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School of Mathematical Sciences UG Student Handbook 2024/25

Progression and Graduation

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DISCLAIMER:  nothing in this document overrides the Academic Regulations, which always take precedence. 

Study programmes:

All study programmes can be found here.


TO OBTAIN A BSC DEGREE:

  • You must take 360 credits (normally 24 modules of 15 credits each) including at most 150 credits (normally 10 modules) at level 4 and at least 90 credits (normally 6 modules) at level 6.
  • 2014–15 or earlier entry
    • To progress:
      • year 1 → 2: pass at least 6 modules plus Essential Mathematical Skills;
      • year 2 → 3: pass at least 180 credits (normally 12 modules) in total.
    • To graduate:
      • pass at least 270 credits (normally 18 modules) at level 4 or higher;
      • achieve a weighted average mark (with first, second and third year marks being weighted with ratios 1:3:6) of at least 40.
  • 2015–16 or later entry
    • To progress:
      • year 1 → 2: pass at least 6 modules plus Essential Mathematical Skills (Does not apply to students who enrolled in AY2020/2021), and achieve an average mark of at least 40;
      • year 2 → 3: pass at least 195 credits (normally 13 modules) in total, including at least 90 credits (normally 6 modules) in year 2, and achieve a weighted average mark (with first and second year marks being weighted with ratios 1:3) of at least 40.
      • fail (after resit) no more than 30 credits in any one developmental year
    • To graduate:
      • pass at least 315 credits (normally 21 modules) at level 4 or higher;
      • pass at least 90 credits (normally 6 modules) at level 6;
      • achieve a weighted average mark (with first, second and third year marks being weighted with ratios 1:3:6) of at least 40.

All core modules must be taken and passed (if applicable). Please see section below for how 'to obtain a BSc in Mathematics, Statistics and Financial Economics'.


TO OBTAIN AN MSCI DEGREE:

Progression in the first three years are the same as BSc degree programmes.

For further information please see Academic Regulations which relate to the year you enrolled or discuss this with your Advisor or the Student Support Officer.





TO OBTAIN A BSC IN MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS AND FINANCIAL ECONOMICS:

  • You must take all compulsory modules and the required number of compulsory options as shown in the outline programme or as agreed with the programme director.
  • You must pass all ECN modules indicated by a superscript P (which are core modules).

If you graduate but fail to meet these requirements then your degree title will be “Mathematics, Statistics and Economic Studies”.


DEGREE CLASSIFICATION (BSC AND MSCI)

We will classify your degree from best to worst as either first, upper second, lower second or third class. All Queen Mary degrees are honours degrees. The number of credits you pass affects whether you progress and finally graduate but it has no direct effect on your degree classification.

We will base your degree classification on all the modules you took, i.e. all 360 credits for a BSc degree or all 480 credits for an MSci degree. This includes any modules you have failed. For a BSc degree, marks for modules taken in the first, second and third developmental years will be weighted 1:3:6 respectively. For an MSci degree the weighting is 1:3:6:6. (Developmental year relates to progression through a study programme and hence the number of credits passed, not to the number of calendar years of study.) The resulting College mark will be on a percentage scale.

College mark ≥ 70%First class
70% > College mark ≥ 60%Second class, upper division
60% > College mark ≥ 50%Second class, lower division
50% > College mark ≥ 40%Third class

If applicable, Essential Mathematical Skills (EMS) does not contribute to the minimum numbers of credits required either for progression from one year to the next or for obtaining a degree, although you must pass Essential Mathematical Skills in order to progress into second year.

During a year out, you cannot attend lectures or exercise classes. You may occasionally consult your advisor or seek information from a lecturer, but we can offer only very limited advice and assistance.


Borderline Policy

Examination boards may use a borderline policy when making recommendations for final degree classifications. Please refer 'to the relevant edition of the Academic Regulations' which outlines the relevant policy for the year you started your programme of study.

Award and progression information for Queen Mary degree can be found at http://www.arcs.qmul.ac.uk/policy/.


MSci Degrees

If you are an MSci candidate and you fail to pass the required number of credits at the end of the MSci degree programme then you may opt to resit failed examinations next year or transfer to a BSc degree, in which case modules taken in your final year will not count towards your degree class.