Explanations of marks

AB means ‘absent’.

• A module mark of AB indicates that you have submitted or attended none of the assessment components (for example coursework or exam) which make up the module mark.
• If you submitted or attended some assessments for a module, you will see a module mark for the components you submitted and 0 for those you did not.
• If you have a module mark of AB for a module which counts towards the overall calculation of your degree, this will be classed as a module mark of 0.
• If you are eligible for a resit and do not apply to take it, you may get a mark of AB.

F means ‘fail’.

• A module mark of F indicates you have a fail in a module which is being marked on a pass/fail basis.
• The F is not used in classification calculations. Classifications are calculated using numeric marks.

I means ‘investigation’.

• I indicates that a mark is not available because you are subject to an ongoing investigation into possible academic misconduct. The I is a temporary mark and will be amended when there is an outcome from the investigation.
• You won’t see a mark of I on your official transcript.

P means ‘pass’.

• A module mark of P indicates you have a pass in a module which is being marked on a pass/fail basis.
• The P is not used in classification calculations. Classifications are calculated using numeric marks.
• PM stands for pass with merit.
• PD stands for pass with distinction.

WD means ‘withdrawn’.

• A module mark of WD indicates that you withdrew before you had attended enough teaching to attempt the assessment (i.e. usually up to and including week 8 of the teaching for the module).
• When a WD is recorded against a module, the module will appear on your official transcript but the mark will be blank.  

C indicates that, due to mitigating circumstances, either:

• one or more of your compulsory assessments are incomplete, unsubmitted or failed.
• you have not met the requirements of a module (for example, due to a specific assessment mark or mark average).

The C will be attached to the overall module mark (which is composed of any individual assessment marks which have been achieved, including 0 for missing individual assessments). When used against a pass mark, the C suffix will withhold the credits for the module.

To achieve the module credits, you must complete the outstanding work or satisfy the required criteria.

You won’t see the C suffix on your official transcript, only the mark will appear.

G shows you have completed the work required to discharge (or expunge) an academic misconduct offence.

The G suffix can be used against both pass and fail module marks but where it is used against a fail mark, the credits will be awarded for the module.

You won’t see a G suffix on your official transcript, only the mark will appear.

A module mark with the suffix H indicates either: 

• that there is an academic misconduct offence. It should be used with 0 (0H) to indicate an academic misconduct offence on the module, or
• that you have completed the work required to discharge (or expunge) an academic misconduct offence and the module credits are not awarded.

The H suffix can be used against both pass and fail module marks but where it is used against a pass mark, the credits will be withheld for the module.

You won’t see a H suffix on your official transcript, only the mark will appear.

S means that you won’t be able to resit the module, either because:

• the format of the reassessment is unsuitable to be assessed in August, or
• the Assessment Board has determined you cannot take an August reassessment on the grounds of an exceptionally poor performance in your first attempt.

You won’t see a S suffix on your official transcript, only the mark will appear.

U indicates that you have not followed the academic misconduct procedures correctly in one or more assessments in that module and that the University Special Cases Committee (USCC) and your School have agreed with you that you should resit the relevant assessment rather than indicating this is an academic misconduct offence.

Your mark will be capped at the pass mark, 

You won’t see a U suffix on your official transcript, only the mark will appear.

V indicates one or more of your compulsory individual assessments are incomplete, were not submitted or failed.

It can also mean you didn’t meet the requirements of a module (for example, due to a specific assessment mark or mark average).

The V will be attached to the overall module mark (which is composed of any individual assessment marks which have been achieved, including 0 for missing individual assessments). When used against a pass mark, the V suffix will withhold the credits for the module.

To achieve the module credits, you must complete the outstanding work/satisfy the required criteria.

When calculating your classification, if a V remains against a pass mark, a module mark of 39 for undergraduate modules and 49 for taught postgraduate modules is used.

You won’t see a V suffix on your official transcript.  Any mark with a V suffix will show as INC (for incomplete).