What are the grade boundaries?

Undergraduate programmes

If you are an undergraduate student, you need to obtain the following overall percentages to reach your desired grade:

• Below 40% - fail
• 40% - 49% - third
• 50% - 59% - 2:2
• 60% - 69% - 2:1
• 70% or over - first

Postgraduate programmes (FHEQ Level 7 modules)

If you are a postgraduate student, you need to obtain the following overall percentages to reach your desired level:

• Below 50% – fail
• 50% - 59% - pass
• 60% - 69% - merit
• 70% or over - distinction

For BVMSci Veterinary Medicine and Science (FHEQ Level 4, 5, 6 and 7 modules) the pass mark is 50%. For the Pass mark for the Medicine (Graduate Entry) BMBS, School of Medicine, please see Exceptions to A1. Regulations for taught programmes for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS) Graduate Medicine programme document (PDF) for further details.