S.L. 327.654 Art. 12Assessment 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 registered on the mainly taught programmes who in any academic year fail in the assessment of not more than 20 ECTS credits for taught study-units, if following the full-time Course, or not more than 10 ECTS credits if following the part-time Course, shall be given the opportunity to re-sit the failed assessments during the September supplementary examination session. MASTER OF ARTS IN SOCIAL POLICY - M.A.

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

(4) Students registered on the mainly taught programmes shall be allowed to proceed to the dissertation study-unit subject to obtaining the 60 ECTS credits assigned to the taught study-units with an average mark of at least 60%.

(5) Students registered on the mainly by research programmes referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of bye-law 10 shall be allowed resits of not more than 10 ECTS credits and 5 ECTS credits respectively.