FAQ: Post-Semester 2 Exams

For Undergraduate Students in the School of Computing Science

How and when will I get the results for my Semester 2 exams?
Your semester two course results will be published on MyCampus by the close of business on the
13th of June 2023.

I have submitted a Good Cause claim for one or more of my exams – when will I receive the
outcome?
Your good cause claim(s) will be updated on MyCampus and you will receive an outcome in line with
the results deadline (June 13). All good cause claims are considered prior to the publication of results
on MyCampus.

Results have been published and I have an MV for a course, what does this mean?
A Medical Void (MV) means that your good cause claim for an exam has been approved and it has
been accepted that you had extenuating circumstances affecting your performance or ability to sit
the exam. In most cases this means that you will be permitted to take the resit exam as a first
attempt, which means that your grade will not be capped. If you are a graduating student and have
completed 75% of your honours credits, then it is likely that your exam will be set aside and you will
not need to resit it. Your good cause claim will specify the outcome. The resit exam diet will be held
in August 2023 and the timetable will be published by Registry closer to the time.

I am an honours student, how does an MV grade affect my GPA?

If a student has an MV, then their GPA will be computed over their remaining credits - it is the
weighted average of the grades over levels 3 and 4 or levels 3, 4 and 5 - and the MV will not raise or
lower the GPA. The weighting across the honours levels for the School’s different degrees are
available in the Appendix.

How will an MV grade affect my ability to graduate?

In the code of assessment it states that a student needs to complete at least 75% of the credits for
their degree programme to get a degree, so having an MV will still mean over 75% of the credits
have been completed and we can then compute a GPA (see above) and final classification (see
requirements below - note these requirements do not mention 240 credits, just GPA and completed
credits). Therefore, students do not need to take any resits and can graduate in June with an MV.

I have a CW for a course, what does this mean?

Credit Withheld (CW) means that you have not completed 75% of the assessment for the course,
and so you are not eligible to get credit for that course. There should, however, be an opportunity
for you to fix this. Please contact you Adviser of Studies to see what you need to do to fix this.

I have a CR for a course, what does this mean?

Credit Refused (CR) means that you have not completed 75% of the assessment for a course and are
not eligible to get credit. There is not normally an opportunity for you to correct this. Please contact
your Adviser of Studies to see if there is anything that can be done to fix this.

I have a 7 for a course, what does this mean?

A 7 indicates that your result is pending; in almost all cases this is because we are waiting for the
results of a conduct investigation. You will be contacted in due course by either the School Student
Conduct Officer or the Senate Office Conduct Officer. Remember that this is just an investigation at
this stage, and no decision has been made.

I have not done as well as I expected in one or more of my courses – will I get feedback and what
can I do?

• You will be able access the marks you got for each part of each question of an exam via SoCS
online here: SoCS Online (gla.ac.uk). This year, the marks will be published on a finer-grained
level than before: that means that instead of marks for Q1, Q2, Q3 etc, you will be able to
see marks for Q1a, Q1b, and so on. (This does not apply to MCQ-based exams where marks
will continue to be aggregated per-question.)
• Once exam marks have been published each of your course co-ordinators will prepare a
document with general feedback on how the class has performed which will be posted on
the course Moodle page. It is at the discretion of the course co-ordinator if they will provide
model solutions.
• If you think that there has been an administrative error (e.g., a section of your script was not
marked or marks were not added up correctly), you should contact the SoCS Helpdesk, who
will investigate this. Note that only administrative errors will be investigated; contacting the
Helpdesk does not mean that your script will be reviewed, or remarked, by an academic
member of staff. University Policy is that you cannot ask for the academic judgement on the
quality of your work to be investigated.

• If you wish to appeal your grades, you should read through the following webpage to see if
you have grounds for appeal: University of Glasgow - MyGlasgow - Academic Policy &
Governance - Academic Appeals - Academic Appeals (students). You can also contact the
Students’ Representative Council’s Advice Centre
https://www.glasgowunisrc.org/advice/about/ who can advise you on the appeal process. It
is also advisable to contact your Adviser of Studies if you are considering appealing. The first
stage of the Appeals Procedure is to appeal to the College Appeals Committee, and you must
submit a letter intimating your intention to appeal within 10 working days of publication of
the decision.

If you are concerned about any of your results, please reach out to your Adviser of Studies to discuss
your performance.

Will I be able to resit my exams?

• Level 1 and Level 2 Students
You are eligible to resit exams where you have achieved an overall course grade lower than
a D3, although the School will look at your first exam attempt when calculating GPA’s for
meeting the School progression requirements. This means that resit grades will not be
considered as part of this process. You can take resits to meet the additional College
progression requirements or to improve your transcript, but these are capped at a D3.
• Honours Students
There are no resits for exams at honours level. You will only be permitted to take a resit
exam if you have an approved good cause claim for the exam.

You can read more about the School and College progression requirements for your level in the
Appendix.
Appendix – Progression Requirements, Weightings Across Honours Levels & Degree
Classifications

Progression from Level 1 to Level 2

School Requirements

• guaranteed with a minimum GPA of 15.0 (B3) over all Level 1 Computing Science courses at
first attempt;
• at the School's discretion with a minimum GPA of 12.0 (C3) over all Level 1 Computing
Science courses at first attempt.

This year we will be using the discretionary requirements for progression to Level 2.

