UoL - LLB - Another question

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  1. Floyd_Pepper

    Floyd_Pepper New Member

    I hope Nosborne or other grads of that programme could help me.

    From what I read, I understood that
    - You have to pass all of the exams of each part to go to the next
    - You have to take them all together.

    What happens if one fails (or gets what seems to them as unsatisfactory grade) in one of the exams. Should they do all of the other exams in the year afterwards order to pass to the next stage?
     
  2. nosborne48

    nosborne48 Well-Known Member

    Alas! I am NOT a grad of the London LL.B.; my J.D. is ABA brick and mortar. However, the answers to your questions are found in the Regulations for the program. These may be found at their web site, www.londonexternal.ac.uk under "laws".

    As I understand it, a Route A student takes four exams at the end of each of three years. He must pass ALL FOUR to receive credit for the year's work. However, apparently the examiners can "refer" a single subject for re examination if the failure isn't too serious (?) and the student retakes that exam when he takes the next set.

    A Route B student takes three exams at the end of each of four years and so forth. An LL.M. student (me) takes two exams at the end of each of two years or, if he's crazy, all four at once. Referral is possible but generally he has to pass both or all four exams to get any credit.

    There is also something called a "condoned fail" where apparently the exam is treated as a pass even though it is a fail. I have no idea what this is about.
     
  3. novemberdude

    novemberdude New Member

    My first advice is this: Double check with the school.

    As far as I understand it the degree is "modular". In other words, you have to pass all your subjects in order to advance to the next year. A passing grade is 40% (don't let this fool you into thinking it's easy). Apparently if you fail an exam you may be referred for a resit at the discretion of the examiners. Apparently what this means in reality is that if you get between 35-40% you resit. Exams are in May and June, resits are October (I think). If you fail and are not referred or fail and fail the resit then my understanding is that you cannot take the following year's subjects. I am vague on whether you must retake the passed exams in this case, or if you only repeat the failed exam. But it means that i f in your first year you fail criminal law with 37% and then fail it again in October you get the luxury of writing criminal law again the following May. My understanding is that you cannot attempt your second year subjects until you pass all of your first year subjects (this is my understanding, I could be wrong).

    Making reference to Nosbourne's post: my understanding is that a condoned fail is when in the final year you marginally fail an exam after having passed everything else. Then I think they wave you through.

    My suggestion is this: contact the university and see what they say. Alternatively, go to the discussion board at www.spr-consilio.com and ask your question there. It is pretty much a dedicated English legal studies discussion board with a number of distance learners who post. Someone there will have the answer.
     
  4. Floyd_Pepper

    Floyd_Pepper New Member

    Thank you both!!!

    I'll check also with the programme. Let's just hope that this question would not come up in real life...
     

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