I don't understand.

TimeToShine

So, if I've failed one module with an E grade and passed the rest of them well to i have to pay the 230 quid to repeat regardless? How does the compensation system work exactly? Can't find it in that pdf, thanks.

Davidius

A compensated grade gets you the 5 credits, you don't have to repeat it.

smk89

You don't have to repeat it, if you choose to it will cost 230€. If you don't repeat it you can automatically compensate it, if you pass 75% of your other exams it will automatically become a pass for free

parker kent

What PDF are you looking at? It should be pretty easy to find in any I have linked (Do a search by pressing control+F and typing in compensation. Bish bash bosh you found it!)

Anyway, this is compensation explained in the modular grades PDF.

P(C) grades (pass with compensation) are awarded where E grades have been compensated. E grades are then converted to P(C) grades and carry the same grade point value of 1.6.
For compensation, a student must:
Have completed and obtained passing grades in modules accounting for 75% or more of the total credit required to successfully complete the stage (usually 45 credits or 9 modules).
Have a Compensation GPA for the attempt at the stage that is 2.00 or
greater.

But you should note that:

Some modules are designated as ‘not passable by compensation’, such as, for example, foundation modules that are pre-requisites for further study in some languages. Where this is the case, the E grades remain and still retain the value of 1.6.

There is a far longer explanation of compensation in the academic regulations. It is on page 23, section 5.7-5.75 so you should find that! Or do the lazy mans approach and control+F and search.
http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/academic_regs.pdf

Edit: Just to correct the above posts, you will not automatically get a compensated grade. You will get it at the end of a stage, which will be the end of 1st year. You only pay if you repeat the module, so if you do get compensation in the summer, you will not pay anything. But you have to check that the module can be compensated.

Chet T16

Just to add to the above, you will be automatically set to resit the exams so you need to manually drop it on SIS if you're hoping to compensate.

TimeToShine

I will thank everyone who posts on this thread.

LUPE

:cool:

Chet T16

Chet T16 wrote: »

Just to add to the above, you will be automatically set to resit the exams so you need to manually drop it on SIS if you're hoping to compensate.

Just wondering, does this only apply for an E or does it apply for an F too? I could have sworn it did yet can't see it on my SIS.

On another note, anyone know where I can find info online on dropping a subject and taking another next year?

http://www.ucd.ie/students/resits_repeats/

Mikeyt086

I also have a question, I failed two modules this semester, an E in one and an F in the other, I want to compensate the E, but do I have to repeat the F? Im in Stage 2 and its a core module, i got 20 credits for Semester 1, and if I pass all my modules this semester ill have 50 credits, halfway through stage 2, so do I have to repeat the F?

dyl10

Chet T16 wrote: »

Just to add to the above, you will be automatically set to resit the exams so you need to manually drop it on SIS if you're hoping to compensate.

This

Chet T16

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

I also have a question, I failed two modules this semester, an E in one and an F in the other, I want to compensate the E, but do I have to repeat the F? Im in Stage 2 and its a core module, i got 20 credits for Semester 1, and if I pass all my modules this semester ill have 50 credits, halfway through stage 2, so do I have to repeat the F?

Yep, afraid so.

misslt

Chet T16 wrote: »

Just to add to the above, you will be automatically set to resit the exams so you need to manually drop it on SIS if you're hoping to compensate.

When do these normally appear on SIS? I'm afraid of not dropping them in time

Jello

misslt wrote: »

When do these normally appear on SIS? I'm afraid of not dropping them in time

Tomorrow according to the link posted above, and you have until 5pm on Friday to drop it.

parker kent

People, there is a FAQ on resits that has been linked many times here (including this thread!). It exists for a reason!

http://www.ucd.ie/students/resits_repeats/