How can I access my provisional result letter?
- The Department of Computer Science will automatically send provisional results letters to all undergraduates and affiliates through the post.
- You should ensure that your contact address in Portico is correct by 15th June at the latest, as this is the address that will be used to send your letter.
- The department will not be distributing letters/copies of letters in the department at any time. However provisional results will be displayed in the departmental foyer, (5th Floor, Malet Place Engineering Building), listed by candidate number.
When are they released?
We aim to make provisional results available this year by: 28th June 2013
Please carefully note the following:
- You will need to allow time for the letter to get to you.
- We are not able to track your letters once posted, so please do not ask for updates.
- If you have not received your letter by 20th July, then please email Undergraduate Administrator with your name, student number and address and we will arrange for it to be resent.
- We are not permitted to communicate marks via email or phone, so please do not ask.
- Should any delay to the posting of results letters occur, details will be posted here. If there are no delays mentioned, please assume your results have been sent as expected.
- Any information you receive from any department about your results will be strictly provisional. Results are not confirmed until they have been ratified by the UCL Board of Examiners.
Progression for Undergraduates
Your results will indicate whether you are able to progress to the next year of your current programme or if there are any issues or problems. To check the requirements needed to progress please see http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/ug/Assessment.htm#What
If you are in one of the following categories we recommend that you make an appointment to see the Departmental Tutor, Dr Graham Roberts, by emailing him at G.Roberts@cs.ucl.ac.uk :
- If you have failed to progress this year and are required to resit/withdraw.
- If you have failed to progress on your current programme, but can still progress on another programme.
- If you are a 2nd year Bsc Student with a weighted average of 60% or more (as you may be eligible to transfer to the MEng Programme).
- If you are a 3rd year student on the MEng programme with doubts about progressing to the final year.
Explanation of Common Grades
| Grade Value | Value Range (%) | Description |
|---|---|---|
P | 40 – 100 | Pass |
F | 0 – 39 / 0 – 49* | Fail (* 4th year and Taught PG modules have a 50% pass mark) |
IR | 0 – 100 | Irregularity under investigation |
WH | 0 | Withheld due to proven irregularity |
NX | 0 | Result not expected |
WD | 0 | Withdrawn |
ZZ | 0 | Barred from assessment |
LA | 0 | Late (due to extenuating circumstances) |
AB | 0 | Absent/non-submission |
NC | 0 | Student was absent/did not submit component of course |
FQ | 40 – 100 | Failed Essential Component of Course |
R | 35-39 | Borderline Fail may be eligible for Summer Referral |
Resits/Failed Modules
- If you are not due to complete your studies in the current academic year and you fail a module for the first time (coursework or examination or both) you have the right to re-sit the failed component at the first possible date (normally the next academic year).
- If you are due to finish in the current year, (i.e. Undergraduate Finalists and Taught Masters Students), you will only be able to resit a module if you fail to achieve your award.
- Please note that Students are only permitted one resit attempt. If the outcome of the resit is also a fail, then this will be the final mark for that module.
- If you are eligible for a resit, you will be automatically registered for it on Portico and will be expected to sit any failed exams and submit any failed coursework.
| Resit Scenario | Taught PG Students |
|---|---|
| You still have sufficient credits to progress/be made an award | The default position is that you will be made an award without the option to resit the failed module/s. |
| You have insufficient credits to progress/be made an award during the current year. | You will normally need to resit or repeat the failed modules the following year. |
- All students with resits are advised to check their Portico account in September for a list of the exams and coursework that they are expected to complete over the year.
- It is your responsibility to confirm to Registry and Academic Services the examinations you wish to re-sit, via on-line module registration using Portico. It is also your responsibility to check with the Department to determine whether you are required to submit new coursework.
- UCL regulations state that a candidate must complete the assessment for a module within two years of attending that module. This period of two years may be extended at the discretion of UCL Board of Examiners.
- Students who withdraw from an examination owing to special circumstances will not be regarded as having made an entry and therefore would be taking the examination as if for the first time the next academic year. If you have passed the coursework component already, then the marks you achieved will be brought forward.
- If you have any questions regarding your options for resitting modules please talk to your Programme Director.
Referrals and Deferrals
- Referrals are additional assessments given to students who narrowly fail a module
- Deferrals are exams that are held for students who legitimately miss an exam during the main period.
- Please see http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/ug/Assessment.htm for full details and the summary below for an overview.
| Referred Assessments, (Referrals) | Deferred Assessments, (Deferrals) | |
|---|---|---|
| When Held | Over the Summer | In early September |
| Available For | Students who narrowly fail a module overall | Students who are legitimately unable to take exams |
| Indicated by | Grade of "R" in your results | Grade of "LA" (Late Assessment) in your marks |
| If it was your 1st attempt at the module you can: | 1. Choose to take the referral and get a capped mark of 40-P 2. OR resit the following year and get a potentially uncapped mark | Deferrals are the same regardless of whether it is your first or second attempt. |
| If it was your 2nd attempt at the module you can: | 1. Choose to take the referral and get a capped mark of 40-P 2. OR retain the narrow fail mark | |
| Not available for | Final year students, (including Taught Postgraduates) | Final year students, (including Taught Postgraduates) |
| Format of Assessment | Format can vary depending on what part of the module was failed | Exam Format |
| Procedure for Applying | Automatic - Eligible students are contacted over the Summer by Email and/or letter. | Students must submit an application within the Registry and Academic Services Deadlines Successful applicants are contacted over the Summer by Email and/or letter. |
- If you are eligible for either a referral or a deferral, you will be contacted by the department that teaches the module in June/July.
- It is especially important to keep your contact details up to date in Portico and regularly check email if you have either of these.
Students with an outstanding debt to UCL
All students who will, if successful in their examinations, qualify for the award of a degree, should note that:
- UCL will withhold the award in the case of any student who is in debt to UCL.
- This includes any payment due, including tuition and examination fees, fees for UCL residential accommodation and fees to the UCL Library.
- No report will be made on the student’s results until the debt has been settled in full and attendance at a Graduation Ceremony will not be permitted unless the whole debt has been cleared by the due date.
- All other students who are in debt to UCL will have their official results withheld and/or will not be permitted to enrol at any future session.
- For further details see the UCL Academic Regulations for Students [Section 3]













