The Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2010

Prescribed higher amount for specified courses from 1st September 2012

5.  For the purpose of section 24 of the 2004 Act the higher amount is £4,500 in the following cases—

(a) the final academic year of a course where that academic year is normally required to be completed after less than 15 weeks’ attendance;

(b) in respect of a sandwich course, an academic year—

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

(ii) 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 institution (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks;

(c) in respect of a course provided in conjunction with an overseas institution, an academic year—

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

(ii) 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 institution in the United Kingdom (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks.