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Assessment Banking Rules

The Assessment Banking Rules set out the conditions you will have to meet if, when you defer an eligible module, you wish to retain the scores from assessments you have completed.

These scores can then be carried forward to a future presentation of the same module, and complete the assessment requirements during that future presentation. This process is called 'assessment banking'.

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This document applies to undergraduate and postgraduate students on taught courses. The document (except Section 4) may also apply to Apprentices, who should contact the Apprenticeship Enrolment and Support Team (AEST) for support.

This document does not apply to microcredential learners, or to those studying non-credit bearing Short Courses.


Policy Documents

Effective for modules starting from 1 August 2024

Previous document versions

Effective for modules starting from 1 August 2023

Effective for modules starting from 1 August 2022

Effective for modules starting from 1 August 2021

Effective for modules starting from 1 August 2020

Effective for modules starting from 1 August 2019

Effective for modules starting from 1 August 2018

Effective for modules starting from 1 August 2016

Effective for modules starting from 1 August 2014

  • Assessment Banking Rules 2014/15 to 2015/16 (PDF, 90KB)

    For: Undergraduate students on transitional fee arrangements or additional year of discounted fees only.

    Please note that this version of the policy continues to apply in 2016/17 for students resident in England or outside of the UK who ARE RECEIVING transitional fee arrangements and also continues to apply in 2017/18 for students eligible for an additional year of discounted fees.

Effective for modules starting from 1 August 2012

For more information about changes to policy, terms and conditions, and curriculum visit the change log.


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