ExamsResults FAQs

After you have taken exams at the University, you will receive results.  These results will be unapproved results or approved results.

Unapproved results are when your exam (and other assessments for the module) have been marked but the results have not been approved by an exam board yet.  There is not usually an exam board after every set of exams. For example, for a typical undergraduate student, exam boards will be held twice a year: after the exams held in April/May and again after the resits in August. 

Approved results are when your exam (and other assessments for the module) have been marked and the results have been approved by an exam board.  Approved module results are usually accompanied by an exam board decision recorded in a results letter.

An exam board is a committee that is responsible for approving results and confirming exam board decisions.

Exam board decisions can be about:

  • progression - whether or not you are able to move on to your next year of study
  • awards - the final degree or qualification you receive at the end of your study

Online registration for the new academic year opens in August, please log into Pegasus to complete this.

If you have passed year 3 of the BA Honours in Business or BA Hons Humanities & Social Sciences, you will need to complete Honours Validation before you will have access to online registration.

If you achieve a Bachelor’s, Masters, or Doctoral degree award, you must enrol for Graduation to receive your certificate. You must do this even if you do not wish to attend the ceremony.

If your award is a Postgraduate Diploma you can choose to attend either the March or November ceremonies. Otherwise, your award will be conferred and sent out to you.

You do not need to enrol to graduate for any other award, this will be conferred and sent out to you.

Please ensure your personal details are up to date in Pegasus.

As a student in academic suspension, you are not required to be in attendance. You are eligible to sit the examinations/assessments for the outstanding modules at the next available opportunity.

You must register online via Pegasus; outstanding modules will be added to your student record. There is a one-off registration charge of £75 for academic suspension.

UK students may be eligible to apply for Registration with Attendance (RWA) which allows you to attend a reduced number of modules (credits) for the academic session. Further information on applying for Registration with Attendance can be found on the university website.

It may be that you have not met the academic requirements to qualify for your aimed award or to progress to the next stage of your programme.

In the first instance contact your academic department to discuss your options.

Where there are appropriate grounds, you may wish to request a review of the decision by  submitting an appeal.

While the outcome of an appeal is pending, you are not permitted to graduate.

Contact your academic department to discuss your options.

Further information can be found on the appeals webpage.

Your department will be able to provide support and academic advice.

The Disability and Wellbeing Service has a range of advisers with specialist expertise in disability, health, mental health and counselling. They offer a broad range of support to students with disability, mental health and wellbeing needs.

Strath Union’s Advice Hub is a free and confidential service where students can get information and advice on everything related to personal, financial, housing or academic matters.

If you have a study visa and are concerned about the impact an exam board decision will have on your sponsorship, contact the Visa Compliance Team or the International Student Support Team at infoandadvice@strath.ac.uk.

The university offers a wide range of programmes for you to continue your studies.