• Section 1 - Purpose of Policy
• Section 2 - Application and Scope
• Section 3 - Design of Bachelor Honours Degrees
• The Honours Project
• Research activities in Honours Project subjects worth 24 credit points or more
• Section 4 - Admission and Enrolment
• Honours Information to Students
• Section 5 - Honours Supervision
• Section 6 - Marking Honours Projects
• Honours Examiners
• Marking Honours Projects in Honours Project subjects worth 24 credit points or more
• Marking Honours Projects in Honours Project subjects worth less than 24 credit points
• Section 7 - Grades of Honours
• Methods for Determining Honours Grades
• Honours Grade Descriptors
• Section 8 - Review and Appeal of Honours Grades
• Section 9 - Responsibilities in Honours Programs
• Student Responsibilities
• Honours Supervisor Responsibilities
• Honours Coordinator Responsibilities
• Head of School Responsibilities
• University Responsibilities
• Section 10 - Appendices
• Appendix 1 – AQF Requirements for the Bachelor Honours Degree
• Appendix 2 – Honours Guide Checklist
• Section A – General
• Section B – Assessment and grading information
• Appendix 3 – Honours Grade Calculation Methods
• Method 1:
• Method 2:
• Method 3:
• Method 4:
• Appendix 4 – Honours Project Grade Descriptors
• Section 11 - Definitions

Section 1 - Purpose of Policy

(1) This Policy sets out the requirements of an undergraduate program that leads to the award of a Bachelor Honours Degree by the University.

(2) This Policy should be read in conjunction with the Course Design Procedures which set out the University’s requirements for the naming, duration and credit point values for Bachelor Honours Degrees.

Section 2 - Application and Scope

(3) This Policy applies to all staff and decision-making bodies involved in the development, approval and delivery of Bachelor Honours Degrees.

(4) This Policy applies to all undergraduate students enrolled in a program leading to the award of a Bachelor Honours Degree.

Section 3 - Design of Bachelor Honours Degrees

(5) Bachelor Honours Degrees are designed in accordance with the University’s Course Design Procedures and AQF Level 8 requirements as well as to meet professional accreditation requirements where applicable. See Appendix 1 for the AQF Requirements for the Bachelor Honours Degree.

(6) There are two types of Bachelor Honours Degrees offered by the University:

1. Embedded Honours (including Professional Honours) – a Bachelor program typically of four years duration (at least 192 credit points) that meets the AQF level 8 qualification requirements across the whole program; and
2. End-On Honours - a program of 48 credit points of AQF level 8 studies, usually taken as a one-year full-time course (or part-time equivalent) after having completed the requirements for an AQF level 7 Bachelor Degree.

(7) Bachelor Honours Degrees qualify students to apply a body of knowledge in a specific context in order to undertake professional work or serve as a pathway for entry into a higher research degree.

The Honours Project

(8) Bachelor Honours Degrees will include a 400-level Honours Project subject with a minimum value of 12 credit points for Professional Honours and at least 24 credit points for all other Honours courses.

(9) The Honours Project in a Bachelor Honours Degree will take the form of a substantial, independent and summative thesis, creative project and/or research report. This may be supplemented by other forms of assessment such as a project/research proposal, seminar presentation or visual display.

(10) Honours Project subjects shall:

1. provide content and instructions for the ethical use of Generative Artificial Intelligence consistent with the Assessment and Feedback Policy.
2. include an assurance of learning measure, such as regular progress reviews or an oral defence (viva voce), to verify the authorship of the material submitted.

(11) Students may, with approval, work collaboratively during the research design and data collection phase of the Honours Project, provided that each student remains independently responsible for all other aspects of the Honours Project including analysing, evaluating, and interpreting the data gathered, developing their own solutions to complex problems, and the transmission of knowledge, skills and ideas to others.

Research activities in Honours Project subjects worth 24 credit points or more

(12) The Code of Practice - Responsible Conduct of Research and associated research legislation and policies apply to Honours Project subjects with a value of 24 credit points or more.

(13) In addition to the Academic Integrity Policy, Honours students undertaking Honours Project subjects with value of 24 credit points or more may be subject to the Managing and Investigating Potential Breaches of the Research Code Policy.

(14) Honours Project subjects with a value of 24 credit points or more will include training and support for research integrity, research data management and research ethics (where appropriate) with students required to complete:

1. Research Integrity Training under the guidance of their Honours Supervisor;
2. Research Data Management Plan (RDMP) and Research Data Storage and Management Training under the guidance of their Honours Supervisor;
3. Research methodology training relevant to the discipline under the guidance of their Honours Supervisor or as a pre-requisite to admission; and/or
4. Research ethics training (where necessary) under the guidance of their Honours Supervisor.

