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NFAAR-UG: Information for students on Undergraduate Programmes (NFAAR Phase 1)

Changes for 2014/15 | Details in Programme Structure | Examples of NFAAR-UG information in Programme Catalogues | Where to access further information

NB. The information below pertains only to students on first-degree programmes not Foundation Degrees and Honours Years (top up programmes from Foundation Degrees). Links to pages for students on other types of programme can be found on the NFAAR index page.

The University's assessment regulations for undergraduate degree programmes are known as the New Framework for Assessment: Assessment Regulations: Phase 1 for first-degree programmes, abbreviated to NFAAR-UG. They describe the rules for progression from one stage of a degree programme to the next (including supplementary assessment, and the extent of failure that can be condoned), as well as for the award of degrees.

NFAAR-UG regulations do not apply to students who commenced their programmes of study prior to the 2008/09 academic year (unless they repeated or transferred into the first year of a programme of study which falls within the NFAAR in 2008/09 or later). Students on Foundation Degree and Honours Year programmes will not be assessed under NFAAR-UG - see the NFAAR index for links to versions of the NFAAR relating to these programmes.

Changes to regulations for 2014/15

As agreed at its introduction in 2008/09, a review of the effectiveness of NFAAR-UG has been undertaken and Senate has agreed a number of changes to the regulations with effect from 2014/15.  These changes will result in updated regulations and appendices but in summary the main changes impacting on rules are as follows:

This is not a complete list of all the recommendations.  A complete list of all the recommendations from the NFAAR:UG review are shown on the University’s NFA:AR web page.

Programme Structure

The programme catalogues have been structured to help you understand the way in which the NFAAR-UG has been applied to a specific programme of study. Years of programmes which fall within the NFAAR-UG will have the relevant parts and stages described as well as any designated essential units (or designated essential optional units). Also, at the beginning of each year (or for some thin-sandwich programmes at the beginning of each stage) within the programme, the catalogues include a block of text providing further NFAAR-UG information:

This information will appear in a shaded box at the top of each year of study within the programme catalogues.

Example 1: a programme with no DAP and no exemptions

Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:

  • Transfer to DAP is not possible from this programme year.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 1 Stage 1 of this programme contributes 0% towards the final award classification

 

Example 2: a programme with a DAP and exemptions granted
Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
  • Exemption: 55% OSA for progression instead of 60%.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 23 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 24 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 2 of this programme contributes 16% towards the final award classification

 

Example 3: the penultimate year of an undergraduate masters programme
Click here for further information NFAAR-UG assessment regulations:
  • Transfer to DAP may be possible from this programme year.
  • This is the penultimate stage of the programme.
  • Main assessment regulations: Appendix 23 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 24 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Part 2 Stage 3 of this programme contributes 34% towards the final award classification

 

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