Academic Registry
Assessment and Regulations
The Assessments & Regulations Office is responsible for:
- providing advice and assistance to students and staff on Academic Regulations;
- overseeing the application of the Academic Appeals procedure and arranging Appeals Panels;
- overseeing the application of disciplinary procedures, and arranging Disciplinary Panels;
- coordinating the application of the Criminal Convictions Policy for prospective and existing students, and running Criminal Convictions Panels;
- maintaining and updating the Academic Regulations and related policies for the University of Portsmouth and collaborative partners, and advising on their application.
Useful information:
Appeals:
Admissions procedures:
Academic Regulations:
- Awards of the University of Portsmouth
- Current Definitive List of Approved variations and Exemptions from the University Assessment Regulations and Policies
- Examination and Assessment Regulations
- Examinations and Assessment Regulations for UK and Overseas Collaborative Programmes
- Policy on Maximum Assessment Loads
- Professional Doctorates
- Regulations for Higher Degrees by Research
- Regulations for the Award of Doctor of Philosophy by Publication
- Regulations for the Award of Higher Doctorates
- Regulations for the Award of Honorary Degrees
- Policies > Ac Reg > SRG > Regulations for the Integrated Doctoral Programmes
- Withdrawal and Suspension Procedure
Extenuating Circumstances:
The Assessments & Regulations Office is responsible for providing advice to Schools and Departments on applying the Procedures.
Students seeking advice on the Extenuating Circumstances Procedures should contact their School/Department Office in the first instance.
- Extenuating Circumstances - Criteria
- Extenuating Circumstances - Guidelines for students
- Extenuating Circumstances - Guidelines to Students (Method A)
- Extenuating Circumstances - Guidelines to Students (Method B)
- Extenuating Circumstances - Guidelines to Students (Method C)
- Extenuating Circumstances - Guidelines to Students (Method D)
- Extenuating Circumstances – Part Time, Postgraduate and Distance Learning Courses
- Policies > Ac Reg > EC > Officers by Dept
- Guidelines for Boards of Examinations
- Guidelines for Extenuating Circumstances Officers
- Guidelines for Unit Assessment Boards
- Procedures
Student Regulations:
Guidance notes:
- Board of Examiners - Policy, Regulations and Procedure
- Boards of Examiners - Regulation Guidelines
- BOE Template Minutes
- Chairs Action Memo
- Classification, Distinction and Merit
- UAB Template Minutes
- Unit Assessment Boards - Policy, Regulations and Procedure
- Temporary Unit Suspension Form
- Guidance for Boards of Examiners on Compensation
Legend Sheets:
- Unit Assessment Board Legend Sheet
- Board of Examiners Undergraduate Award Summary Legend Sheet
- Unit Assessment Board Unit and Artefact Statistics Legend Sheet
- Unit Assessment Board Unit Summary Legend Sheet
- Board of Examiners Postgraduate Award Summary Legend Sheet
- Board of Examiners DIPCERTHE Award Summary Legend Sheet
- Board of Examiners Integrated Masters Award Summary Legend Sheet
- Board of Examiners MPharm Award Summary Legend Sheet
- Board of Examiners Non-Classified Award Summary Legend Sheet
- Board of Examiners Ordinary Degree Award Summary Legend Sheet
- Unit Matrix Sheet Legend