Form PDARF9 Module Derogation Request Form
Derogation approval must be sought where a module or programme deviates from those standards as stipulated by the Academic Regulations.
This PDARF9 form is required for all module derogation requests.
Complete form – advice may be sought from the School and or College, or via programmes@ucd.ie.
Submit to the relevant Programme Board/Graduate School Board for review and recommendation. Pending Programme Board/Graduate School Board recommendation, this
form is then submitted to programmes@ucd.ie for approval by the University Programmes Board (UPB).
Modules with any of the following characteristics require derogation approval:
o Irregular Credit Value (derogation from Regulation 1.3)
o Restricted Elective Places (derogation from Regulation 3.9.4)
o Module delivered outside semester OR in the Summer term OR across 2 semesters OR Year-long module (derogation from Regulation 2.1)
o Must Pass Components (derogation from Regulation 4.7)
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o
o
o
Irregular length of assessment (derogation from Regulation 4.3)
Irregular timing of assessment (derogation from Regulation 4.1)
Offering of a summer resit (UPB approval required as per Regulation 5.9)
No resit assessment offered (and no repeat or specified alternative available in the next teaching semester) (derogation from Regulations 5.9/5.9.1)
Please refer to the relevant regulation to determine whether your module requires derogation approval. The Academic Regulations can be downloaded at
http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/docs/academic_r.pdf.
The Programme Board/Graduate School Board must review and recommend the derogation before it can be submitted via programmes@ucd.ie to UPB. For advice and assistance
with completion of this form, please contact programmes@ucd.ie.
Module
Code
Module
Title
Programme
Board &
approval
date
Derogation Sought
Rationale
(please explain the academic rationale for the proposed derogation)
Request applicable
from (please insert the
academic session)