Academic Regulations: Faculty of Social Sciences
| School | Southampton Law School |
| Final Award | LLB (Hons) With exit awards of: Certificate of Higher Education in Legal Studies Diploma of Higher Education in Legal Studies |
| Programme(s) | LLB (Hons) (European Legal Studies) LLB (Hons) (International Legal Studies) |
| Last modified | April 2024 |
The Academic Regulations apply to and regulate the programme(s) listed above.
On occasion, programmes can be exempted from one or more of the clauses in the Regulations; one or more of the clauses can be varied; and programmes can impose additional requirements.
- Exemptions are characterised by the omission of the relevant clause.
- Variations are characterised by the replacement of the clause with alternative wording.
- Additions are characterised by requirements in addition to those detailed in the Academic regulations.
The programmes listed have approval from the Academic Quality and Standards Subcommittee for the exemptions and/or variations and/or additions to the regulations noted below.
Exemptions
The clause(s) listed below describe where an exemption to the Regulations exists.
Existing University Regulation (inc. link) | Approved Exemption | |
| 4. Referral | ||
| 4.1 | For students who fail to progress under paragraphs 3.1 to 3.4 on a programme where all Modules in a Part have been designated Core in order to meet the stipulations of Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies, Referral is allowed in Failed modules in that Part totalling at most 30 ECTS (60 CATS) if permitted by the programme regulations. | The year abroad on the LLB (Hons) (European Legal Studies) and LLB (Hons) International Legal Studies are exempt from section 4 Referral of the Progression, Determination and Classification of Results for Undergraduate and Integrated Masters Programmes. Students failing their year abroad will not have the opportunity of referral and will progress to Part III of the LLB (Hons) programme. |
| 4.2 | A student who fails to progress under paragraphs 3.1 to 3.4, and to whom 4.1 does not apply, may Refer in Failed Modules totalling at most 15 ECTS (30 CATS). | |
| 4.2.1 | A student Failing in Modules to a maximum of 30 ECTS (60 CATS) who has achieved the University Average Mark for the Part may be awarded credit and a Pass by Compensation in eligible Modules up to a maximum of 15 ECTS (30 CATS). A student may then Refer in up to 15 ECTS (30 CATS) of further modules, with the constraints that all Core Modules and all Modules in which the mark obtained is less than the Qualifying Mark must be Referred and that Referrals may be taken only in the minimum number of credits needed to achieve a Pass in the Part, as long as doing so successfully would enable the student to Pass the Part. A student who cannot obtain a Pass through the permitted number of Referrals is required to Repeat the Part. | |
| 4.2.2 | If a Failed Module has a higher credit value than the student requires for Progression, the student may nonetheless be Referred in that Module. | |
| 4.2.3 | A student is not permitted to Refer in a Module that has already been Passed in order to improve the mark, except where programme regulations require the student to achieve an Average Mark higher than the University standard required Average Mark for a Part - see paragraph 6.1 below. | |
| 4.3 | The actual marks achieved at Referral are inserted into the previous marks profile and paragraphs 3.1 to 3.4 are applied again to determine Progression. However, the Referral marks will be Capped at the Capped Mark for all calculations related to degree classification. | |
| 4.4 | A student failing to progress after Referral may Repeat the appropriate Part of the programme as laid out in section 5 below. | |
| 4.5 | A student who fails the assessment for the Year in Employment module may Refer in the Year in Employment module assessment. This must be at the next available opportunity. | |
| 5. Repeat | ||
| 5.1 | A student who has not progressed to the next Part of the programme at the first attempt and who has either also not progressed after Referral (where permitted) or who does not qualify to take Referral assessments under section 4 above may Repeat the appropriate Part of the programme. | The year abroad on the LLB (Hons) (European Legal Studies) and LLB (Hons) International Legal Studies are exempt from section 5 Repeat of the Progression, Determination and Classification of Results for Undergraduate and Integrated Masters Programmes. Students failing their year abroad will not have the opportunity of repeat and will progress to Part III of the LLB (Hons) programme. |
| 5.2 | Section 3 of the Regulations and Definitions Applying to Progression for all Credit-Bearing Programmes should be consulted regarding the right to Repeat for students sponsored by the University to enter the UK under the points-based visa system. | |
| 5.3 | Internal Repeat: A student choosing an Internal Repeat will be required to Repeat all Modules, including those Passed at the first attempt. A student choosing an Internal Repeat is not permitted to change to an External Repeat part way through the year. A student is permitted to select new Option Modules in place of the Option Modules taken at the first attempt. However a student will have no right to Refer in any Modules taken during the Repeat, including Option Modules taken for the first time. The marks achieved at Internal Repeat will be inserted into the marks profile and paragraphs 3.1 to 3.4 applied again to determine Progression. Marks for Modules in which the Module Pass Mark was not obtained at the first attempt, and for any new Option Modules substituted for such modules, will be Capped at the Capped Mark for all calculations related to determination of a final degree classification (see Section 8 below). For all other Modules the mark obtained at Repeat will be carried forward. | |
| 5.4 | External Repeat: A student choosing an External Repeat will be required to Repeat those Modules in which the Module Pass Mark was not obtained at the first attempt or at Referral. The most recent marks for Modules not Repeated will be retained for determining Progression. The marks achieved at External Repeat will be inserted into the most recent marks profile and paragraphs 3.1 to 3.4 applied again to determine Progression. The marks obtained during External Repeat and those arising from Referral will be Capped at the Capped Mark for all calculations related to determination of a final degree classification (see section 9 below). | |
| 5.5 | The Progression criteria for a Repeating student are the same as for the first attempt excluding the right of Referral | |
| 5.6 | Any Part may be Repeated only once. The programme of a candidate failing after Repeat shall be terminated. | |
| 5.7 | A student may not Repeat the Year in Employment module. | |
Variations
The clause(s) listed below describe where a variation to the Regulations exists:
None apply
Additional Requirements
The clause(s) listed below are in addition to the Regulations.
None apply
These regulations should be read in conjunction with the programme specification.
Disclaimer
As a research-led University, we undertake a continuous review of our programmes to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. As a result, these regulations may be revised during a student’s period of registration, however, any revision will be balanced against the requirement that the student should receive the educational service expected. Please read our Disclaimer to see why, when and how changes may be made to a student’s programme.