Graduation

Reading your transcript

The transcript you receive after graduating will include information relating to your subject area and module/unit information based on the outcome of your assessments.

Subject codes

Code prefixes are used to indicate a module's subject area on your transcript:

  • AE: Adult Education
  • AH: Ancient History
  • AM: American Studies
  • AR: Archaeology
  • BS: Biological Sciences
  • CH: Chemistry
  • CO: Computing
  • CR: Criminology
  • EC: Economics
  • ED: Education
  • EG: Engineering
  • EL: English Language
  • EN: English
  • FR: French
  • FS: Foundation STEM
  • GL: Geology
  • GN: German
  • GY: Geography
  • HA: History of Art and Film
  • HM: Humanities
  • HS: History
  • IP: Prescribing
  • IT: Italian
  • JO: Journalism
  • LM: Labour Market Studies
  • LW: Law
  • MA: Mathematics
  • MB: Medical Bioscience
  • MD: Medicine
  • ML: Modern Languages
  • MN: Management
  • MS: Media and Communication
  • MU: Museum Studies
  • MW: Midwifery
  • NS/NT: Natural Science
  • NU: Nursing
  • OP: Operating Department Practice
  • PA: Physics and Astronomy
  • PH: Physiotherapy
  • PL: Politics
  • PS: Psychology
  • PY: Pharmacy
  • RA: Radiography
  • SP: Spanish
  • SY: Sociology
  • TS: Translation Studies
  • XP: Leicester Study Centre

Module outcomes

The following module outcome codes are used to indicate the result you achieved in each module:

Undergraduate marks and grades

  • P: indicates a pass with a mark in the honours range (40% and above)
  • PC/C: indicates a pass with a mark at credit level only (35%-39%)
  • PM: indicates a pass with a mark in the honours range (40% and above) with mitigating circumstances
  • F: indicates a fail
  • FC: indicates a compensated fail with a mark at credit level only (35%-39%)
  • FM/M: indicates a fail with mitigating circumstances
  • FQ/Q: indicates a qualified fail*
  • MC: indicates a pass with a mark at credit level only (35%-39%) with mitigating circumstances
  • MQ: indicates a qualified fail* with mitigating circumstances

MBChB grades

  • SA: indicates a satisfactory pass
  • ME: indicates a pass with merit
  • DI: indicates a pass with distinction
  • EX: indicates an excellent pass
  • U: indicates a fail/unsatisfactory

Postgraduate marks and grades

  • P: indicates a pass
  • A: indicates a pass in the range of 70%-100%
  • B: indicates a pass in the range of 60%-69%
  • C: indicates a pass in the range 50%-59%
  • D: indicates a fail in the range 40%-49%
  • DQ: indicates a fail in the range 40%-49%*
  • AM: indicates a pass in the range 70%-100% with mitigating circumstances
  • BM: indicates a pass in the range 60%-69% with mitigating circumstances
  • CM: indicates a pass in the range 50%-59% with mitigating circumstances
  • DM: indicates a fail in the range 40%-49% with mitigating circumstances
  • DR: indicates a qualified fail with mitigating circumstances in the range 40%-100%
  • F: indicates a fail
  • FM/M: indicates a fail with mitigating circumstances
  • FQ: indicates a qualified fail*
  • MQ: indicates a qualified fail* with mitigating circumstances
  • R: indicates a pass at resit, the module mark is capped at 50%

*Qualified fail: Failure to pass each element of assessment results in the overall failure of the module.

Most modules will have a mark (0-100) and grade. Modules with a mark of * indicates pass or fail grading only (no numerical value given), of which a pass is indicated with a grade of "P" or "C".

Awards

The following overall classifications are used to indicate your final result achieved:

Undergraduate awards

  • First Class Honours: 70% and above
  • Upper Second Class Honours: 60%-69%
  • Lower Second Class Honours: 50%-59%
  • Third Class Honours: 40%-49%

Postgraduate awards

  • Distinction: 70% and above
  • Merit: 60%-69%
  • Pass: 50%-59%
 

Record of Marks Letter

The University offers a range of letters to support you during your studies. One of these is the Record of Marks letter, which gives you an informal summary of your marks so far. Please note: all results in this letter are provisional and may change until you’ve completed your programme. Once you successfully finish your studies, you’ll receive a formal academic transcript when you graduate.

The following codes that may appear on the document indicate the following:

* : module results are pending release following a Panel of Examiners, including resits.

- : there is no mark as the module is pass/fail only

N/A: module is not credit bearing

You can download this letter directly for the My Uni Documents section of MyStudentRecord. If you have any trouble accessing it, our IT team is here to help.

Want to know more about the other letters available? Check out our Requesting a letter page for full details.

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