Student Handbook 2024/25

16.1. Exit Award and Condoned Failure (Updated 5 November 2024)

Exit awards  

1. Students who fail to achieve their intended award may qualify for an exit award where sufficient credits have been passed and classification mark achieved.
2. For a PG Certificate students must pass 60 credits with a classification mark of 50% (up to 15 credits may be condoned, with a mark of 40-49).
3. The exit award will be automatically applied where the student does not pass at the final attempt, if they pass the required number of credits.
4. Please see the academic regulations for full details: www.arcs.qmul.ac.uk

Condoned failure

Failure can be condoned in up to 30 credits of modules of an LLM, MA, MSc and PG Diploma award where all of the following conditions are met:

1. the module mark for each failed module is 40.0 or higher; and,
2. the credit-weighted average mark across all modules, including the failed module(s), is 50.0 or higher; and,
3. a failed module is not designated as ‘core’ (must be passed outright) in the programme regulations.  

 Failure can be condoned in up to 15 credits of modules of PG Certificate award where all of the following conditions are met:

1. the module mark for each failed module is 40.0 or higher; and,
2. the credit-weighted average mark across all modules, including the failed module(s), is 50.0 or higher; and,
3. a failed module is not designated as ‘core’ (must be passed outright) in the programme regulations.