69% grade classification

Hello, I have just received my final degree classification of a 2.1 with an average of 69%, I study history at Northumbria University. I have checked their website, but cannot see it stated anywhere, is there any chance of me getting this into a first? Thanks

Reply 1

_gcx

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If it says that you have achieved a 2:1, (not just that you have achieved 69%) they will have gone through all their near-miss procedures and decided to give you a 2:1 anyway unfortunately. They wouldn't really give you a grade then bump it up later. (nor would near-miss procedures require you to chase them up)

(edited 2 years ago)

Reply 2

Catherine1973

I think, based on my university, that they take a second look at any borderline grades before deciding degree class and bump up if wanted. If your 69% was maybe lots of 75% and 64% they may compared to mostly 68% and One 72%.

So I think if they were going to do it, they would have already.

Reply 3

Anonymous #2

no

You got a 2:1

Had enough of people and universities bumping up grade with silly rules

Part of the reason why flippin 50% of graduates get 1sts

Education has become a joke

Reply 4

Anonymous #3

Original post by Anonymous

Northumbria's degree classification regulations state:

"The marks profile of a student is regarded as borderline where the average mark of the qualifying modules is not more than 2% below a boundary between classes of degree with the exception of the boundary between Second Class Honours Upper Division and First Class Honours where the margin is
3%.

The higher class of degree is awarded:

• if an average mark of 69%, 59% or 49% has been
attained and half of the graded credits at level 6 lie on
or above the appropriate boundary (i.e. all graded
modules and not just the best performing 100 credits)

• if the majority of graded credits at level 6 lie on or
above the appropriate boundary (i.e. U graded
modules and not just the best performing 100 credits)
If this is not the case, the lower class of degree is awarded."

Have Northumbria applied their rules correctly?