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2.1听Entrance Requirements
2.1.1听General
1. | Applicants鈥 qualifications must satisfy the specific degree programme requirements which are outlined in the programme descriptions given in the Prospectus for the year of application. |
2. | The requirements for individual programmes are set out in the Prospectus. |
3. | Applicants will not be admitted below the benchmark level without the advance approval of the Vice-Provost (Education & Student Experience) and cases for consideration should be submitted by Faculty Tutors to the Vice-Provost (Education & Student Experience), via Admissions in Student & Registry Services. |
2.1.2听Admissions Tests
1. | Competitive programmes may use appropriate selection methods, such as admissions tests, as approved by the Director of Access and Admissions. |
2. | Where a programme requires a test, test requirements are set out in the Prospectus. |
2.2听Undergraduate Entrance Requirements
2.2.1听A Levels
1. | 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 entry requirement range is A*A*A鈥揂BB. |
2. | 香港六合彩中特网 has a benchmark entry level of ABB at GCE A level and does not make offers of admission with any grades lower than B. |
3. | For further information about the acceptability of A Level subjects see . |
2.2.2听GCSE and Equivalent Qualifications
1. | All 香港六合彩中特网 programmes require GCSE or equivalent passes in English Language and Mathematics at grade 5 / C or higher. |
2. | Some programmes require additional GCSE passes in specific subjects or higher grades than 5 / C in English Language and/or Mathematics, as outlined in the programme descriptions given in the Prospectus for the year of application. |
2.2.3 Access 香港六合彩中特网 and Contextual Data听
1. | The Access 香港六合彩中特网 scheme is aimed at UK domiciled applicants who are from underrepresented groups, including students from areas of low progression to higher education and those from less advantaged backgrounds including those from low performing schools. |
2. | Eligible applicants will be automatically flagged when 香港六合彩中特网 receives the application from UCAS. |
3. | Applicants must be UK domiciled and be attending/have attended a state school for post-16 study and meet one of the following criteria:
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4. | Care leavers, estranged students and young carers are automatically eligible, provided they are attending or attended a state school for post 16 study. A care leaver is a person aged 25 or under who has been looked after by a local authority for three months in their life. The months do not need to be consecutive. |
听 | Further Guidance |
1. | Access 香港六合彩中特网 is not a guaranteed offer scheme. All subject specific requirements, personal statements and additional entry tests will be still assessed when making offers. |
2.3听Taught Postgraduate Entrance Requirements
2.3.1 Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Taught Masters and Graduate Diplomas/Certificates
1. | 香港六合彩中特网 requires a UK Bachelor鈥檚 degree in an appropriate subject, awarded with first or second-class Honours, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard from a university or educational institution of university rank. |
2. | For some taught programmes, an applicant whose qualifications, although otherwise acceptable, are of lower standard may be admitted if evidence of an adequate academic background and experience in an appropriate field can be shown. In certain instances, applicants may be required to pursue the programme over an extended period of time (including a qualifying year) and/or pass a qualifying essay or examination before being registered for the degree programme. |
3. | Applicants must meet any entry conditions set by 香港六合彩中特网 by the start of the academic year in which they expect to begin their studies.听 |
4. | Some programmes take into account individual professional and work experience for admissions purposes. Please refer to the 听or relevant for details of specific entry requirements. |
2.3.2听Research Masters (MRes)
1. | A UK Bachelor鈥檚 degree in an appropriate subject, awarded with first or upper second-class Honours, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard from a university or educational institution of university rank is required. |
2.4听Other Qualifications
1. | 香港六合彩中特网 will consider a wide variety of UK and international qualifications for entry to its taught programmes. The requirements for these qualifications are provided at programme level in the Prospectus.听 |
2. | It should be noted that some programmes require specific subject knowledge, and each application is considered on a case-by-case basis. |
