Change course, carrying failed credits and trailing failed credits
If you have been offered the opportunity to change course and proceed to the next year carrying your failed credits, this is because:
- you failed credits in core module(s) which you cannot carry on your current course, but which are not core on the alternative course you have been offered;
- you are either on an Integrated Masters course or in Year One of a 4-year course which includes a Year Abroad and you have not achieved a Year Mark of at least 50; or
- you are in Year Two of a 4-year course and cannot proceed to your Year Abroad or Placement Year next year.
Choosing this outcome means you can proceed to the next year on the alternative course carrying 15 failed non-core credits, known as condonement under the Rules of Assessment, and undertaking reassessment in the other 15 non-core credits you have failed; this is known as trailing reassessment.. This trailed reassessment will be undertaken by January 2025.
You will only be offered this outcome where you have failed two 15 credit modules and, if you decide to accept this outcome, you will need to decide which module you would like to trail and which you would like to carry. You will not be able to undertake further reassessment in the module you decide to carry the fails in.
It’s important that you understand the implications of progressing to the next year of your studies trailing reassessment in failed modules. Trailing reassessment means you will need to attend and undertake the assessment for all your next year of study, as well as taking reassessment in your trailed modules.
All trailed reassessment will be considered at the Summer meeting of the Board of Examiners, and any further reassessment offered will take place in the Summer reassessment period. If you are proceeding to your Final Year in October 2024, this means that, if you don’t pass your trailed reassessments and have to undertake further reassessment to achieve your full award, you may not be able to graduate in July 2025.
If you select this option, you will automatically be transferred onto the new course listed on your results page prior to the start of the 2024-25 Academic Year, you do not need to submit a change of course form for this change to take place. It may be possible for you to be considered to change to other courses within your school/department where you meet the course specific requirements to do so. If this is something you would like to consider, please contact your school/department directly.
Any decisions involving trailing failed modules should not be taken lightly and you are strongly advised to discuss this with your school/department or SU Advice before making your decision.
For further information on carrying and trailing credits and their impact on your further studies, please see the relevant outcome pages linked below:
