October 26, 2007

Groups Advise Revamp of British Degrees

By AISHA LABI

Britain's system for classifying undergraduate degrees should be completely overhauled, says a report by Universities UK, the organization that represents British universities' chief executives, and the Guild of Higher Education, which represents colleges.

Under the current system, graduates can earn an honors degree classified as a First, an Upper Second, a Lower Second, a Third, a Pass, or a Fail. The growing number of First and Upper Second degrees being awarded, especially at top