University Calendar 2017/18
Section VIII : Academic Regulations - Faculty of Engineering and the Environment
Definitions applying to all FEE Engineering Programmes for Part I only



PREFACE
CONTENTS
SEMESTERS
SECTION I
SECTION II
SECTION III
SECTION IV
SECTION V
SECTION VI
SECTION VII
SECTION VIII
SECTION IX
SECTION X
SECTION XI
SECTION XII
SECTION XIII
SECTION XIV
 
These definitions should be read in conjunction with the relevant Programme Specification and the General Regulations in Part IV of the Calendar. Numbering of paragraphs in this section corresponds to the paragraph numbers in the Regulations and Definitions Applying to Progression for all Credit-Bearing Programmes.
Where a paragraph is marked 'Exemption' or 'Not Applicable' the corresponding General Regulation does not apply to Part I students on FEE Engineering Programmes.
Where a paragraph is marked 'Variation' the version in these regulations supersedes the corresponding paragraph in the General Regulations for Part I students on FEE Engineering Programmes.
Where a paragraph is marked 'Applies Unchanged' the corresponding paragraph in the regulations applies to Part I students on FEE Engineering Programmes.
Where a paragraph is marked 'Addition' it indicates an extra requirement to those given in the General Regulations which applies to Part I students on FEE Engineering Programmes.
     
1. Introduction
  1.1 Applies unchanged
     
2. Definitions
  2.1 Exemption
  2.2 Not applicable
  2.3 Not applicable
  2.4 Not applicable
  2.5 Not applicable
  2.6 Variation:
Fail: A Fail applies to a Required Assessment or to the Part. A Required Assessment is Failed if its Pass Mark is not achieved. The Part is failed if one or more Required Assessments are Failed. No credit is awarded for a Failed Part.
  2.7 Exemption
  2.8 Variiation:
Module: A Module is a specified element of learning material with its own learning outcomes, and credit point rating. A Module must be assigned credit points at one level only. (The terms 'Unit' and, in the context of the Student Records System, 'Course' are synonymous with 'Module'.)
  2.9 Exemption
  2.10 Not applicable
  2.11 Not applicable
  2.12 Applies unchanged
  2.13 Variation:
Pass: A Pass applies to a Required Assessment or to the Part. A Pass in a Required Assessment is achieved through achieving its Pass Mark. A Pass in the Part is achieved by Passing every Required Assessment. Full credit is awarded for a Pass in the Part.
  2.14 Variation:
Pass Mark: The Pass Mark is the minimum mark that must be achieved in order to Pass a Required Assessment as documented in the Part I Assessment Schedule.
  2.15 Applies unchanged
  2.16 Applies unchanged
  2.17 Not applicable
  2.18 Variation:
Referral: Referral is the re-taking, due to a Fail, of one or more Required Assessments in the original or a revised format in order to achieve the Pass Mark. Referral assessments are usually taken in August/September at the end of the academic year in which the Required Assessment was Failed, but may be taken at other times, including earlier, as specified by the Faculty setting the Required Assessment.
  2.19 Variation:
Repeat: Repeat is the re-taking of assessments during the academic year following the first attempt, or following an unsuccessful Referral. Normally students may choose whether to Repeat Internally or Externally, following academic counselling from the Faculty in which they are enrolled. However, some Required Assessments have specific practical or placement requirements that necessitate attendance; students needing to Repeat such Required Assessments will be required to undertake a full Internal Repeat. Where this applies it will be stated in the Part I Assessment Schedule. Should an assessment which is to be Repeated not be available in the following year, the Board of Examiners will specify what alternative assessment should be taken.
   
2.19.1 Variation:
Internal Repeat: A student choosing an Internal Repeat will be required to Retake all Required Modules constituting the Part I programme and to Repeat all Required Assessments including those Passed at the first attempt. The student is entitled to attend all taught sessions, expected to submit all formative work and to take all Required Assessments. The full tuition fee is charged for an Internal Repeat. A student choosing an Internal Repeat is not permitted to transfer to an External Repeat part way through the year.
2.19.2 Variation:
External Repeat: A student choosing an External Repeat will be permitted to Repeat only those Required Assessments which were Failed at the first attempt and not Passed at Referral. The student is not required to pay tuition fees and hence is not entitled to access taught sessions or academic or pastoral support services. He/she will have an enrolment status of 'Repeat non attending' which allows access to the Library and to IT services only. A student Repeating Externally may be required to pay fees for examinations and other assessments. Programme regulations will specify the mode of assessment which will be used. A student choosing an External Repeat is not permitted to transfer to an Internal Repeat part way through the year.
  2.20 Not applicable.
  2.21 Addition:
Part I Assessment Schedule: The schedule of Required Assessments for students in Part I and the associated Pass Marks for these assessments. The Schedule is located in the Appendix to the Programme Specification and divided into two subsections: Schedules A & B.
  2.22 Addition:
Required Assessment: A Required Assessment is a compulsory assessment for the Part which must be Passed in order for a student to Progress to Part II. The Required Assessments are as specified in the FEE Part I Assessment Schedule located in the Appendix to the Programme Specification.
  2.23 Addition:
Required Module: A Required Module is a module for which enrolment is compulsory. The Required Modules for a Part are as specified in the Programme Specification.
     
3. Implications for Students Sponsored by the University under Tier 4 of the Points Based System
  3.1 Applies unchanged
  3.2 Applies unchanged
  3.3 Applies unchanged
  3.4 Applies unchanged


Submitted by Corporate Services
Last reviewed: 16-Aug-2017
© University of Southampton