Academic Registry

Directory of Documentation

Academic Regulations

GUIDANCE

• Boards of Examiners - Regulation Guidelines
• Policies > Ac Reg > BoET > Classification: Example
• Complaints: Information for Staff
• Complaints: Information for Students
• Complaints Procedures (Students): Guidance notes for departments
• Examination and Assessment Regulations
• Examination and Assessment Regulations for UK and Overseas Programmes
• Examination and Assessment Regulations for Informatics Holdings
• Extenuating Circumstances - Guidance for Unit Assessment Boards
• Extenuating Circumstances - Criteria
• Extenuating Circumstances - Guidelines for Students
• Extenuating Circumstances - Guidance for Boards of Examiners
• Extenuating Circumstances - Guidance for Extenuating Circumstances Officers
• Policies > Ac Reg > SRG > Invigilation
• Summary of Changes to the Examination and Assessment Regulations
• Guidance for Boards of Examiners on Compensation

POLICY AND REGULATIONS

• Appeals relating to Academic Decisions
• Assessment dates including referral period
• Awards of the University of Portsmouth
• Boards of Examiners (BOEs) - Policy, Regulations and Procedure
• Classification, Distinction and Merit
• Current Definitive List of Approved Variations and Exemptions from the University Assessment Regulations and Policies
• Policies > Ac Reg > EC > Procedures
• Professional Doctorates
• Regulations for the Award of Doctor of Philosophy by Publication
• Regulations for the Award of Higher Doctorates
• Regulations for the Award of Honorary Degrees
• Regulations for Higher Degrees by Research
• Regulations for Professional Doctorates 
• Policies > Ac Reg > SRG > Regulations for the Integrated Doctoral Programmes
• Retrieval of Failure framework
• Unit Assessment Boards (UAB) Policy, Regulations and Procedure
• Withdrawal and Suspension of Studies

EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS

1. Introduction
2. Before Assessment
3. Adjustments for Disabled Students
4. Nature of Assessment
5. Coursework
6. Examinations
7. Marking and Feedback
8. Extenuating Circumstances
9. Unit Assessment Boards
10. Boards of Examiners
11. Exemptions
12. Academic Appeals
13. Assessment Offences

HIGHER DEGREES BY RESEARCH

1. Higher Degree by Research - General
2. Higher Degree by Research - Admission
3. Higher Degree by Research - Students with Disabilities
4. Higher Degree by Research - Registration
5. Higher Degree by Research - Supervision
6. Higher Degree by Research - Major Review
7. Higher Degree by Research - Interim Examination
8. Higher Degree by Research - Presentation of Thesis
9. Higher Degree by Research - Examination Arrangements
10. Higher Degree by Research - Appeals 

ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATES

         2.  Professional Doctorates - Progression to Stage 2 Part 2
         4.  Professional Doctorates - Registration
         5.  Professional Doctorates - Supervision
         6.  Professional Doctorates - Interim Examinations
         7.  Professional Doctorates - Presentation of Thesis
         8.  Professional Doctorates - Examination Arrangements

ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR INTEGRATED HIGHER DEGREES

         2.  Integrated Higher Degrees - Admissions
         4.  Integrated Higher Degrees - Registration
         6.  Integrated Higher Degrees - Major Review
         9.  Integrated Higher Degrees - Examination Arrangements

ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR HIGHER DEGREES BY PUBLICATION

         1.  Higher Degree by publication - General
         2.  Higher Degree by publication - Admissions
         4.  Higher Degree by publication - Registration
         5.  Higher Degree by publication - Supervision
         6.  Higher Degree by publication - Presentation of Material to be considered
         7.  Higher Degree by publication - Examination Arrangements

FORMS

• Student Complaints / Appeal Electronic Form Download Word document
• Complaints: Appeal Form Download Acrobat PDF
• Exemption Request Form Download Word document