University assessment policies and procedures

Certain revisions may need the approval of the Standing Committee on Assessment (SCA) and the University Teaching Committee (UTC). Schools/departments will be notified of these changes via a briefing from SCA.

Any revisions or in-year changes will be published here and schools/departments will be notified. You are advised not to print copies of the documents, but if you do so, you should ensure that you regularly check the online version for any updates.

Any questions or feedback about the documents on this page should be sent to the Secretary to SCA sca@york.ac.uk.

Current policies

Assessment policies and procedures 2024/25

• SCA Briefing note on assessment changes October 2024
• Rules for progression and award 2024/25
• Policy on assessment, examiners, marking and feedback 2024/25
• Additional guidance on assessment 2024/25
• Glossary of assessment, standards, marking and feedback terms and acronyms 2024/25
• Policy on exceptional awards
• Academic misconduct policy and procedures 2024/25

Policy on acceptable assistance with assessments

• Policy on Acceptable Assistance with Assessments (Nov 2023) (PDF , 88kb): includes includes generative AI, proofreading and translation.

Exceptional circumstances (EC) policy

• Exceptional circumstances affecting assessment policy 2024/25
• York Online Fit to Sit_Submit policy 2023-24 (PDF , 279kb)
• ECA Policy Guidance note: Student elections candidates and media (PDF , 92kb)
• Adjustment to EC policy to reflect sabbatical elections and media activity (PDF , 53kb)

Student guide to progression and awards

• Student guide to the University’s rules for progression and award in Bachelor’s undergraduate programmes 2024/25
• Student guide to the University’s rules for progression and award in Integrated Master’s undergraduate programmes 2024/25
• Student guide to the University’s rules for progression and award in taught postgraduate programmes 2024/5

Policy archive