Compensation can only be applied when all modules taken in a period of study are looked at together. A module may be said to be “in the compensation range” when it is between 35 and 39%. However the rules below govern the application of a PC. So if you do not meet this criteria then the module will not be passed by compensation irrespective of the mark attained.
In order for a module to be passed by compensation the following criteria must be met:
- No more than 10 credits (over all modules taken in the period of study) are below the compensation threshold (usually 35%).
- The average mark in the remaining modules is the pass mark (usually 40%) or above.
- At least half of the credits have reached the pass threshold (usually 40%) or above.
If some modules are passed by compensation then in order for their subjects to then be passed by compensation, the following criteria must be met:
- The overall weighted average mark across all modules taken in the subject is the pass mark (usually 40%) or above.
- No module in that subject has a mark below the compensation threshold (usually 35%).
- At least half of the credits taken in the subject have marks which have reached the pass threshold (usually 40%) or above.
- All required modules have been passed without compensation.
Module pass mark thresholds and PC thresholds can be checked using Coursefinder.
It is best to search Coursefinder first by subject code then by module code.