Additional College Requirements

A student must meet the following requirements to remain in the University after one year of study:

• at least 80 credits;
• GPA of at least 8.0 across best 80 credits;
• 60 credits at D3 or better.

Note: no “at first attempt” with these requirements.

Progression from Level 2 to Honours

School requirements

This year we will be using the discretionary requirements from progression to honours.

CS3H/M, SE3H/M, SEWP3M.

• guaranteed: minimum GPA of 15.0 (B3) over all Level 2 Computing Science courses at first
attempt;
• at the School’s discretion: minimum GPA of 12.0 (C3) over all Level 2 Computing Science
courses at first attempt.

CS3H/M+.

• guaranteed: minimum GPA of 15.0 (B3) over 40 credits of Level 2 Computing Science
courses at first attempt;
• at the School’s discretion: minimum GPA of 12.0 (C3) over 40 credits of Level 2 Computing
Science courses at first attempt;
• the student must fulfil the requirements for the other subject.

ESE3H.

• guaranteed: minimum GPA of 15.0 (B3) over the five pre-requisite Level 2 Computing
Science courses (ADS2, JP2, NOSE2, OOSE2 and WAD2) at first attempt;
• at the School’s discretion: minimum GPA of 12.0 (C3) over the same five courses at first
attempt;
• the student must meet the requirements of the School of Engineering.
Additional College Requirements

Over 240 credits in levels 1 and 2 (resits can be used to meet these requirements):

• D3 or better in 200 credits across levels 1 and 2 (so no more than 40 credits below D3);
• GPA of 9.0 or better across 240 credits in levels 1 and 2;
• (at least 140 of these credits must be derived from the list of recognised courses for the
degree).

MSci students must also meet the following requirements over levels 1 and 2:

• 240 credits, with a GPA of at least 12.0;

• 140 credits in Science with a GPA of at least 12.0;
• 60 credits at level 2 or above in Science with a GPA of at least 15.0.

Progression from Level 2 to Designated Degree

School Requirements

• CS3: for entry to the Designated Degree, students must achieve a minimum GPA of 9.0 (D3)
over all Level 2 Computing Science courses.
• CS3+: for entry to the Combined Designated Degree, students must achieve a minimum GPA
of 9.0 (D3) over 50 credits of Level 2 Computing Science.
• Electronic and Software Engineering Students who achieve a GPA of 9.0 (D3) over the five
pre-requisite level 2 Computing Science courses and Engineering Mathematics 2, but who
are not permitted to transfer at the School's discretion to CS3H, SE3H, or SEWP3M, may
transfer to CS3.

College Requirements

• completed qualifying courses totalling at least 240 credits, with a GPA of 9.0;
• completed qualifying courses totalling at least 120 credits in Science subjects.

Progression in Honours
Progression to level 4 for BSc students requires a GPA of 9.0 in level 3 at the first attempt.
Progression for MSci students to level 4 and level 5 requires a GPA of 12.0 at the first attempt in
level 3 and level 4 respectively.
Students who do not obtain a GPA of 9.0 in level 3 can switch to a designated degree and MSci
students with a GPA between 9.0 and 11.9 in level 3 can switch to a BSc programme.
There are typically no repeat years at honours level.

Weighting across Honours Levels

• BSc honours weightings: level 3: 40% and level 4: 60%
• MSci weightings (everything but work-placement): level 3: 24%, level 4: 36% and level 5:
40%
• MSci weightings (SE with work-placement): level 3: 30%, level 4: 20% and level 5: 40%
For Example, for Computing Science MSci student:

• a level 3 10 credit course counts as 10*.24 = 2.4 weighted credits;

• the level 3 team project (30 credits) counts as 30*.24 = 7.2 weighted credits;
• a level 4 10 credit course counts as 10*.36 = 3.6 weighted credits;
• the level 4 project (40 credits) counts as 40*.36 = 14.4 weighted credits;
• a level 5 10 credit course counts as 10*.4 = 4 weighted credits;
• the level 5 project (80 credits) counts as 80*.4 = 32 weighted credits.

There is a GPA calculator on the level 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 general moodle pages that can be used for
finding you Computing Science GPA for a single level and your overall GPA.

Degree classifications
The following are the requirements for different honours degree classifications (for all the below you
also need a D3 in the level 4 project, this applies for both BSc and MSci degrees).

• GPA of 17.5-22.0 is a first class honours degree

• GPA of 17.1-17.4 and at least 50% weighted credits at A is a first class honours degree
• GPA of 17.1-17.4 and less than 50% weighted credits at A is a upper second class honours degree
• GPA of 14.5-17.0 is a upper second class honours degree
• GPA of 14.1-14.4 and at least 50% weighted credits at B or above is a upper second class honours
degree
• GPA of 14.1-14.4 and less than 50% weighted credits at B or above is a lower second class
honours degree
• GPA of 11.5-14.0 is a lower second class honours degree
• GPA of 11.1-11.4 and at least 50% weighted credits at C or above is a lower second class honours
degree
• GPA of 11.1-11.4 and less than 50% weighted credits at C or above is a third class honours degree
• GPA of 8.5-11.0 is a third class honours degree
• GPA of 8.1-8.4 and at least 50% weighted credits at D or above is a third class honours degree

Otherwise, the requirement for an honours degree are not met, however it is still possible to
graduate with a designated (ordinary) degree. Also, if an MSci student does not qualify for the MSci
honours degree, then they can obtain a BSc honours degree.