Form PW 2015-16
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD
PRO-FORMA FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF EXISTING TAUGHT UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE
PROGRAMMES1
PART A: KEY INFORMATION AND RATIONALE FOR WITHDRAWAL
Degree Qualification and Programme
Title
School
Programme Leader2
Banner Programme Code(s)
Name of Partner Institution (if applicable)
Date of first intake for programme
Last intake date for the programme
Date when the last cohort of students will
complete the programme (account must
be taken of students retaking years or
returning after one year’s interruption of
study)
Are there any modules that are exclusive
to the programme? If ‘yes’ complete
Appendix 1.
REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL
Programme has been replaced by another programme
Programme has not attracted target student numbers
Programme has been affected by external funding changes
Professional Body Requirements have changed
Other reason
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Provide information about the reason for withdrawal and, if the programme has run for less than 5 years,
indicate why which aspects of the original business case did not work out as planned.
1
Programme teams must ensure that if a withdrawn programme is being taught out, the requirements detailed in the
Programme Monitoring and Enhancement Procedure (PMEP) are adhered to.
2 If a Programme Leader is required for teach out, this should not be an hourly paid member of staff
1
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Has the School’s Operational Plan has been updated to reflect
withdrawal of the programme?
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Have other relevant Schools been consulted about the withdrawal?
If the programme contains modules offered on other programmes, will withdrawal of this programme have
an impact? Provide details.
Will students be able to repeat years? If not, what information will be issued to students? Who will take
responsibility for doing this?
Provide details of any lessons which the University could learn as a result of the withdrawal of this
programme.
PART B: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND SAFEGUARDING
Does the withdrawal affect existing students?
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If yes, were any issues and actions taken to mitigate against these?
Is an External Examiner in place until the programme closes and all
students have completed?
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If yes, how will the Programme Team ensure that External Examiner requirements are met?
Does the withdrawal affect students to whom offers have been made?
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Has consultation with Marketing and Student Recruitment taken place?
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If the answer is ‘yes’ to either of the above questions, what action is proposed?
PART C: APPROVAL OF WITHDRAWAL
SCHOOL APPROVAL
Dean of School:
(PRINT NAME and SIGN)
Date:
CHAIR OF ASQAC - APPROVAL (Note - the Chair of Academic Standards & Quality Assurance
Committee’s signature is only required in addition to the Dean of School if the Withdrawal is proposed
within an existing admissions cycle)
Chair of ASQAC:
(PRINT NAME and SIGN)
Date :
NOTIFICATION OF WITHDRAWAL
A completed copy of this notification of withdrawal form should sent to the relevant Quality and
Enhancement Office email address for the School from where it will be forwarded to the Secretary for the
Programme Approval and Review Panel (PARP):
 QEO-CSE@salford.ac.uk
 QEO-ELS@salford.ac.uk
 QEO-SOBE@salford.ac.uk
 QEO-SAM@salford.ac.uk
 QEO-NMSWSS@salford.ac.uk
 QEO-HS@salford.ac.uk
 QEO-SBS@salford.ac.uk
 QEO-Languages@salford.ac.uk
The Secretary of the PARP should forward a copy of the withdrawal form to:
 The Secretary of ASQAC
 Student Administration
 Student Marketing and Recruitment
Form PW 2015-16
APPENDIX 1
Details of modules that are exclusive to the programme/s that is/are being withdrawn and so should be withdrawn at the same time.
Note - this appendix is not required if all modules are shared with other programmes that will continue to run.
Level
Module Title
Module CRNs
Credit
1
Semester
Date Module
to be
Withdrawn
from
Office Use
Subject Code
Offce Use
Course Number