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Failing a Masters

  • 02-05-2013 07:21PM
    #1
    corkguy001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    I have heard that if someone fails a Masters course, they are not permitted to undertake a second Masters for a period of 5 years? Is that correct can anyone confirm.
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  • #2
    El Inho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,656 ✭✭✭El Inho


    sounds like non-sense to me. I'm in an MA and while I don't plan on failing, I also believe this is not true. No college would ever turn down the money to be honest.


  • #3
    38Flowers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86 ✭✭38Flowers


    Doesn't make any sense...can't be true.


  • #4
    username123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,484 ✭✭✭username123


    How would anyone know?

    Universities dont trawl through every other worldwide university checking on your academic status. They may check up on supporting information that you provide - but thats it.

    Even if you told them about it - what difference would it make? There are many reasons for failing, you could have had a nasty illness that left you unable to continue for example.


  • #5
    pow wow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,288 ✭✭✭pow wow


    Never heard of a rule like that. There may be some internal school rule about taking a masters in the same dept. or something once you've already failed one but I've never seen it written down.


  • #6
    Viva La Gloria
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 682 ✭✭✭Viva La Gloria


    El Spearo wrote: »
    sounds like non-sense to me. I'm in an MA and while I don't plan on failing, I also believe this is not true. No college would ever turn down the money to be honest.

    Ha, yeah I agree with this. I've come to realise in my time doing an MSc that all my college cares about is getting bums on seats.


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