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Pass-Fail procedure
Posted on December 31, 2001 at 11:43:50 AM by Bill
Eckert
George,
As I prepare to take the first set of examinations in May, a question arises as
to the exact answer to a gray area of the policy. If I sit for three
examinations (Criminal, Constitutional and English Legal System) under graduate
scheme B, AND I get a fail on one of those, must I take all three courses again
before I advance ? Or only the failed course ?, or the failed course and two
from the next set of courses ? My Goodness...pre-examination paranoia has
already set in!
Any assistance you can give will be of great help. Happy New Year to all in the
Malet readership....
Bill
Posted on December 31, 2001 at 12:05:32 AM by George
Pappas
Dear Bill,
Happy New Year! You must pass ALL your examinations in one sitting. For example,
if you are scheduled to take Constitutional Law, English Legal Systems and
Criminal Law under scheme B in May of 2002 - you must pass all to advance to the
next year. If you pass two and fail one, you must take all three again.
Sometimes the examiners will permit a "referral or re-sit" on your
failed paper if was very close to passing. This was the policy of the University
of London the last time I looked. It is also one of the reasons why the
University of London LLB compared to other British distance learning law degree
programs is held in the highest esteem by the Bar Council.
All the best for 2002.
George Pappas
Pass-fail procedure
Posted on February 3, 2002 at 11:49:44 PM by Shawn Toh
Hi Bill and George,
What George said is true, I took 4 papers in May 2001, and I failed criminal, I
was however referred to take criminal again 2001 Oct, and happily I passed, and
therefore proceed to 2nd year. What I am worried however, is that in the finals
years, failing any subjects, even if you passed it on referred attempt, may
affect the rating of your degree. And also, in my experience, between June to
Oct, you had to concentrate on passing the referred paper and at the same time,
prepared for those 2nd year papers. It is tough. I just hope everybody passed on
the first attempt and do well. BTW - you are allowed to take 2 referred attempts
for the referred paper before failing the whole exams and taking them again, and
you may also be referred for all the 3 or all 4 papers toy took.
Shawn
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