University of St Andrews

For entrants prior to 2017/18 classifications of pass and distinction may be awarded for taught postgraduate degrees.  For Masters programmes it is also possible to achieve distinction for the dissertation or the taught element of the degree programme individually as well as overall. 

For entrants from 2017/18 onwards classifications of pass, merit and distinction may be awarded for taught postgraduate degrees. 

For students whose degree programme straddles the change in regulations a policy of no detriment applies, and students will be classified under both old and new algorithms and automatically awarded the better result.  Full details about both algorithms are available at:

PGT Masters Classification

St Andrews Grade Point Average

For entrants from 2014/15 onwards, the St Andrews GPA for taught postgraduates is the credit-weighted mean of grades counting towards the taught element of the degree programme and the dissertation. The St Andrews GPA is calculated during classification and is displayed at the same time as the degree classification and/or degree award. 

For entrants prior to 2014/15, the St Andrews GPA for taught postgraduates was the credit-weighted mean of grades counting towards the taught element of the degree programme (i.e. excluding the dissertation).

In common with module final assessments at the University the St Andrews GPA uses the 20 point scale, which is available at:

Common Reporting Scale

Decimal places and the St Andrews GPA

The calculation of the St Andrews GPA is to one decimal place and is displayed this way on the student record, transcript and related documentation.

 

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