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Compensation

  • 19-06-2013 01:06AM
    #1
    dcbeast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭


    How exactly does it work?


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  • #2
    magicianz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,115 ✭✭✭magicianz


    ÌF your course has compensation, then as far as i know it works as follows:

    if you get 50% in module A and 35% in module B, then that 10% over the pass mark in A can bring you up to 40% in B. I think they balance it out then as 40% and 40%. As far as i know, if you're below 35% then you can't pass by compensation? :o

    Its something along those lines from what I've heard, i dont have compensation myself. Someone else may be able to confirm.


  • #3
    yenom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 659 ✭✭✭yenom


    I've been told it's 30%


  • #4
    confusticated
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,682 ✭✭✭confusticated


    I'm not sure of the numbers, but I think you have to have over a certain mark to use a subject to compensate another. So e.g. you might have to have a first in one subject (>70%) to compensate a 35% mark in another. 50% might not be enough. And there's a limit to how many subjects you can use compensation for...I think it varies between departments though.


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