(15) Research data in Honours Project subjects with value of 24 credit points or more must be retained for a minimum of 5 years after the project is completed in accordance with the Research Data Management Guidelines.

(16) The Authorship Policy applies to Honours Project subjects with value of 24 credit points or more in the event of publication of an Honours Project.

(17) Honours Project subjects with a value of less than 24 credit points may also include aspects of research support and training in clause 14, where deemed appropriate by the Honours Coordinator. The Assessment and Feedback Policy and related undergraduate coursework policies apply to these subjects.

Section 4 - Admission and Enrolment

(18) The requirements for admission to a Bachelor Honours Degree are determined in accordance with the Coursework Rules and the Admissions Procedures (Coursework) and specified in the information provided to prospective students.

(19) The Credit for Prior Learning Policy provides that no external credit is given towards Honours Project subjects within an End-On Honours Degree.

(20) Each student enrolling full-time in an End-On Honours Degree and who submits their Honours Project within the required timeframes will be given the opportunity, where possible, to complete the Honours program in time for them to graduate with their cohort at the next possible graduation ceremony.

Honours Information to Students

(21) Admission and enrolment information for Bachelor Honours Degrees, including opportunities for part-time enrolment, will be made available to prospective students via the Course Handbook and/or a Pre-Honours Guide, where appropriate.

(22) Upon enrolment, students will be provided with an Honours Guide that includes the information set out in Appendix 2.

(23) For Professional Honours Degrees, where the Honours program is less than 24 credit points, the Honours Guide information may be incorporated as an annexure to the Subject Outline as set out in the Subject Delivery Policy.

(24) The Honours Guide, and other Honours information for students in the Course Handbook, will be consistent with this Policy and must be adhered to by the student, School and Faculty.

Section 5 - Honours Supervision

(25) A suitable Honours Coordinator will be appointed to manage Honours programs, Honours Supervisors and Honours Examiners and monitor overall progress of Honours students.

(26) A suitable Honours Supervisor and, where necessary, a co-supervisor will be appointed to guide and monitor progress of Students enrolled in Honours Programs.

(27) Arrangements will be made to provide for alternative supervision if an Honours Supervisor is absent for more than two (2) weeks.

(28) To be eligible for the role of Honours Coordinator or Honours Supervisor, the academic staff member will:

1. hold an AQF Level 9 – Masters Degree qualification or higher (or a lesser qualification combined with experience equivalent to AQF Level 9 – Masters Degree); and
2. hold a continuing or fixed term academic position with the Bachelor Honours Degree-owning Faculty for the duration of the Honours program; and
3. either,
   1. be an active researcher in accordance with the Local Research Active Definition under the Research Active Policy; or
   2. have a proven research record; and/or
   3. have previous successful experience in supervising Bachelor Honours Degree students.

(29) A School may opt to appoint a co-supervisor. In cases where the co-supervisor does not meet the eligibility criteria stipulated in clause 28, the appointment will require approval by the relevant Head of School.

(30) Where an Honours program is undertaken across two disciplines (inter-disciplinary or joint Honours), the Heads of the two Schools will jointly approve the program of study and negotiate the appointment of an Honours Supervisor and co-supervisor prior to enrolment.

Section 6 - Marking Honours Projects

(31) There shall be written procedures in place that are approved by the relevant Faculty Education Committee to ensure the independent, transparent and impartial marking of Honours Projects that cover:

1. how assurance of learning checks are conducted to verify authorship of the Honours Project;
2. how appropriate Honours Examiners are selected including those external to the University;
3. how the appropriate provision of academic workloads for UOW Honours Examiners are made for the examination of Honours Projects;
4. the role of the Honours Supervisor in the marking of the Honours Project and the kind of communication that is allowed to take place between the Honours Supervisor and Honours Examiners during the marking process; and
5. how discrepancies between the marks allocated by two Honours Examiners should be resolved:
   1. the role of additional Honours Examiners (for example, whether they are ‘blind’ Honours Examiners who are not provided with previous Honours Examiners’ reports or adjudicators who have access to those reports);
   2. how a final mark is to be determined following a report by an additional Honours Examiner; and
   3. where the additional Honours Examiner is an adjudicator, the criteria for selecting that Honours Examiner.

