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Received no compensation?

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  • 02-06-2010 2:40pm
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    gemz223
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭


    I'm in second year and I got an E grade in one of my history modules but have passed all my other modules. Why was I not compensated for the E grade & can I still progress to third year?. My sister is in first year and also received an E grade but it was compensated for as the results show E (C). Thanks in advance.


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    C-Shore
    Registered Users Posts: 686 ✭✭✭C-Shore


    I'm not in UCD but i think its the same across all HE colleges and that to get compensation you have to have double the amount of per cent you need.

    In other words,

    if 40% is a pass
    and you get 35%
    you have to have at least 50% in another module of equal credits

    I think 5% is the maximum amount you can be compensated for and anything less than 35% can't be compensated

    But i could be wrong, thats the way it is in my college


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    Chet T16
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    Whats your GPA?


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    gemz223
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭gemz223


    My GPA for semester two is 2.57 and it was 3.03 for semester one.


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    Chet T16
    Registered Users Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭Chet T16


    Sounds like you should be able to compensate, as mentioned elsewhere maybe it won't show up until the official results


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    1968
    Registered Users Posts: 720 ✭✭✭1968


    gemz223 wrote: »
    I'm in second year and I got an E grade in one of my history modules but have passed all my other modules. Why was I not compensated for the E grade & can I still progress to third year?. My sister is in first year and also received an E grade but it was compensated for as the results show E (C). Thanks in advance.

    In the same boat.

    (I passed all of my five modules in Semester 1, Stage 2.

    I passed six modules in Semester 2, Stage 2. I got an 'E' grade in the seventh module.

    I have a 2.78 GPA.
    But no sign of that 'E' turning into a E(C) (pass with compensation) yet.)


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    taz70
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭taz70


    Compensation occurs at the end of a stage, as long as you have passed at least 75% of all modules for the stage (usually 9/12 for a 60 credit stage) and have a compensation GPA of 2.0. There are some modules that are NOT passable by compensation - but it usually says that in the online module catelogue thing.

    Someone wrote on here recently that Arts now has two stages - stage 1 (60 credits) and stage 2 (120 credits), so it may be that compensation will only occur at the end of the entire 120 credits. You're better off talking to the Programme Office.


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