Failed my first year by two modules

spt_2

As with most universities you have two attempts for each module, I needed 6 out of 8 modules to get into the 2nd year. I passed 5 modules in my 2nd attempt and couldn't make an exam due to an illness, in which i am allowed another attempt. Due to the exam being in January and the 2nd year starting in September i am not able to progress on to the 2nd year, which I think is unfair.
Is there anything I can do to appeal this?

Another question I have been put back to do my first year to do the two modules which i failed, i will have to do this on on a part-time basis, I failed these two module at my second attempt. I was getting funded by my local authority plus loan and grant.
please help
Will I get funding to retake these two modules?, and will i still get the same loan and grant?, baring in mind my local authority will provide 4 years funding. My course is for 3 years.

Incisor

Time to stop and have a rethink. What is the subject? Which modules did you fail? What do you want to do with your degree and are you passionate about it?

Oldernotwiser

Incisor wrote: »

Time to stop and have a rethink. What is the subject? Which modules did you fail? What do you want to do with your degree and are you passionate about it?

And did you fail despite doing the necessary work ?

leyla-aurelia

The rules are there, unfortunatley, to weed out those who haven't got the academic ability to progress to the increasingly difficult 2nd and 3rd years of the degree, so it is definitely time to rethink!

To be honest it sounds incredibly lenient to me--on my (healthcare) degree we had to pass all modules, including full-time (unpaid) placements, this included a maximum of two resits each year. Therefore if you failed more than two modules at the first attempt, or any at the 2nd attempt, you were out. We were allowed to repeat only 1 of the 4 placements, fail 2 and again, out, no questions asked.

Unless you have some extenuating circumstances that contributed to your inability to pass the modules, or really didn't work, maybe you just aren't cut out for an academic career. If you didn't work, what would be different next year? R.e. the loans, etc, you need to contact the authority who funds you to clarfy your situation.

Good Luck, L.

VfM4meplse

Completely agree with the other postings. HEIs are constantly subject to accusations of dumbing down and I cannot see any good argument for compromising standards. The example leyla-aurelia has given is a good one - there are no second chances when treating patients so why allow failure during training?

Ask yourself whether your path guided by your own aspirations or the expectations of others? If this is really what you want to do you will find a way although the path won't necessarily be easy, any excuses you make are ultimately to yourself. Remember there are many success stories in life that have not been to university.

tbs624

Have you talked to your lecturers/course advisers about your particular academic weaknesses? We all have them - sometimes you need someone else to highlight them so you can address them and get back on track.

Is the course too ambitious for you? Has there been a lack of application/motivation/interest in your subject on your part? Missed lectures, poor note taking, lack of reading around the subject? Poor exam technique, lack of time management during both prep & exam, no practice with old exam questions? Failing to read the question, and not answering the question that is actually being asked? Have you spent too much time doing paid work or out having a good time? Have you got health/family issues that need sorting out because they are impinging on your studies?

The pace *will* step up in the second & third years - if you are struggling now you probably need to rethink, as several other posters have said. Find out what other routes there may be to the career that you want or take a year out to reassess and perhaps earn some money in the meantime.

So many people rush straight from school to Uni because there is so much pressure to do so. Do what is right for you and explore *all* other options.

The_One_Who

Agree with what everyone else has said above.

As for funding, since you'd be doing it on a part-time basis I don't believe you are eligible for funding, however you would be able to work a lot more in order to fund yourself.

GlasweJen

Would this possibly count as a false start? If so you could resit the whole of first year full time and get it funded as normal.

[Deleted User]

You will get full funding. You are not a proper part-time student. You are doing a period of part-time study within a full-time course and are therefore still classed as full-time for funding purposes. Contact the LEA re your funding and extending the end-date of your course, there should be no problems.

Re the 'false start', that is no longer current, the new regulations will give you an additional year of funding no matter which year you need to repeat.

Oldernotwiser

Without meaning to be rude, I think that if the OP is doing this badly, funding is the least of his/her problems. This is the point that several people have been trying to make.

leyla-aurelia

Depends whether there are extenuating circumstances, or they simply haven't worked, for some people (who might not have worked much through GCSE's and A-levels) the shock of actually failing can make them pull their socks up. Saying that though the OP failed resits too, so maybe not...