Oxford Brookes degree -Grading & Graduation Questions

Depends where in the world you live. The UK ceremony is normally June, Dubai is February and there is usually a ceremony held in the Far East sometime in October (although I am not sure if there is one there this year). There used to be some basic info in the Information pack about these. Invitations are sent out and you have to book a place.

Exactly -only the mark for a pass is used to calculate the average when deciding which class of degree is awarded (along with the relevant pass grade for the RAP)

Note: we already have a forum topic for dealing with grading questions and therefore this new thread was not required and has subsequently now been closed

Marks are always rounded up.

Yep if you get the BSc it should mean that you can the go on to do a Masters

There should be a link to these via our homepage http://www.opentuition.com/OBU under ‘News from OBU’

However I thought you only got the degree when you had completed all the papers. I would have thought regardless it would be worth finishing all the papers

No, unfortunately not. Your best option if you want to advance your career and need a good academic qualification is to do a Masters degree (an MBA would be complementary to the ACCA qualification). Although most universities may say you need a 2.1 or above to get on a Masters programme, I am sure with your ACCA and a 2.2 they would not turn you away.

Sometimes there are additional professional qualifications that you can study for depending on what your goals are and where you live. For example in the UK there are exams for the Institute of Taxation. I myself did a Masters in Forensic Accounting

Try not to be too despondent as there are alternatives it’s a case of exploring them. Unfortunately good courses do cost but see it as an investment in your future. Good luck!

Although some universities do announce it when a student achieves First Class honours (or place a special asterisk against their name on the list of graduates), this has never been the case as far as I can ascertain with Oxford Brookes.

In fact I have attended graduation ceremonies at four different UK universities (including OBU) and although 2 did distinguish between First Class honours and the remaining degrees for bachelor level degrees and also announced the Distinction grade for a Masters level degree no mention was made of the particular grade achieved for any of the students who fell outside the First Class / Distinction level.

I have attended many OBU graduation ceremonies (including three in June 2018 albeit in Oxford, not Kuala Lumpur) and even for Masters degrees students achieving a distinction were not singled out (much to the disappointment of one of my own students). I am fairly certain therefore that you will be announced just by name and no reference will be made to your honours classification

You have not had more than 2 unsuccessful previous attempt

hi

i have a question regarding OBU requirements.
Does this mean from f1-f9 we should not fail in more than 2 exams or we should not fail any particular subject more than twice?

Thanks

Regards
Manan

The issue about F7/8/9 relates to the fact that ‘prior learning’ comprises part of the degree qualification so if you have not satisfied the English requirements before passing these then they cannot be accepted as prior learning. This then means you do not have sufficient credits for the degree.

So everyone needs to sort out the English language requirements before addressing F7/8/9

Yes perhaps you are right that more should be in the Info Pack about this.

I think you may be confusing 2 different things.

Regarding the F papers only passes count and OBU does not take into account any unsuccessful attempts so I am not sure what you are referring to in relation to 2 unsuccessful exam paper results and the degree.

When it comes to the degree you are allowed 2 unsuccessful attempts and perhaps this is what you mean? In other words you must pass by the third attempt to be able to get the BSc Applied Accounting.

Hi amirsalam , I will also be attending the Dubai graduation from South Africa

and would like to meet and exchange contacts as I am planning of moving to UAE in the near future.

You can app me on +27817379259

It is ignored.. We have a special thread on grading so please post further queries regarding this topic there (use the search facility to find it but is likely to be on page 1 or 2 of our list of topics)

This does seem very unfair. Will June 2020 now be for Periods 37, 38 & 39, or do they have bi-annual graduations – would Period 38 get their graduation before Period 37?

Thanks in advance.