Anglia Ruskin’s
Progression Scheme
November 2014
Paul Baxter, Director, Academic Office [[email protected]]
Lorraine Woodward, Assessment Manager, Academic Office
[[email protected]]
What is a
Progression
Scheme?
• Two prominent models:
Credit accumulation
Progression
• Threshold level of attainment at one
level before progressing to the next
(higher) level
• Prevents backlog of outstanding
assessment and modules
• Improves tracking of student
performance
• Facilitates further automation of on-line
systems
What is a
Progression
Scheme?
• No impact on academic standards
required to pass a module and,
therefore, a course
• No impact on the regulations
governing maximum volume of
failure (ie: discontinuation)
• Tier 2 Process: Awards Board and
Faculty Student Review
Subcommittees
• Retrieval Packages for students
who cannot proceed
Comparison with
other HEIs
• Survey of HEIs: 20 responded
• 19 of the 20 have a Progression
Scheme including:
Derby
Durham
Glamorgan
Hertfordshire
Kingston
Leeds Trinity
Liverpool Hope
Open University
Queen Mary
St Andrews
Strathclyde
Teeside
Ulster
Wales
Wolverhampton
• 17 of the 19 use a 90 credit or higher
threshold for full-time progression
To Whom Does
Progression Apply
and When?
• Undergraduate students who
commenced their course in, or after,
September 2012
• Includes extended courses (level 3)
where approved
• Multi-level awards only:
Honours Degree (levels 4, 5 and 6)
Ordinary Degree (levels 4, 5 and 6)
Foundation Degree (levels 4 and 5)
Diploma of Higher Education (levels 4 and 5)
Higher National Diploma (levels 4 and 5)
Integrated Masters Degree (levels 4, 5, 6 and
7)
To Whom Does
Progression Apply
and When?
• Full-time and part-time students
• UK/EU and international students
• All core Anglia Ruskin and Associate
College students (except the
Cambridge Theological Federation)
• Progression points identified on SITS
for all courses and attached to
students’ records
The Rules
• A full-time student must pass 90 of
their 120 level 4 credits to proceed
to level 5 (and likewise to progress
from level 5 to level 6)
• A part-time student on a 60 credit
(6 year) based course must pass
45 of their 60 credits to proceed to
the next year
• A part-time student on a 75 credit
(5 year) based course must pass
60 of their 75 credits to proceed to
the next year
The Rules
• A part-time student on a 90 credit
(4 year) based course must pass
60 of their 90 credits to proceed to
the next year
• No student can progress to: (i) level
5 with and level 3 modules
outstanding and; (ii) level 6 with
any level 3 or 4 modules
outstanding
• No student can proceed at any
stage whilst trailing more than 30
credits (accumulation of trailed
credit is not permitted)
Progression Decisions
Decision
Proceed
Proceed Trailing (with referral)
Refer
Proceed Trailing
Cannot Proceed
Discontinued
Confer Intended Award
Cannot Confer Intended Award
Decision Deferred
Refer to Fitness to Practise
The Decisions
Explained
PROCEED
The student has passed all modules for
the level/year under consideration and
can proceed to the next level/year of
study
PROCEED TRAILING
The student has achieved the minimum
volume of credit required and may
proceed to the next level/year of study
with (re)assessment outstanding and/or
is required to retake or replace a
module(s)
The Decisions
Explained:
Semester 2
Awards Board only
PROCEED TRAILING (with referral)
The student has achieved the minimum
volume of credit required and may
proceed to the next level/year of study
but (re)assessment is required during
the July (re)assessment point
REFER
The student has not achieved the
minimum volume of credit required to
proceed but may achieve sufficient
credit after the July (re)assessment
point
CANNOT PROCEED
The Decisions
Explained
The student has not satisfied the
progression criteria for the level/year of
study but may remain on the course and
agree a Retrieval Package
CANNOT CONFER INTENDED AWARD
The student is due to complete their course
but has (re)assessment outstanding
DISCONTINUED
The student has exhausted the maximum
combined value of retaken and replacement
modules permitted
CONFER INTENDED AWARD
The Decisions
Explained
The student has satisfied all
requirements for the intended award
as detailed in the Course Specification
Form and the intended award is
conferred
REVIEW
The student’s record is incomplete
and further action is required at
Faculty level
The Decisions
Explained
DECISION DEFERRED
A progression decision cannot be
made and is pending the outcome of
procedures related to an alleged
assessment offence
REFER TO FITNESS TO PRACTISE
The student has been referred under
the Fitness to Practise procedures
within the Rules, Regulations and
Procedures for Students.
Anglia Ruskin’s
Progression Scheme
Examples
Section 1: Examples 1-6
The examples in Section 1 are profiles of fulltime students that could be presented to the
Awards Board held at the end of Semester 2
2014/15 in July 2015.
Example 1
Proceed Trailing (with referral)
Example 2
Proceed
Example 3
Refer
Example 4
Proceed (after compensation)
Example 5
Refer
Example 6
Decision Deferred
Section 2: Examples 7-9
The examples in Section 2 are profiles of fulltime students that could be presented to the
Awards Board held after the summer July
2015 (re)assessment period in August 2015.
Example 7
Discontinued
Example 8
Proceed Trailing
Example 9
Cannot Proceed
Section 3: Examples 10 and 11
The examples in Section 2 are profiles of fulltime students that could be presented
that could be presented to the Awards Board
at the end of the students’ second year - after
the summer July (re)assessment period in
August 2016.
Example 10
Proceed Trailing
Example 11
Cannot Proceed
The Process
• SITS recommends a Progression
Decision
• Displayed on Student Review /
Awards Board academic profile
report
• Student Review function required to
confirm decisions or amend where
appropriate
• Student Review required to take
action for a REVIEW decision
• Cases where SITS is unable to make a
recommendation will be flagged by a
REVIEW decision
The Process
• Spreadsheets for completion by
Student Review function
• Awards Board to receive lists of
students under each category (with
profiles included for Confer Intended
Award, Cannot Proceed and
Discontinued decisions)
• For discontinued students, SITS
provisionally highlights students
eligible for entry to a Framework Award
The Retrieval
Package
• A Retrieval Package is agreed for
all students who receive a Cannot
Proceed decision
• Retrieval Package agrees
schedule for completing
outstanding (re)assessment,
retake/replacement modules
• Students remain registered for the
same course for the duration of
the Retrieval Package
The Retrieval
Package
• Some full-time students may need
to study for ‘reduced hours’
• In some cases, intermission for a
semester/trimester may be
necessary
• International student visas and UK
student funding arrangements allow
a maximum of one year for
retrieving failed modules
Help and Advice
Anglia Ruskin’s
Progression Scheme
Examples of Retrieval
Packages
Retrieval Package Example 1
Student 1’s Academic Profile
Student 1’s Retrieval Package
Retrieval Package Example 2
Student 2’s Academic Profile
Student 2’s Retrieval Package
Retrieval Package Example 3
Student 3’s Academic Profile
Student 3’s Retrieval Package
Retrieval Package Example 4
Student 4’s Academic Profile
Student 4’s Retrieval Package
Help and Advice
Paul Baxter, Director, Academic Office
[e-mail: [email protected]]
Lorraine Woodward, Assessment Manager,
Academic Office
[e-mail: [email protected]]
[email protected]