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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'.

Policy Documents

Effective for modules starting from 1 August 2020

Assessment Banking Rules for the Academic Year 2020/21 (PDF, 132KB)

Effective for modules starting from 1 August 2019

Assessment Banking Rules for the Academic Year 2019/20 (PDF, 204KB)

Previous document versions

Effective for modules starting from 1 August 2018

Assessment Banking Rules for the Academic Year 2018/19 (PDF, 104KB)

For: Undergraduate and postgraduate students

Effective for modules starting from 1 August 2016

Assessment Banking Rules for the Academic Years 2016/17 and 2017/18 (PDF, 72KB)

For: Undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Please note that this policy applied to all students, except those who were eligible for the additional year of discounted fees in 2017/18.

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

Assessment Banking Rules 2012/13 to 2013/14 (PDF, 226KB)

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

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Assessment Banking Rules

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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

Effective for modules starting from 1 August 2012

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