your chosen area and so is for progression/credit only, it does not count towards your final programme mark.

Level 5:

Level 5 contributes 30% towards your final programme mark.

Level 6:

Level 6 contributes 70% towards your final programme mark.

If you are doing a top-up year or are direct entry to stage 3, your award will be calculated entirely on the marks for their top-up year of study, 100% Level 6.

Level averages are calculated as the mean average of the level’s relevant module marks (displayed as a whole number). Each module mark is weighted by the modules’ credit value.

The Final programme average is calculated as the mean average of each relevant level’s module marks, weighted accordingly as above. The calculation uses level averages to 1 decimal place. It is not calculated using the rounded level averages. This provides a more accurate final average.

The University of Hull classification ranges are as follows, for achievement with honours (360 cedits achieved):

Where a student has achieved a programme mark within 2% of the next classification up and more than half of the credits at levels 5 and 6 fall within the higher classification range, the student will be awarded the higher classification. Where exactly half of the credits at levels 5 and 6 and more than half at level 6 fall within the higher classification range, the student will be awarded the higher classification.

Top-up students or direct entries to stage 3, where you have achieved a programme mark within 2% of the next classification up and more than half of the credits at levels 6 fall within the higher classification range, the student will be awarded the higher classification.

Only credits counting towards the classification are used in determining whether a borderline candidate meets the requirements for the higher classification.

BA Ordinary

The BA Ordinary degree is classified as pass only. 300 credits in total is required, with a minimum of 60 at Level 6.

What qualification you are working towards and how it is structured.

Your programme of study and qualification aim is a Master of Arts (MA) and is taken over one calendar year full-time with three trimesters. There are three trimesters to the qualification and all are at Level 7 of the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.

Modules and Credits

Each trimester of study is made up of modules that total 60 credits (total of 180 credits per award). You can see your programme structure in a diagram format via the MA Music Programme Information page on our website.

The Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) stage is taken over the first two trimesters (September – June) and the modules undertaking will total 120 credits.

The Masters (MA) stage of study is taken over the third trimester (June-September) and the module(s) undertaking will total 60 credits.

In this section the term assessment will refer to summative assessments only.

Each assessment you complete is assigned a mark between 1 and 100 (a percentage). The pass mark at assessment and module level is 50%. You can view the Assessment Criteria (split by level of study) and information on how your work is marked by viewing the Assessment information page.

Assessment Mark Finalisation

The marks you receive with your feedback are indicative and are always subject to change at the discretion of the internal tutors, external examiners, or at the Module Board of Examiners (see below for information regarding Exam Boards), although significant change is rare.

Penalties and Mark Reduction

You may receive a mark penalty for late submission of coursework or for not following the submission guidance regarding document/file format. For full information and guidance regarding this, you should read the Assignment Guidelines.

Mark Confirmation

Your final confirmed marks for the first two trimesters are notified to you at the end of the second trimester (Mid-July) and confirmed marks and award classifications at the Masters stage are notified to you at the end of the third trimester (early November) all via the Exams Team. You will have access to an official Results Report via MyPortal.

Results Days are publicised on the marks, feedback & results information page.

Board of Examiners Meeting

There are two Board of Examiners’ meetings; the Module Board and the Programme Board. At the Module Board all of your marks for each stage are confirmed and cannot be changed after that point. At the Programme Board decisions are made regarding your progression on your programme, any required reassessments and award decisions when in your final stage of study. Prior to the Module Board taking place, samples of student work go through a rigorous process of second marking, University of Hull moderation and External Examiner review as part of the quality assurance process.

The Exam boards occur in June and August/September of each year, and the panel of staff include:

• The Vice Principal
• Heads of Schools
• Deputy Heads of Schools
• Academic Managers
• Module Coordinators
• HE Registrar
• External Examiners (academic staff from other Universities & Conservatoires)
• Academics and Quality staff from the University of Hull

You can read more about the role of External Examiners on the assessment information page.

Mark Requirements for Award Achievement

Where you have achieved an average of 50% or greater for every module, and therefore achieved all 180 credits at the MA stage, you will achieve your award.

Under the University of Hull regulations you may also obtain your credits, in some circumstances, through ‘compensation’ or ‘condement’. The Programme Board considers students for progression and whether module achievement can be compensated.

