Ordinary Degrees, are they worth it?

Would it be possible to get an Honours degree assuming you passed all 2nd and 3rd year modules, but failed a double module in the first year?

just wondering the diffrence between ordinary degree and hons degree.

In Scotland you can do 3 years and come out with a designated degree. 4th year is your honours year.

Hi

I would like some opinion with my situation if possible from you guys. Currently I am in second year uni and I have struggled this year and I just got an email saying i failed my requirements to progress into honours. I am trying to appeal for another chance to re sit the exam to get into honours since this year I have suffered from eczema but I really doubt they will accept my appeal. At then end my personal tutor gave me the option to whether go on and do an ordinary degree and also appeal the decision but I want to do honours. So should I do an ordinary degree or seek a transfer to another uni and try second year again?

Hopefully you can get back to me ASAP cause I only have like a day or two to make an decision.

All of you guys are incorrect ! The difference between a degree with honors and a degree without is 60 ucas points, so an ordinary degree is 300 ucas points and an honors degree is 360 ucas points. That's it, also if you have failed your final year or part of it , you can transfer the credit to another university , such as the Open and do your honors there , also it will not prevent you from studying for a masters.

Employers value degrees highly , including without honors they very rarely ask what grade you have ! Dont worry about it just get more study and courses done, never stop learning.

(I teach at a university in the top five)

All of you guys are incorrect ! The difference between a degree with honors and a degree without is 60 ucas points, so an ordinary degree is 300 ucas points and an honors degree is 360 ucas points. That's it, also if you have failed your final year or part of it , you can transfer the credit to another university , such as the Open and do your honors there , also it will not prevent you from studying for a masters.

Employers value degrees highly , including without honors they very rarely ask what grade you have ! Dont worry about it just get more study and courses done, never stop learning.

(I teach at a university in the top five)

You forgot to add IMO to that line , not sure when you got your degree but these days there are a variety of degrees open to people , which can be studied in their own right. Foundation degree , or a dip of HE , Bsc , and Bsc honours and such like. A student who gains a good grade at a bsc level can continue to study for honours

https://msds.open.ac.uk/students/study/undergraduate/qualification/bd such as this excellent course offered by the OU, an old ordinary degree can be offered to any one with more than 240 UCAS points above the 40 % pass mark but they still have go achieve this pass mark so if you fail one unit of your final year you can be awarded this degree.
This is not to be mistaken for the dedicated Bsc BA without honours you need 300 ucas points above 40 % to achieve this.

Best wishes

Guys this thread is from 9 years ago, why is it being discussed now? Lol

Many years ago when I was in my thirties I studied at Leeds but without any income. I therefore had to go out and work at night to get money to eat. I was doing pretty well until finals time when my night work prevented much revision. I passed everything except a chemistry paper so failed the whole degree. Devastated as I had invested all my life savings in the three year course. I sat the year later and passed well so graduated. I only have a B.Sc degree in general studies but I had a wonderful teaching career in grammar schools so all ended well. Putting those letters after my name was all that mattered. So to anyone who has failed and having to resit I say, don't worry, it will all be right at the end. Any degree is good whatever the classification.

Lynden Flint

Many years ago when I was in my thirties I studied at Leeds but without any income. I therefore had to go out and work at night to get money to eat. I was doing pretty well until finals time when my night work prevented much revision. I passed everything except a chemistry paper so failed the whole degree. Devastated as I had invested all my life savings in the three year course. I sat the year later and passed well so graduated. I only have a B.Sc degree in general studies but I had a wonderful teaching career in grammar schools so all ended well. Putting those letters after my name was all that mattered. So to anyone who has failed and having to resit I say, don't worry, it will all be right at the end. Any degree is good whatever the classification.

Lynden Flint