BSC Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health

How your grade is determined

Results for each component are reported as:

1. Distinction
2. Merit
3. Pass
4. Fail (above threshold)*
5. Fail

* In order to pass a unit, a candidate must achieve a threshold mark of at least 40% in each component. The threshold mark is not the same as the pass mark.

It is possible to fail a component but still pass the unit (because of a particularly strong performance in the other component), provided that the candidate scores at least 40% (the threshold) in the failed component.

Unit 1

Unit results are reported as Distinction, Merit, Pass, Fail.

Unit 2

Component 1 (short-answer question paper) carries a weighting of 50% and Component 2 (assignment) carries a weighting of 50%. The marks for Components 1 and 2 are aggregated to give a mark for the unit as a whole. Unit results are reported as Distinction, Merit, Pass, Fail.

Candidates who fail the unit may resit one or both components in order to achieve a unit pass.

Unit 3

Unit results are reported as Distinction, Merit, Pass, Fail.

For further information, candidates are advised to refer to the specification which is downloadable at www.britishsafetycouncil.org

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