3. | In addition to the required grades, the acceptability of qualifications can be dependent on the type, content and length of the degree programme studied as well as the institution attended. 听 |
2.5听Suspension of Regulations
2.5.1听Admission to Undergraduate Programmes via Special Entrance
1. | The term 鈥渟pecial entrance鈥 is applied to applicants seeking admission who hold qualifications which do not satisfy 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 benchmark entry requirement or programme-specific entry requirements. All students offering non-standard qualifications are expected to demonstrate the same level of academic potential as those offering standard qualifications. To be considered for special entrance, the applicant must possess one of the following types of qualification:
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2. | Admissions tutors wishing to recommend an applicant for special entrance should provide full details to their Faculty Tutor/Director of Education and Student Experience (DESE). The Faculty Tutor/DESE then decides whether or not the applicant鈥檚 case should be forwarded to the Director of Access and Admissions via Admissions for consideration. The decision of the Director of Access and Admissions 听in such matters is final. |
2.5.2听Admission to Taught Postgraduate Programmes & Postgraduate Research Programmes via Special Entrance, a Qualifying Essay, Examination or Qualifying Year
1. | The term 鈥渟pecial entrance鈥 is applied to applicants seeking admission who hold qualifications which do not satisfy 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 benchmark or programme-specific entry requirements. Application for a suspension of regulations should be submitted via Admissions. Requests to suspend English Language regulations will not normally be approved. |
2. | Candidates who do not satisfy 香港六合彩中特网's minimum or programme specific entrance requirements may be admitted subject to the approval of the Director of Access and Admissions and satisfactory completion of a qualifying essay, examination or a qualifying year. Approval should be sought via Admissions. All qualifying essays and examinations are set by the admitting Department. Wherever possible the assessment of a qualifying essay or examination should include external moderation. In accordance with 香港六合彩中特网 regulations, a qualifying essay or examination need not necessarily be restricted to a formal written examination. The structure of a qualifying year is determined by the admitting Department having regard to the candidate's academic background and subject to the approval of the Director of Access and Admissions. All qualifying examinations/years must be completed and assessed prior to a candidate embarking upon the relevant Master's or research programme. Candidates will not normally be permitted to retake a qualifying essay, examination or qualifying year. |
3. | Alternatively, students offering non-standard qualifications are expected to demonstrate the same level of academic potential as those offering standard qualifications. To be considered for special entrance, the applicant must present evidence of one of the following:
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2.6听English Language Requirements
2.6.1 General
1. | All students seeking admission to 香港六合彩中特网 (including EU and Overseas), who are not a national of a United Kingdom Home Office 鈥渕ajority English speaking鈥 country, are required to provide recent evidence that their command of spoken and written English is adequate for the programme of study for which they have applied. |
2. | 香港六合彩中特网 specifies the need for its undergraduate and graduate students to have adequate English in order to ensure that their academic progress is not hindered by language difficulties and that students are able to integrate socially whilst studying at 香港六合彩中特网 and living in this country. |
3. | 香港六合彩中特网's English language proficiency policy has been approved by the relevant committees of 香港六合彩中特网's Academic Committee. This policy places responsibility on faculty and departmental admissions tutors in deciding, to at least 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 minimum standard level requirement, the level of English language proficiency that their students must meet. |
4. | 香港六合彩中特网 considers all applicants who meet its English language requirements to meet or exceed the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) B2 level in reading, writing, speaking and listening. 香港六合彩中特网 makes use of the CEFR to benchmark its English language requirements framework.听 |
5. | EU exchange students and EU students entering 香港六合彩中特网 on a partnership agreement can satisfy 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 English language requirements by meeting CEFR B2 level, subject to departmental approval. |
