Pass by Compensation Clarification

TDOie · 04-02-2009 02:05PM #1

Hi guys, Noticed alot of you asking bout Pass by Compensation , well I was confused aswell but I got this e-mail from my programme office. It should answer alot of our questions.

In order to compensate, a student must have 1) completed an attempt at a Stage, i.e 60 credits, 2) student must have passed 75 % of their modules i.e. normally 9 of 12 module. 3) must have a compensatory GPA greater than or equal to 2.0.
If these conditions are met, E grades are compensated.
If you meet those conditions, you will compensate your E grade. You can drop your Resit/Repeat with the intention of meeting these requirements. If you do not meet the requirement, you will have a further opportunity to make up the outstanding credit(s) in later Semesters.

Hope it helps , it helped me.:D

Sútalún · 04-02-2009 08:34PM

Thanks a lot boss..saves me emailing them!! :pac:

kev_s88 · 04-02-2009 08:59PM

before ya go doing anything you really should check with the Program Office....

as someone in one of the other threads said sometimes if the module you failed is a core module then you have to resit/repeat and you cant pass by compensation. personally i dont know but im going on what other people said

jenni-fabuloso · 04-02-2009 11:14PM

is that a GPA of 2.0 for the end of the year like two semesters together? i have a 1.9 after semester 1 and I'm really confused! Got an E in 3 subjects but can't believe how I did!!

Raphael · 05-02-2009 12:14AM

Afaik the deal with that is that if the module is a prerequisite for another core module, then you can't compensate it, as you need to pass it to do the next one. Could be wrong though.

kev_s88 · 05-02-2009 01:08AM

tbh that actually makes perfect sense. thankfully my Drama Stuides course is on of only 2 in Arts that you dont need any pre-requisites to do subjects next year...you can take it up as a Core Subject in Stage 2....so hopefully my Stagecrafts module wont need to be repeated or resat

TDOie · 05-02-2009 12:47PM

Raphael wrote: »

Afaik the deal with that is that if the module is a prerequisite for another core module, then you can't compensate it, as you need to pass it to do the next one. Could be wrong though.

Thats not true , I read somewhere on the UCD site that if you fail a module that is a pre-requisit for another module you can pass by compensation altho there is exceptions for example Language subjects. Also if you pass by compensation in the pre-requisit it is a sufficent grade to do the subject.

I forget the link but Im sure if you guys browse around the site you'll find it.

SRFC90 · 06-02-2009 03:48PM

Anyone know when fees for resits/repeats have to be paid!? Is it today?

Pass by Compensation Clarification

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