UNISA Exam Codes Meanings


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Below are the meanings of the various UNISA exam codes. The below table reflects the description of the result codes and the required actions:



Result codeDescriptionResult code description
1PassA student “passes” a module when they have received a final mark of 50% and above.
2Pass with distinctionA student “passes with distinction” when they obtain a final mark of 75% and above.
3FailedA student “fails” a module when they have received a final mark of less than 50% and below.

The student is required to re-register for the module.

5Absent from examinationA student is deemed to be “absent from examination” when the university did not receive the student’s submission within the allowable submission period.

If an undergraduate student is absent from their second examination opportunity, they are required to re-register. Postgraduate students are expected to re-register for each module.

6Supplementary
examination
The student attains a “supplementary examination” outcome, if:

  • Undergraduate students who failed or were absent from their first examination opportunity (see section 4 below).
  • Postgraduate student who received a final mark of between 40% and 49%.

 

Students should refer to their examination timetable for the next scheduling of the module examination (refer to section 2 below).

7Results outstandingA student receives a “results outstanding” outcome when the student’s submission is received, but the marking of the submission is still in progress and the final mark is outstanding.

 

A student may start following up on their outstanding result from 9 January 2023 by sending an e-mail of enquiry to exams@unisa.ac.za

8Not admitted to an examinationA student receives a “not admitted to examination” outcome if the student did not meet the examination admission criteria relevant to the module.

A student is required to re-register for the module.

24Absent-supplementaryA student receives an “absent-supplementary” outcome when the student failed to utilise the required proctoring tool during their first examination opportunity.

 

Students who fail to utilise the proctoring tool in their second examination opportunity are required to re-register.

28Script rejected

A student receives a script rejected outcome if a student did not use the required proctoring tool or submitted a password-protected or corrupt file.

A student who is eligible for a second opportunity will automatically be deferred to the next examination opportunity of the affected module (refer to section 4 below).

No further opportunities are granted to students after their second opportunity. Such students are requested to re-register for the applicable module(s) (see section 9 below).

29Disciplinary pendingA student receives a disciplinary pending outcome if a student is suspected of academic dishonesty (see section 7 below).

We recommend re-registration of the module while the disciplinary process is still pending.