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General Regulations for Programmes in Science or Engineering with Foundation Year
Entry Requirements
- All candidates must satisfy the Regulations for Admission to Degree Courses as specified in Section IV (General Regulations) of the University Calendar and must satisfy the Board of Studies as to their suitability and preparation for the programme.
- The two Foundation Years to which these regulations apply are the Engineering/Physics/Geophysics Foundation Year (EPG FY) and the Science Foundation Year (SFY).
- The programme of study consists of the Foundation Year followed by:
- EPG FY: any first degree programme in Engineering (in the Schools of Electronics and Computer Science, Engineering Sciences, Civil Engineering and the Environment or the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research), Computer Science, Physics (with the exception of programmes with an integral year abroad) or Geophysics.
- SFY: BSc Biology, BSc Biology with Oceanography, BSc Zoology, BSc Biochemistry, BSc Biochemistry and Physiology, BSc Biological Sciences, BSc Pharmacology, BSc/MChem Chemistry, BSc/MEnv Environmental Sciences, BSc/MGeol Geology, BSc/MOcean Oceanography, BSc Marine Biology with Oceanography.
- The Foundation Year extends over one academic year and is rated at 120 credit points at foundation level.
- EPG FY is taken on the Highfield Campus; SFY is taken at Eastleigh College.
Progression
- Candidates are required to satisfy the academic and attendance requirements of the course as laid out in the programme specification. Those failing to do so may have their courses terminated [see Regulations for Students (Section IV), General Regulation 12].
- To qualify to proceed from one year to the next, a candidate must reach a standard in the assessments, as detailed in the programme specification, satisfactory to the Board of Studies. The assessments may include the formal examination papers, coursework, practical work, project work and other work appropriate.
- A candidate not achieving the required standard may refer or resit according to the rules in the programme specification for the EPG FY or SFY as applicable.
- Candidates satisfying the examiners will progress to Part I of a specified degree programme. A candidate progressing to Part I of any programme will thereafter be subject to the regulations in force for candidates entering that programme in the same year.
Examinations
- The formal examination papers are normally taken at times decided by the Board of Studies, usually in January/February and/or May/June.
- A candidate who marginally fails to satisfy the examiners may have a right of referral as detailed in the programme specification. Referral examinations are normally taken in the August/September period. A candidate may not progress to the following year of the programme until referral examinations have been passed.
- A candidate who fails at referral, or who has no referral right under the regulations, has the right to resit. A resit for the Foundation Year consists of taking all examinations again, including any which have already been passed at first attempt or at referral. In exceptional circumstances, the Board of Studies may permit subsequent resitting.
- Candidates will normally be permitted to resit only at the normal time or times for the examination in the next academic year. A resit is normally taken externally but a candidate may decide, following academic counselling, to take an internal resit. In this case, normal fees will be payable and the right to any further resit is lost. A candidate may not progress to the following year of the programme until resit examinations have been passed.
- The progression rules for resit examinations are the same as for first attempt examinations except that a further right of resit is not available. The course of a candidate failing at resit will be terminated.
- A candidate permitted to resit or refer will normally be required to take the papers set for that occasion regardless of any change of syllabus. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ascertain from the Foundation Year Manager in good time whether any such changes have been made.
- Candidates may bring to the attention of the Director any circumstances that they consider to have affected their performance in any examination.
(25 June 2007)
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Assessment Regulations : Faculty of Engineering, Science & Maths |
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Institute of Sound and Vibration Research |
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School of Chemistry |
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School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
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School of Electronics and Computer Science |
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School of Engineering Sciences |
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School of Geography |
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School of Mathematics |
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School of Ocean and Earth Science |
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School of Physics and Astronomy |
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