Stage 3 Repeat Students

STAGE 3 REPEAT STUDENTS

Students who earn 50 or 55 credits after a full attempt at Stage 3 of the degree may be able to progress to Stage 4 carrying these failed modules. In order to do this, it must be clear that the student was in a position to achieve the required GPA of 2.48 even with the minimum passing grade achieved in their failed modules. A student who earns 50 or 55 credits but is not in a position to c l e a r l y achieve a GPA of 2.48 upon completing Stage 3, will be advanced to a repeat a t t e m p t at Stage 3 in the following academic year. The Science Office will advise students who have earned 50 or 55 credits in Stage 3, after the release of the Spring Trimester examination results, whether they have progressed to Stage 4 of their programme or whether they are returning to a repeat attempt at Stage 3 of the degree.

If you complete Stage 3 with a GPA of 2.47 or below, you will graduate with a BSc (General Science) Degree. Once you have completed Stage 3 you will not be permitted to replace or substitute modules with a view to raising your GPA.

Although a student may take ‘Next Stage’ modules if they are carrying more than 10 credits from the preceding stage, students who have not formally progressed from Stage 3 are strongly advised against doing so if they have not achieved the required GPA. Enrolling to Stage 4 modules does not remove the requirement for a minimum Stage 3 GPA and fees spent on Stage 4 modules cannot be refunded to students who do not achieve the Stage 3 GPA required to progress into Stage 4.