MEng, MPlan, MMath, MBiol, BA, BSc, BEng and LLB Degree and Honours Degree, BMedSci and BOst Honours Degree, DipHE, CertHE, Foundation Diploma, Graduate Diploma and Diploma in Advanced Study.
Additional regulations for Students Admitted with Credit
This appendix should be read in conjunction with the Modular Course Regulations and is specifically referred to in Regulation 12.
A1
A student admitted with credit should normally have a specific number of module credits recognised as credited at the commencement of the course of study. The total amount that may be credited is limited by the provisions of the Regulation 14 (ii).
A2
The total requirements for awards shall apply. The requirement to pass any specified modules or any specific number of modules, may be met by including those modules which have been recognised as credited.
A3 Foundation Diploma
Regulation 3 applies with the following addition.
The time allowed to complete the award is dependent on the time used to gain the credit awarded on admission and is specified in Schedule 6.3.
A4 CertHE, DipHE, Diploma in Advanced Study, Graduate Diploma
Regulations 4, 5, 8 or 9 apply as appropriate with the following addition:
The time allowed to complete the award is dependent on the time used to gain the credit awarded on admission and is specified in Schedule 6.3 below for Cert. HE, Diploma in Advanced Study and Graduate Diploma and Schedule 6.0a for Dip HE.
A5 Degree without Honours
Regulation 6 applies with the following addition:
The time allowed to complete the award is dependent on the time used to gain the credit awarded on admission and is specified in Schedules 6.0a below for 3 year degrees and 6.0b for 4 year degrees.
A6 Honours Degree and Integrated Master's Degree
Regulation 7 applies with the following additions and modifications:
- Course requirements
The time allowed to complete the award is dependent on the time used to gain the credit awarded on admission and is specified in Schedules 6.0a below for 3 year degrees and 6.0b for 4 year degrees. - Classification
The number of acceptable module credits included in the average will be based on the minimum number of acceptable module credits awarded at entry as specified in Schedule 6.2. - Limitation on modules taken
The normal period of full-time study is dependent on the time used to gain the credit awarded on admission and is specified in schedules 6.0a below for 3 year degrees and 6.0b for four year degrees. A candidate for an honours degree completing the Course in a period longer than this who, at entry, must pass the number of acceptable modules specified in Schedule 6.2 below, shall not be permitted to take more than the total number of acceptable module credits also specified in Schedule 6.2.
*For the purposes of this regulation, where a placement year is required it does not count in the number of semesters specified under Schedule 6.0a
Credit Schedule 6.0a
| Schedule for 3 year degree programmes | Schedule for Dip. HE | ||||||
| Number of credits being transferred | Semesters Used of 'normal time' | Semesters remaining of 'normal time' "22 Rule” Applies after | Maximum number of semesters remaining of Maximum 12 | Maximum number of semesters remaining of Maximum 14 | Maximum number of semesters remaining of Maximum 16 | Semesters Used of 'normal time' | Maximum number of semesters remaining of Maximum 12 |
| 1 to 16 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 11 | |
Credit Schedule 6.0b
| Schedule for 4 year degree programmes and Integrated Master's programmes | |||||
| Number of credits being transferred | Semesters Used of 'normal time' | Semesters remaining of 'normal time' "22 Rule” and “30 Rule” Applies after | Maximum number of semesters remaining of Maximum 14 | Maximum number of semesters remaining of Maximum 16 | Maximum number of semesters remaining of Maximum 20 |
| 1 to 24 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | |
| 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | |
| 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 15 | |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 16 | |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 17 | |
| 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 18 | |
| 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 19 | |
Credit Schedule 6.2
| Maximum number of ‘acceptable’ credits permitted with the following number of transferred failed credit | ||||||||
| Number of ‘acceptable’ credits | Honours on Best | Maximum number of ‘acceptable’ credits if longer than ‘normal’ | 1 failed credit | 2 failed credits | 3 failed credits | 4 failed credits | 5 failed credits | 6 failed credits |
| 0 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 | 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 | 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 | 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 | 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 | 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 | 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 | 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 |
| 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
All students must still normally pass 3 modules in each year of study to be allowed to continue.
NB The maximum time specified includes any temporary withdrawal that is approved.
See regulations 6 (iii) and 7 (iv) for the maximum periods of registration for the double subjects in Health & Social Care.
Credit Schedule 6.3
| Schedule for Foundation Courses | Schedule for Cert. HE, Diploma in Advanced Study and Graduate Diploma | ||
| Semesters Used of 'Normal Time' | Semesters remaining of Maximum time | Semesters Used of 'Normal Time' | Semesters remaining of Maximum time |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 5 | ||