To obtain a compensated pass in the Second Year Examination as a whole you must:
- have satisfactory attendance at tutorials and practical classes (see sections Tutorial assessments and Practical assessments)
- gain a mark of at least 40% in the Tutorial unit BIOL20000, Dissertation unit BIOL21090, the EDM unit appropriate to your Degree Programme, and in all designated non-compensatable units for your Degree Programme (see below)
- gain a mark of at least 70% in BIOL21701 Writing and Referencing Skills
- achieve marks of at least 40% in each of the units totalling 80 credits (including the tutorial, Dissertation BIOL21090, the EDM unit and non-compensatable units) and at least 30% in each of the remaining 40 credits worth of units
NB – failure of any of the following – Tutorial unit BIOL20000, BIOL21701 Writing and Referencing Skills, Dissertation unit BIOL21090 or the EDM unit will lead to loss of compensation and all unit assessments with marks less than 40% will have to be resat.
For most Degree Programmes, at least one core non-compensatable unit has been designated in which you must attain a mark of at least 40%. However, failure of these units may not necessarily result in overall loss of compensation. Please also note that referrals of these units cannot be avoided by changing to a programme where they are not compensatable, unless the change is authorised before the release of exam results. A list of these units follows:
Level 2 Non-compensatable units
BSc Anatomical Sciences
BIOL20912 Human Anatomy RSM
BIOL21291 Human Anatomy and Histology
BIOL21402 Anatomy of the Special Sense Organs
BSc Biochemistry
BIOL21111 Proteins
BSc Biotechnology
BIOL21152 ‘Omic Technologies & Resources
BSc Cell Biology
BIOL21121 The Dynamic Cell
BSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology
BIOL20922 Neuroscience RSM
BSc Developmental Biology
BIOL21172 Principles of Developmental Biology
BSc Genetics
BIOL21371 Organismal Genetics
BSc Medical Biochemistry
BIOL21351 Molecules and Cells in Human Disease
BSc Microbiology
BIOL21181 Prokaryotic Microbiology
BIOL21192 Principles of Infectious Diseases
MNeuroscience
BIOL20922 Neuroscience RSM
BSc Molecular Biology
BIOL21101 Genome Maintenance & Regulation
BIOL21152 ‘Omic Technologies & Resources
BSc Neuroscience
BIOL20922 Neuroscience RSM
BSc Pharmacology
BIOL21412 Drugs: Models & Mechanisms
BSc Pharmacology and Physiology
BIOL21261 Endocrinology
BIOL21302 Clinical Drug Development
BSc Physiology
BIOL20942 Physiology RSM
BIOL21071 Physiology & Biomedical Sciences EDM
BSc Plant Sciences
BIOL21202 Plants for the Future
BSc Zoology
BIOL20552 Tropical Ecology & Conservation(RSM Field Course) *
BIOL20682 Tropical Biology (RSM Field Course)*
BIOL20872 Urban Biodiversity & Conservation RSM*
BIOL21422 Alpine Biodiversity & Forest Ecology (RSM Field Course)*
* Students will take only one of these units