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Assessment hurdles
A pass is the normal minimum level of academic achievement for progression within courses, but higher hurdles apply in some faculties as exceptions.
Faculty of Business and Economics
The faculty's policy on assessment is available at http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/student but is outlined below, and the procedure to be followed should be made clear to students at the start of the semester in the unit outline.
- A student should normally achieve at least 50 per cent in total to pass a unit, including a mark of at least 40 per cent in the final invigilated examination, although departments can increase this latter minimum requirement. For third-year and higher-level units, exemption from this final examination requirement may be approved by Faculty Board on a unit-by-unit basis.
- A `hurdle' is an additional requirement needed to pass a given unit. Hurdle requirements are given in the unit outline that is distributed in the first week of the teaching semester. A `marks hurdle' is a requirement to achieve a certain mark in a specified component or components of the assessment of the unit. Examples of other hurdles include a minimum attendance requirement or a requirement to complete all components of assessment. In situations where the faculty discipline committee or the chief examiner disallows a piece of work submitted for a unit, the student will not be considered to have completed that component of the unit.
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