2.6.2听Programme Specific English Language Requirements
1. | All applicants are advised to check any programme specific English Language requirements by consulting the . |
2. | Applicants should be aware that 香港六合彩中特网 reserves the right to ask for higher English Language requirements in individual cases. |
2.6.3听Evidence of meeting 香港六合彩中特网 English language requirements
1. | A national of one of the following countries, which the UK Home Office lists as 鈥榤ajority English speaking鈥:听 Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom or United States of America. |
2. | Completed a minimum of twelve months academic education leading to an awarded qualification, no more than two years prior to the proposed date of enrolment (or the summer two years prior to enrolment if starting in September), in one of the following countries:听 English language courses and study preparation courses such as pre-Masters are not acceptable. 听All qualifications must have been studied in the country of the awarding institution. |
3. | Taken English language as part of one of the following school leaving qualifications, no more than the summer two years prior to the proposed date of enrolment: |
Country | Requirement |
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Austria | Matura/Reifeprufung, 2 (gut) in English when both written and oral examinations have been taken. |
Belgium | Diploma van Secundair or the Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Superieur, the equivalent of 8.5/85% grote onderscheiding/avec grande distinction in English. |
Brunei | Brunei-Cambridge GCE O Level English at grade C in English. |
Denmark | Studentereksamen, 7/12 in English. |
European Baccalaureate | 7.5 in English as either an Obligatory Subject (Language I or II) or as a Full Option (Language III or IV). |
Finland | Ylioppilastutkinto/Studentexamen matriculation examination, 5 (magna cum laude approbatur) in English. |
France | Baccalaureat General or OIB, 13 (assez bien) in English, where the co-efficient applied to the subject is greater than 1. |
Germany | Abitur, 12 (gut) in English when taken as an achievement/main/intensive course. |
Iceland | Studentsprof matriculation examination, 8 in English when taken as a compulsory modern language. |
Luxembourg | Examen de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires, 46/60 (bien) in English. |
Netherlands | Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) diploma,听7 (ruim voldoende) in English. |
Norway | Vitnemal - videregaende opplaering, 4/6 in English. |
Sweden | Avgangsbetyg, VG (val godkant) in English. |
Switzerland | Maturitatzeugnis/Certificat de Maturite/Attestato de Maturita federal maturity certificate or the federally-recognised cantonal maturity certificate, 4.5 in English. |
4. | Taken one of the following tests no more than two years prior to the proposed date of enrolment: |
Test | Scores Required |
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Cambridge English: C1 Advanced (Certificate of Advanced English) | Level 1: Overall score of 176 with 169 in all subtests |
Cambridge English: C2 Proficiency (Certificate of Proficiency in English) | Level 1: Overall score of 176 with 169 in all subtests |
Cambridge Assessment International Education (formerly Cambridge International Examinations CIE) GCE Ordinary Level in English Language (1120, 1227,1228) | Level 1: Pass at grade C. |
GCSE English Language | Level 1: Pass at grade C or 5 with Merit in spoken component (where applicable). Level 2: Pass at grade C or 5 with Merit in spoken component (where applicable). Level 3: Pass at grade B or 6 with Distinction in spoken component (where applicable). Level 4: Pass at grade B or 6 with Distinction in spoken component (where applicable). Level 5: Pass at grade A or 7 with Distinction in spoken component (where applicable).听 |
IGCSE * Indicates that speaking and Listening must be separately endorsed on the certificate and the required grade achieved. Cambridge Assessment International Education (formerly Cambridge International Examinations)
| Level 1: Pass at grade C or 5 with Merit/grade 2 in speaking and listening endorsement. |
Cambridge Assessment International Education (formerly Cambridge International Examinations)
| Level 1: Pass at grade C or 5 with Merit/grade 2 in speaking and listening endorsement (where applicable). Level 2: Pass at grade B or 6 with Merit/ grade 2 in speaking and listening endorsement (where applicable). |
Pearson Edexcel
| Level 1: Pass at grade C or 5 with Merit in speaking and listening endorsement. Level 2: Pass at grade C or 5 with Merit in speaking and listening endorsement. Level 3: Pass at grade B or 6 with Distinction in speaking and listening endorsement. Level 4: Pass at grade B or 6 with Distinction in speaking and listening endorsement. Level 5: Pass at grade A or 7 with Distinction in speaking and listening endorsement.听 |
