4.13.5 The Window of Opportunity (Foundation Degree Conventions)

1. The following rules apply to the operation of the Window of Opportunity:

Preponderance

2. Students whose cascade average falls within 1%* of any borderline SHALL be raised to the higher class provided they meet one of the following criteria:

EITHER at least 50% of credits over the degree as a whole, excluding Sandwich Year, in the upper class or above

OR

at least 80 credits out of the final 120 credits in the upper class or above.

Special Circumstances

3. For the purposes of this rule, cascade averages shown to one decimal point for the information of examination boards will be rounded up (0.5 and above) or down (<0.5) to the nearest whole number.