Swansea University
Applies to: Three-year initial degrees, standard system
Swansea does not weight by year. It sorts your credits into bands: your highest 80 credits at level 6 carry a weighting of 3, the remaining 40 level 6 credits plus your best 40 level 5 credits carry 2, and the rest of level 5 carries 1.
The rule
Swansea does not weight by year. It sorts your credits into bands: your highest 80 credits at level 6 carry a weighting of 3, the remaining 40 level 6 credits plus your best 40 level 5 credits carry 2, and the rest of level 5 carries 1.
- First class honours70+
- Upper second class honours60+
- Lower second class honours50+
- Third class honours40+
- Pass degree35+
Within 2 marks — Within 2% of a boundary, the preponderance principle can promote you if half or more of the contributing credits scored in the higher band.
Within 2 marks — Within 2% of a boundary, the exit velocity principle normally promotes you if your unweighted final-year average sits in the higher classification.
- The banded algorithm depends on which of your credits are your best, so the figure below is a credit-weighted approximation, not the official calculation.
- Engineering and Physics use a simpler two-band system: level 6 weighted 2, level 5 weighted 1.
Source: Swansea University — Classification of Honours Degrees, checked 2026-08-12. Your programme regulations are the authority.
Your modules
Year 2 (Level 5)
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Year 3 (Level 6, final)
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Add your modules above to see your classification.
Questions
- How does Swansea University calculate degree classification?
- Swansea does not weight by year. It sorts your credits into bands: your highest 80 credits at level 6 carry a weighting of 3, the remaining 40 level 6 credits plus your best 40 level 5 credits carry 2, and the rest of level 5 carries 1. Within 2% of a boundary, the preponderance principle can promote you if half or more of the contributing credits scored in the higher band.
- What do I need for a 2:1 at Swansea University?
- A weighted average of 60 or above. If you land just short, Swansea University's borderline rule may still apply: Within 2% of a boundary, the preponderance principle can promote you if half or more of the contributing credits scored in the higher band.