Question: what is a 2.2 honours degree?
Answer: A 2.2 is still an honours degree with recipients getting between 50 and 59 per cent. Below that is a third-class or a pass if you manage to get more than 40 per cent. DCU. Some 16 per cent of DCU's graduates got first-class honours last year while a huge 55 per cent managed a 2.1.