Pearson Edexcel
| Level 1: Pass at 5 (or grade C) with pass in the spoken language component Level 2: Pass at 6 (or grade B) with pass in the spoken language component Level 3: Pass at 7 (or grade A) with pass in the spoken language component Level 4 and Level 5: Not acceptable |
Oxford International AQA Examinations
| Level 1: Pass at grade 5 with Merit in the speaking and listening component Level 2: Pass at grade 6 with Merit in the speaking and listening component Level 3: Pass at grade 7 with Distinction in the speaking and listening component Level 4: Pass at grade 8 with Distinction in speaking and listening component Level 5: Pass at grade 9 with Distinction in speaking and listening component |
Oxford International AQA Examinations
| Level 1: Pass at grade 6 Level 2: Pass at grade 6 Level 3: Pass at grade 9 Level 4 and Level 5: Not acceptable |
International Baccalaureate (IB)
| Level 1: Grade 5 at either higher or standard level Level 2: Grade 6 at either higher or standard level Level 3: Grade 7 at either higher or standard level Level 4: Grade 7 at either higher or standard level Level 5: Grade 7 at either higher or standard level |
International Baccalaureate (IB)
| Level 1: Either grade 5 at higher level or grade 6 at standard level Level 2: Either grade 6 at higher level or grade 7 at standard level Level 3: Either grade 7 at higher level (not acceptable at standard level) Level 4: Either grade 7 at higher level (not acceptable at standard level) Level 5: Not acceptable |
International Baccalaureate (IB)
| Level 1: Grade 5 Level 2 and above: Not acceptable |
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic | Level 1: Overall score of 6.5 and a minimum of 6.0 in each component |
Occupational English Test (OET) for healthcare professionals to graduate study | Level 1: Minimum 300 (C+) numerical score overall, and a minimum of a 250 (C) in each component Level 2: Minimum 350 (B) numerical score overall, and a minimum of 300 (C+) in each component Level 3: Minimum 350 (B) numerical score overall, and a minimum of 350 (B) in each component Level 4: Minimum 400 (B) numerical score overall, and a minimum of 350 (B) in each component Level 5: Minimum 450 (A) numerical score overall, and a minimum of 450 (A) in each component 听 |
Pearson Test of English (Academic) | Level 1: Overall score of 75 with a minimum of 67 in each Communicative Skill |
Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT | Level 1: Overall score of 92 with 24/30 in reading and writing and 20/30 in speaking and listening |
Trinity Integrated Skills in English level II (Trinity ISE II) | Level 1: Successful completion with a 鈥榤erit鈥 in all components Level 2: Successful completion with a 鈥榙istinction鈥 in all components Level 3: Not accepted Level 4: Not accepted Level 5: Not accepted |
Trinity Integrated Skills in English level III (Trinity ISE III) | Level 1: Successful completion with a 鈥榩ass鈥 in all components Level 2: Successful completion with a 鈥榩ass鈥 in all components Level 3: Successful completion with 鈥榩ass鈥 in all components Level 4: Successful completion with 鈥榙istinction鈥 in all components Level 5: Not accepted |
Trinity Integrated Skills in English level IV (Trinity ISE IV) | Level 1: Successful completion with a 鈥榩ass鈥 in all components Level 2: Successful completion with a 鈥榩ass鈥 in all components Level 3: Successful completion with a 鈥榩ass鈥 in all components Level 4: Successful completion with a 鈥榩ass鈥 in all components Level 5: Successful completion with a 鈥榩ass鈥 in all components |
香港六合彩中特网 Centre for Languages and International Education - Diploma in English for Academic Purposes with Academic Research Skills | Level 1: Overall score of 65% and a minimum of 60% in each component Level 2: Overall score of 70% and a minimum of 65% in each component Level 3: Overall score of 70% and a minimum of 70% in each component Level 4: Overall score of 75% and a minimum of 70% in each component Level 5: Overall score of 80% and a minimum of 80% in each component |
香港六合彩中特网 Centre for Languages and International Education - Pre-Sessional English Language Courses | Level 1: Overall score of 65% and a minimum of 60% in each component Level 2: Overall score of 70% and a minimum of 65% in each component Level 3: Overall score of 70% and a minimum of 70% in each component Level 4: Overall score of 75% and a minimum of 70% in each component Level 5: Overall score of 80% and a minimum of 80% in each component |
