Need help failed resit

Anonymous #1

So as it happens I have failed a resit for a core module in law in my second year , what will happen next ?

Reply 1

DataVenia

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post by Anonymous

So as it happens I have failed a resit for a core module in law in my second year , what will happen next ?

1. Which uni?
2. How many credits is the module worth?
3. What mark did you get in the resit?

(All these answers will likely impact what happens next.)

Reply 2

andrew2556

Original post by DataVenia

1. Which uni?
2. How many credits is the module worth?
3. What mark did you get in the resit?
(All these answers will likely impact what happens next.)

University of Sussex , the module is worth 120 credits but I have achieved 105 , The mark I recieved was 36%

Reply 3

andrew2556

I have also recieved "Progress to next stage with re/sit of failed module(s)"

Reply 4

DataVenia

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post by andrew2556

University of Sussex , the module is worth 120 credits but I have achieved 105 , The mark I recieved was 36%

Thanks. By "the module is worth 120 credits but I have achieved 105", I'm going to assume you mean that the failed module is worth 15 credits (meaning that for the whole year, you obtained 105 credits instead of the required 120). :wink:

Have a read of Sussex's Progression and Award regulations 2023/24, particularly paragraphs 70 through 73. These cover the concept of "compensation", which is where a university turns a marginal failure as long as your performance is good overall - in other words they award you the credits even though you failed a module or two. I've highlighted some key details in red.

"Compensation for module failure Marginal failure
70.The University defines marginal failure in a module as follows:
At levels 3 to 6 Marks of 35 – 39%
At level 7 Marks of 45 – 49%

Automatic compensated credit
71.When a student is considered for progression or award, a module/s with a marginal fail mark will be automatically compensated, where the criteria below have been met. This allows a student’s overall performance to compensate for failure. No resit is then required. The mark for the compensated module will remain as the actual mark achieved for progression and award purposes.
72. Compensation is automatically applied at each stage of study at the level of the module for a marginal fail of up to 30 credits.
73. The following stage mean criteria must also be met:
• an uncapped stage mean of 40% for an undergraduate course, with the exception of Integrated Masters courses where the uncapped stage mean requirement in the final stage is 50%
• an uncapped stage mean of 50% for a postgraduate course (excluding the research project/dissertation)"

So, as long as you're mean mark for the whole year is at least 40%, and you only failed up to 30 credits (which you have), and you scored at least 35% in those credits (which you have), then you'll be automatically compensated for them. So you'll get the 15 "missed" credits.

However, Appendix E contains a list of modules / courses which are exempt from the automatic compensation rules above, and a lot of them are related to LLB Law. Can you confirm that's is LLB Law you're studying?

For LLB Law, the modules exempt from automatic compensation are:

M5402 Tort Law 1
M6402 Tort Law 2
M5002 Tort Law 1 Advanced
M6002 Tort Law 2 Advanced
M5403 Contract Law 1
M6403 Contract Law 2
M5003 Contract Law Advanced 1
M6003 Contract law Advanced 2
M3406 Public Law
M3006 Public Law Advanced
M5026 Land Law 1
M6026 Land Law 2
M5007 Criminal Law 1
M6007 Criminal Law 2
M5075 Criminal Law 1 Advanced
M6075 Criminal Law 2 Advanced
M5027 Equity and Trusts 1
M6027 Equity and Trusts 2
M5431 Constitutional Foundations of the European Union
M5031 Constitutional Foundations of the European Union Advanced

Is the failed module in the list above? If so, it won't be automatically compensated. But, not to worry, beneath the list above in Appendix E is this:

"Compensation may be applied at the candidate’s request, where the criteria are met."

That sounds bizarre to me. They won't automatically compensate you, but all you have to do is request it. :confused:

Anyway, my reading of their regulations is that you're eligible for compensation - the only thing which is unclear is whether this will happen automatically or not.

You're studying law. Is that your interpretation of their regulations too? :wink:

Reply 5

andrew2556

My module is Land Law 2 but it said Progress to next stage with re/sit of failed module(s) , so I think I will go ahead