Can I round my degree grade up at Oxford Brookes?

Good morning :smile:

I have recently put in an appeal for the grade I have received for my degree as I was 0.35% off of a 2.1. I was told my appeal wasn't justified and I was wondering if anyone had any knowledge on rounding protocols or anything related to this subject?
Anything is appreciated :smile:

thank you!

Reply 1

artful_lounger

Universities Forum Helper

Your uni will have formal policies on how they round classifications and determine edge cases with the exam board. They will have already implemented them by the time you have received your award, therefore your award should stand as is and you cannot "round" your degree further (as they will already have rounded etc) yourself.

Unless you have a procedural (i.e. they did not follow their own policies correctly) reason to appeal or mitigating circumstances that were not considered at the time which there is a valid reason to consider applying retroactively, I think that's probably the final outcome now.

This is university and sometimes degree specific so you'll need to consult the relevant regulations. You may want to check with your student union about it as well. But as stated, I suspect your classification is final now.

Reply 2

Muttley79

Original post

by Anonymous

Good morning :smile:

thank you!

Have you consulted the Handbook?

I found this online: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/regulations/completion/award-classification

Reply 3

Stiffy Byng

OP, you might obtain more answers if you ask the Moderators to move this thread to the Oxford Brookes Forum. There might be people there who have experience of how Oxford Brookes deals with cases where a candidate's marks place the candidate at the boundary between degree classes. In the place down the hill they used to call people who were on the boundary between first and second classes in for an examination viva voce (a short discussion of something from the exam papers with a panel of examiners), but I don't know if that still happens.

(edited 6 months ago)

Reply 4

OxfordBrookesDan

Official Rep

Original post

by Anonymous

Good morning :smile:

thank you!

Hi,

I’m sorry you’re so close to a 2:1! I had a similar instance where I was 0.15% away from a 1st in a final year module, so I can somewhat relate to this. Oxford Brookes applies fixed degree classification bands (a 2:1 is 60–69.99%) and awards are made in line with the University’s published regulations - there isn’t an informal “round up” after the exam board has confirmed results. Oxford Brookes University

Academic appeals are tightly defined, with valid grounds, and clarification on what justifies the use of the University’s Academic Appeals Procedure. The Student Investigation & Resolution Team (SIRT) handles appeals and can explain why a case was not upheld; the Brookes Union Advice Service can also help if you want a second opinion. The first thing is to check if there is a calculation error. If you think there was a calculation or administrative error, the formal route is to complete the Complaints & Appeals Form (this must normally be submitted within two months of the exam board decision). The form and an example submission are on the SIRT pages.

I’m not sure where you are in your degree and if your marks are confirmed, but it may be worth asking a specific module leader where you received a mark lower than you thought if it was affected by the external moderation process, or if it can be remarked. This often will not work and cannot happen if the exam board's decision for the given module has been made (ie, your marks have been ‘confirmed’), but it can be worth asking. I did this and was unsuccessful, but I have had coursemates who analysed the mark schemes for a given assignment and successfully appealed for a certain assignment mark to be increased. The key thing is that this is necessary before the exam board confirms a mark you are contesting.

I’m sorry again that you were so close; your best bet is to contest an unconfirmed assignment mark to increase a module mark enough to up your overall degree mark.

Wishing you all the best!
Dan

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