香港六合彩中特网 Centre for Languages and International Education 鈥 Undergraduate Preparatory Certificates (Academic English) | Level 1: Overall score of 65% and a minimum of 60% in each component Level 2: Overall score of 70% and a minimum of 65% in each component Level 3: Overall score of 70% and a minimum of 70% in each component Level 4: Overall score of 75% and a minimum of 70% in each component Level 5: Overall score of 80% and a minimum of 80% in each component |
2.7听Additional requirements for entry to courses of Initial Teacher Education
2.7.1 General
1. | Applicants undertaking any course of initial teacher education must meet the Secretary of State鈥檚 requirements for physical and mental fitness to teach. This will be assessed by an (or 香港六合彩中特网鈥檚) Occupational Health Provider through completion of a health questionnaire and, if necessary, a face-to-face assessment. Applicants are responsible for bearing the cost of this assessment. |
2. | Applicants who accept an offer of a place on an initial teacher education course must be in possession of satisfactory clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service prior to the start of the programme, and must also comply with any additional safeguarding requirements in operation at the time of the programme. |
2.8听University Preparatory Certificate
2.8.1 University Preparatory Certificate for Science & Engineering and University Preparatory Certificate for Humanities
1. | International applicants whose secondary education qualifications are not suitable for direct admission to leading UK universities may apply for a one-year programme for Science and Engineering or Humanities offered by 香港六合彩中特网. |
2. | Successful completion of the one-year programme may be used to apply for an undergraduate programme of study at 香港六合彩中特网 or other university. |
3. | Entrance requirements by country can be obtained from the . |
4. | All applicants are required to take an entrance test and further information can be obtained from the (CLIE). |
2.9 Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for Entry to 香港六合彩中特网
听 | Please note that there are separate regulations and an initial assessment template for Degree Apprenticeship programmes 鈥 see Chapter 11, Section 6.1: Apprentice Support and Success/ Initial Assessment |
2.9.1 Definitions
1. | The following regulations define the types and quantities of prior learning that may be considered for entry to a 香港六合彩中特网 Programme. |
2. | Applicants wishing to apply for RPL should contact Admissions in Student & Registry Services. |
3. | The Recognition of Prior Learning encompasses the following terms: |
Term | Definition |
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Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) | RPL is the overarching term for a process which allows students to apply for exemption from particular entry requirements, or from some parts of a Programme of Study, by recognition of their learning from previous experiences and achievements. |
Accredited Prior Learning (APL) | A sub-set of RPL. APL is prior learning that has been formally assessed and certificated by a recognised institution. |
Experiential Prior Learning (EPL) | A sub-set of RPL. EPL is the non-certified acquisition of relevant skills and knowledge, gained through relevant experience, which is capable of being evaluated. |
4. | There are three main ways in which RPL can be applied: |
Term | Definition |
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Initial Entry | For initial entry to a 香港六合彩中特网 Programme, where a student does not hold the precise entry requirements specified by 香港六合彩中特网. |
Advanced Entry | For advanced entry to a 香港六合彩中特网 Programme, where a student has already completed certified learning of a standard judged to be equitable with the 香港六合彩中特网 Programme to which the student is applying. |
Internal Transfers | It may also be necessary to use RPL for transfers within 香港六合彩中特网, where a student wishes to transfer to another Programme that has a significantly different structure. |
2.9.2听Core Principles
1. | The acceptance of RPL is at the discretion of the admissions programme tutor and the Director of Access and Admissions in the first instance. |
2. | Applicants are responsible for demonstrating to 香港六合彩中特网 that the prior learning evidences the required skills and knowledge, and that the learning is still current. 香港六合彩中特网 must be satisfied that, by successfully completing the remaining part of the Programme, the applicant will have had the opportunity to fulfil the Programme objectives and attain the standards required for the Qualification. |
3. | If agreed, RPL becomes part of the agreement between 香港六合彩中特网 and the student. |
4. | Modules for which RPL is granted and any variation in the student鈥檚 Programme of Study should be clearly defined when the offer of admission is made. |
5. | RPL should neither advantage nor disadvantage a student over other students on a Programme.听 |
