If you are a finalist and have had an extenuating circumstances (EC) claim approved for a first sit in August, taking this first sit will mean you will not be eligible to graduate in July (dates for students on non-standard programmes may differ).
There is a regulation that exists for both Undergraduate (26b) and Postgraduate Taught (24b) students that allows the board of examiners in your school to recommend the first sit does not have to be taken. The purpose of this regulation is to prevent you having to take a first sit if it's not likely to make a huge difference to your overall degree classification.
By applying a 24b or 26b regulation the affected modules will be waived.
This is only an option that will be offered to very few finalists who fit the following criteria:
They have a valid EC granting a first sit in modules worth no more than 20 credits
The EC panel can clearly demonstrate that by discounting the affected modules your final classification would be wholly representative of your general performance throughout your degree
If there is any chance that you would be disadvantaged by applying this regulation it will not be recommended to you.
If this regulation applies to you at the end of the year, someone from your school will make contact with you to let you know a few days in advance of the results release on Blue Castle.
You will be given a choice not to accept the recommendation (if you really really want to take the first sit anyway in August, you can!).
NOTE!
If you have registered to graduate you should be able to attend graduation in July if you allow the recommendation to stand.
If you haven't registered, you are advised not to accept the regulation (unless you are happy to graduate in absentia, which means you confirm you will not be attending a graduation ceremony in person).
if you don't accept the application of this regulation, you will take your first sit in August and will be able to attend graduation in December.
Final transcripts will show the following:
Disregarded modules will remain on the transcript for the student
The final average mark on the transcript should show the original average mark before recalculation
The classification should reflect the newly calculated classification