Assessment Regulations
A student who has had a break in his/her Programme and returns to City to complete the Programme will be governed by the Regulations and any statutory and legal requirements in force at the time of reentry to City.
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Leaving a Programme
If a student decides that they do not want to complete their Programme, they must advise the School, in writing, that they wish to withdraw. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that a request to withdraw is approved by the School. Failure to formally withdraw from the Programme will mean that later assessments will be recorded as not attempted and therefore failed (see 4.10 Failure to Pass a Programme). Once a student has been withdrawn from a Programme they will be considered as a new student for any subsequent re-registration, except for where allowance is made for students to top-up to a higher qualification, i.e. from a: • • •
Certificate or Diploma of Higher Education to Undergraduate degree Postgraduate Certificate to Postgraduate Diploma or Masters degree Postgraduate Diploma to Masters degree
within the maximum registration period of the qualification (see Section 4.13). Limitations apply where a student has been withdrawn due to academic failure (See Section 4.14 Reenrolment Following Failure).
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Academic Standards, Marking and Feedback
Marking and Moderation
Assessment criteria and grade-related criteria will be provided in the Programme Handbook to help students to understand how their academic performance will be assessed. Arrangements for marking and moderation are as set out in the Assessment and Feedback Policy. 5.2 5.2.1
External Examiners External Examiner appointments
To ensure academic standards and externality in the assessment process, each Programme will have at least one External Examiner who takes an overview of the assessment process of the Programme. There may be additional External Examiners appointed for large Programmes, or to cover particular academic areas within a Programme, as determined by the appropriate Board of Studies. An External Examiner may also be appointed to cover a number of related Programmes. Nominations for External Examiners are considered by Boards of Studies and approved by the Deputy President and Provost (or their nominee) on behalf of Senate. Appointments are made according to criteria and conditions that ensure the seniority and expertise of External Examiners to carry out the full range of duties. Criteria and conditions are set out in the External Examiners Policy. External Examiners are appointed for a period of up to a maximum of four years. Exceptionally, this can be extended by one further year.
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