Compensation

Compensation can only be applied to 20-credit modules. If you have achieved a module mark of between 45-49% you may achieve the credits for this module even though it is a fail. Compensation can only be applied in 20 credit modules, where your programme average is 50% or greater and where there are no other module marks below 50%.

If you have achieved a module mark between 45 – 49% the Programme Board of Examiners may agree to compensate the module. This means that although you have technically failed the module you will still be awarded the credits for it. Compensation can only be applied in up to 30 credits, where your level average is 50% or greater and where there are no other marks below 50%.

Condonement

If you have achieved a module mark below 44% the Programme Board of Examiners may agree to condone the module. Condonement can only be applied in up to 20 credits, where your level average is 50% or greater and where there are no other marks below 50%.

Compensation & Condonement Maxima

The maximum number of credits which may be condoned and/or awarded by compensation is 30. Compensation and/or condonement cannot be applied to any modules undertaken at the Masters stage (trimester 3)

July Board of Examiners Decisions

Decisions regarding progression from the Pg Dip stage to the Masters stage are made at the Board of Examiners meeting in July (after you have completed Trimester 1 and 2). Once the Board have met you will receive an e-mail directing you to MyPortal where you can view your confirmed marks for both Trimesters and the Boards decision regarding your progression. One of the following outcomes will be issued:

Progress to MA

This indicates you have successfully met the requirements to progress.

Progress with Outstanding Reassessments

Where you have failed up to 60 credits you will be permitted to Progress to the Masters stage whilst also undertaking a reassessment in the failed module(s).

Progress with Outstanding Assessments

This is applicable where you have not yet undertaken an assessment due to current Additional Consideration and you may be permitted to Progress to the Masters stage whilst also undertaking your deferred assessment(s) as a first attempt at the next opportunity (up to 60 credits).

Decision Deferred Pending Reassessment

Where you have failed more than 60 credits you will be required to undertake reassessments as soon as possible before you can be considered for progression to the Masters stage (trimester 3). If you pass your reassessment(s) you can undertake your Trimester 3 Masters assessments as planned.

If you do not pass your reassessments and compensation/condonement cannot be applied, your Masters assessments will be deferred to the next assessment point in January, teaching will not be deferred, just the assessments.

Reassessments, also known as “resits”, are required where you have not achieved at least 50%, the pass mark, for a module. The Programme Board of Examiners will require you undertake the relevant failed assessment as a reassessment in order to achieve a pass for the module(s).

You cannot undertake any reassessments if you have passed the module at the first attempt, in order to raise your module mark.

Reassessment Period

You will only be informed of any reassessment requirements available to you after the Board of Examiners have met (either PgDip or Masters stage) and you have received your formal results.

Under no circumstances are you permitted a second attempt before the Board of Examiners meets, unless Additional Consideration is involved.

Reassessment Notification

You will receive an e-mail from the Exams Team directing you to MyPortal where you can download a results report confirming your marks and Board of Examiners decision.

Your results report will identify any assessments you are required to resit. All of the resources you need will be on Space and signposted for you.

Penalties for Undertaking a Reassessment

A first attempt is your initial attempt at an assessment where you will be marked for a full range of marks (between 1 – 100). A second attempt (reassessment) would be marked for the full range of marks and this mark would be shown with your feedback, however the actual assessment mark is then capped at the 50% pass mark (if a pass is achieved).

The capped pass mark is what is used in the calculation of your overall award classification. Where approved Additional Consideration is applied, your initial attempt (marks between 1-100) will be deferred. Additional Consideration may result in an extension to coursework submission deadlines or performance/presentations being deferred to a later point in the PgDip stage or alongside progression to MA. You can view further information regarding Additional Consideration on the dedicatied page.

Number of Permitted Reassessments

You are only permitted one reassessment opportunity per module. You may not have passed an assignment due to academic failure (mark of 1-49), or due to a non-submission/non serious attempt (mark of 0). All of these count as your first attempt at the assessment. Where a first attempt has been deferred due to Additional Consideration and you subsequently fail the module, a reassessment opportunity is permitted, where relevant.

Reassessment Outcomes

The Board of Examiners meet again in October and your reassessments will be considered alongside your Masters stage.