6. | RPL cannot be used as an Extenuating Circumstance for underachievement in subsequent assessments. |
2.9.3听Initial Entry
1. | RPL may be considered for initial entry to a 香港六合彩中特网 taught or research Programme where a student does not meet the standard entry requirements as defined in Section 2: Entrance Requirements and Chapter 5: Research Degrees Framework e.g. a student holds an international Qualification that could be judged equivalent to the standard entry requirements, or a student has significant, evidenced industry experience that could be judged equivalent to the standard entry requirements. |
2. | RPL for initial entry may be 鈥榗ertified鈥 (APL) or 鈥榚xperiential鈥 (EPL). |
3. | Applications for RPL for initial entry may be considered, at the discretion of 香港六合彩中特网, where: |
听 | a) | 香港六合彩中特网 is satisfied that the student is at least as well qualified as candidates who are able to satisfy the standard entrance requirements, and听 |
听 | b) | 香港六合彩中特网 is satisfied that the candidate's general education, scholarship, training and experience are suitable for the Programme which they wish to follow, and |
听 | c) | The applicant is able to provide (accredited or experiential) evidence of their background and experience that satisfies 香港六合彩中特网 as to their fitness to follow the Programme, and |
听 | d) | The applicant satisfies 香港六合彩中特网's English Language proficiency requirements. |
4. | Where 香港六合彩中特网 deems it necessary, an applicant may also be required to pass a qualifying examination or to meet other appropriate qualifying conditions prescribed by the 香港六合彩中特网 department.听 |
2.9.4听Accredited Prior Learning for Advanced Entry to Taught Programmes
1. | Accredited Prior Learning (APL) may be considered for advanced entry to a 香港六合彩中特网 taught Programme or Research Masters where a student has already completed accredited learning of a standard judged equitable with the 香港六合彩中特网 Programme concerned e.g. a student who has completed the first year of a cognate Honours degree at another HEI and wishes to transfer to a 香港六合彩中特网 Honours degree, or a student who has completed a PG Cert and wishes to enrol on a 香港六合彩中特网 Masters. |
2. | Applications for APL for advanced entry may be considered, at the discretion of 香港六合彩中特网, where: |
听 | a) | There is space for additional students on the 香港六合彩中特网 Programme concerned, and |
听 | b) | 香港六合彩中特网 is satisfied that the student is at least as well qualified as students who were able to satisfy the standard entrance requirements at initial entry, and听 |
听 | c) | 香港六合彩中特网 is satisfied that the learning can adequately replace the 香港六合彩中特网 Modules concerned, and |
听 | d) | The applicant is able to provide certified evidence of their background and experience that satisfies 香港六合彩中特网 as to their fitness to follow the Programme, and |
听 | e) | The applicant satisfies 香港六合彩中特网's English Language proficiency requirements, and |
听 | f) | The credit has been earned at and certified by a recognised degree-awarding body whose academic standards are judged by 香港六合彩中特网 to be at least consistent with those set out in the Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree-Awarding Bodies (FHEQ), and |
听 | g) | The credit has been earned at the appropriate academic Level and in an appropriate Field of Study, and |
听 | h) | The learning has been completed within the last five years, and |
听 | i) | The student has achieved the full pass mark for all Modules concerned and credit has not been achieved via a condoned (compensated) pass. |
3. | The following table specifies the maximum number of APL credits for which a student may apply for each group of 香港六合彩中特网 Qualifications: |
香港六合彩中特网 Qualification | Maximum APL |
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Certificate of Higher Education | Up to 30 credits |
Diploma of Higher Education | Up to 60 credits |
Foundation Degree | Up to 60 credits |
Bachelors with Honours Degree | Up to 120 credits |
Integrated Masters with Honours Degree | Up to 120 credits |
Graduate Certificate | Up to 20 credits |
Graduate Diploma | Up to 40 credits |
Postgraduate Certificate | Up to 30 credits |
Postgraduate Diploma | Up to 60 credits |
Taught Masters | Up to 90 credits |
Research Masters | Up to 90 credits |
4. | Applicants who have already completed a Qualification may only use those credits to apply for advanced entry to a 香港六合彩中特网 Programme where the original Qualification is surrendered, unless the previous Qualification is a constituent part of a student鈥檚 professional accreditation (e.g. Qualified Teacher Status).听 |
