What kind of qualification is a 2:2?

Question

Minimum 2:2 in a Computer /Business related degree is what a company is asking for as a min requirement, I was wondering what type of qualification is that?

the annoying thing is that I know I can do the job, but I guess there's no point in applying as I haven't been to Uni.

Answer 1

When you pass a degree you are given a 'grade' for how well you did - the highest is a First, then a 2:1 and then a 2:2, so the qualification they are asking for is reasonable, it's not too high.

Answer 2

There is also "pass" which is just that and means that "Honours" weren't received i.e. the person cannot put (Hons) after their qualification.

Usually, though not always, your average pass mark across the 3/4 years of an honours degree needs to be 80% for a first, 70% for a 2:1, 60% for a 2:2, 50% for third and 40% for a pass.

However, every university and then faculty within them if not each individual course determines how the average is calculated differently.

Answer 3

It is just the mark in a degree that you got. When you take a degree you get marked in the following way: a First (the top, highest degree like a distinction), a 2:1 which is a 'good' degree, a 2:2 which is like an average mark, or a 3 which is effectively a pass. So it is just a type of grading of your degree. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

If you don't know, chances are you haven't got it!

UK university degrees are graded from First class honours (highest grade) through Second and Third class to Pass (without honours) (lowest grade). Second class degrees are subdivided into Upper Second (or 2:1) and Lower Second (or 2:2), So roughly speaking:

1, 1st or First class honours = Grade A
2:1 or Upper Second class honours = Grade B
2:2 or Lower Second class honours = Grade C
3, 3rd, or Third class honours = Grade D
Pass = Grade E

There is also an Aegrotat class for those who may not have taken their final exams(because of illness or other circumstances) but whose coursework and previous exam performance leads the examining board to believe that they would have passed.

Added: If you think you can do the job, then you probably have other qualifications or experience that are as good as 3 years at Uni, so go for it. It might be difficult to persuade them that your experience is as good, but not all employers are rigid and inflexible, and anyway you have nothing to lose.

Answer 5

Its called a Desmond and is the normal degree awarded. If you can do the job without it then apply and explain but remember that some of these degree types are really bright

Answer 6

A 2:2 as described above is a class of degree, in the UK you may also have heard it described as a Desmond (Tutu) or a beer degree (you were probably in the bar slightly more than most during your degree).

Answer 7

If you think you can do the job, you should apply. You may have relevant experience that graduates applying don't have and this will put you at an advantage. There's every point applying - if you don't get it what've you lost? An hour filling in a form? Big deal.

Answer 8

A degree is scored

A) First
B) 2:1 (Upper Second Class Honours)
C) 2:2 (Lower Second Class Honours)
D) Third

So, effectively they require 'C' grade or above!!

Hope that helps...

Answer 9

It means that you need a degree - BA (Hons) - in computing / Business. And you should have achieve a minimum of grade 2.2.

Answer 10

It is a degree that is rated 2.2

There are first class degrees...2.1's...2.2's...and thirds.

But if it is a degree in media studies or humanities or art history...it is pointless anyway.