Results & Progression
Undergraduate (UG) Timeline Overview
Here is a general timeline for when/how students will obtain their transcripts and degree certificate:
Students' final year results will first need to be confirmed by the departmental Exam Board that takes place in June.
The results will then need to be processed and approved by the Faculty and University.
Your official results and transcript will be released by mid-July 2024 as per University policy (see here for dates) or in September if you need to resit any assessments.
You will then receive an email notifying you that your results are available via myResults and you can access your digital transcript via Gradintelligence.
Once you have been issued your digital transcript via Gradintelligence, you will be able to request a Confirming Letter that states that you have successfully completed your degree. This is not a substitute for your degree certificate but it is an official document and you should be able to use it for most job/study applications.
As for your degree certificate, students typically receive this in-person at their Graduation ceremony which takes place in July for UG students. However, you can choose to graduate in absentia which means that you do not need to attend a ceremony and your degree certificate will be posted to you. The Graduation team will email you directly after the official release of results and you will be given an option of how you wish to receive your degree certificate.
Please note that once students complete their course, they no longer have access to their student account/email. As such, it is very important that the University has your correct personal email address as you will receive information about graduation and alumni events on your personal account. Please see here for instructions on how to check and update your personal email address. Please also have a look at this page for details on account closures and how to save your files and emails.
Degree Regulations
You can find your degree regulations by using the Programme Regulations Finder.
The regulations outline the requirements of your degree programme, and the structure of your course. If you need any advice on your degree regulations please contact the Journalism Inbox at journalism@sheffield.ac.uk.
University General Regulations for First Degrees
The University of Sheffield Calendar outlines the Charter, Statues and Regulations of the University. It's on The University of Sheffield Calendar that you can access all general regulations set by the university. These are in addition to the specific degree regulations for your course. Ones of particular use and interest for Undergraduate students are the General Regulations for First Degrees and can be found in a list of individual documents on The University of Sheffield Calendar.
If you need any advice on any of the general regulations please contact the Journalism Inbox at journalism@sheffield.ac.uk.
Progression & Resits
Students who fail a module or modules will normally be required to submit new coursework or to sit a further exam paper in August for anything from Semester 1 or Semester 2.
Such coursework and examinations can only be submitted for a pass mark (i.e. a maximum of 40, applied to the module as a whole). If a student obtains a lower fail mark at the second attempt, the higher mark will stand.
If you are concerned about failures please talk to your Personal Tutor. The regulations concerning failures, resits and progress can be found on the The University of Sheffield Calendar.
Degree Classification
The Department will formally confirm the grades you have been awarded at the end of each semester, in a meeting called an examination board. For more information on exam boards can be found here.
For full details about the way your degree is classified, please watch this video or read the video transcript on the University website.
Graduation
Graduation takes place in July each year for students completing BA courses. You will be invited to graduation based on your student record, so please make sure all details are up to date.
The School of Journalism, Media and Communication organises various events around graduation for our final-year students. Please make sure you check your student email regularly.
More information about graduation ceremonies can be found on the university website here. The graduation team can also be contacted via email on graduation@sheffield.ac.uk
Please follow the link above for more information on how to ask for a reconsideration of one of your module grades, the result of an examination, or your degree classification.