S.L. 327.175 Art. 9Assessment and progress.

(1) The assessment of each taught study-unit shall be completed by the end of the semester in which the teaching of the study-unit is held.

(2) Students following the mainly taught programme of study who in any academic year fail in the assessment of not more than 20 credits, if following the course full-time, or not more than 10 credits if following the course part-time, shall be given the opportunity to re-sit the failed assessments during the September supplementary examination session.

(3) Students who fail in more than the number of credits permitted under paragraph (2), or students who after re-assessment fail to obtain the credits for any study-unit, shall be deemed to have failed the course.

(4) When examining a dissertation, the Board of Examiners shall follow the Marking Criteria and Descriptors as approved by the Board.