Science

In Year 0 1, and 2 of Science Programmes, you must achieve:

• A minimum of 80 credits at pass level (40%) or above with
• No fails in modules which have been identified as 'Core'. 
• An overall average of 35% or above for the level of study.

Please note:

• Please be aware that for Physics, all Year 1 modules are now core and therefore, toleration is not possible.
  
• For queries on Qualified Fails (QF), please refer to our Results FAQ's.

• There are additional criteria to be eligible for and to remain on Year in Industry and Year Abroad programmes. Please contact the FSE Employability Team with any specific queries. 

• In Year 0, 1 and Year 2, up to 40 credits of failed modules with marks between 30 - 39% will be tolerated to allow progression, if all other criteria are met.

• A student must pass 60 credits or more in order to be allowed to sit supplementary examinations/assessments in all failed modules that are eligible for resits. 

  More information can be found in section 2.4 of the Undergraduate Assessment Regulations in the Academic Guide.

• Any student who fails more than 60 credits of modules, but passes 20 credits of modules, may be offered an End of Year Decision of 'Repeat Year'.

• Any student who does not achieve a minimum of 20 credits of passed modules will be withdrawn.

In order to progress to Year 4 of an Advanced Initial Degree you must:

• 80 Credits of modules at pass level (40%) or above
• No fails in modules which have been identified as 'Core'
• A minimum overall average of 35%.

More information can be found in the Undergraduate Assessment Regulations in the Academic Guide.

Please note:

• Please be aware that for Physics, Year 3 and the Taught Postgraduate projects are now core and therefore, toleration is not possible.
  
• There are additional criteria to be eligible for and to remain on Year in Industry and Year Abroad programmes. Please contact the FSE Employability Team with any specific queries. 

• For Year 3 students enrolled on a four-year advanced initial degree, up to 40 credits of failed with modules marks between 30 - 39% will be tolerated to allow progression, if all other progression criteria are met.

• Students follow the usual progression rules and are therefore entitled to 60 credits of resits at Year 3, if they are on a year 4 Advanced programme.
• If a Year 3 student enrolled on a four-year advanced initial degree does not qualify to proceed to the Final Year (Year 4) but has passed 20 credits they may be offered a Repeat Level of Study decision. If a student does not meet this requirement they will be transferred to the Final Year of an Initial Degree (BSc) for consideration as a finalist. 

The deadline for Year 3 students to transfer ON or OFF the MSci programme is 15th April 2024.

In order to be awarded a degree, you must achieve the following in your final year:

• 80 Credits of modules at pass level or above. In year 3 the pass mark of a module is 40%, at for the final year on integrated Masters programmes (M Level) the mark is 50%. 
• No fails in modules identified as 'Core'. 
• A minimum overall average of 35%.

More information can be found in the Undergraduate Assessment Regulations in the Academic Guide.

Please note:

• Please be aware that for Physics, Year 3 and the Taught Postgraduate projects are now core and therefore, toleration is not possible.
  
• There are additional criteria to be eligible for and to remain on Year in Industry and Year Abroad programmes. Please contact the FSE Employability Team with any specific queries. 

• In the Final year, students may tolerate up to 40 credits of failed modules down to a mark of 0%, if all other criteria are met.

• Re-sit of Final year modules will only be granted where previously agreed as a result of approved Extenuating Circumstances (ie. deferrals). Final Year students with deferrals to August will miss graduation in July, and will instead be invited to January graduation ceremonies if appropriate.

The below applies for students who started their programme in September 2023.

All students enrolled on September Entry Taught MSc programmes are assessed according to the non-flexible regulations.

For non-flexible programmes the MSc Degree is divided into two parts. Part One consists of 120 credits of taught modules. Part Two is a 60 credit project/dissertation.

• In order to progress from Part One onto Part Two of your MSc programme, you will need to achieve 120 credits by passing modules with a mark of 50% or more.

• Students will be allowed one opportunity to redeem any failed modules, and will automatically be registered for supplementary assessments during the resit period in August 2024.

• Students who fail up to 30 credits may be permitted to tolerate in these failures provided:
  • The overall average mark for Part One is 50%
  • Students must apply to request tolerated failures if they are eligible.
  • The marks for the failed modules are between 40 - 49%.
  • Student has achieved at least 90 credits of passed modules.

Students must apply to request to Tolerate Failed modules if they are eligible, and all Toleration Requests must be submitted within 10 working days of the date that results are released. Please note that failed modules will not be automatically tolerated, and students will need to apply for Toleration within the 10-day timeframe. Please contact the faculty Student Support team via StudentSupport-ScienceEngineering@swansea.ac.uk if you have questions about Toleration or if you would like to request to Tolerate Failed Modules.

More information can be found in section 2.3 of the Standard Taught Masters Regulations in the Academic Guide.

