High Distinction

80–100 You’ve demonstrated extended knowledge, skills and attributes at an exceptional level, showing fluency, originality and integration of concepts.

Distinction

70–79 You’ve demonstrated extended knowledge, skills and attributes at a superior level, showing fluency, emerging originality and integration of concepts.

Credit

60–69 You’ve demonstrated fundamental knowledge, skills and attributes at a proficient level, showing fluency in concepts.

Pass

50–59 Satisfactory. You’ve demonstrated fundamental knowledge, skills and attributes at a satisfactory level.

Fail

0–49 You lack satisfactory demonstration of fundamental knowledge, skills and expected attributes.

Hurdle Fail

45 A Hurdle Fail grade means you didn't satisfactorily complete all hurdle requirements but would have otherwise achieved a mark of 45 or above in the unit.

Deferred Assessment

You’ve been granted a deferred assessment (exam or assessment task) or an alternative assessment task, resulting from your special consideration application.

A deferred assessment is an assessment postponed to a later date. These are held:

• during the official deferred assessment/exam period
• or at a time determined by your faculty. They will email your Monash account with the details, giving you at least five University working days' notice.

Exempt

NEED DESCRIPTION

Faculty Pass

NEED DESCRIPTION

Merit

NEED DESCRIPTION

Not Applicable

NEED DESCRIPTION

Non-Assessed

This grade is used to finalise a unit undertaken on a non-assessed, non-award basis.

Not Examinable

NEED DESCRIPTION

Fail

NEED DESCRIPTION

Supplementary Assessment Granted

You have been granted a supplementary assessment.

Not Satisfied Requirements

A fail grade used for Study Abroad, exchange, and complementary study units when Monash has not taught and assessed the unit. The mark provided by the other institution is not recorded.

NSR is also used for any unit with a failing grade in eligible teaching periods that you may choose to retain but exclude from your WAM and GPA/CGPA calculation due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on your study.

Pass Grade Only (no higher grade available)

NEED DESCRIPTION

Satisfied Faculty Requirements

A pass grade used for Study Abroad, exchange, and complementary study units when Monash has not taught and assessed the unit. The mark provided by the other institution is not recorded.

Withdrawn

Awarded for units that were discontinued after the census date and before the Withdrawn Fail period.

Withheld

The assessment marking is incomplete and a final grade has not yet been determined. This could be because:

• you have an extension to finish outstanding assessment tasks
• you haven’t submitted your placement report (if you’re a placement student)
• the host institution for your Study Abroad units hasn't yet submitted your results from your time overseas
• your Unit Coordinator or Chief Examiner might still be marking your work and will update your result shortly.

Withdrawn Incomplete

You were awarded this grade based on extreme circumstances beyond your control, occuring or taking effect after the Withdrawn Fail period, and you weren’t able to complete all assessments for the unit. The WI grade is not a passing grade because you haven’t completed the requirements of the unit. Unlike the other fail grades, the WI is not included in your GPA calculation.

Withdrawn Fail

Withdrawn Fail is awarded if you withdraw from units between the start of the Withdrawn Fail period and the end of the teaching period.