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Guidelines for the Board of Examiners and the Sub Board of Examiners for Law at SOAS to classify LLB degrees for students admitted before the 2012/13 academic year. It outlines the definition of terms, honours/pass degree, degree classes, marking scheme for LLB courses, number of LLB courses required for an LLB degree, and synopsis of the classification scheme. The aggregate of marks and profile of marks are also discussed.
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Marks for LLB courses are converted into degree class equivalents as follows:
70 to 100 First class Honours 60 to 69 Second class Honours (upper division) 50 to 59 Second class Honours (lower division) 45 to 49 Third class Honours 40 to 44 Pass below Honours 0 to 39 Fail
To be eligible for the award of an LLB degree, a candidate must have passed in courses to the following value:
Candidates admitted to Year 1 of the LLB degree must pass in twelve courses as prescribed by the LLB regulations for the Intermediate, Part I and Part II examinations. Candidates admitted direct to Year 2 of the LLB degree must pass in eight courses as prescribed by the LLB regulations for the Part I and Part II examinations.
The Board of Examiners determines the class of degree to be awarded to each LLB student at the end of his or her degree, on the recommendation of the Sub Board of Examiners for Law.
The classification scheme is based on the aggregate of marks obtained in Part I and Part II courses (Years 2 and 3 of the degree). The marks for Intermediate courses (Year 1 of the degree) are not included when calculating the aggregate. In certain circumstances, the profile of marks is also considered.
A candidate will normally be awarded the class of degree which corresponds to the aggregate of his or her marks as follows:
Aggregate of marks in Part 1 & II Units Degree class 560 to 800 First class 480 to 559 Second class (upper division) 400 to 479 Second class (lower division)
360 to 399 Third class 320 to 359 Pass
9. PROFILE OF MARKS
In certain circumstances the Board may consider the profile of marks obtained in courses taken in Parts 1 and II (Years 2 and 3). Marks obtained in Intermediate courses (Year 1) will not be considered for this purpose. This section does not apply to candidates with 319 marks or less.
A candidate who does not achieve the aggregate for the award of a degree of class x, but is within 20 marks of the aggregate for class x, may nevertheless be recommended for the award of a degree of class x if:
In determining overall performance, the Board will give particular weight to performance in Part II (Year 3), and will also take into account the number of courses passed at class x - 2 or worse.
