What Do I Need for a First?

For many UK undergraduate degrees, a final weighted average of 70% or more is classified as a First. That does not mean every module must be above 70%, and it does not mean an unweighted average of all your marks gives the right answer.

Use the free university degree calculator and select First to calculate the remaining average for your own degree structure.

Imagine 60% of your final degree weighting is complete at an average of 68%. That work contributes 40.8 points towards your final average. The remaining 40% must contribute another 29.2 points to reach 70%.

The answer changes immediately if the completed average or remaining weighting changes.

A 10% coursework task should not influence your plan as much as a 70% final exam. The same applies to a 40-credit module compared with a 10-credit module.

Enter individual assessments where you know them. This gives a more useful requirement than applying one target mark to everything left.

Your First is secured only when the confirmed contribution already reaches the target even if every remaining assessment scores 0%. Being above 70% today is not enough if later work can still pull the final result below the boundary.

If the calculated requirement is over 100%, the target is not mathematically reachable from the data entered. Recheck your marks and structure, then use the result to consider another realistic target such as a 2:1.

Some institutions have special borderline, rounding, module-pass or credit-profile rules. UniTracks gives a transparent planning calculation, not an official award decision. Always compare it with your course handbook.