What happens if you fail a repeat exam?

argonaut

Obviously I'm hoping that won't happen, but, if you fail a repeat exam, what's next? Do you repeat the whole year or...?

XPS

If DCU is similar to other college then I would expect that you can just sit the module again either next year - which means taking the year out - of by special arrangement be allowed to advance into the next year but your results will be witheld until second semester when you would also take your normal subjects plus your failed module if its possible - that is rare but Ive seen it happen in other colleges

Also be advised that failing a year may result in your grant being witheld for a year. - contact your Course Chair.

argonaut

Ugh, well that's pretty much what I expected. Thanks for the info.

Urizen

XPS wrote: »

by special arrangement be allowed to advance into the next year but your results will be witheld until second semester when you would also take your normal subjects plus your failed module if its possible - that is rare but Ive seen it happen in other colleges

I don't think DCU allow the advancement. I've known people force to repeat a module for a year, even though they had only failed the one and only by a small margin, because their extenuating circumstances were denied. I've never known anyone here to be allowed defer and still advance.

Cy_Revenant

You can't defer and advance.

You repeat the year, but this time only sit the modules you failed.

jennyq

The only time I've heard of someone being able to carry a failed module into the next year is on a course where your next year is a year of Intra, like someone failing a module of 2nd year in Business Studies could study for it and take the exam while on their year of Intra.

XPS

Urizen wrote: »

I don't think DCU allow the advancement. I've known people force to repeat a module for a year, even though they had only failed the one and only by a small margin, because their extenuating circumstances were denied. I've never known anyone here to be allowed defer and still advance.

It was done last year in CS but I would agree it is only done in special circumstances and difficult to get authorised.

argonaut

Mr.S wrote: »

So if i fail a repeat, i only have to repeat that module again, right?

IE, I would repeat first year, but only do 1 module for the year, and my marks from the passed modules would carry forward?

That's right, as far as I can tell.

Urizen

You pay by the module. Or you can pay a set fee to just repeat exams and skip lectures. I think it's €200/exam, €400/lecture series. However, if you have continuous assessment requirements, paying the full €600 is required.

MightyMighty737

Can you pass a repeat exam by compensation?
Can't find anything on the website.

Urizen

You can't. It's at least 40% or you fail.

Sod'o swords

Mr.S wrote: »

Thats a relief.

Any ideas of the cost? Surley you don't have to pay the full registration fee?

Much to my surprise after contacting the Fees office, it's around 550 to repeat a 5 credit module, taking into account a ~250 levy that you pay regardless of how many modules you have. So say if you were to repeat two 5 credit modules, it'd be ~750

Also you don't have to pay the registration fee, or so she also said.

Cheap and easy year? Yes please....

manlad

I failed last year, repeated the exam at end of year, worst year ever...now all my friends are gone ahead or finished. My advice live in the library around exam time

Gman1

argonaut wrote: »

Obviously I'm hoping that won't happen, but, if you fail a repeat exam, what's next? Do you repeat the whole year or...?

I know of two students that failed a subject, then again in the summer and they got to advance into the 3rd year. It wasnt really fair to others that had failed in the other class, they had to repeat the year.

Urizen

Gman1 wrote: »

I know of two students that failed a subject, then again in the summer and they got to advance into the 3rd year. It wasnt really fair to others that had failed in the other class, they had to repeat the year.

Do you know the circumstances that were involved?

Glyni

Anyone know of any reason you would be declined to repeat a module. On the r34 form it says you chair will approve or decline your request to repeat. Wonder why they would refuse you.

XPS

Gman1 wrote: »

I know of two students that failed a subject, then again in the summer and they got to advance into the 3rd year. It wasnt really fair to others that had failed in the other class, they had to repeat the year.

I suspect a certain sport may have been involved in a decision like this.

Mill21

I paid €400 for just the exam for a 10 credit module. I had just the one. It would have been €700. I asked about carrying the exam over to next year. Course chair said there was no reason why I should be allowed to do that. It's pretty awful but you'll get over it. The worst thing is just seeing all your friends progressing.

redout

Mr.S wrote: »

So if i fail my 5 credit module repeat, I can't just go into 2nd year, and re-sit the 1st year exam at the end!?

Thats a bit silly, means i've have to repeat a whole year, but only be in college from February-May and have like 2 hours a week. :rolleyes:

Solution - Don't fail

QwertyFinger

Do you have to pay registration fee if you're repeating?

argonaut

Mr.S wrote: »

So if i fail my 5 credit module repeat, I can't just go into 2nd year, and re-sit the 1st year exam at the end!?

Thats a bit silly, means i've have to repeat a whole year, but only be in college from February-May and have like 2 hours a week. :rolleyes:

I know this is an old post, but this is exactly what's happening to me this/next year, due to failing (by one percent, bleh) a 100% CA module. I should probably have learned my lesson from last year and taken redout's advice and, uh, not failed, but hey.

@Qwertyfinger -

Info about repeat fees.

Unless I'm reading this wrong, you've got to pay a deferral fee and then €55 per credit for the module you're repeating. So in my instance (repeating a 5 credit module), that'd be €325 (deferral fee) plus (5*55) €275, plus a €168 levy charge, 'cause why not? So that's €768 to attend classes for one five-credit module.

So nothing about registration fees there, at least...

QwertyFinger

Wouldn't happen to be a computing degree would it?

argonaut

QwertyFinger wrote: »

Wouldn't happen to be a computing degree would it?

Yup.

QwertyFinger

Exact same boat, EC2 right here haha

SparkyTech

You get two chances to pass though, one in May and one in August. Given you have two weeks with no lectures before your may exam, and then a month and a half (or more, depeding on your exam date) to prepare for a repeat from the time you get your reaults at the end of June, I think its a fair compromise not to allow carry overs into the next year. If they did we would see a free for all in students not bothering to work for repeats and carrying 1/2 modules over each year. (Not saying EVERY student would be banking on doing this, but you have to have limits and deadlines for accomplishing certain criteria)

redout

SparkyTech wrote: »

You get two chances to pass though, one in May and one in August. Given you have two weeks with no lectures before your may exam, and then a month and a half (or more, depeding on your exam date) to prepare for a repeat from the time you get your reaults at the end of June, I think its a fair compromise not to allow carry overs into the next year. If they did we would see a free for all in students not bothering to work for repeats and carrying 1/2 modules over each year. (Not saying EVERY student would be banking on doing this, but you have to have limits and deadlines for accomplishing certain criteria)

Some people take the piss. I know of a person who didnt do a single exam in semester 1 nor semester 2 and is now doing them all in august. Their excuse both times was that they had a child. All well and good but not a good enough reason to not do a single exam all year! They gain the advantage of having extra months to prepare. Seems quite unjust in my opinion. This person also got extensions to 6 of the assigned essays this year of which there was 8. There was several other persons in the class who had children who somehow managed to hand in their assignments and sit their exams. The way I see it is that if you cant cope and put in the required work and effort then should you really be in college in the first place ? Make no mistake - some people do play the system.