How to select your outcome choices

Please ensure you make your decision by the decision deadline found on your web results page. For most undergraduate students this is Wednesday 4 Octover 2023. All decisions should be made before the decision deadline via your results page by clicking on the ‘click here to view your results’ box underneath your results table.

If you have any issues accessing your results or making your decision via your results page, please email examboards@essex.ac.uk as soon as possible. If you do not choose your outcome by the deadline, an outcome will be imposed, if you would like to change this or your selection, you will need to email us to request this. 

Before you select your outcome

Please ensure you have carefully read through what each outcome means on the relevant Board of Examiners’ outcome pages and in your outcome email. For advice on which outcome to choose, please contact either your department or email SU Advice. If you are a Tier 4 or Student visa holder, you should also read the information on how the outcomes may affect your leave status on the Immigration webpages.

You will be asked to select 'Resit' or 'Don’t Resit' in the ‘Make your choice’ column.

Selecting your outcome 

This table outlines how to enter your choice on the web results page. You will only be able to select options offered to you by the Board of Examiners. If you are unhappy with your outcomes please see our website for information about the grounds and deadlines for submitting an academic appeal.

Outcome choice How to select
WTEX – Reassessment required in the following year – without attendance  
If your reassessment is all compulsory, you will not need to do anything further. If you have been offered compulsory choice or voluntary reassessment, select ‘Resit’ next to any modules you would like to take further reassessment in and ‘Don’t Resit’ next to those you do not.
WTE3 - Reassessment in the following year on 3-year course - without attendance
TC15 – Proceed carrying 15 failed credits and trailing 15 credits reassessment Select 'Resit' next to the 15-credit module you would like to undertake reassessment in and 'Don't Resit' next to the 15-credit module you would like to carry the fail in.
TN30 – Proceed to next year and trail 30 credits reassessment Select ‘Resit’ next to all modules you have been offered reassessment in, this will equal 30 credits. If you have only been offered compulsory reassessment, you do not need to do anything.
RPTP – Carry fails in trailed modules and repeat current year modules part-time For all these outcomes, you only need to confirm this choice on your web results page, no further action is required. If you choose an outcome which involves you undertaking reassessment over the Summer in your trailed modules, you will be entered for all trailed reassessments. If you are eligible to carry any of you trailed modules, as per your outcome email, and would like to do so please email examboards@essex.ac.uk to request this.



RPTR - Repeat current year part-time and reassessment without attendance in trailed modules
WTTR – Repeat current year and reassessment without attendance in trailed modules
WTTC – Carry fails in trailed modules and undertake reassessment without attendance in failed current year modules
WTTP – Carry fails in trailed modules and repeat current year
ALRE – Change course and undertake reassessment For all these outcomes, you only need to confirm this choice on your web results page, no further action is required.


ALTP – Change course
ALTR- Transfer to same year of a new course
ALT3 - Change to 3-year course with no reassessment   
For all these outcomes, you only need to confirm this choice on your web results page, no further action is required.





DRPA – Defer reassessment until after year abroad
OTHF – Foundation Degree awarded ORDI – Ordinary Degree awarded OTDW – Diploma of HE awarded OTCW – Certificate of HE awarded
RPCR – Repeat specified modules part-time
RPCF – Repeat specified modules as first attempt
SUDI – Graduate on different course due to accreditation rules
SUNA – Pass trailed credits – continue on non-accredited degree For all these outcomes, you only need to confirm this choice on your web results page, no further action is required.







SU15 – Proceed to next year carrying 15 failed credits
SU30 – Proceed to next year carrying 30 failed credits
 TN15 - Proceed to next year and trail 15 credits reassessment
TRAN – Failed current year, start Year One of new course
WTYR – Repeat the year
WTYF – Repeat year as a first attempt
WTY3 – Repeat year on 3-year course
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