Academic progress issues

An academic progress issue is anything which gets in the way of you progressing through your degree programme in the usual way.

This could be you have illness or personal difficulties that interfere with you undertaking one or more formal assessments (including examinations), or meeting attendance or progression requirements. This may involve you presenting evidence of exceptional circumstances affecting assessment.

Your personal supervisor is usually the best person for you to discuss such difficulties with, as they will often need to start any processes to address progression issues, in consultation with colleagues in your department.

Guidance for your study level

Taught students

For students taking the following undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses:

Undergraduate:

BA, BSc, BEng, LLB, FD
MChem, MEng, MMath, MPhys, MEnv, MNurs (Integrated Masters)
CertHE, DipHE

Postgraduate taught:

MA, MSc, LLM, MPA, MRes
PGCert, PGDip
GradCert, GradDip

Postgraduate researchers

For students taking research degrees:

Doctoral degrees:

PhD, EngD

Masters by research:

MPhil
MA (by research), MSc (by research), MRes (by research)

Hull York Medical School students

For students taking an undergraduate or postgraduate course with the Hull York Medical School.

Course changes and appeals

In the unlikely event that we need to substantially change or terminate a course, we have the Student Protection Plan in place to protect students who are affected by any proposed changes. This plan has been approved by the Office for Students.

Find out more about the Special Cases team who are responsible for handling all academic appeals and certain categories of progress cases.