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Failed the semester?

  • 17-01-2012 10:54PM
    #1
    Hybrid_Theory
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 333 ✭✭


    What happens if you fail more then 2 of the exams?
    I had 6 modules and I am iffy about passing 3 of them. So what happens if I fail 3 of them? Do I fail the semester or what? Just wondering. Any replies would be greatfully appriciated.


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  • #2
    MyKeyG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭MyKeyG


    Was one of them spelling?


  • #3
    Gumbi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,682 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    MyKeyG wrote: »
    Was one of them spelling?

    In fairness, two words were incorrectly spelled. The post, in total, is very, very legible. It could be A LOT worse.


  • #4
    MyKeyG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭MyKeyG


    Gumbi wrote: »
    In fairness, two words were incorrectly spelled. The post, in total, is very, very legible. It could be A LOT worse.
    Three:D


  • #5
    Gumbi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,682 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    MyKeyG wrote: »
    Three:D

    Pray, tell.


  • #6
    MyKeyG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭MyKeyG


    Gumbi wrote: »
    Pray, tell.
    What happens if you fail more then 2 of the exams?
    I had 6 modules and I am iffy about passing 3 of them. So what happens if I fail 3 of them? Do I fail the semester or what? Just wondering. Any replies would be greatfully appriciated.

    If ever a post went off topic. Sorry OP I'm just being a fussy face!


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  • #7
    Hybrid_Theory
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 333 ✭✭Hybrid_Theory


    MyKeyG wrote: »
    What happens if you fail more then 2 of the exams?
    I had 6 modules and I am iffy about passing 3 of them. So what happens if I fail 3 of them? Do I fail the semester or what? Just wondering. Any replies would be greatfully appriciated.

    If ever a post went off topic. Sorry OP I'm just being a fussy face!

    Sorry I was on the phone while writing this :P


  • #8
    Gumbi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,682 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    MyKeyG wrote: »
    What happens if you fail more then 2 of the exams?
    I had 6 modules and I am iffy about passing 3 of them. So what happens if I fail 3 of them? Do I fail the semester or what? Just wondering. Any replies would be greatfully appriciated.

    If ever a post went off topic. Sorry OP I'm just being a fussy face!

    Curses! I missed "then".


  • #9
    MyKeyG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭MyKeyG


    Gumbi wrote: »
    Curses! I missed "then".
    Mwah ha ha ha:D


  • #10
    Hybrid_Theory
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 333 ✭✭Hybrid_Theory


    Anyone going to answer my original question? :P


  • #11
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Ok back on topic.... AFAIK, you can fail up to 2 in Semester 1, you will have to repeat them obviously, but you won't be thrown out for it.


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  • #12
    Hybrid_Theory
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 333 ✭✭Hybrid_Theory


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    Ok back on topic.... AFAIK, you can fail up to 2 in Semester 1, you will have to repeat them obviously, but you won't be thrown out for it.

    But do you know what happens if you fail more than 2? =/


  • #13
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Hybrid_Theory wrote: »
    But do you know what happens if you fail more than 2? =/

    AFAIK, you fail 3 in Semester 1 and you've failed the year. (Am open to correction, but this was raised in another thread [too lazy to look for it, but it was titled "So how many can I fail?"] and this seemed to be the consensus)

    EDIT: Anseó!


  • #14
    Hybrid_Theory
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 333 ✭✭Hybrid_Theory


    Thank you :)


  • #15
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 27,443 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    MyKeyG, your grammar and spelling nazism is not wanted here.
    If you haven't anything helpful to contribute, don't post anything.


  • #16
    yesno1234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,338 ✭✭✭yesno1234


    You're allowed fail 4 modules from semester 1, but that means if you fail any modules in semester 2 you fail the year. In total you are able to fail four modules in one year, irrelevant of how many from each semester.

    However, if you are going on co-op in 2nd semester then you are only allowed fail two in semester one


  • #17
    yesno1234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,338 ✭✭✭yesno1234


    A post from the old education officer:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=69588852&postcount=250


  • #18
    runman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 287 ✭✭runman


    What if you only have 5 modules??? Can i still fail 2? Its a very real possibility im afraid :(


  • #19
    yesno1234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,338 ✭✭✭yesno1234


    runman wrote: »
    What if you only have 5 modules??? Can i still fail 2? Its a very real possibility im afraid :(

    Are you on co-op next semester? The majority of people have 5 module's each semester.


  • #20
    runman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 287 ✭✭runman


    Not on Co-op. I have 5 modules, 4 are straight forward modules and 1 is a 4 week placement for the month of january.. SO in essence i have 5 modules in total. I did engineering and had 6 modules each semester for the 4 years bar co-op. just wandering if you can still fail 2 modules if your only studying 5?
    Also was wondering if you only have 4, how many can u fail?


  • #21
    yesno1234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,338 ✭✭✭yesno1234


    runman wrote: »
    Not on Co-op. I have 5 modules, 4 are straight forward modules and 1 is a 4 week placement for the month of january.. SO in essence i have 5 modules in total. I did engineering and had 6 modules each semester for the 4 years bar co-op. just wandering if you can still fail 2 modules if your only studying 5?
    Also was wondering if you only have 4, how many can u fail?

    Did you read that post I linked?


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  • #22
    runman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 287 ✭✭runman


    yesno1234 wrote: »
    Did you read that post I linked?
    I read the link above from the educational officer, doesnt anwer my question though..Unless im totally wrong, the amount of modules u can fail and repeat is dependent on the the amount of modules you are sitting.:confused:


  • #23
    yesno1234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,338 ✭✭✭yesno1234


    runman wrote: »
    I read the link above from the educational officer, doesnt anwer my question though..Unless im totally wrong, the amount of modules u can fail and repeat is dependent on the the amount of modules you are sitting.:confused:

    It doesn't say anything about the amount of modules you are sitting, however it says if you are on co-op for one semester you are only allowed repeat two modules. If you are in college for the two semesters of a single year you are able repeat 4 modules in any combination from each semester, ie 2 from each semester or 3 from sem 1 and 2 from sem 2 or 4 from sem 1 and none from sem 2.


  • #24
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,426 ✭✭✭testicle


    MyKeyG wrote: »
    Three:D

    Two.

    Then is spelled correctly, it's the grammar that's wrong!


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