Course Results - Common Marking Scheme

The Common Marking Scheme for Postgraduate Programmes.

Common Marking Scheme

Assessment of the taught components of all MSc programmes within the University is based on the University’s postgraduate marking scheme detailed below:

Mark (%)GradeDescription
90-100A1An excellent performance, satisfactory for a distinction
80-89A2An excellent performance, satisfactory for a distinction
70-79A3An excellent performance, satisfactory for a distinction
60-69B
A very good performance
50-59CA good performance, satisfactory for a masters degree
40-49DA satisfactory performance for the diploma and certificate, but inadequate for a masters degree
30-39EMarginal Fail
20-29FClear Fail
10-19GBad Fail
0-9HBad Fail