4.20 Credit from other institutions

Students who entered Part One and Postgraduate Awards FROM September 2018 and Part Two FROM September 2019

1. Marks from other institutions may only be translated and included in the classification of undergraduate and postgraduate taught awards as part of a full collaborative agreement which includes a formal mapping of marking scales. Further guidance on these arrangements is provided in section 9 of the handbook.

Undergraduate awards

2. For level 3 and level M credit in undergraduate degrees, marks must be included for all 120 credits at each level, with no provision for ‘credit only’ at these levels as part of the final classification of the award.

3. At level 2 of undergraduate degrees, credits only may be transferred in the absence of a formal mapping of marking scales, with no marks recorded for the classification of the degree. In such circumstances, degrees will be classified in accordance with the normal ‘cascade’ rules which are outlined in section 4.8. Marks will be omitted where credit only is included, and the remaining marks transferred into the higher bands.

Postgraduate taught awards

4. Where credit is transferred from other institutions for postgraduate taught awards, without the translation of marks, the award will be classified on the basis of the marks awarded at Aberystwyth, subject to credit transfer limits.