4.10.1 Requirements to enter final year and to undertake Work Experience (FDSc only)

Year One – Requirements to enter the Final Year

1. Students will pass year one if they satisfy both of the following conditions in their year one module assessments:

(i) passes at 40% or more in 100 credits’ worth of modules

and

(ii) an overall weighted average of at least 40%.

2. Year one students are normally allowed up to three resit opportunities.  Resit marks will be capped at 40%. however, students must have passed at least 60 credits to be allowed to take assessments in August. if they have fewer than 60 passed credits they will be required to repeat their first year.

Year One – Requirements to undertake Work Experience (FDSc only)

3. Two Year Degrees: students will be allowed to proceed onto the 6 week work experience (where applicable) but they will not be allowed to enter the final year until they have satisfied all the above conditions (i.e. they will only be allowed to retake a maximum of 20 credits of failed year one modules while studying in the final year, subject to the limit on resit opportunities).

4. Three Year Degrees: students will be allowed to proceed to the sandwich year provided they have passed a minimum of 60 credits in the first year, but will not be allowed to proceed to the final year until they have satisfied all the above conditions (i.e. they will only be allowed to retake a maximum of 20 credits of failed year one modules while studying in the final year, subject to the limit on resit opportunities).