Explanations

Grade Table

Undergraduate Grade Classification Table
Class	Grade	Grade Point	Grade Point Range	Percentage Range
First	Exceptional 1st	16	15.5-16.0	93-100%
	High 1st	15	14.5-15.4	85-92%
	Mid 1st	14	13.5-14.4	78-84%
	Low 1st	13	12.5-13.4	70-77%
Upper Second	High 2.1	12	11.5-12.4	67-69%
	Mid 2.1	11	10.5-11.4	64-66%
	Low 2.1	10	9.5-10.4	60-63%
Lower Second	High 2.2	9	8.5-9.4	57-59%
	Mid 2.2	8	7.5-8.4	54-56%
	Low 2.2	7	6.5-7.4	50-53%
Third	High 3rd	6	5.5-6.4	47-49%
	Mid 3rd	5	4.5-5.4	44-46%
	Low 3rd	4	3.5-4.4	40-43%
Fail	Marginal Fail	3	2.5-3.4	35-39%
	Mid Fail	2	1.5-2.4	30-34%
	Low Fail	1	0.5-1.4	1-29%
Zero		0	0.0-0.4	0%

Grade Classification Table

Postgraduate Grade Classification Table
Class	Grade	Grade Point	Grade Point Range
Distinction (excellent)	Exceptional distinction	16	15.5 - 16.0
	High distinction	15	14.5 - 15.4
	Mid distinction	14	13.5 - 14.4
	Distinction	13	12.5 - 13.4
Commendation (very good)	High commendation	12	11.5 - 12.4
	Mid commendation	11	10.5 - 11.4
	Commendation	10	9.5 - 10.4
Pass (good)	High pass	9	8.5 - 9.4
	Mid pass	8	7.5 - 8.4
	Low pass	7	6.5 - 7.4
Fail (insufficient)	Marginal fail	6	4.5 - 6.4
	Mid fail	4	2.5 - 4.4
	Low fail	2	1.5 - 2.4
Zero		0	0 - 1.4

Grade Criteria Table

Higher National Diploma Grade Criteria
Grade	Criteria
Distinction	840+
Merit	600-839
Pass	420-599

Overall Decision Descriptor
Sought	Awaiting decision regarding your end of year result.
Deferred	A decision has yet to be made regarding your end of year result.
Pass Stage 0	You have completed the foundation stage of your course and can now proceed to the next stage.
Pass Stage 1	You have completed the 1^st stage of your course and can now proceed to the next stage.
Pass Stage 2	You have completed the 2^nd stage of your course and can now proceed to the next stage.
Pass Stage 3	You have completed the 3^rd stage of your course and can now proceed to the next stage.
Qualify for Award	You have completed your course and have qualified for an award.
Qualify for Fallback/Interim	You have completed the number of credits to be awarded an interim award.
Pass Placement	You have successfully completed your placement.
Proceed - limit of Ord Degree	You can proceed, but the maximum award you will achieve is an Ordinary Degree.
Proceed - Placement not yet assessed	You have completed your placement and can proceed to the next stage of your award, but your assessment has yet to be marked.
Proceed to Placement (Deficit)	You may proceed to your placement, but you have outstanding assessments to complete.
Proceed - make good deficit	You can proceed, but must complete outstanding assessments from your previous stage alongside your next stage.
Proceed - Stage incomplete	You are able to proceed to the next stage of your course and will be taking modules at two levels in the next session.
Pass & Proceed to Placement	You have passed the stage and may undertake a placement.
Complete Non Award Bearing	You have successfully completed your course.
Proceed Same Stage/Year	You have successfully completed part of your stage/year.
Pass within Stage	You have successfully completed part of your stage and may continue.
Proceed - limit of Bachelor's	You can proceed, but will be transferred to a Bachelor's degree.
Referred	There is/are module(s) you have not passed and you will need to complete some referred work. You will be able to click on the module for information on what you need to do next. Some students will be referred by exam.
First Sitting in Aug	You have outstanding assessments to complete as a first sitting in August.
Referred to resit period	There is/are module(s) you have not passed and you will need to complete some referred work. You will be able to click on the module for information on what you need to do next. Some students will be referred by exam.
Referred Next Academic Year	You have referrals to take in the next academic year.
Referred for an Ordinary Degree	You have referrals to take and the maximum award you can achieve is an Ordinary degree.
Referred Next Sitting	There is/are module(s) you have not passed and you will need to complete some referred work. You will be able to click on the module for information on what you need to do next. Some students will be referred by exam.
First sits next year	You have outstanding assessments to take as first attempts in the next session and are not able to progress to the next stage.
Withdrawn - Academic Failure	You have failed a number of modules and you are required to leave the course.
Withdrawn - Internal Transfer	You are transferring to another NTU course in the next session.
Fail - Repeats Permitted	You have failed some modules, but can repeat the failed elements of the outstanding modules next session.
Repeat Year (with some first sittings)	You are required to repeat the year with some assessments as first attempts and others as second attempts. Due to NECs, not all modules may have been failed.
Assessment Not Yet Complete	You have yet to complete your assessments.
Break in Study	You are taking a Break in Study this academic year.
Results Not Yet Known	Results pending.

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