Honours Examiners

(32) To be suitable for the role, an Honours Examiner will be familiar with the expectations and requirements of the Bachelor Honours Degree. They will also:

1. hold an AQF level 9 qualification or higher, or equivalent; and
2. either,
   1. be a currently active researcher in accordance with the Local Research Active Definition under the Research Active Policy;
   2. have previous successful experience in supervision of Bachelor Honours Degree students or examination of Honours Project; or
   3. have some research experience and have substantial specialised knowledge in the subject matter of the Honours Project.

(33) Honours Examiners shall be chosen by the Honours Coordinator in consultation with the Honours Supervisor.

(34) An Honours Supervisor cannot examine an Honours Project that they have supervised in an Honours Project subject with a value of 24 credit points or more that they have supervised.

(35) Honours Examiners shall be provided with a clear written brief for marking the Honours Project including:

1. the essential requirements of the Honours program;
2. marking procedures, including the method of (and deadline for) reporting their marks to the relevant School;
3. clear marking criteria for use in marking the Honours Project;
4. the relative weighting of the Honours Project compared with other assessments in the Honours program;
5. the process for resolving discrepancies between the marks allocated by Honours Examiners;
6. the requirement that Honours Examiners submit independent results; and
7. any other matters that the School considers appropriate.

Marking Honours Projects in Honours Project subjects worth 24 credit points or more

(36) The requirements set out in clauses 37-47 apply to Honours Project subjects with a value of 24 credit points or more. Bachelor Honours Degrees that include an Honours Project subject with a lesser weighting may also choose to adopt the procedures set out in this section.

(37) Marking of the Honours Project to be undertaken by two (2) Honours Examiners. Where possible, one of the Honours Examiners should be external to the School, Faculty or University.

(38) Honours Examiners will be given at least 10 working days’ notice of the Honours Project submission deadline.

(39) Honours Examiners will be given up to 15 working days to provide a report to the School Assessment Committee, to meet University deadlines for the declaration of marks and for students to be considered for scholarships and/or graduation.

(40) Until the marking of the Honours Project is complete and a report is submitted by an Honours Examiner, all communication between the Honours Examiner and the University will be directed through the Honours Coordinator or a nominee of the Head of School.

(41) Honours Supervisors and students will not initiate contact with an Honours Examiner concerning the marking of the Honours Project until the reports of all Honours Examiners are returned to and acted on by the School Assessment Committee.

(42) Where there is a discrepancy of more than ten percentage points between the marks determined by any two Honours Examiners that cannot be resolved, an additional Honours Examiner will be appointed by the Honours Coordinator to assess the Honours Project. When this delays the assessment process, the student should be notified that further advice has been sought.

(43) Honours Supervisors will be permitted to view the assessment reports and raise issues or points of clarification prior to the School or Faculty Assessment Committee meeting.

(44) The assessment reports from the Honours Examiners and the marks recorded for both the Honours Project and any coursework components are to be forwarded to the School Assessment Committee for final declaration of marks.

(45) The names of the Honours Examiners and copies of the Honours Examiners’ reports will be made available to the student after the final mark has been declared.

(46) The School Assessment Committee (where appropriate) is responsible for recommending the overall Honours mark for the Honours Project subject to the Faculty Assessment Committee. In all cases, the Faculty Assessment Committee declares the final mark for the subject.

(47) School and Faculty Assessment Committees (where appropriate) are responsible for keeping full and accurate records of actions and decisions in recommending and declaring final marks for Honours Project subjects, such as decisions to not round up cusp marks, as set out in the Finalisation of Student Results Policy.

Marking Honours Projects in Honours Project subjects worth less than 24 credit points

(48) Two Honours Examiners are required to assess the Honours Project in Honours Project subjects worth less than 24 credit points. One of the Honours Examiners may be the Honours Supervisor.

(49) The Head of School may choose to adopt the assessment procedures set out in section clauses 37-47 for marking the Honours Project in an Honours Project subject with a weighting of less than 24 credit points.

(50) Where the procedures set out in section clauses 37-47 are not adopted, the provisions of the Assessment and Feedback Policy apply to the marking of Honours Project.

Section 7 - Grades of Honours

(51) The following grades of Bachelor Honours Degrees may be awarded:

1. Honours Class I
2. Honours Class II, Division 1
3. Honours Class II, Division 2
4. Honours Class III (where specified)

Methods for Determining Honours Grades

(52) For each Bachelor Honours Degree, one of the methods specified in Appendix 3 will be adopted to determine the Honours grade. The method used for determining Honours grades depends on the specific Honours program a student has completed and is detailed in the Course Handbook for each Bachelor Honours Degree.

