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Passing by Compensation

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  • 04-05-2009 2:08pm
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    Bluefox21
    Registered Users Posts: 321 ✭✭


    Hey,

    Quick question regarding passing by compensation. Got an E in the christmas exams and couldn't afford to repeat it so dropped it. Subsequently got a bit of money but was told I couldn't repeat because of continuous assessment despite passing continuous assessment before christmas :( Anyway thats another story, if I get two more E's do I fail the year? Kinda confused with how it works. Then I would have 45 credits and three E's which I would prob pass by compensation?? Getting pretty worried!


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    papajimsmooth
    Registered Users Posts: 779 ✭✭✭papajimsmooth


    If you have a gpa of 2.0+ your E's will be passed by compensation and you can bring to F's into next year to repeat.


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    liamygunner29
    Registered Users Posts: 630 ✭✭✭liamygunner29


    how many exams do you have to fail to fail the year? like I passed 6 at xmas and have 6 this semester but only have a gpa of 2.4 so how would I fail the year?


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    fillmore jive
    Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭fillmore jive


    I think you can fail a maximum of three, any more and then you have to repeat the year. Not too sure about that so maybe check the website.


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    kev_s88
    Registered Users Posts: 2,638 ✭✭✭kev_s88


    to pass by compensation you have to pass 75% of your overall modules and have a GPA of above 2.0 (i think)....if you meet these requirements any modules you failed with an E grade will be compensated to a pass but you will be given a compensatory module GPA which is 1.3 (again i think)


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    Bluefox21
    Registered Users Posts: 321 ✭✭Bluefox21


    betafrog wrote: »
    You need 50 credits (ie pass 10 modules) in order to progress into the next year and you need to pass at least 9 of your modules and get at least an E in the ones you don't to pass them with compensation.

    Meaning if I did end the year with three E's I could still progress as long as they're not in my ten credit modules?


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