Repeat Course(s) Application Form
(Part Time)
This form should be completed and saved to your PC. Once you have completed all of the fields, email to
records@soas.ac.uk. Once we have obtained regulatory and academic approval for this application, you
will receive an email confirming your Repeat Year of Study.
This form is for students who wish to repeat an element of study if you have failed a course or courses and are ineligible
for the award of your degree. You may apply to return in 2014/15 to re-attend failed course(s). You may not re-attend
any course you have passed. Applications to re-attend a course are considered individually on their merits and are not
approved automatically. In addition, not all courses are taught every year. You should check with Faculty Office staff
about the availability of the course you want to re-attend before you fill in this form.
The maximum number of courses you can repeat as a part time student is 2.5 units.
If you wish to resit a failed examination in May 2015 without re-attending the relevant course, do not complete this form,
but send your request to exams@soas.ac.uk.
Please ensure you read through the notes on final page and contact records@soas.ac.uk if you have any queries.
Student Reference:
Full Name:
Section 1 – Current Degree for which you are registered
Name of Degree:
Level of Degree:
Year of Study in
2013/14:
Reason for Application:
Undergraduate
Year 1
Postgraduate
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Section 2 – List of all courses to be repeated
Course Code
Course Title
I apply to attend classes for failed courses from 2013/14 as a part time student in 2014/15. I understand
that fees will be due for each course I repeat (please tick).
I have read and understood the guidance notes related to Repeat Courses on the final page of this
document (please tick).
Signature / Name
Date
When this form is completed, please save it on your pc and email it to records@soas.ac.uk. Alternatively you
can print off the form and send it to the Registry (Vernon Square building).
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Section 3 – Regulatory Approval (for completion by the Academic Registry)
Approved
Concerns to be discussed
Concerns / Reason for non-approval:
Name: ………………………………………………………………………………..
Not Approved
Date: …………………………………………………….
Section 4 – Academic Recommendation and Approval
Undergraduate Year Tutor / Postgraduate Programme
Convenor:
Second subject approver (where two-subject degree):
Department: …………………………………………………………………
Department: …………………..…………………………………………….
Print Name: …………………………………………………………………..
Print Name: …………………………………………………………………..
Signature: ………………………………………………………………………
Signature: ………………………………………………………………………
Date: ……………………………………………………………………………..
Date: ……………………………………………………………………………..
Please either email the form and confirmation of academic approval to records@soas.ac.uk or send the hard
copy form fully completed to Registry at Vernon Square.
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Please read these important guidance notes
What are the requirements of repeating individual courses?
If you have failed a course or courses and are ineligible for the award of your degree, you may apply to return in
2014/15 to re-attend failed course(s).
You may not re-attend any course you have passed. Applications to re-attend a course are considered individually on
their merits and are not approved automatically. In addition, not all courses are taught every year. You should check
with Faculty Office staff about the availability of the course you want to re-attend before you fill in this form.
If you wish to resit a failed examination in May 2015 without re-attending the relevant course, do not complete this
form, but send your request to exams@soas.ac.uk.
If you are given permission to re-attend a failed course, you must attend all classes, submit all coursework, and
undertake all examinations and assessments, as if attending the course for the first time. This includes repeating
elements of assessment completed in 2013/14 even if those elements were awarded a pass mark. The mark for a
course passed after re-attending is not capped. Re-attending a course does not give you any additional rights of
examination/assessment re-entry.
For Postgraduate Students Only: ‘Repeating a course’ on this form includes revising and resubmitting your dissertation,
if you want to receive supervision for your dissertation in 2014/15. If you wish to revise your dissertation for
submission by 14 September 2015, working on your own and without receiving supervision, do not complete this form,
but send your request to exams@soas.ac.uk.
Approval procedure
Application for repeating courses require the approval of the Undergraduate Year Tutor/Postgraduate Programme
Convenor in your Department (or in both Departments if you are two-subject student). Year Tutors/Programme
Convenors have the right to decline approval of repeat year applications. The staff in your Faculty Office will be able to
tell you who your Year Tutor or Programme Convenor is, if you do not know. The Year Tutor/Programme Convenor may
wish to meet you to discuss your application, or may require you to supply further information before he or she
reaches a decision. It is your responsibility to contact the relevant person to find out whether he or she will approve
your application. Faculty Office staff cannot do this for you.
Tuition fee implications
Tuition fees are due for re-attending a course and they are charged pro-rata. The tuition fee rates can be found at
http://www.soas.ac.uk/registry/fees/.
Repeating Studies for International Students
International Students who wish to repeat courses as a part time student should be aware that this may have
implications for their visa. Therefore, they should contact our International Student and Welfare Adviser to make sure
that they comply with the immigration rules and complete the relevant paperwork.
If SOAS is currently sponsoring you for your Tier 4 Student Visa, you may be required to undertake an additional course
to enable us continue to sponsor you during your repeat studies and keep both you and us compliant with current
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Home Office rules and regulations. If this is the case, the Registry will contact you to discuss your options before
finalising your application.
Where to get help?
Student Welfare Office is based on the third floor of the Vernon Square building, with the main reception area in room
V302.
Tel: 020 7074 5015
Fax: 020 7074 5039
Email: welfare@soas.ac.uk
Alternatively, please contact the Registry Office located on the first floor of the Vernon Square Building Room V106.
The counter is open from 10am to 4pm each working day. Please note that we are closed for training purposes on the
first Wednesday of every month between 12noon and 2pm. During vacations the enquiry counter is open from 10am –
12pm and 2pm – 4pm Monday to Friday. You may also contact the Registry by telephone on 020 7074 5105 between
9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday or by emailing records@soas.ac.uk
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