Bangor University
degree classification calculator
Quick answer: Bangor takes your Level 5 average plus twice your Level 6 average, divided by three. Level 4 never counts and elective modules are left out altogether. The result is reported to one decimal place but rounded to the nearest whole number to decide the class, so 69.5 is a First and 69.4 is not. Land within 2% of a boundary and Bangor must raise you if either your Level 6 average is in the higher class with half your Level 6 credits, or two thirds of your credits across Levels 5 and 6 are.
Bangor degree classification calculator
Levels 5 and 6 weighted 1:2, rounded to a whole numberLevel 5 — second year (weight 1)
Level 6 — final year (weight 2)
What do I need for a First?
Enter the marks you already have above. These boxes are the credits still to come in each year: a year with no marks yet is counted as all still to come. Change them if that is not right for you.
| Class | Mark needed in every remaining module |
|---|
Class boundaries
| Class | Overall mark | Uplift rule |
|---|---|---|
| First Class Honours (I) | 70% or above | or 68% with at least either half of final-year credits at 70% or above, including a final-year average of 70% or above, or two thirds of counting credits at 70% or above |
| Upper Second Class Honours (II(i)) | 60% or above | or 58% with at least either half of final-year credits at 60% or above, including a final-year average of 60% or above, or two thirds of counting credits at 60% or above |
| Lower Second Class Honours (II(ii)) | 50% or above | or 48% with at least either half of final-year credits at 50% or above, including a final-year average of 50% or above, or two thirds of counting credits at 50% or above |
| Third Class Honours (III) | 40% or above | or 38% with at least either half of final-year credits at 40% or above, including a final-year average of 40% or above, or two thirds of counting credits at 40% or above |
What do I need for a First?
The planner under the calculator works backwards from Bangor’s own algorithm. Enter the marks you have so far, leave the years you have not finished empty (or set how many credits are still to come), and it shows the lowest mark you would need in every remaining module to reach each class. It runs the same calculation as the calculator, using the year weights and the secondary rules in the table above, so a class reached through one of those routes shows the lower figure.
The answer is a single mark repeated across every remaining module. Real marks vary, and where only some credits count or a class can be reached through a share of high marks, an uneven spread can sometimes get there with a slightly lower average. “Already secured” means the algorithm gives that class even at 0 in what is left, but you still have to pass those modules.
The calculation is [Level 5 + (Level 6 × 2)] ÷ 3
Stage A of Regulation 01 gives one formula for the Bachelor’s degree with honours: your Level 5 average, plus twice your Level 6 average, divided by three. Each level average is credit-weighted, so a 20-credit module counts twice a 10-credit one. Level 4 never enters the calculation, and neither do elective modules — Section 10 defines an elective as a module that does not contribute to the overall percentage mark, so leave those out when you enter your marks here.
Two numbers, and only one of them decides your class
Stage B says the overall mark is expressed to one decimal place and, for the purpose of determining the classification, rounded to the nearest integer. Those are different numbers and both matter: 69.5 rounds to 70 and is a First; 69.4 rounds to 69 and is not. This calculator shows you the one-decimal figure your transcript carries and classifies on the whole number, exactly as the regulation does.
The borderline rule says shall, not may
Stage E is stronger than the equivalent rule at most universities. Where your rounded average is within 2% of a boundary, the higher class shall be awarded if either your average across Level 6 modules is itself in the higher class and at least half your Level 6 credits are, or marks for at least two thirds of your credits across Levels 5 and 6 are in the higher class — at least 160 of the 240. The regulation writes it as “and/or”: meeting one is enough, and this is an entitlement rather than something the Board weighs up. Direct entrants to Level 6 have their own version of the second route: two thirds of the Level 6 credits.
Honours also needs 100 passed credits at Level 6
Stage C sets two conditions before any classification exists: an overall average of at least 40% and at least 100 passed credits at Level 6. A student can clear the arithmetic and still fall short on the credits, in which case the question is not which class but whether an honours degree is awarded at all. This calculator works on marks, so it cannot see your credit position — check it against your own record.
Capped marks: supplementary assessment and late work
A module passed at supplementary assessment is recorded at the pass mark — 40% at Levels 4 to 6 — however well the resit went, and that is the mark that enters this calculation. Coursework submitted up to one week late is capped at 40%; beyond a week it scores zero. Enter the capped figure, not the mark on the script.
Bangor marks in letters, and the percentages behind them are not evenly spaced
Your transcript shows categorical grades. The gaps between them are deliberately uneven — A** to A* is five points, A+ to A is seven, and the bottom of the scale drops in tens — so you cannot convert a letter by eye. Overall module marks are calculated and reported as percentages, which is what this page asks for, but the scale is worth knowing:
| Grade | % | Grade | % | Grade | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A** | 100 | B- | 62 | E+ | 38 |
| A* | 95 | C+ | 58 | E | 35 |
| A+ | 87 | C | 55 | E- | 32 |
| A | 80 | C- | 52 | F+ | 25 |
| A- | 74 | D+ | 48 | F | 15 |
| B+ | 68 | D | 45 | F- | 5 |
| B | 65 | D- | 42 | G | 0 |
Longer and extended programmes
The extended undergraduate degree is classified on (0.4 × Level 6) + (0.6 × Level 7), or where approved at validation on [L5 + (2 × L6) + (3 × L7)] ÷ 6. This page covers the standard three-year Bachelor’s degree with honours; if you are on an integrated master’s or an extended degree, your programme handbook gives the weighting that applies to you.
What this calculator does not do
It applies the published algorithm to the marks you enter. It cannot know your programme’s approved variances, any extenuating circumstances, capped resit marks, or how a Board of Examiners will use its discretion. Where a rule is a judgement rather than a formula, the page says so rather than guessing.
Sources
Every figure on this page is read from Bangor’s own regulations:
- Bangor University — Regulations for Taught Programmes, Regulation 01: 2024 Version 1 — read in full: Section 4 Stages A to E — the [L5 + 2×L6] ÷ 3 formula and its credit weighting, the one-decimal report and integer rounding at Stage B, the honours conditions at Stage C, the class boundaries at Stage D, and the two borderline routes at Stage E, including the direct-entry variant; Section 5 on redeeming failure and the 40% supplementary cap; 6.3 on late submission; Section 10 on electives.
- Bangor University — mark scheme (Regulations for Taught Programmes) — the categorical grade scale and its percentage equivalents, which are unevenly spaced.
Regulations change between intakes. Your own cohort’s handbook is always authoritative.