American and Canadian Studies Year Abroad Information
American and Canadian Studies Year Abroad Information
American and Canadian Studies Year Abroad Information
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CANADIAN GRADE CONVERSION80797877 A7675747372 A-7170696867 B+6665646362 B6160595857 B-5654535251 C+50494847 C464544 C-4342 D+41 D40 D-39 <strong>and</strong> below: FAIL. Ie, a grade E+ or lowerHaving applied this scale <strong>and</strong> taking account of module weightings (some modules are credited more heavilythan others) we arrive at one percentage mark for the year. Remember that the IS mark is a pass/fail mark <strong>and</strong> isnot included in this percentage mark. This is because the work will count towards your dissertation mark inyour final year.IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT RESITS FOR YEAR 3 AND MITIGATIONSPLEASE TRY HARD NOT TO FAIL OUT ON ANY MODULES!! If you fail a module in the firstsemester or quarter, please inform the <strong>Year</strong> <strong>Abroad</strong> Tutor asap! If you experience any health or seriousproblems affecting your academic performance, please contact the ACS Welfare Tutor <strong>and</strong> <strong>Year</strong> <strong>Abroad</strong>Tutor at the earliest opportunity, <strong>and</strong> collect evidence so that we can support your case for mitigations ifnecessary.Here is the detail on resits (which has been formally approved by the University of Birmingham):-<strong>Information</strong> about grades, pass/fails etc is collected from students electronically by the ACSAdministrative staff in liaison with the ACS tutor in as timely fashion as possible duringDecember/January <strong>and</strong> again in April/May/June of the Study <strong>Year</strong> <strong>Abroad</strong>, so that the need for anyresits can be determined <strong>and</strong> resit work set during the final weeks of term 3.