Understanding your Degree

The guides below summarise the key aspects of the academic regulations of your degree and how you will be assessed. To find term dates and other key dates, please see Academic Calendars

To submit a request for a course work extension or an examination deferral, please complete and submit the appropriate form below

Request for a Coursework Extension - all Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught students

Request to Change Course Form 2021/22

Medical Evidence Form

Deferral of Examination 2022

Structure of your degree

Integrated Masters Students with and without Foundation Year

Bachelors Degrees Network of Hope

Progressing through your degree

Progressing from Foundation Level to Certificate Level - 4 year Bachelors Degree

Progressing from Certificate Level to Intermediate Level - Undergrad students

Progressing from Intermediate Level to Honours Level - ALL undergraduates

Resits and retakes

Opportunities for Postgraduates to Resit or Retake with Attendance (for students who started before September 2015)

Opportunities for Postgraduates to Resit or Retake with Attendance (for students who started from September 2015)

Sickness and other personal circumstances

Sickness Injury and other Personal Circumstances for Postgraduates

Ramadan Guidance during the May/June Examination Period

Completing your degree

Bachelors Degree Classification Guide including BA Primary Education

Completing your Postgraduate Course

Merit and Distinctions Postgraduate Taught students

The guide below outlines what the University understands by academic misconduct, how suspected misconduct is investigated and the typical penalties.

Guide to Academic Misconduct for all students 2021

If you wish to appeal against a decision of a Degree or Progression Board, there are separate procedures to follow. These are outlined in the following guidance on Academic Appeals:

Academic Appeals 

If, having consulted this guide, you think you have grounds for appealing against an academic decision please contact your Faculty or Departmental Office to seek advice from a Senior Academic Adviser. If the Adviser cannot resolve the matter informally, and you wish to proceed with an appeal, you will need to email a completed Appeal Form COVID emergency to appeals@hope.ac.uk no later than the earlier of (a) 10 working days after the publication of the Board’s decision or (b) 5 working days before the conferment of the award.

Forms must be submitted electronically with supportive evidence to appeals@hope.ac.uk.

Once you have submitted an appeal form along with supportive evidence to appeals@hope.ac.uk, your appeal case will be considered according to the Academic Appeals Procedure. This is a two stage process: 

1) Referred to the Senior Academic Advisor Appeal Panel,

2) If the Panel deems it necessary your case is referred to a formal 'Academic Appeal Committee' hearing.

You should also take advice from the Students’ Union. 

The links below take you to the formal rules governing the University's courses (approved by Senate), together with supporting guidelines for staff (Guidelines).

Programmes of Study (Regulations)

Assessment of Students (Regulations)

Assessment of Students (Guidelines)

Framework of qualifications

The Student Administration team forms part of the wider range of support services available to students through Student Support and Well Being and are responsible for central student administration at the University.

We have overall management of the student and curriculum record and the University’s undergraduate and postgraduate regulations. Our work underpins a student’s academic experience from application through to graduation and incorporates both undergraduate and postgraduate admissions, registration, assessment and examinations, appeals, certificates and transcripts, student related statistical reporting and returns to statutory bodies, records management and graduation.

For further information, please contact the Student Administration Team:

0151 291 3331 

Currently the team are working off campus and can be contacted by email:

administration@hope.ac.uk