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Part 3a
Academic Regulations: Transitional
provisions
These regulations apply to transitional students only as defined below. These
regulations should be read in conjunction with the regulations for
undergraduate degrees as set out in Part 3 of this Manual.
1. Definitions and Explanations
1.1
UEL introduced its current academic framework in the academic year
2014/15. Undergraduate students enrolled with the University prior to
2014/15 are deemed to be ‘transitional students’ as defined in 1.2 and
1.3 below.
1.2
A ‘transitional student’ is a full-time student who meets all of the
following criteria:
i)
ii)
iii)
1.3
A ‘transitional student’ is a part-time student who meets all of the
following criteria:
iv)
v)
vi)
2.
Has first enrolled with the University on an undergraduate
programme prior to the academic year 2014/15;
Has passed sufficient credits in the most recent academic year
to indicate satisfactory academic progress;
Has the potential to complete his or her degree within the
University’s time limits for degree completion.
Subject Area Progression Boards
2.1
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Has first enrolled with the University on an undergraduate
programme prior to the academic year 2014/15;
Has passed a minimum of 90 credits in the most recent
academic year1;
Has the potential to complete his or her degree within the
University’s time limits for degree completion.
The relevant Subject Area Progression Boards may use their discretion
to permit a transitional student to progress to his or her next year
For information on the position of full-time students who have passed fewer than 90 credits in one
academic year, please refer to regulation 6.2.3 in Section 3 of the Manual of Academic Regulations.
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and/or level of study notwithstanding regulation 6.2.3.1 in Section 3 of
the Manual. The Board will refer to the student’s transitional study plan
and overall progress in reaching its decision.
2.2
In such cases where a student is permitted by a Subject Area
Progression Board to move to the next level of study despite not having
achieved a pass or pass compensation in at least 90 of the 120 credits
required in regulation 6.2.3.1 in Section 3 of the Manual, the Subject
Area Progression Board must record clearly the rationale for this
decision within its minutes.
3.
Calculation of degree classification
3.1
In order to calculate a transitional student’s final mark and degree
classification, the relevant Subject Area Award Board will be presented
with two sets of data as set out below:
i)
the marks calculated according to the algorithm as set out in 6.10.1 of Part
3 of the Academic Regulations (which apply with effect from 2014/15),
namely
The credit-weighted
arithmetic mean of the
best 90 credits at level 6
ii)
The credit-weighted
arithmetic mean of the
x 0.8 +
next best 90 credits at
levels 5 and/or 6
x
0.2
the marks calculated according to the algorithm as set out in 6.2.4.1 of
Part 3 of the Modular Regulations (which applied up to 2013/14), namely
The arithmetic mean of
The arithmetic mean
the next best 100
of the best 100 x 2/3 +
x
credits at levels 2 and/or
credits at level 3
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1/3
3.2
The Board will choose the highest calculation which shall determine the
award made to the transitional student.
4.
Duration of transitional provisions
4.1
Transitional provisions will be available under these regulations only until
the end of the academic year 2016/17.