5. | Where the surrender of the previous Qualification would result in forfeiture of professional accreditation students may be permitted to retain their previous Qualification in addition to their 香港六合彩中特网 Qualification, at the discretion of 香港六合彩中特网. The 香港六合彩中特网 transcript must clearly demonstrate which credits have been awarded directly by 香港六合彩中特网. |
6. | Credits for Modules awarded through APL are included in the total number of credits for the Qualification. |
7. | Credits awarded via APL from any institution other than 香港六合彩中特网 will be excluded from the calculation of the classification. Credits accrued at 香港六合彩中特网 and awarded via APL will be included in the calculation of the classification. |
8. | Where a student has left 香港六合彩中特网 with an interim qualification and asks to re-join the same programme at a later date, this is not APL, it is re-opening a closed record. Please see Chapter 3, Section 1.7 Closing and Re-Opening Records for further details. |
2.9.5听Experiential Prior Learning for Advanced Entry to Taught Programmes
1. | Experiential Prior Learning (EPL) may be considered for advanced entry to a 香港六合彩中特网 taught Programme or Research Masters, at the discretion of 香港六合彩中特网, where: |
听 | a) | There is space for additional students on the 香港六合彩中特网 Programme concerned, and |
听 | b) | 香港六合彩中特网 is satisfied that the student is at least as well qualified as students who were able to satisfy the standard entrance requirements at initial entry, and听 |
听 | c) | 香港六合彩中特网 is satisfied that the learning can adequately replace the 香港六合彩中特网 Modules concerned, and |
听 | d) | The applicant is able to provide evidence of their background and experience that satisfies 香港六合彩中特网 as to their fitness to follow the Programme, and |
听 | e) | The applicant satisfies 香港六合彩中特网's English Language proficiency requirements, and听 |
听 | f) | The learning is at an appropriate Level and in an appropriate discipline, and |
听 | g) | The learning has been completed within the last five years. |
2. | The following table specifies the maximum number of EPL credits for which a student can apply for each group of 香港六合彩中特网 Qualifications: |
香港六合彩中特网 Qualification | Maximum EPL |
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Certificate of Higher Education | Up to 30 credits |
Diploma of Higher Education | Up to 30 credits |
Foundation Degree | Up to 30 credits |
Bachelors with Honours Degree | Up to 30 credits |
Integrated Masters with Honours Degree | Up to 30 credits |
Graduate Certificate | Up to 20 credits |
Graduate Diploma | Up to 30 credits |
Postgraduate Certificate | Up to 20 credits |
Postgraduate Diploma | Up to 30 credits |
Taught Masters | Up to 30 credits |
Research Masters | Up to 30 credits |
3. | Where 香港六合彩中特网 deems it necessary, an applicant for EPL may be required to pass a qualifying examination or to meet other appropriate qualifying conditions prescribed by the 香港六合彩中特网 department. |
4. | Credits for Modules awarded through EPL are included in the total number of credits for the Qualification (and, where applicable, are treated as 鈥榗omplete鈥) but are not graded nor included in the classification calculation. |
2.9.6 Advanced Entry to Research Programmes
1. | Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) may be considered for advanced entry to a 香港六合彩中特网 research Programme where a student has already completed learning of a standard judged equitable with the 香港六合彩中特网 Programme concerned e.g. a student has commenced a PhD at another Higher Education Institution and wishes to transfer to a 香港六合彩中特网 PhD. |
2. | RPL is not permitted for advanced entry to Completing Research Status (CRS).听 |
3. | Applications for RPL for advanced entry to research Programmes may be considered, at the discretion of 香港六合彩中特网, where: |
听 | a) | A 香港六合彩中特网 supervisor is available in the appropriate Field of Study, and |
听 | b) | The learning is formally recognised by a Higher Education Institution whose academic standards are judged by 香港六合彩中特网 to be at least consistent with those set out in the Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree-Awarding Bodies (FHEQ), and |
听 | c) | The learning is at the appropriate academic Level and in an appropriate field, and |
听 | d) | The learning can adequately replace the learning from the 香港六合彩中特网 Programme concerned, and |
听 | e) | The learning has been completed within the last five years, and |
听 | f) | The student has received research supervision for a minimum of one year. |
4. | 香港六合彩中特网 will determine the appropriate point of entry to the Programme, taking the following into consideration: |
听 | a) | The number of months of study completed on the previous Programme, and |
听 | b) | Whether or not the student has successfully upgraded to PhD, and |
听 | c) | Any other evidence of progress such as a research log. |
5. | Once RPL is agreed, the supervisor and student must agree an upgrade and examination timetable. |