Open Studies Elective Guidance
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Elective vs. Personal credits
How to Register
Withdrawing from a class
Assessment & Attendance Requirements
Publication of results & Exam Boards
Contact Details
Elective Student Registration Form
The Centre for Lifelong Learning (CLL) offers a varied portfolio of classes,
which gives the people of Greater Glasgow and the surrounding areas access
to university-level education. Many of these classes are credit-bearing Open
Studies (OS) classes and credit from these OS classes can be accumulated
towards a University of Strathclyde Open Studies Certificate.
Selected Open Studies classes offered on the Evening and Weekend
Programme (EWP) may also be taken by current undergraduate students as
elective classes.
Elective Vs. Personal Credits
Some Undergraduate degree programmes allow a portion of the required credits of study to be
taken from classes offered across the University, to allow students to pursue their individual
interests/skills as part of their undergraduate study. CLL classes offered on the Evening and
Weekend Programme may be taken by current undergraduate students to meet their elective
requirements. (This option is only open to undergraduates who are completing their full degree at
Strathclyde and not to exchange/Erasmus students, here on a temporary basis.)
Please note that CLL will only register students as ‘elective’ where they plan to use credits towards
their current degree of study AND have their proposed CLL class(es) approved by their Advisor of
Studies.
Students can take up to 20 credits of ‘elective’ classes from the CLL Open Studies Programme.
Elective classes may only be selected from credit-bearing classes offered on the Evening and
Weekend Programme, subject to availability.
The current Programme can be viewed from mid-August at: http://www.strath.ac.uk/cll/alp/ewp/
Can I take a CLL class if the credits are not being used towards my current
degree of study?
Yes, students are welcome to take CLL classes for their own personal benefit. However, students
registering for classes for personal credits must pay the course fees themselves, as these classes are
not part of their current degree.
Classes are offered at a concession fee if the applicant is a full-time undergraduate student of the
University of Strathclyde. The concession fee is two thirds of the class fee indicated on the Evening &
Weekend Programme.
How to Register for an elective class
offered by CLL
Students must declare their intention to take a class(es) as an elective at the point of enrolment (and
following the process outlined here). This cannot be applied retrospectively once classes are
underway.
In order to register as an elective student on a class delivered through CLL, students must complete
an Open Studies Elective Student Registration form (see attached).
Registration forms must be approved by an Advisor of Studies and then returned in person or by
post to Janice MacWhirter in CLL.
There are limited elective places available on CLL classes- classes may quickly reach maximum
number or classes with insufficient enrolments may be cancelled. It is therefore in the interest of
students to enrol early. CLL cannot guarantee that chosen classes will run if they do not reach viable
numbers.
Once the CLL has confirmed enrolment on a class, elective students should ensure that the
appropriate class module code is added to their PEGASUS record. Failing to update PEGASUS will
cause in a delay in publishing student results.
Please note that it is the students’ responsibility to ensure that their PEGASUS record is up-to-date
and to keep CLL and their Advisor of Studies informed of their study choices.
Withdrawing from a class
If personal circumstances or other commitments prevent regular class attendance or completion of
coursework, students should discuss this with the Tutor. Students who decide to withdraw from the
class will not receive an academic penalty. However there are limited places on classes, so in the
event of withdrawal, we ask students to inform CLL of their decision in writing or by phone as soon
as possible to free up a place for another student to register where possible.
Please note that students should also contact their Advisor of Studies and ensure their PEGASUS
record is updated to reflect the change in classes.
Assessment & Attendance Requirements
At the start of each class, students will be given information regarding that class’ assessment
requirements. Students are expected to read through the class documentation carefully.
In addition to the individual class assessment requirements, elective students are required to attend
at least 70% of classes and submit all elements of assessment in accordance with the class guidelines
in order to achieve a PASS result.
Students who are unable to attend classes are expected to notify their class tutor, as well as
completing a self-certification online via PEGASUS (using the Personal Circumstances link). Where
absence is the result of sickness, students should submit a medical certificate to Student Business, as
per University regulations.
Failing to meet the attendance and/or assessment requirements will result in a FAIL result.
Publication of results & Exam Boards
Initial results and feedback will be returned to students via the class tutor. However, all class results
are subject to approval by the Open Studies Board of Examiners which meets in February, April, May
and August.
Class results will be returned to PEGASUS by the CLL Programmes Administrator.
Please note that results for classes with an April start will not be available until after the Board of
Examiners. Students should not register for April start classes if the results are needed for June
graduations.
Contact Details
The reception desk at CLL is open to receive registration and answer enquiries.
The Centre for Lifelong Learning
7th Floor (Reception)
Graham Hills Building
40 George Street
Glasgow
G1 1QE
During Term Time:
Mondays-Thursdays 09.00-19.30
Fridays 09.00-16.45
Outwith Term Time:
Mondays – Fridays 09.00-16.45
Please note that these are normal service hours and may be subject to alteration.
For general enquiries:
telephone: 0141 548 2116 (or 0141 548 4287 out of hours).
email: learn-cll@strath.ac.uk