Every Monday, firstpoint publishes five points about a topic related to life at university. This week, reassessment week is approaching. Find out whether it affects you and where to find further information…
POINT ONE: WHY YOU ARE SUBMITTING WORK IN REASSESSMENT WEEK…
You may be entitled to complete a reassessment if you have a fail grade against an initial attempt at an assessment. This may be because you did not get enough marks to pass, did not submit an assessment or did not attend an exam. Reassessment is normally capped at the minimum pass grade, so the maximum grade you can achieve is a D-.
If you have made a successful claim for mitigating circumstances and have been granted reassessment as a result, your new deadline will be set in reassessment week. Depending on the outcome of your mitigating circumstances claim, this may mean that your grade is not capped.
POINT TWO: CHECK THE DETAILS FOR YOUR REASSESSMENT…
Details of your reassessments will be made available via the Results Hub on your SOLE page. This information will be available after the Board of Examiners meet to confirm your grades. Reassessment work will normally be available from the same location as the original work e.g. Blackboard. If you are unsure of the reassessment question you need to work on, please contact the appropriate module tutor as soon as possible.
If you are unable to contact the module tutor or Course Leader, contact the Student Records department for further information: on: studentrecords@worc.ac.uk or 01905 855333.
POINT THREE: FIND OUT HOW YOUR WORK SHOULD BE SUBMITTED…
All reassessment work should be submitted in the same format it was originally handed in – check your module guide or Blackboard page for instructions regarding this.
Your module tutor is responsible for making sure your electronic reassessment submission point has been set up in advance, so if you have any questions, you should contact them directly.
POINT FOUR: FIND OUT ABOUT REASSESSMENT EXAMS…
All resit examinations are scheduled to take place in reassessment week: 8th-12th July 2024. The timetable will be published on the afternoon of Monday 1st July.
Details of your reassessment tasks, including the examination, will be made available via the Results Hub on your SOLE page. This information will be available after the Board of Examiners meet to confirm your grades. If you check your SOLE page and no details are available, please contact the Student Records department on: studentrecords@worc.ac.uk or 01905 855333.
The resit exam timetable will be published on SOLE.
If you have any queries regarding examinations; please contact the Examinations Officer in Registry Services on exams@worc.ac.uk.
POINT FIVE: WHAT TO DO IF YOU FAIL YOUR REASSESSMENT…
Where a module has been failed after reassessment, you will be required to retake the module, with attendance and payment. All module retakes will be capped at a D-. Normally, you may only retake a module once. Retaking a module is likely to result in an extension to the duration of your course.
You must pass all modules taken. However, on some courses, you may be able to proceed to the next level of the course (i.e. Level 5 or Level 6) while still completing any outstanding retake modules, provided you have passed at least 90 credits at the previous level.
If you have not passed a minimum of 90 credits you will not be able to proceed to the next level of the course, and, if you are a full-time student, you may be required to change your status to part-time in order to complete the necessary reassessment.
If you find yourself in this situation, we strongly recommend that you speak with the Programme Advisers and make an appointment with the Money Advisers. You should also speak with your tutor.
If you’re not sure about any of the above, come and speak with a firstpoint adviser – we’re here to help!
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