1. The University’s examination and assessment regulations Hilary Gilbert Academic Standards and Partnership h.gilbert@brighton.ac.uk

2. Regulations General examination and assessment regulations (GEAR) principal regulations (section C) examination boards (section D) course–specific regulations PSRB requirements/exceptions

3. Qualifications framework modular multiples of 10 credits mandatory (taken and passed) compulsory (taken and can be compensated) optional credit based maximum registration period

4. Marks and grades pass mark = 40% (threshold = 30%) undergraduate common marking/grading scale local marking/grading criteria postgraduate %, fail/pass/distinction from 2009/10 new students o % scale, pass mark 50%

5. Extensions to deadlines and mitigating circumstances late work, non-submission of work, non- attendance at exam = 0% extension to deadline procedure mitigating circumstances procedure

6. Examination Boards two-tier: Area Examination Board (AEB) Course Examination Board (CEB) single tier examination board

7. AEBs confirm module marks determine the module result: pass, fail, refer pg – distinction mitigating circumstances are flagged but not considered

8. AEBs determine the nature of any reassessment/attendance marks + recommendations forwarded to CEB

9. Referral permitted at all levels discretion of exam board no minimum mark maximum 50% of total credit studied in a stage module capped at 40%

10. Course Examination Board student profile + AEB recommendations determines whether student: progresses to next stage continues studying at same stage excluded on academic grounds receives an award (exit award)

11. Course Examination Board considers cases where: more than maximum number of referrals mitigating circumstances borderline cases recommendations of investigating panel

12. Unconditional progression passed modules in the stage compensation awarded: any level discretion of exam board maximum 20 credits per 120 credit stage no change to mark/credit awarded not for mandatory modules no minimum/stage average

13. Conditional progression repeat (trailing) up to 20 credits for every 120 credits to be studied permitted at all levels discretion of exam board module capped at 40% attendance or by assessment only

14. Retrieving failure referral repeat (trailing) compensation deferral (mitigating circumstances) number of attempts at module first attempt at module, referral, repeat attempt at module, referral

15. Awards Honours degree L2:L3 in ratio 25:75 borderline – within 2% Integrated Masters degree L3:LM in ratio 50:50 classification as honours degrees Foundation degree L2 - merit (60-69%), distinction (70%+) Postgraduate awards currently - pass, distinction (70%+) new - pass, merit (60%+), distinction (70+): overall weighted mean and ‘dissertation’ mark

16. Borderline at least half of the credit contributing to classification, including at least half of credit at level of award, should be in higher category mandatory modules e.g. project discretion of board to consider: proximity to classification progressive improvement mitigating circumstances

17. Administration external examiners’ handbook school (or Faculty) exam board arrangements, students’ work, course handbooks, assessment policy fees and expenses forms registry annual report, GEAR, external examiners’ handbook

18. How to contact the university externalexaminers@brighton.ac.uk external examiners’ homepage http://staffcentral.brighton.ac.uk/quality