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Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Regulations
Undergraduate and taught postgraduate regulations 2011/12 (PDF, 706KB)
See below for list of individual sections of the 2011/12 regulations and notes about their contents:
| Contents |
Pages |
|
| 1. | Dates of Term |
1 |
| 2. |
Minumum Entry Qualifications and Language Requirements General entry requirements; English language requirements; English Language Teaching Unit courses; choice of subjects for entry qualifications (UG); direct entry. |
2-10 |
| 3. |
Admission and Registration Regulations General admission requirements; associate students; registration procedures; transfer between programmes, changes to modes of study; suspension of studies; withdrawal of students and eligibility for awards; accreditation of prior learning; readmission and resumption of studies. |
11-16 |
| 4. |
General Regulations concerning Students on Taught Programmes Attendance and religious observance; term-time and vacation employment; medium of instruction; residence; ethical approval of student work; transcripts |
17-19 |
| 5. |
Examination Regulations Registration for exams; exam timetable; setting of exam papers; security of exam papers and stationery; invigilation; conduct during exams; alternative exam arrangements; use of calculators and dictionaries; action in event of fire alarm. |
20-24 |
| 6. |
Illness and Mitigating Circumstances Reporting illness and mitigating circumstances (campus-based and distance learning students); overseas students (health care); notification of mitigating circumstances |
25-26 |
| 7. |
General Regulations for Honours Degree Programmes Honours degrees awarded by the University; degree class mark bands; teaching year; first- second- and non-finalist third-year assessment; final assessment. |
27-30 |
| 8. |
Undergraduate Examination Conventions and Scheme of Assessment Degree classifications; degree class descriptors; scheme of assessment; degree classification logic tables. |
31-38 |
| 9. |
Undergraduate Rules of Progression Guidelines for: aegrotat degrees; consideration of results for non-finalists at first attempt; scrutiny of recommendations; treatment of failures at resit; granting repeat years or semesters; proceeding to the following year of a course with special assessments; disclosure of results. |
39-44 |
| 10. |
Taught Postgraduate Programmes: Schemes of Study, Assessment and Award Progression points; classification conventions; schemes of assessment; resits and resubmissions. |
45-50 |
| 11. |
Masters Degrees by Individually Supervised Study Master of Research (College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology); degrees of MA and MSc by individually supervised study. |
51-53 |
| 12. |
Academic Appeals Eligible grounds for appeal; procedure. |
54-56 |
| 13. |
Student Complaints Complaints procedure; senior officers; appeals against the responses of senior officers to formal complaints. |
57-59 |
| 14. |
Student Responsibilities Personal conduct; Ordinance 23: discipline; neglect of academic obligations; academic dishonesty (including penalties for plagiarism offences). |
60-63 |
| 15. |
Code of Student Discipline Basis of jurisdiction; definition of misconduct; Senate Disciplinary Committee; appeals; reports and records; misconduct which is also a criminal offence; suspension and exclusion pending a hearing. |
64-74 |
| 16. |
Academic Discipline: Examinations Definition of cheating/unauthorised behaviour; jurisdiction; consideration of students accused of cheating/unauthorised behaviour in an exam; penalties; appeals. |
75-76 |
| 17. |
Fees and Charges 2011/12 Payment of fees and other dues; refunds; fee discounts; re-assessment fees; assessments taken without residence; replacement certificate and transcript charges; vacation study. |
77-81 |
| 18. |
Freedom of Speech Basis of jurisdiction; scope of authority; procedures and requirements; designated events; enforcement. |
82-85 |
| 19. |
Harassment and Discrimination Equal opportunities statement; protected characteristics; complaints procedure. |
86-87 |
| 20. |
The Students' Union Ordinance 22; other regulations concerning the Students’ Union. |
88-92 |
| 21. |
Additional Regulations Academic dress; residential accommodation; Library; University computing facilities; parking. |
93 |
| Appendices |
||
| A. |
Data Protection and Use of Student Data |
94-99 |
| B. |
Student Charter |
100-105 |
| C. | Student Code of Social Responsibility |
106-108 |
| D. | Race Equality Policy (extract) |
109 |
Archive of General Regulations for Taught Programmes
2010/11 Entry (PDF, 531KB)
