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Guide to assessment

The Guide to Assessment, Standards, Marking and Feedback is revised annually for the start of the new academic year. Certain revisions may need the approval of the Standing Committee on Assessment (SCA) and the University Teaching Committee. Departments will be notified of these changes via a memo from SCA.

Any revisions or in-year changes will be published here and Departments will be notified. We advise you to regularly check for online updates if you use a hard copy of the Guide.

Any matters you may wish to raise as you use the guide throughout the year should be sent to the Secretary to SCA at sca@york.ac.uk.

Guide to Assessment 2023/24 

1. UoY Rules for Progression and Award 2023/24 (PDF , 1,690kb)
2. UoY Policy of Assessment, Examiners, Marking and Feedback 2023/24 (PDF , 1,497kb)
3. SCA update and Guide to Assessment 23/24 briefing note (PDF , 148kb)
4. Update on Exceptional Circumstances for 23/24 (PDF , 60kb)

Guide to Assessment 2022/23 

• Guide to Assessment 2022_23 UoY (excluding ECA and AM policy) Jan 2023 update. (PDF , 4,669kb)
• Guide to Assessment - 2022/23 Briefing note on changes (PDF , 105kb)

Exceptional Circumstances Policy

• Exceptional Circumstances affecting Assessment 2022/23 (PDF , 222kb)
• York Online Fit to Sit - Submit policy 2022-23 (PDF , 188kb)
• SCA 21_22 Exceptional Circumstances - YUSU elections trial policy (PDF , 73kb)

Student Guide to Progression and Awards

• Alternate weightings related to Covid for students who studied during 2020_21 (PDF , 120kb)
• Student Guide to Progression and Award in Bachelor's UG programmes 2022-23 (PDF , 134kb)
• Student Guide to Progression and Award in Taught PG Programmes (PDF , 129kb)

Proofreading policy

• UoY Proofreading Policy Oct 2019 (PDF , 219kb)

2021-22

• Guide to Assessment 2021_22 UoY (excluding ECA policy). (PDF , 5,795kb)
• York Maastricht Programmes Awards, Assessment & progression rules 21/22 (PDF , 97kb)
• Briefing Note: Guide to Assessment 2021/22 (PDF , 116kb)
• Exceptional Circumstances Policy 2021-22 UoY (excluding York Online) (PDF , 250kb)
• York Online Exceptional Circumstances Policy 2021/22 (PDF , 196kb) 

Marking and Assessment Boycott: Progression and Award Contingencies (June 2023) (PDF , 143kb)

SCA update and Guide to Assessment 23/24 briefing note (PDF , 148kb)