To progress to level 6 you must have studied 120 Level 5 credits and passed at least 100 Level 5 credits and you must have passed 120 Level 4 credits.
If you have up to 20 level 5 credits as a confirmed fail and have successfully passed all other credits at level 5 you will be permitted to retake 20 level 5 credits alongside study level unless prohibited by any validation or professional body requirements and if the timetable permits this.
If you have up to 20 level 5 credits as a deferred assessment or reassessment and have successfully passed all other credits at level 4 you will be permitted to complete the assessment or reassessment of the 20 level 5 credits alongside level 6 unless prohibited by any validation or prohibited by professional body requirements.
If you have over 20 credits to successfully complete at Level 4 you cannot progress to Level 5.
All remaining Level 5 credits completed alongside the Level 6 studies must be passed in order to complete your target award.
You will not be permitted to carry any deferred assessment, reassessment or retake modules at Level 4 to Level 6.