Assessment and related procedures

WHERE CAN I CONSULT THE MARKS FOR SUBJECTS?

Once the examinations are over (see the examination schedule hrere) on the date indicated in the academic calendar (see the academic calendar here) the professors publish the final marks proposed for each subject.

The marks obtained for the subjects can be consulted on the home page of theNetArea and in the ACADEMIC RECORD → Documentation section of the e-Secretaria.

The final mark is the definitive mark that is recorded in the academic record once the assessment committees have met. The mark on the academic record is not definitive until the official date of publication of the final marks, after the curricular assessment committee has met. 

What can you do if you do not agree with the mark for a subject?

1. Initial review of assessment results. You have to go directly to the professor responsible for the subject to request a review of the final mark.

2. Appeals against decisions by the professors responsible for subjects. You must file an appeal, explicitly stating the reasons, with the director of the School within seven days of the publication of the mark in question. To do this procedure you must access the Electronic Office and make an application addressed to the Director.

3. Appeals against decisions by the director of the School. Appeals against decisions by the director of the School with regard to marks or recognition of credits must be made through an appeal to the rector within one month from the day after you receive notification of the decision. To do this procedure you must access the Electronic Office and make an application addressed to th rector for topics included in the academic regulations for bachelor's and master's studies of the UPC.

HOW DOES CURRICULAR ASSESSMENT WORK?

At the end of each semester, the bachelor’s degree assessment committee studies the performance of students who have been assessed at least once in all the subjects in the curricular area. In addition, the committee assesses students who have come to the end of the period for passing the initial stage, even if they have not taken all the subjects in this stage.

To find out when the bachelor's degree assessment committee meets, see the link assessment calendar for bachelor's degree students at Enrolment and assessment calendars.

Below is a summary of the main points of the curricular assessment regulations. You can also view the video that was recorded when the new regulations came into force, in the 2015-2016 academic year. 

Which are the curricular areas of each degree?

The curricular areas of each of the EETAC bachelor degrees are the following:

When is a curricular area passed?

For all areas in which curricular assessment is carried out except BOPTM, an area is passed in the following cases:

1. If all the subjects in the area have been passed.
2. If a maximum of two subjects from the area are failed with marks ≥ 4 and the weighted average for the area is equal to or higher than the value indicated in the table (column M).
3. If only one subject in the area is not passed with a mark of ≥ 4, the subject has been taken at least three times and passing the curricular area means that the student will have gained all the credits for the degree, including the final thesis, they can graduate directly without completing any other academic activity.
4. If a maximum of two subjects from the area are failed with marks ≥ 4 and the weighted average for the area is equal to or higher than 5 but lower than the value indicated in the table (column M) and the bachelor’s degree assessment committee considers that the curricular area should be passed. (Note: the assessment committee will not pass the curricular area if the average weighted mark is lower than the value indicated in the column M in the table with a difference equal to or above 0.5 points.)

The BOPTM area is passed in the following cases:

1. If all the subjects in the area have been passed.
2. If a maximum of two subjects from the area are failed with marks ≥ 4 and the weighted average for the area is equal to or higher than the value indicated in the table (column M).
3. If only one subject in the area is not passed with a mark of ≥ 4, the subject has been taken at least three times and passing the curricular area means that the student will have gained all the credits for the degree, including the final thesis, they can graduate directly without completing any other academic activity.
4. If a maximum of one subject from the area is failed with a mark ≥ 4 and the weighted average for the area is equal to or higher than 5 but lower than the value indicated in the table (column M) and the bachelor’s degree assessment committee considers that the curricular area should be passed. (Note: the assessment committee will not pass the curricular area if the average weighted mark is lower than the value indicated in column M in the table with a difference equal to or above 0.5 points.)

When an area is passed, all the subjects failed in the area are changed to passed with a final mark of 5.

How do I ask the bachelor’s degree assessment committee to close a curricular area??

This type of request does not include complaints about the mark obtained in a subject. If you do not agree with the mark given for a subject, you need to make a direct complaint to the professor responsible, as explained in this section.

The procedure to ask the assessment committee to close a curricular area is as follows:

• If you meet the criteria for automatically closing a curricular area (cases 1, 2 and 3 of the previous section) you do NOT need to submit an application. Any subjects assessed with a mark between 4 and 4.9 will be given a compensated pass automatically.

• If you do not meet the criteria for automatically closing a curricular area but you meet the conditions of case 4 in the previous section and you want the assessment committee to consider relevant information to assess your case:

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on curricular assessment