General Regulations for Programmes in Engineering, Physics or Geophysics with Foundation Year

Entry Requirements
  1. All candidates must satisfy the Regulations for Admission to Degree Courses as specified in Section IV (General Regulations) of the University Calendar as well as the following programme requirements.

  2. Candidates for the Foundation Year must satisfy the Board of Studies as to their suitability and preparation for the programme.

  3. The programme of study consists of the Foundation Year followed by any first degree programme in Engineering, Physics or Geophysics. The Foundation Year extends over one academic year, and is rated at 120 credit points at foundation level.

  4. The Foundation Year may be taken on the Highfield Campus or at Southampton City College, at the discretion of the Foundation Year Director.

  5. Candidates must satisfy the examiners in all subjects at the end of the year. Candidates failing to satisfy the examiners at the first attempt may be referred in up to three individual subjects or may be required to resit the examinations, either in August/September of the same year or in the following June.

  6. Candidates satisfying the examiners will proceed to Part I of a specified degree programme in Engineering or Physics or Geophysics.

Progression
  1. Candidates are required to satisfy the academic and attendance requirements of the course as specified in the programme handbook. Those failing to do so may have their courses terminated [see Regulations for Students (Section IV), General Regulation 12].

  2. To qualify to proceed from one year to the next, a candidate must reach a standard in the examinations satisfactory to the Board of Studies. The examinations may include the formal examination papers, coursework, practical work, project work and other work appropriate.

  3. In order to progress from Foundation Year to Part I, a candidate must achieve a minimum aggregate pass mark over all subjects of 60%, weighted according to the credit points of each subject, and the following minimum marks in individual subjects:

    Mathematics A 0
    Mathematics B 60%
    Mathematics A and B combined 55%
    Coursework 60%
    All others 45%

  4. A candidate not achieving this standard, but achieving an overall aggregate of 50% and/or failing in up to 3 subjects is referred in up to 3 subjects. The referral subject pass marks are as above. A candidate achieving less than 50%, or failing more than 3 subjects, or failing at referral may take a full resit examination.

  5. A candidate progressing to Part I of any programme will thereafter be subject to the regulations in force for candidates entering that programme in the same year.

Examinations
  1. The formal examination papers are normally taken at times decided by the Board of Studies, usually in January/February and/or June.

  2. A candidate who marginally fails to satisfy the examiners may have a right of referral as detailed in the preceding regulations. Referral examinations are normally taken in the August/September period. A candidate may not progress to the following year of the programme until referral examinations have been passed.

  3. A candidate who fails at referral, or who has no referral right under the regulations, has the right to resit one formal examination during the undergraduate course. A resit consists of taking all examinations again, including any which have already been passed at first attempt or referral. In exceptional circumstances, the Board of Studies may permit subsequent resitting.

  4. Candidates will normally be permitted to resit only at the normal time or times for the examination in the next academic year. A resit is normally taken internally, but a candidate may request an internal resit which will be allowed if it is considered to be in the candidate's best interests. In this case, normal fees will be payable and the right to any further resit is lost. A candidate may not progress to the following year of the programme until resit examinations have been passed.

  5. The progression rules for resit examinations are the same as for first attempt examinations, except that referrals are not available. The course of a candidate failing at resit will be terminated.

  6. A candidate permitted to resit or refer will normally be required to take the papers set for that occasion regardless of any change of syllabus. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ascertain from the Foundation Year Manager in good time whether any such changes have been made.

  7. Candidates may bring to the attention of the Director any circumstances that they consider to have affected their performance in any examination.
Core courses and their codes:

GENG 0001 Mathematics A
GENG 0002 Mathematics B
GENG 0003 Mechanical Science
GENG 0004 Electricity and Electronics
GENG 0005 Engineering Principles
GENG 0006 Coursework
GENG 0007 Sessional Tests