PART 4FEE SUPPORT

CHAPTER 2FEE LOANS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS

Standard entitlement of current system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses22

1

This regulation applies to—

a

a current system student who is on an end-on course of the kind described in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of “end-on course” in regulation 2;

b

a current system student who —

i

has completed a full-time course mentioned in paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 3;

ii

is on a full-time first degree course (other than a first degree course for the initial training of teachers) that he did not begin immediately after the course referred to in paragraph (i); and

iii

has not taken a full-time first degree course after the course referred to in paragraph (i) and before the current course;

c

a current system student who—

i

has completed a full-time foundation degree course;

ii

is on a full-time honours degree course that he did not begin immediately after the course referred to in paragraph (i); and

iii

has not taken a full-time first degree course after the course referred to in paragraph (i) and before the current course.

2

Regulations 19, 20 and 21 do not apply to students to whom this regulation applies.

3

The standard entitlement of a student to whom this regulation applies is calculated as follows—

(D+X)PrCmath

where

  • D is the greater of 3 and the number of academic years that make up the ordinary duration of the course

  • X is 1 where the ordinary duration of the preliminary course was less than three years and 2 where the ordinary duration of the preliminary course was three years

  • PrC is the number of academic years that the student spent on the preliminary course excluding any years of repeat study for compelling personal reasons.