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: Informatics
  • 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
  • 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.

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%

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