Changes to policy and curriculum

Assessment Banking Rules 2016/17 (February 2017 update)

Warning: the content within this page reflects the information available to students in the 2016/17 academic year. As such, this information may no longer be factually accurate.

In February 2017 two small changes were made to the rules which govern assessment banking. Assessment banking is defined as the process by which students can keep and carry forward any completed assessment scores when deferring from a module.

These amendments will affect all students who decide to defer from a module with a start date on or after 1 August 2016 and wish to keep and carry forward the scores from any assessments they have already completed. (‘Banked’ scores can only be used on a future start date of the same module.)

The changes made

1. The period of time for which this document is valid has been extended to apply beyond the end of the 2016/17 academic year.
2. It has been clarified, as per the Deferrals and Withdrawals Policy, to whom these rules apply.

Please talk to your Student Support Team if you need any further information. You can find out how to contact them on Contact the OU.