Progression from Year 2 to Year 3 is dependent upon:

• Achieving a Low Pass grade or above for both Semester Tests either at the first opportunity or at the re-sit opportunity in July.
• Not achieving two consecutive cumulative grades of Unsatisfactory in the Progress Test.
• Achieving a Satisfactory grade or above for the Clinical Competency Assessment (CCA) either at the first attempt or at the re-sit opportunity in June.
• Achieving a Satisfactory grade or above for the PEP either at first attempt or at the re-sit opportunity in July.
• Meeting specified attendance requirements.

You may progress to Year 3 with a cumulative Unsatisfactory grade in your Progress Test (as long as all of the other assessments required for progression have been completed successfully). However, you should be aware that this grade will be carried over to Year 3 and will affect the cumulative grade for the subsequent Progress Test.

Please note that progression from Year 2 to Year 3 will also be dependent on satisfactory attendance and conduct. You will not be allowed to progress should there be serious concerns over your attendance or professional conduct.

The following rules of progression apply:

1. Students should meet all progression criteria for each year of the Programme within the same academic year. This includes years in which they are required to re-sit individual components due to unsatisfactory performance, unsatisfactory attendance or other circumstances, (with or without mitigation).                                                 _
2. A student should not normally progress to the next academic year of the Programme until all progression criteria for their current year of study are met.                                                                                _
3. Students who have mitigating circumstances accepted for an assessment will have that attempt declared null and void. They will re-sit that assessment at the same attempt as their mitigated attempt at the next available opportunity.                                                     _
4. Students who achieve a grade of Unsatisfactory in a summative assessment (e.g. Semester Test, CCA or PEP) will have an opportunity to re-sit/re-submit at second attempt at a specified time on the Programme. The following capping will apply:For Semester Tests the grade will be capped to Low Pass and the score capped to the passing mark (%) for that exam.
   For CCA the grade will be capped to Satisfactory.
   For PEP the grade will be capped to Satisfactory and the score capped to 50%.

   Students who achieve a grade of Unsatisfactory at second attempt will be excluded from the Programme.

5. If a student is discontinued because of a failure to comply with specified attendance or engagement requirements without accepted mitigation, then the student may be referred on to the Concerns Review Panel.                                                                                             _
6. Students who are repeating a year of study, (for whatever reason), are required to retake the entire year and complete all assessments, including those they had passed previously. The student’s latest cumulative Progress Test grade will be carried forward into the repeat year.                                                                                Please note for additional progression rules for students required to repeat a year of study:                                                                                                                     _
   • 6a. Students who are repeating a year following acceptance of mitigating circumstances for an Unsatisfactory assessment(s) will sit all required assessments at either first or second attempt, as appropriate. Assessments that were previously passed at the most recent sitting will be taken as a further first attempt, whereas assessments that were previously failed at the most recent sitting will be taken as a second attempt capped to Satisfactory. The specific assessment conditions will be confirmed in writing by the SMS Assessment Office.                                 _
   • 6b. Students who are repeating a year for other reasons, including: Following interruption, suspension, because their studies were discontinued due to a failure to comply with specified attendance requirements, or an outcome under the Faculty Fitness to Practise Procedure, will be referred to the MBChB Student Progression Committee (SPC). They will decide whether the required assessments should be taken at first or second attempt.The SPC Committee will pay attention to the reason(s) for the referral to FTP when determining the return conditions.
   • 6c. If a student’s studies are discontinued because of a failure to comply with specified attendance requirements, the Student Progression Committee (SPC) will consider the reasons given for non-attendance when deciding whether assessments should be taken at first or second attempt in the repeat year.
   • 6d. If, however, a student is already repeating a year because of a failure to comply with specified attendance requirements, or following a return from interruption, then a failure to meet the attendance requirements in their repeat year (in the absence of accepted mitigating circumstances) will result in exclusion from the Programme.
   • 6e. Students who are repeating a year of study and then fail an assessment component taken at second attempt will be excluded from the Programme. (Note: a single grade of Unsatisfactory in a Progress Test in Years 1-4 does not constitute a fail).
7. Students who have two consecutive individual Unsatisfactory grades in the Progress Test (i.e. U+U), or who have grades of LP+U in two consecutive Progress Tests will be warned that this equates to a cumulative grade of Unsatisfactory. Therefore, a further grade of Unsatisfactory in the next Progress Test will result in exclusion (see Rule 9).                                                                               _
8. Students who achieve two consecutive cumulative grades of Unsatisfactory in the Progress Test (including in a repeat year) will be excluded from the Programme.                                                               _
9. Students who (i) have taken two or more years, consecutively, out of the Programme or (ii) have not satisfactorily completed all required elements of an academic year of study within the previous two academic years, for reasons of suspension, interruption, health, conduct or poor attendance, will be referred to the Student Progression Committee (SPC). The conditions for return will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Students will normally return to their last year of study on the Programme. In certain circumstances, the Student Progression Committee (SPC) may decide that the student needs to return to an earlier year of the Programme in order to ensure their knowledge and skills are at the required level to progress.