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Award of Single Honours Mathematics degree classes
The following applies to Single Honours programmes in Mathematics. For joint and other programmes you should consult the relevant information for that programme. The meaning of degree classes is described in the Faculty of Science handbook, and in an appendix of each of the mathematics undergraduate handbooks. Note that the university has recently introduced a new common algorithm for degree classification. It will apply all students first registered in or after October 2010. It will NOT normally apply to students first registered before October 2010—they will continue to be classified under the rules operating when they first entered.
Students first registered before October 2010
For students first registered before October 2010, the Mathematics Examiners will assign classes by looking at your marks and forming a judgement as to which class should be awarded having regard to the School of Mathematics Guidelines for Boards of Examiners. Broadly speaking, you must have a sustained first class performance in Level H/6 mathematics (and Level M/7 mathematics for the MSci) plus a first class final year average to be awarded a first class degree, and you must have a sustained 2.1 performance on Level H/6 mathematics (and Level M/7 mathematics for the MSci) plus either a 2.1 final year average or a 2.1 overall average to be awarded a 2.1 degree.
Students first registered in or after October 2010
For students first registered in or after October 2010, your degree classification will be determined by the new university common algorithm. Broadly speaking, the primary determinant of the degree class will be a weighted average of the marks achieved in all except the first year of study, where the weighting given to a unit mark depends on its credit point value and on the year of study when it was taken. For borderline cases the secondary determinant will be the weighted proportion of units with marks in or above the higher of the two borderline classes. The details are currently set out in the University's Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.