The Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) Regulations 2018

Basic and floor amounts for specified cases from 1st August 2019

9.—(1) In respect of the final academic year of any course, if that academic year is normally required to be completed after less than 15 weeks’ attendance—

(a) the basic amount is £3,080;

(b) the floor amount in respect of that basic amount is £3,000.

(2) The basic amount and the floor amount in paragraph (3) are prescribed in respect of an academic year of a sandwich course—

(a) during which any periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks; or

(b) if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance which are not periods of full-time study at the provider (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks.

(3) Further to paragraph (2)—

(a) the basic amount is £1,230;

(b) the floor amount in respect of that basic amount is £1,200.

(4) In respect of an Erasmus year—

(a) the basic amount is £920;

(b) the floor amount in respect of that basic amount is £900.

(5) The basic amount and the floor amount in paragraph (6) are prescribed in respect of an academic year of a course (which is not an Erasmus year) provided in conjunction with an overseas provider—

(a) during which any periods of full-time study at the provider in the United Kingdom are in aggregate less than 10 weeks; or

(b) if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance which are not periods of full-time study at the provider in the United Kingdom (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks.

(6) Further to paragraph (5)—

(a) the basic amount is £920;

(b) the floor amount in respect of that basic amount is £900.