1. Basic
knowledge test

• The objective of this test is to determine whether the
  student has acquired the minimum knowledge and skills needed to pass the course.
• Students are graded as pass or fail. Students must obtain
  a pass grade in this test in order to pass the course.
• To pass, the student must correctly answer at least
  70% of the questions.
• There are 3 opportunities to pass this test: in an
  hour of classroom time in the second-last week of the course, in the December exam period and in the July exam period. A pass grade is valid for the entire academic
  year.
• Students may not use books, notes or a calculator for
  this test.
• The test, which lasts about an hour, usually consists
  of 10 sections including multiple-choice questions and short theoretical and
  practical questions. Note that this structure may change.

2.
Continuous assessment

The course can be passed with full marks from
continuous assessment, with no need to sit the final exam.

Students who sit any of the assessment tests may not be
listed as "Not Present".

The weighting and content of each continuous
assessment test are as follows:

Assessment  1 (25%):

• Subject 2.
• It will take
  place during the 6th week of the course.

Assessment  2 (35%):

Assessment  3 (40%):

• From Subject 2 to Subject 6.
• It will take
  place during the last week of the course.

4. Final exam

• There is a final exam in December and another in July.
  In the final exam, all content is evaluated according to the information
  contained in the guidelines for each subject.
• The pass mark for this test is 5 out of 10.
• The final exam usually consists of 3 problems and
  lasts about 2.5 hours. Note that this structure may change.

4.1 First opportunity to pass the course (December)

• Students can opt for continuous assessment and also
  take the exam. The note will be the highest of the two grades provided the
  student has passed the basic knowledge test.
• If the student passes the course in this period, the
  grade will be final and will become part of their academic record.
• If the student fails the course, a provisional fail
  grade will be recorded on their academic record along with the grade obtained.

3.2 Second opportunity to pass the course (July)

• The July final exam, a lab test and a basic knowledge test will
  only be held for students who failed the course in January.
• Students who obtained a pass grade in the basic
  knowledge test in the previous assessment period will not need to do this test
  in July.
• The basic knowledge test must be taken by students who
  obtained a fail in the basic knowledge test in the previous assessment  period but who passed the continuous
  assessment or the final examination in January.
• Students who do not sit any of the tests corresponding
  to this second period will be listed as "Not Present" if this was
  their situation after the first assessment period.
• Provisional fails will become definitive fails for
  students who do not present for the second period assessment tests.

4. Other comments

• The grades obtained in the basic knowledge test, the lab test, the
  continuous assessment and the December and July exams are only valid for the
  current academic year.
• The use of books, notes or electronic devices such as
  phones or computers is not permitted in any test or exam. Mobile phones must be
  turned off and out of reach of the student. If calculator use is permitted, the
  calculator must be a conventional scientific calculator. Under no circumstances
  may calculators be used that allow formulas to be saved or that have
  libraries that automatically perform operations with complex numbers,
  calculation of roots, etc.