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Dear All, I would be grateful for some feedback on how you record on the transcript the number of attempts a student has taken. This is something which should appear but we are still having some difficulty here - particularly when considering what should be classed as an attempt. The background to this which adds a complication is that BCUC students are currently allowed to carry forward a certain level of failure into their next year of study so we have some differing views on whether an opportunity extended to them in this situation but not taken up (since they don't formally have to do the work until the following year) should be classed as an attempt or not. A number of our academics are insistent that this is an attempt - though there are those of us (administrators) who beg to differ. Also, since I don't believe that any of us would regard failed work for which mitigating circumstances are accepted to be an attempt then any such mark will have to be disregarded. It would be really useful to know if anyone else has a similar situation and how they have resolved any problems they came across. That aside, it would also help to know whether you list all attempts on your transcripts (which could be seen to be confusing) or else the final or highest mark gained but with an indication of the number of attempts taken to get to gain that mark. However, this raises the question of how you calculate the number of attempts taken in circumstances where, for example, the second mark is higher than the third and you would presumably be wishing to record the higher mark on the transcript. Would this be a case of 3 attempts or only 2?? Any help in saving my sanity would be gratefully received. Many thanks Rosemary Anderson Senior Registrar (Assessments, Awards & Timetabling) Academic Registry Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College