Regulations - an 'at a glance' guide for students
This guide is also available in Welsh
We want you to succeed and to enjoy your studies. Here are some very important things you need to know in order to pass your course.
Full details of the University regulations can be found online in the Regulations for Taught Courses.
You should consult this for detailed information or seek advice from members of staff.
Submission of work
A deadline is given for handing in each piece of work that you have been set. If you meet the deadline, you will be awarded the full mark that your work is worth. If for some reason you fail to meet the deadline, then you have 5 working days in which to submit your work but the maximum mark you can be awarded for this piece of work is 40%. If you hand in your work later than 5 working days past the deadline or if you do not hand in the work at all, you will receive a mark of 0. Not all pieces of work qualify for this late submission policy, so please check which ones do.
Circumstances beyond your control
If something unexpected happens and you are unable to meet a deadline, you should consider submitting a claim for extenuating circumstances. Your faculty will be able to advise you on whether your circumstances fall under this procedure.
Plagiarism Submitting work that is not your own or failing to reference properly
The University regards plagiarism as a very serious offence. In order that you do not accidentally commit plagiarism, you should ensure that you make use of the information that the University issues and check with your lecturers if you are at all unsure. Proven cases of plagiarism can result in varying degrees of penalties depending on the level you are studying, whether it is a first offence and the volume of work plagiarised. In serious cases, proven plagiarism can result in expulsion.
Failing a module
If you fail a module but have handed in work and gained some marks, you may be able to resit it.
This will depend on your overall performance. However, if you don’t hand in any of the work for a module and therefore have a module mark of 0 recorded, you will not be offered a resit in it (unless there are approved extenuating circumstances). At best, this will mean that you have to do an extra module the following year. At worst, you could be discontinued from your course. It is therefore vitally important that you submit all your work by the published deadlines.
Assessment and Reassessment
The assessment boards will determine whether you have passed your modules and then whether you can progress to the next level of your course or receive your award.
If you fail some of your modules, the board may decide to offer you resits. This means that in some of your modules, you may need to resubmit coursework and/or resit an exam (the exams usually take place in August). Please make sure that you don’t arrange holidays during a resit period – these dates are available at the start of each year. Your online results will tell you which parts of the module you have to resit. You should be aware that if your mark is lower at the resit, it is the lower mark that will be recorded. If you fail to attend your resit examination or fail to submit your non examination resit work (eg coursework) your mark will be 0.
Please note that the maximum mark you can achieve in a resit module is 40% and this may affect your degree classification or award grading.
Further information is available on Glamlife.
Classification of awards
Full details of the University regulations can be found online in the Regulations for Taught Courses.
Some transitional arrangements are in place for students studying honours degree courses and postgraduate courses. The grading of HNC/HND/FD courses is new.
1. The classification of honours degrees
The classification is calculated as follows:
Method 1
Calculate the average of the marks from the 180 credits obtained from the best 60 credits at level 5 and the 120 credits at level 6.
Method 2
Calculate the average of the marks from the 120 level 6 credits.
The student receives the better of the two averages above and is awarded a classification based on the table below.
| Mean % | Classification |
| 69.5 – 100% | First Class Honours Degree |
| 59.5 – <69.5% | Upper Second Class Honours Degree |
| 49.5 – <59.5% | Lower Second Class Honours Degree |
| 39.5 – <49.5% | Third Class Honours Degree |
Students entering the University at the final degree stage or those entering the final degree stage by ‘topping up’ from HNDs or Foundation degrees awarded by the University of Glamorgan will be classified using Method 2 only.
2. Classification of HNC, HND and Foundation Degrees
2.1 HNC
The average of all credits comprising the award will be calculated. A distinction will be awarded if the average is 69.5% or more. Otherwise a merit will be awarded if the average is 59.5% or more. Otherwise a pass will be awarded if the average is 39.5% or more.
2.2 HND
The average of all level 5 credits comprising the award will be calculated. A distinction will be awarded if the average is 69.5% or more. Otherwise a merit will be awarded if the average is 59.5% or more. Otherwise a pass will be awarded if the average is 39.5% or more.
2.3 Foundation Degrees
The average of all level 5 credits comprising the award will be calculated. A distinction will be awarded if the average is 69.5% or more. Otherwise a merit will be awarded if the average is 59.5% or more. Otherwise a pass will be awarded if the average is 39.5% or more.
3. Classification of Postgraduate awards
The average of all credits comprising the award will be calculated. A distinction will be awarded if the average is 69.5% or more. Otherwise a merit will be awarded if the average is 59.5% or more. Otherwise a pass will be awarded if the average is 39.5% or more.