(53) For some Embedded Honours programs, such as the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), a Bachelor Honours Degree may be awarded with no grade of Honours. When applicable, this rule must be communicated to prospective students in the Course Handbook.

(54) For some Embedded Honours programs that apply Methods 2, 3 or 4, such as the Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours), a student who has not achieved a mark entitling them to an award of Honours may be eligible for a similar Bachelor Pass Degree, such as the Bachelor of Primary Education, if they meet the requirements for that degree and subject to completion of a course transfer with academic approval from the Delegated Authority.

(55) Where the method for determining the grade of Honours applied for a particular Bachelor Honours Degree is changed after a student has commenced that course, the Head of School will ensure that the student is not disadvantaged by the change. This may require the application of a previous method of determining Honours grades to that student.

Honours Grade Descriptors

(56) The Honours Grade Descriptors (set out in Appendix 4) describe student performance in assessments for Honours subjects, namely the Honours Project, and will be communicated to students in the Honours Guide or the Subject Outline.

(57) Staff should refer to the Honours Grade Descriptors:

1. prospectively when designing Honours assessments and marking criteria;
2. when marking Honours assessments; and
3. retrospectively when undertaking the review of marking and grading of Honours assessments internally and externally as per the External Referencing: Peer Review of Assessment Standards Procedure.

(58) The Honours Grade Descriptors provide a frame of reference for moderation of assessments in Honours Project subjects, to ensure that assessment practice across the University is appropriate, consistent and fair.

Section 8 - Review and Appeal of Honours Grades

(59) A Bachelor Honours Degree student with concerns regarding their candidacy may raise these concerns with their Honours Supervisor(s) or Honours Coordinator.

(60) Any unresolved issues between a student and their Honours Supervisor(s) during the student’s candidature or, in the case of Embedded Honours, during the period where the student is undertaking the Honours program, may be raised by the student as provided in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Policy.

Section 9 - Responsibilities in Honours Programs

Student Responsibilities

(61) Students have the primary responsibility for the timely completion of the activities and assessments in an Honours program, namely the Honours Project.

(62) Specific responsibilities of students are to:

1. complete any requirements for research integrity, research data management, research ethics and/or research methodology outlined in this Policy and the Honours Guide;
2. ensure all research is carried out in accordance with all statutory and other requirements relating to ethical, safe and responsible conduct of research;
3. accept responsibility for the quality and originality of all submitted work;
4. participate in assurance of learning checks, where required, to verify authorship of the Honours Project;
5. follow instructions on the ethical, permitted use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the development of Honours assessments, especially the Honours Project as provided by the School;
6. in consultation with the Honours Supervisor, develop a project/research proposal and/or a plan for the Honours Project (including, where applicable, a joint proposal involving working with other students on the design and collection of research data) within a specified timeframe;
7. complete the Honours Project in accordance with the approved proposal and/or plan and within the approved timeframes;
8. maintain regular contact with the Honours Supervisor(s);
9. discuss any proposed variation of enrolment or leave of absence with the Honours Supervisor(s) or Honours Coordinator;
10. present required written material to the Honours Supervisor(s) in sufficient time to allow for comments and discussions before scheduled meetings;
11. undertake any additional work towards Honours assessments identified as necessary by the Honours Supervisor(s) or, where appropriate, the Honours Coordinator; and
12. adhere to this Policy and related University Policies where applicable:
    1. Academic Integrity Policy;
    2. Code of Practice - Responsible Conduct of Research;
    3. Managing and Investigating Potential Breaches of the Research Code Policy;
    4. Research Data Management Policy;
    5. IP Intellectual Property Policy;
    6. IP Disclosure Review Guidelines; and
    7. Authorship Policy.

Honours Supervisor Responsibilities

(63) The overriding responsibility of an Honours Supervisor is to provide continuing support to students to successfully complete the Honours program to the best of the student’s ability.

