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Progression, award and classification - published for 2023-24
12.1 Information on how a student progresses through the programme – what does a student need to complete and pass to be awarded a degree, what are the consequences of unsatisfactory progress
UCL’s Progression and Award Requirements define how many credits and modules students need to pass to progress from one year of study to the next and to be awarded a UCL qualification.
BA and BSc Degrees:
This programme uses the Honours Degree Progression and Award Requirements in the UCL Academic Manual, Chapter 4, Section 6: Progression and Award. No formal marks are recorded for the BA in Archaeology with Study Abroad or BA in Archaeology with Placement.
Graduate Diploma:
This programme uses the Graduate Diploma Progression and Award Requirements in the UCL Academic Manual, Chapter 4, Section 6: Progression and Award.
Masters Degrees:
These programmes use the Masters Progression and Award Requirements in the UCL Academic Manual, Chapter 4, Section 6: Progression and Award.
The regulations work slightly differently depending on the programme structure. Specific regulations for each individual programme are published in the Portico Progression and Award Rules Tool. Students will be notified when their regulations are available. To find the Tool, students should click on the 'My Programme' box on the 'My Studies' page in Portico. The 'Progression and Award Rules' link is below the programme information.
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12.2 How will marks be combined to reach a classification?
Students who have successfully completed the Progression and Award Requirements will be awarded a Classification. The UCL Academic Manual, Chapter 4, Section 7: Classification defines the Classification Schemes for each qualification.
The regulations work slightly differently depending on the programme structure. Specific regulations for each individual programme are published in the Portico Progression and Award Rules Tool. Students will be notified when their regulations are available. To find the Tool, students should click on the 'My Programme' box on the 'My Studies' page in Portico. The 'Progression and Award Rules' link is below the programme information.
Bachelors Degrees:
This programme uses the Honours Degree Progression and Award Requirements in the UCL Academic Manual, Chapter 4, Section 7: Classification.
Undergraduate Programmes with Study Abroad or Placements:
The year spent on placement or study abroad must be completed satisfactorily but does not count towards the final classification of the degree. These programmes use the Honours Degree Progression and Award Requirements in the UCL Academic Manual, Chapter 4, Section 7: Classification. If applicable, returning students are subject to the following Classification Scheme in the Academic Manual (Chapter 4, Section 15: Classification for Undergraduate Students First Enrolling in 2017-18 or Earlier)
Graduate Diploma:
This programme uses the Numeric Graduate Classification Scheme in the UCL Academic Manual, Chapter 4, Section 7: Classification.
Taught Masters:
This programme uses the Numeric Taught Postgraduate Classification Scheme in the UCL Academic Manual, Chapter 4, Section 7: Classification.
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