Legend of Results
Grade codes in use from 30/06/2014
Standard Grades
Code Description
Explanation
PP
Pass
Pass grade (50-59%)
CR
Credit
Pass with Credit (60-69%)
DN
Distinction
Pass with Distinction (70-79%)
HD
High Distinction
Pass with High Distinction (80-100%)
UP
Ungraded Pass
Pass awarded where the student can only pass or fail
FP
Faculty Pass
Pass granted at Faculty discretion, in exceptional circumstances, and
beyond the circumstances in which supplementary or deferred
examination might be considered
NN
Failure
Failure (0-49%)
AN
Absent deemed
failed
Student did not attend examination or complete major assessment.
NS
Failure,
supplementary
exam granted
NS may be granted by Faculty after a student has failed an ordinary
exam, where the fail was close to a pass mark and the student has an
otherwise good record
For more information, see also Supplementary Examinations at:
http://www.utas.edu.au/exams/examinations
IC
Interim Completion
Result for a unit that is part of a series of units where the result is not
available until the final unit is completed
XE
Unit not examined
Result for units where which have been specifically defined as not
examinable
DO
Deferred Ordinary
Student granted permission by Examinations Office to defer an
examination due to personal circumstances. Used only for ordinary, not
supplementary, examinations
WT
Withheld
Result withheld - has not been submitted by School. To be finalised by
deferred/supplementary examination period
AO
Assessment
Ongoing
Assessment for unit covers more than one semester. Result to be
finalised by end of subsequent semester
WN
Withdrawn deemed
failed
Student withdrew from a unit after the census date. System generated
result.
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Honours grades
Code Description
Explanation
HF
Honours – first class
Highest pass grade in Honours with mark 80 -100%
HU
Honours – second
class upper division
Honours pass grade with mark 70-79%
HL
Honours – second
class lower division
Honours pass grade with mark 60-69%
HT
Honours - third class
Honours pass grade with mark 50-59%
HN
Honours – failure
Honours fail grade with mark 0-49%
XX
Result in another
unit
Result incorporated into another unit’s results (may be used for
Honours sub-units).
Research Higher Degrees
PA
Pass
Applied on the day on which the Graduate Research Office
receives advice from the Head of School or Chair of Examiners,
that the corrections to the candidate’s thesis have been
completed.
FF
Fail
Candidate has not met the requirements for award of the
Degree.
English Language Centre
EL5
Overall 90 - 100
Combined marks of internal components of the unit are 90 to 100
EL4
Overall 80 - 89
Combined marks of internal components of the unit are 80 to 89
EL3
Overall 70 - 79
Combined marks of internal components of the unit are 70 to 79
EL2
Overall 60 - 69
Combined marks of internal components of the unit are 60 to 69
EL1
Overall < 60/Fail
Combined marks of internal components of the unit are below 60, or
student has not met the minimum mark for one or more internal
components.
EL0
Conceded Pass
ELC has determined that the student has sufficient skills to progress to
the next level, but has not met the minimum marks requirement.
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Standard and Withdrawal Grades
Code
Description
Explanation
NE
Not Eligible
Not eligible to sit examination in unit due to noncompletion of internal assessment – a failure result.
NC
Subject not completed
Used for result in first semester of enrolment when student
is enrolled in same subject over two calendar years.
ND
Non-degree
Used when a student does not study a unit to count
towards a degree, but for interest only
TP
Terminating Pass
Pass grade, but the unit is not permitted to be used as a
pre-requisite. The mark range for a TP is 45-49%, where
the student has passed the examination component but
not the continuous assessment component. TP’s may only
be counted to a maximum of 37.5% towards a 300%
course, or equivalent for courses of differing duration. See
course advisor for details.
TS
Terminating Pass,
supplementary exam
granted
Student has been awarded a TP, and has been awarded a
supplementary examination to give the student the
opportunity to obtain a full pass. The mark range for TS is
45-49%, where the student has passed the coursework
requirements but not the examination component.
FS
Faculty Pass,
supplementary exam
granted
Student has been awarded an FP, but has been awarded
a supplementary examination to give them the opportunity
to obtain a full pass
W0
Withdrawn
Student withdrew from a unit prior to the census date
WW
Withdrawn without
academic penalty
Used:
a) when a student withdraws after the census date but
prior to the academic withdrawal date;
b) when a Faculty has granted a student’s request to be
withdrawn without academic penalty from a unit due to
extenuating personal circumstances
WR
Withdrawn without
academic penalty: fees
remitted
When a Faculty has granted a student’s request to be
withdrawn without academic penalty from a unit due to
extenuating personal circumstances, and the Fees
Committee has granted remission of fees for the unit
WF
Withdrawn by Faculty
Student withdrawn by Faculty from a unit because they
were not eligible to enrol
WC
Withdrawn cancelled
Enrolment cancelled by the Fees Committee due to nonpayment of tuition fees
SP
Pass
Pass after supplementary examination (no higher grade of
pass is awarded from supplementary examinations)
ST
Terminating pass
Terminating pass granted after supplementary
examination; unit cannot be used as a pre-requisite
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Code
Description
Explanation
SF
Faculty pass
Pass granted by Faculty following supplementary
examination and taking exceptional circumstances into
consideration
SC
Not complete
Unit not complete following supplementary assessment
SA
Absent deemed failed
Absent from a supplementary examination
(used when original grade is NS)
SN
Failure
Failure after supplementary examination
(used when original grade is NS)
TA
Absent from
supplementary exam
Absent from a supplementary examination
(used when original grade is TS).
TN
Failure
Failure after supplementary examination
(used when original grade is TS).
FA
Absent from
supplementary exam
Absent from a supplementary examination
(used when original grade is FS)
FN
Failure
Failure after supplementary examination
(used when original grade is FS)
Research Higher Degrees
Code
Description
Explanation
XE
Unit not examined
Result for units for higher degrees which are not examined
until the thesis is submitted or all assessment completed
TT
Thesis submitted
Result used on submission of a higher degree thesis
V1
Vary enrolment/course
Enrolment in research higher degree changed to another
level, e.g. Master to PhD, or to another course
ZZ
Enrolment suspended
Enrolment suspended in research higher degree unit for
period of time
WW
Withdrawn without
academic penalty
Candidate withdraws from a research higher degree
WL
Withdrawn lapsed
Enrolment in research higher degree lapsed and candidate
is withdrawn from unit
WD
Withdrawn terminated
Enrolment in research higher degree terminated by Dean
of Graduate Studies by Research
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