(64) Specific responsibilities of the Honours Supervisor are to:

1. advise the Head of School or Honours Coordinator of any situation which might lead to a conflict of interest which could unduly advantage or disadvantage a student, e.g. if there is or has been a close personal relationship between a Supervisor and an actual or potential Bachelor Honours Degree student;
2. assist students in completing any requirements for research integrity, research data management, research ethics, authorship and/or research methodology outlined in this Policy and stipulated in the Honours Guide;
3. provide guidance to students on the permitted, ethical use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the development of the Honours assessments as provided by the School;
4. advise and assist students to comply with occupational health and safety requirements where relevant;
5. in consultation with the Honours Coordinator, support students in developing a suitable research proposal and/or plan for the Honours Project (including, where applicable, a joint proposal involving working with other students on the design and collection of research data) within a negotiated time frame and with negotiated access to resources and support;
6. assist students to develop a plan for completing the Honours Project within an appropriate time frame;
7. maintain regular contact with students to monitor their progress in the Honours program;
8. inform the Honours Coordinator and students about any expected period(s) during which they will be absent and unable to communicate while they are completing an Honours program, and support arrangements for alternative supervision during that or those periods;
9. provide timely and helpful written feedback to students on any submissions and to assist them to develop solutions as problems are identified;
10. advise students of inadequate progress or work below the standard generally required for the Honours Project and to suggest appropriate corrective action;
11. nominate suitable Honours Examiners where appropriate; notify the Honours Coordinator of any potential conflicts of interest with Honours Examiners and students;
12. submit marks and grades for Honours assessments for review, acceptance and publication in a timely manner;
13. be available to attend meetings of the School Assessment Committee where students’ grades are determined; and
14. support students in adhering to relevant aspects of this Policy and related University Policies:
    1. Academic Integrity Policy;
    2. Code of Practice - Responsible Conduct of Research;
    3. Managing and Investigating Potential Breaches of the Research Code Policy;
    4. Research Data Management Policy;
    5. IP Intellectual Property Policy;
    6. IP Disclosure Review Guidelines; and
    7. Authorship Policy.

Honours Coordinator Responsibilities

(65) Honours Coordinators are responsible for managing Honours programs, Honours Supervisors and Honours Examiners and monitoring overall progress of Honours students.

(66) Specific responsibilities of Honours Coordinators are to:

1. Ensure Honours Supervisors and Honours students are fulfilling their responsibilities listed in this Policy;
2. Manage applications for Academic Consideration as per the Student Academic Consideration Policy;
3. Be the first point of contact in the escalation of any issues raised by Honours Supervisors, Honours Examiners and/or students;
4. Appoint and manage Honours Examiners and the marking of Honours Project;
5. Manage the process for dealing with discrepancies in marks between Honours Examiners; and
6. Complete any other tasks deemed necessary by the Head of School.

Head of School Responsibilities

(67) The Head of School is responsible for meeting the requirements set out in this Policy unless otherwise specified; these responsibilities may be delegated to Honours Coordinators where appropriate.

(68) Specific responsibilities of The Head of School are to ensure that:

1. reasonable supervision and support is provided to students while undertaking Honours programs;
2. procedures are in place to select appropriate Honours Coordinators and Honours Supervisors;
3. there is no conflict of interest between Honours Coordinators and Honours Supervisors and students;
4. appropriate provision is made in academic workloads for quality supervision by Honours Coordinators and Honours Supervisors throughout the Honours program;
5. arrangements are made to provide for alternative supervision if the Honours Supervisor is absent for more than two (2) weeks;
6. there are written procedures in place that are approved by the relevant Faculty Education Committee to ensure the independent, transparent and impartial marking of Honours Projects; and
7. a clear written brief is provided to Honours Examiners for marking the Honours Project.

University Responsibilities

(69) It is the responsibility of the University to:

1. take measures to protect the intellectual property (IP) arising from the work of its students in accordance with the IP Intellectual Property Policy; and
2. where possible, ensure each student enrolling full-time in an End-On Honours Degree and who submits their Honours Project within the required timeframes, specified by the School, is given the opportunity to complete all subjects in time for them to graduate with their cohort at the next possible graduation ceremony.

Section 10 - Appendices

Appendix 1 – AQF Requirements for the Bachelor Honours Degree

Appendix 2 – Honours Guide Checklist

Section A – General

(70) Name of Academic Unit and details of key contact people within that unit, including the Honours Coordinators where appropriate.

(71) Course code.

(72) Where relevant, details regarding and arrangements for part-time Honours enrolment.

(73) Honours Degree course learning outcomes.

(74) Roles and responsibilities of the University, Head of School, Honours Supervisor, Honours Coordinator and student.

(75) Key dates, e.g.

1. submission of ethics application (where applicable);
2. progress reports;
3. oral and or written presentations; and/or
4. submission deadlines for the Honours Project.

(76) For End-On Honours, required coursework making up the Bachelor Honours Degree course requirements, including subject codes and titles in full, with brief outline and credit points. If coursework is not organised by subject code and credit points a description of the structure of the Honours program coursework with a brief outline and explanation of the weighted value of each component of the coursework program.

