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9. Compensatory passes

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 9. Compensatory passes

Compensatory passes (CP) allow BSc, BASc, BBiomedSc and BSc combined course students who have failed in certain subjects to receive credit points for the subject that was failed under the following conditions:

 Table 19: A CP can only be awarded for the following sequential subject pairs

Semester 1 subject Semester 2 subject Biology   600-141   600-142   600-131   600-132   Chemistry   610-051   610-052   Geomatics   451-100   451-101   Physics   640-121   640-122   640-141   640-142   640-151   640-152   640-161   640-162

• CPs are normally only available for the sequential subject pairs listed in A CP can only be awarded for the following sequential subject pairs;

• CPs only apply for the first two semesters of a student's enrolment;

• a maximum of 25.0 points may be awarded as compensatory passes (i.e. a CP can be awarded for no more than two subjects);

• CPs are only available if a student obtains a mark of 45-49% in the failed subject AND a combined average mark of at least 50% is obtained in both subjects forming the sequential pair;

• a mark of 45-49% in the Semester 1 subject of a sequential pair will enable a student to enrol in the Semester 2 subject of the pair in order to seek a CP;

• CPs are awarded at the end of the academic year and will appear as a letter grade 'NCP' with the fail mark on academic transcripts;

• a student may choose not to accept a CP, for example, in order to repeat the failed subject;

• CPs in chemistry are only available for 610-051 and 610-052 in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science course;

• CPs will be accepted as prerequisites for the 200-level subjects offered by the following departments:

  anatomy and cell biology; botany; environmental science; geomatics; genetics; geography and environmental studies; microbiology and immunology; optometry and vision sciences; pharmacology; physics; zoology.

  Physiology will only accept CPs in 640-121 + 640-122 and 640-141 + 610-142.

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