4. Assessment

4.12. Progression

You will take 120 credits each year (normally eight 15-credit modules).

  • To progress from year 1 to year 2 you must pass at least 90 credits, with a minimum average mark of 40.0. 

  • To progress from year 2 to final year, you must pass at least 90 credits of year 2 modules, and 195 credits across year 1 and 2, with a minimum weighted average mark of 40.0 (where year 1 is worth 10% and year 2 is worth 30%). 

You need to meet these requirements by September, having completed any first sits / resits in the late summer examination period.

If you have accepted Extenuating Circumstances for a final piece of assessment, you have not yet passed that module and the credits do not count towards your progression. 

If you do not meet the progression requirements by September, this would normally mark the end of your studies at Queen Mary. It is only possible to retake a year in exceptional circumstances.

If you do not meet the progression requirements by September but still have resit or first sit attempts available for some assessments, and you could meet the progression requirements if you passed these modules, then you would normally ‘resit out of attendance’ in the following academic year. This means you do not attend any teaching, and just complete any remaining first sit or resit assessments.