(77) For Honours Project subjects any requirements outlined in clause 12-17 for:

1. research integrity training;
2. research data management training;
3. developing a research data management plan;
4. research methodology training;
5. authorship where publication is pursued; and/or
6. ethics training/application requirements (where relevant).

(78) Occupational health and safety requirements.

(79) Support services and facilities available to students, including contact details of the Student Support Advisors and the Faculty Librarian (within the library).

(80) Equipment, study space and computer/software available to Honours students.

(81) Grades of Honours applying to the course and the Honours Method applicable for the course.

(82) Where relevant, University supplied materials that students should purchase and estimated costs.

(83) Financial or material assistance (where available).

Section B – Assessment and grading information

(84) Overview of assessments in the Honours program including assessment weighting dates for submission and marking criteria.

(85) Any specific requirements for the Honours Project such as the length, style and format and/or the system of referencing for a written report or dissertation, for example.

(86) Instructions on the permitted, ethical use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the development of assessments.

(87) Information about the quality assurance measure to verify authorship of the Honours Project.

(88) Guidelines for Honours Examiners.

(89) Method for choosing Honours Examiners.

(90) Minimum attendance requirements where appropriate.

(91) Information regarding penalties for late submission.

(92) Whether marks in any assessment components will be modified or scaled.

(93) Procedures, criteria and possible outcomes in the handling of requests for Student Academic Consideration.

(94) Method for submitting assessment materials.

(95) Required number of copies of written assessment materials.

(96) Arrangements for acknowledging submission of written materials.

(97) Procedures for returning assessed materials.

(98) Details on the management, retention and disposal of assessment materials after submission.

(99) Details of other matters relevant to the assessment of the Honours Project.

Appendix 3 – Honours Grade Calculation Methods

Calculation of Weighted Average Mark

(100) Honours grades will be determined using a weighted average mark calculated as follows:

1. Weighted Average Mark = (Sum (mlc))/(Sum (lc))

(101) Where:

1. “m” is the actual mark obtained in each attempt at each subject;
2. “c” is the credit point value of the subject;
3. “l” is the weight reflecting the level of the subject (as per each Honours Method set out below).
4. Summation in the numerator and denominator is over all subjects attempted (and including each attempt by the student at that or those subjects) in the Honours Degree course, other than any subject with a grade of Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.

Method 1:

(102) Weightings for different subject levels (i.e. the “l” factor set out in clause 101c above):

1. 1 for 400 level and Honours level subjects
2. 0 for 300 level
3. 0 for 200 level
4. 0 for 100 level

(103) Ranges for grades of Honours:

1. Class I - 85% to 100%
2. Class II, Division 1 - 75% to less than 85%
3. Class II, Division 2 - 65% to less than 75%
4. Class III (where awarded) - 50% to less than 65%
5. Honours not awarded - 0% to less than 50%

Method 2:

(104) Weightings for different subject levels (i.e. the “l” factor set out in clause 101c above):

1. 4 for 400 level
2. 3 for 300 level
3. 2 for 200 level
4. 1 for 100 level

(105) Ranges for grades of Honours:

1. Class I - 77.5% to 100%
2. Class II, Division 1 - 72.5% to less than 77.5%
3. Class II, Division 2 - 67.5% to less than 72.5%
4. Class III (where awarded) - 62.5% to less than 67.5%
5. Honours not awarded - 0% to less than 62.5%

Method 3:

(106) Weightings for different subject levels (i.e. the “l” factor set out in clause 101c above):

1. 4 for 400 level
2. 1 for 300 level
3. 0 for 200 level
4. 0 for 100 level

(107) Ranges for grades of Honours:

1. Class I - 80% to 100%
2. Class II, Division 1 - 72.5% to less than 80%
3. Class II, Division 2 - 65% to less than 72.5%
4. Honours not awarded - 0 to less than 65%

Method 4:

(108) Weightings for different subject levels (i.e. the “l” factor set out in clause 101c above):

1. 1 for 400 level
2. 1 for 300 level
3. 1 for 200 level
4. 1 for 100 level

(109) Ranges for grades of Honours:

1. Class I - 75% to 100%
2. Class II - Division 1 72.5% to less than 75%
3. Class II, Division 2 - 70% to less than 72.5%
4. Honours not awarded 0 to less than 70%

Appendix 4 – Honours Project Grade Descriptors

Section 11 - Definitions