This does not apply to students who were had failed more than 60 credits at the PG Dip stage Board, these students will have their reassessments considered on Chairs Action, so they know whether they can undertake their Masters assessments in September or whether they will be deferred to January.

You will receive an e-mail from the Exams Team directing you to MyPortal where you can download a results report confirming your marks and Board of Examiners decision. One of the following outcomes will be issued:

Award MA

This indicates you have successfully met the requirements to achieve your award.

Fail; Withdraw from Programme and/or Exit Award achieved

If after any applicable PgDip reassessments you have still failed some credits and compensation and/or condonement cannot apply, you will be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate if you have achieved at least 60 credits or a Postgraduate Diploma if you have achieved at least 120 credits.

Decision Deferred Due to Outstanding Assessments/Reassessments

If you have not achieved the 60 credit MA module whether through failure or if you have not yet undertaken the assessment due to Additional Consideration you will be permitted to undertake this (re)assessment as an External Candidate over the following weeks.

If after reassessment of the MA module the credits are still not achieved you will be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma if you have achieved at least 120 credits.

If you undertook deferred first attempts from the PgDip stage whilst progressing to the Masters stage and a reassessment(s) is now required due to failed PgDip module(s) (and compensation or condonement cannot apply), you will be permitted to undertake this (re)assessment as an External Candidate over the following weeks.

To achieve your award you must complete 180 credits.

Classification Boundaries

Mark Calculation

Your average for the award is calculated looking at the credit weighting for each of your modules.

Award Average = sum of each weighted module mark, then rounded to the nearest percent.

Weighted module mark = module mark multiplied by the module credit value divided by total credits for your award, each rounded to one decimal place.

Example calculation

The *final MA stage, Trimester 3, module mark is 62% so this is an achievement of MA with Merit.

What qualification you are working towards and how it is structured.

Your programme of study and qualification aim is a Master of Arts (MA) and is taken over one calendar year full-time with three trimesters. There are three trimesters to the qualification and all are at Level 7 of the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.

Modules and Credits

You will study 180 credits in total.

Module Structures

Each ‘Assignment Brief’ within each of your modules details an assessment. The relevant weighting each task has within the assessment is detailed on the Assignment Brief.

In this section the term assessment will refer to summative assessments only.

Each assessment you complete is assigned a mark between 1 and 100 (a percentage). The pass mark at assessment and module level is 50%. You can view the Assessment Criteria (split by level of study) and information on how your work is marked by viewing the Assessment information page.

Assessment Mark Finalisation

The marks you receive with your feedback are indicative and are always subject to change at the discretion of the internal tutors, external examiners, or at the Module Board of Examiners (see below for information regarding Exam Boards), although significant change is rare.

Penalties and Mark Reduction

You may receive a mark penalty for late submission of coursework or for not following the submission guidance regarding document/file format. For full information and guidance regarding this, you should read the Assignment Guidelines.

Mark Confirmation

Your marks are notified to you at the end of your programme (late August) via the Exams Team in the form of an online formal results report.

Results Days are publicised on the marks, feedback & results information page, via email, and on the electronic noticeboards around the conservatoire.

Board of Examiners Meeting

There are two Board of Examiners’ meetings; the Module Board and the Programme Board. At the Module board all of your marks are confirmed and cannot be changed after that point. At the Programme board decisions are made regarding your award and any required reassessments.

Prior to the Module Board taking place, samples of student work go through a rigorous process of second marking, University of Hull moderation and External Examiner review as part of the quality assurance process.

The Exam boards occur in June and August/September of each year, and the panel of staff include:

• The Vice Principal
• Director of Studies
• Heads of Schools
• Deputy Heads of Schools
• Academic Managers
• Module Coordinators
• HE Registrar
• External Examiners (academic staff from other Universities & Conservatoires)
• Academics and Quality staff from the University of Hull

You can read more about who the External Examiner is for your course and what their role is on the assessment information page.

Mark Requirements for Award Achievement

Where you have achieved an average of 50% or greater for every module, and therefore achieved all 180 credits, you will achieve your award.

Under the University of Hull regulations you may also obtain your credits, in some circumstances, through ‘Compensation’ or ‘condonement’.

