Department of Government

Exam sub-board local rules: 2023/24

The Sub-Board of Examiners can set additional criteria for the award of Merit/Distinction. The Sub-Board of Examiners can also designate a course or courses as being critical to assessment for a programme and establish 'local rules' where the specific course(s) and/or marks will be given special consideration in the awarding of the degree.

The following programmes have Exam Sub-Board 'local rules'. Please click on the title of your programme of study (below) to see which 'local rules' apply to it.

The following programme(s) do not have any Exam Sub-Board 'local rules'. For the programme(s) below the award of the degree is determined by the relevant classification scheme.