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 (%) Grade Description
90-100 A1 An excellent performance, satisfactory for a distinction
80-89 A2 An excellent performance, satisfactory for a distinction
70-79 A3 An excellent performance, satisfactory for a distinction
60-69 B

A very good performance

50-59 C A good performance, satisfactory for a masters degree
40-49 D A satisfactory performance for the diploma and certificate, but inadequate for a masters degree
30-39 E Marginal Fail
20-29 F Clear Fail
10-19 G Bad Fail
0-9 H Bad Fail

Credit allocation and conversion of grades