Compensation

Compensation can only be applied to one 30 credit module and not in conjunction with Condonement. If you have achieved a module mark of between 45-49% you may achieve the credits for this module even though it is a fail. Compensation can only be applied in a 30 credit module, where your programme average is 50% or greater and where there are no other module marks below 50%. Compensation can only be applied at the end of the programme.

Condonement

If you have achieved a module mark of between 0-45% you may achieve the credits for this module even though it is a fail. Condonement can only be applied in 20 credit modules, where your programme average is 50% or greater and where there are no other module marks below 50%.

You may choose to waive the compensation or condonement of a module in favour of taking a reassessment opportunity if you so wish. This is only applicable where compensation has been awarded at first attempt.

October Board of Examiners Decisions

Students are notified via their Results Report of the Board’s decision which will include one of the following outcomes:

Award MA

This indicates you have successfully met the requirements to achieve your award.

Require Reassessments

This indicates you have failed at least one module and compensation could not be applied and you are required to resit the relevant failed assessments (as highlighted on your results report), without attendance/further tuition, to enable you to successfully meet the requirements to achieve your award.

Outstanding Assessments

Outstanding Assessment refers to when a student has successfully applied for Additional Consideration and the reassessment is classed as a first attempt or the submission deadline has been extended.

Reassessments, also known as “resits”, are required where you have not achieved at least 50%, the pass mark, for a module. The Programme Board of Examiners will require you undertake the relevant failed assessment as a reassessment in order to achieve a pass for the module(s).

You will only be required to undertake a reassessment for the failed assessments within the failed module, not every assessment.

You cannot undertake any reassessments if you have passed the module at the first attempt, in order to raise your module mark.

Reassessment Period

You will only be informed of any reassessment opportunities available to you after the Board of Examiners has met and you have received your formal results.

Under no circumstances are you permitted a second attempt before the Board of Examiners meets, unless Additional Consideration is involved.

Reassessment Notification

You will receive an e-mail containing a link to the results portal where you can view your end of year transcript. The transcript will clearly state which assessments you are required to resit and the accompanying letter will direct you to the resit assignment brief.

The resit assignment brief may be different to the original task, so you should read it carefully as soon as you have access.

Penalties for Undertaking a Reassessment

A first attempt is your initial attempt at an assessment where you will be marked for a full range of marks (between 1 – 100). A second attempt (reassessment) would be marked for the full range of marks and this mark would be shown with your feedback, however the actual assessment mark is then capped at the 50% pass mark (if a pass is achieved).

The capped pass mark (along with all relevant first attempt marks) is what is used in the calculation of your module average, level average and final classification. Where approved Additional Consideration is applied, your initial attempt (marks between 1-100) will be deferred. Successful applications for Additional Consideration may result in an extension to coursework submission deadlines or performances/presentations/vivas deferred to a later point in the academic year.

You can view further information regarding Additional Consideration on the dedicatied page.

Number of Permitted Reassessments

You are only permitted one reassessment opportunity per module. You may not have passed an assignment due to academic failure (mark of 1-49), or due to a non-submission/non serious attempt (mark of 0). All of these count as your first attempt at the assessment. Where a first attempt has been deferred due to Additional Consideration and you subsequently fail the module, a reassessment opportunity is permitted, where relevant.

Reassessment Outcomes

The Board of Examiners meet again and your reassessment mark will be confirmed and your award will be reconsidered. The Exams Team will notify you of their updated decision, which will be one of the following:

Award MA

This indicates you have successfully met the requirements to achieve your award.

Fail; Withdraw from Programme and/or Exit Award achieved

If after any applicable reassessments you have still failed some credits and compensation cannot apply, you will be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate if you have achieved at least 60 credits or a Postgraduate Diploma if you have achieved at least 120 credits.

To achieve your award you must complete 180 credits.

Classification Boundaries

Mark Calculation

Your average for the award is calculated looking at the credit weighting for each of your modules.

Award Average = sum of each weighted module mark, then rounded to the nearest percent.

Weighted module mark = module mark multiplied by the module credit value divided by total credits for your award, each rounded to one decimal place.

Example calculation

The *final MA stage, Trimester 3, module mark is 62% so this is an achievement of MA with Merit.