Calculation methodology
Transparent numbers.
No black box.
UniTracks combines assessment weightings, module credits and academic-year rules to show where your degree stands and what you may need next.
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Assessment weighting
Each assessment contributes according to its percentage of the module. A mark of 70% in an assessment worth 40% contributes 28 weighted points to that module.
Assessment weights should total 100%. UniTracks warns when they do not.
02
Module credit weighting
Modules with more credits have more influence on an academic year. A 40-credit module counts twice as much as a 20-credit module when both contribute under the same rules.
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Academic-year weighting
Contributing academic years are combined using the year weights you enter. For a degree weighted 30% in second year and 70% in final year, the final-year result has the greater effect.
Your university may use a different profile, exclude a placement year or apply special classification rules. Set the calculator to match the official regulations you have been given.
04
Confirmed marks and estimates
A confirmed mark is treated as banked performance. An estimate can be used to build a projected result, but it does not become confirmed. UniTracks keeps those views separate so an optimistic estimate is not mistaken for a result you have earned.
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Goal Requirement
UniTracks first calculates the weighted contribution already banked, then divides the points still needed by the eligible weight that remains.
Example: if your target needs 60 weighted points, 36 are already banked and 40% of eligible work remains, the required average is (60 - 36) ÷ 0.40 = 60%.
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Secured and mathematically unachievable targets
If the calculated requirement is 0% or below, the target is shown as secured under the entered rules. If it is above 100%, it is shown as mathematically unachievable through the remaining eligible work. These states describe the mathematics of the data entered, not an official award decision.
Important
Your university regulations take priority.
UniTracks provides estimates and planning tools. Official rules can include resits, capped marks, compensation, condonement, progression requirements, borderline profiles, best-credit rules, placement handling and course-specific exceptions that a general calculator cannot safely assume.
Check your current programme regulations and official student record before making an academic decision. If the two disagree, follow your university.