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Undergraduate Grade Definitions

Grade Meaning
AA Pass [1st class]
A+ Pass [1st class]
A Pass [1st class]
A- Pass [1st class]
AO Attendance Only [and attendance was satisfactory]
 
B+ Pass [2.1]
B Pass [2.1]
B-

Pass [2.1]

BR Interrupted studies at the time the work was due
 
C+ Pass [2.2]
C Pass [2.2]
C- Pass [2.2]
 
D Pass [3rd class]
 
E Pass [3rd class]
2E Represented work Grade E
 
F+ Marginal Fail
F Clear Fail
F- Comprehensive Fail
2F Represented work Grade F
FL Fail due to late submission; normal reassessment rules apply
FN Did not submit reassessment so original mark is retained
FQ Failure to reach a Qualifying mark on one or more assessments
FR Fail; normal reassessment rules apply
 
 
LF Block failed
LR Reassessment allowed for all components less than 40/Grade E
LP Block passed
 
M Not submitted due to mitigating circumstances
MR Block may be taken again, with full attendance, on the grounds of mitigating circumstances.
 
NA Attendance Only [but attendance was unsatisfactory]
NE Ethical violation on a research project
NR Not submitted normal reassessment rules apply
NS Not submitted normal reassessment rules apply
 
P Pass [work marked on Pass/Fail basis]
PC Pass by Compensation
PL Academic misconduct no reassessment possible irrespective of the overall subject aggregate
PR Academic misconduct: resubmission allowed
 
RS A Resubmission opportunity had been offered during the year, but the student did not take up this opportunity.
RN A Resubmission opportunity was not possible
 
U Unclassified Fail
2U Represented work Grade U
 
W Withdrawn by the time the work was due
WF Weak Fail
 
Z (0) Submission not required, COVID emergency regulations