Exam results & GPA

If you are a current student at the University and you simply wish to view your module results, this can be done by logging in to Self Service Banner with your PIN and UWS network password. If you have forgotten your login details, you should contact the Hub.

From Self Service, you will be able to print out the confirmed module results from the current academic session.

You will be able to access your module results from the “Grade” screen within Student Self Service Banner. You will also be able to use the same screen to see the decision of the SBE (School Board of Examiners), which will show you whether you are eligible to progress to the next stage of your programme; whether you are eligible for an award; or whether you are required to undertake re-assessments.

• Term 1 (T1) module results will start to become available from early February
• Term 2 (T2) module results will start to become available from early June
• Term 3 (T3/Resit) module results will start to become available from mid August

These module results have been confirmed and approved by the School Assessment Board and the subject external examiner. They take account of Extenuating Circumstances Statements which have been upheld by the University Panel.

Where appropriate, progression and award decisions from the School Board of Examiners will start to become available in mid February for T1, mid June for T2, and late August for T3.

More precise dates are published on the Moodle 'Welcome' page and on Self Service Banner Main Menu nearer the time. Results and decisions are released as quickly as possible following these dates, so students are advised to check Self Service Banner on a regular basis.

If your results are not shown by the end of February for T1, the end of June for T2, and the end of August for T3/Resit, you are advised to contact your School or personal tutor.

All students should access their module results and progression / award decision on-line via Self Service Banner.

If you are deemed eligible for an award from the University, this information will be confirmed in a results letter which will be sent to you within 5 working days of the date when the award was approved by the School Board of Examiners.

If you are having technical problems in accessing the results via Banner, you should contact the Hub.

If you have any questions about your examinations or coursework results, you should contact your School office in the first instance.

If you continue to have problems or queries, the Hub can be contacted at hub@uws.ac.uk

Download the list of School contacts (PDF)

When you complete a module at UWS you will receive a mark expressed as a percentage. This mark is associated with a grade.

Since 2016/17, a Grade Point Average (GPA) is applied to your result. For example, a mark of 65% would mean a grade of B1 and a grade point score of 2.5.

The GPA is the average of all of your grade points, with each module weighted according to its credit value so, for example, a 40 credit module would carry twice the weight of a 20 credit module. Otherwise, all modules are counted equally so modules in later stages of your programme are given no additional weight over modules from earlier in your programme.

Your GPA will be automatically calculated in Banner on a rolling basis and you will be able to view your current GPA there at any time.

Further information can be found in the GPA Information Booklet.

Reattend - what is it? 

How the University gives a reattend decision for a module result is changing for the academic year 2021/22. You will now receive a reattend decision when you have not submitted any pieces of summative assessment for a module at the first attempt. If you have submitted at least one piece of work on an attempt and it is not deemed to be a pass, you will receive a resubmission / resit decision (provided that you are within the number of attempts permitted).  

Receiving a reattend decision means you will need to re-register for the module and you will typically be expected to participate in all scheduled classes (unless this is unachievable due to timetable clashes). By reattending a module it will reset the number of attempts available to you and will reset the maximum time to complete (2 years).

Students are only able to reattend a module once. If you reattend a module and do not submit any coursework then you will have exhausted all of your attempts at the module and receive a No Further Attempts (NA) decision.

How will reattend affect my results?

Reattend will now cap a mark that contributes to your honours classification in the same way that a resit does. Capping means that when you repeat an exam or assessment, the maximum mark that you can be awarded is the pass mark for the module. For example, if a student had achieved the mark of 61% on the second attempt, their transcript would show the mark, but for the purposes of classification, the mark would be capped at 40%.

What are the implications of a reattend decision? 

It is important to understand reattend in the context of your programme of study and the decision that accompanies it at programme level. The programme level decisions determine what your next year will hold – whether you will continue to the next level of study, have to repeat the year, be given an exit award or need to transfer to another programme.  

Reattend in itself will not necessarily stop you progressing to the next level of your studies unless you have not met the progression requirements of Regulation 3.13. This might arise if you have not met all the prerequisites for modules at the next level of study or are carrying over 40 credits of modules (i.e., more than two 20 credit modules) into levels 8 or 9 of the next academic year or over 20 credits into level 10. Where you are carrying more than the limit for the level of study that you are entering, you will typically receive a “fail repeat” decision and be required to repeat the year to overcome your failed modules before continuing.  Repeating a year may have financial implications. Further information can be found via Funding and Advice here.

Reattending a module with a programme level decision to progress to the next year / level of study will mean taking on additional (repeat) study as well as the modules that you are required to take in that academic year. This will put extra pressure on you, particularly as you are carrying reassessments whilst studying modules at a higher level.

As programmes vary, it is important that you discuss your results with your personal tutor or programme leader to fully understand what the reattend decision means for you. 

If you are an international student, please see the guidance produced here or contact the International Student Support Team here: internationaladvice@uws.ac.uk