For students who started their programme in January 2023

All students enrolled on the January Entry MSc programmes are assessed according to flexible programme regulations. Students on flexible regulations can work on their project/dissertation alongside their taught modules.

Students enrolled on the January Entry MSc programmes will complete 60 credits of taught modules in the Spring Semester (January 2023 – June 2023), followed by a 60-credit dissertation in the Summer Semester (June 2023 – September 2023), and an additional 60 credits of taught modules in the Autumn Semester (September 2023- January 2024).

• In order to complete the programme, you will need to achieve 120 credits at pass level (50%+) or above.

• Students will be allowed an opportunity to redeem any failed modules, and will automatically be registered for supplementary assessments during the resit periods in August 2023 (for Summer/Jan-June modules) and March 2024 (for Autumn/September-January modules). All supplementary assessments will be capped at 50%, unless Extenuating Circumstances have been approved.

• Students who fail up to 30 credits may be permitted to tolerate in these failures provided:
  • The overall average mark for Part One is 50%. This means that January Entry students will not be able to request Toleration in July, but will have an opportunity to consider this after all taught modules are completed.
  • The marks for the failed modules are between 40 - 49%.
  • Student has achieved at least 90 credits of passed modules.

Your overall weighted degree average is calculated using the following weightings:

• The average from your best 80 credits achieved at Year 3 are given a weighting of 3 i.e. multiplied by 3/6.
• The average from your worst 40 credits achieved in Year 3 and the best 40 credits achieved in Year 2 are given a weighting of 2 i.e. multiplied by 2/6.
• The average from your worst 80 credits achieved in Year 2 are given a weighting of 1 i.e. multiplied by 1/6.

These components are then added together to give your weighted degree average:

Example:

• Best 80 credit Year 3 average = 68.12
• Worst 40 credit Year 3 and best 40 credit Year 2 average = 63.45
• Worst 80 credit Year 2 average = 61.76

68.12 * (3/6) + 63.45 * (2/6) + 61.76 * (1/6) = 34.06 + 21.15 + 10.29 = 65.50% weighted degree average

Please also see the guidance regarding the 2019 - 20 Safety Net calculation and how this will be factored in to your degree classification.

For students enrolled on an Advanced Initial Degree (4 years), your overall degree average is calculated using the following weightings:

• The average from your best 90 credits achieved at Year 4 are given a weighting of 4. i.e. 4/10
• The average of your worst 30 credits achieved in Year 4 and best 60 credits achieved in Year 3 are given a weighting of 3. i.e. 3/10
• The average of your worst 60 credits achieved in Year 3, and best 30 credits achieved in Year 2 are given a weighting of 2. i.e. 2/10
• Your average of your remaining 90 credits achieved in Year 2 are given a weighting of 1. i.e 1/10

These components are then added together and divided by 10 to give your overall weighted degree average.

Please also see the guidance regarding the 2019 - 20 Safety Net calculation and how this will be factored in to your degree classification.

The overall degree classification shall be calculated based on the mean average of module marks, that are weighted according to their credit value, across the whole programme. 

For further information please refer to the University Postgraduate Assessment Regulations.  

Please see the Classification of Honours Degrees section of the Academic Guide for more in-depth information on this topic and a breakdown of degree classification boundaries below.

If your weighted degree average comes to within 2% of the next degree classification boundary (called the 'Window of Opportunity'), then the Preponderance and Exit-Velocity principles are applied. This means you could attain a higher degree classification if you satisfy either of these principles.

Preponderance Principle

Half of the credits that count towards your degree must be in a degree classification higher than your weighted degree average.

On a 3 year Initial degree, this would be attaining 120+ credits at the higher classification boundary. 

On a 4 year Advanced Initial Degree, this would mean attaining 180+ credits at the higher classification boundary. 

Example:

• Year 2 - 40 credits between 50-59% (2:2) and 80 credits between 60-69% (2:1).
• Year 3 - 80 credits between 50-59% (2:2), 30 credits between 60-69% (2:1) and 10 credits at 70+% (1st).
• Weighted Degree Average - 58.37% (2:2).
• Final Result - Upgraded to a 2:1 due to: 
  • 1) The weighted degree average being in the Window of Opportunity.
  • 2) Preponderance being satisfied i.e. 80 credits in Year 2 plus 40 credits in Year 3 were above a 2:2 classification. That gives 120 credits at a higher degree classification than the weighted degree average.

Exit-Velocity Principle

You must achieve an final year average which is in a higher degree classification than your weighted degree average.

Example:

• Weighted Degree Average - 58.37% (2:2).
• Final Year Average - 61.23% (2:1).
• Final Result - Upgraded to a 2:1 due to: 
  • 1) The weighted degree average being in the Window of Opportunity.
  • 2) Exit-Velocity being satisfied i.e. the final year average is at a higher degree classification than the weighted degree average.