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How we calculate your Bachelor degree classification
The information on this page explains how we calculate and classify your Bachelor degree award.
If you have any additional questions, please speak to your Course Leader in the first instance, or email registry@norwichuni.ac.uk.
Classification of Honours Degrees
Honours degrees are based on your final award mark and are classified as follows:
| Degree | Mark Classification |
|---|---|
| 70-100 | 1 (First Class) |
| 60-69 | 2:1 (Upper Second Class) |
| 50-59 | 2:2 (Lower Second Class) |
| 40-49 | 3 (Third) |
Your degree classification is determined by your final award mark. This is the mark awarded to a student on the basis of:
- proportions of Year 2 and Year 3 marks; or
- Year 3 marks only.
We’ll calculate both these marks for you and will use the higher of the two for your final award mark. Please note though that if you are a direct entrant to Year 3, your award will be calculated using your Year 3 marks only.
Further information about how your final award mark is calculated is shown below.
For students on Bachelor degree courses except BA (Hons) Architecture
Your Year 2 mark is 25% of the total of the following:
- BA2a or BSc2a unit mark multiplied by two-thirds (as the unit is 80 credits out of the 120 credits for the year); plus
- BA2b or BSc2b unit mark multiplied by one third (as the unit is 40 credits out of the 120 credits for the year).
Your Year 3 mark is 75% of the total of the following:
- BA3a or BSc3a unit mark multiplied by one third (as the unit is 40 credits out of the 120 credits for the year); plus
- BA3b or BSc3b unit mark multiplied by two-thirds (as the unit is 80 credits out of the 120 credits for the year).
Your final award mark is your Year 2 mark added to your Year 3 mark.
For students on the BA (Hons) in Architecture only
Your Year 2 mark is 25% of the total of the following:
- ARCH2a unit mark multiplied by one third (as the unit is 40 credits out of the 120 credits for the year); plus
- ARCH2b unit mark multiplied by two-thirds (as the unit is 80 credits out of the 120 credits for the year).*
*If you completed Year 2 in 2019-20 or before, your Year 2 mark will be based on the average of three units each weighted at 40 credits.
Your Year 3 Mark is 75% of the total of the following:
- ARCH3a unit mark multiplied by one third (as the unit is 40 credits out of the 120 credits for the year); plus
- ARCH3b unit mark multiplied by two-thirds (as the unit is 80 credits out of the 120 credits for the year).
Your final award mark is your Year 2 mark added to your Year 3 mark.
If we are using your Year 3 marks only (see above)
Your final award mark is calculated as detailed below:
- BA3a or BSc3a unit mark multiplied by one third (as the unit is 40 credits out of the 120 credits for the year); plus
- BA3b or BSc3b unit mark multiplied by two-thirds (as the unit is 80 credits out of the 120 credits for the year)
Your final award mark is these two Year 3 marks added together.
The University doesn’t allow direct entry onto Year 3 of the BA (Hons) in Architecture, so this regulation would not be used to calculate a degree classification for a student on this course.
More information
For more information, including about borderline marks, automatic and discretionary upgrades to degree classifications, and how we confirm other types of academic award at the University, please see section H of the Student Regulations and Procedures.