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1. Award in recognition of academic excellence

Each Faculty may each year award Faculty Medals, in recognition of the achievement of academic excellence, as follows:

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2. Eligibility for award of Faculty Medal

2.1 Faculty Pass Medal
To be eligible for the award of a Faculty Pass Medal, a student must have qualified for a Bachelor's degree and have achieved a Medals Score of at least 6.00 across the undergraduate award, with a normal equivalent full-time duration as follows:

2.2 Faculty Honours Medal
To be eligible for the award of a Faculty Honours Medal, a student must have qualified for the Bachelor’s degree with First Class Honours and have achieved a Medals Score of at least 6.00 calculated in accordance with the Guidelines for the Award of University Medals.

2.3 General eligibility criteria
2.3.1 A student is rendered ineligible for the award of a Faculty Medal if the student has been guilty of a breach of Statute 10 Student Conduct and Discipline or of the Academic Honesty Policy.
2.3.2 Where two eligible students for a Faculty Honours Medal cannot be separated on the basis of the Medals Score alone, the Examiners’ Reports and a report from the Head of School, prepared with advice from the principal supervisor, as appropriate, will be used to determine the recipient.
2.3.3 Where two eligible students for a Faculty Pass Medal cannot be separated on the basis of the Medals Score alone, and the course includes professional experience, clinical placement, field experience or related units, reports from placement supervisors will be considered in determining the recipient.

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3. Procedures

The records of eligible students will be reviewed by the relevant Faculty Medals Committee which will make a recommendation to the Faculty Board no later than its February meeting each year. In the event that the Faculty Board determines that there is no eligible candidate for any award, no award will be made in that year.

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