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12.—(1) Subject to the exceptions in paragraphs (4) to (7), a “previous course” is—
(a)where the current course began before 1st September 2009, any full-time higher education course, a course for the initial training of teachers or a course designated under regulation 5(10), which the student attended or, in the case of a compressed degree course or a designated distance learning course, undertook before the current course and which meets one or both of the conditions in paragraph (2);
(b)where the current course begins on or after 1st September 2009—
(i)a lower level qualification achieved following a full-time or part-time higher education course, a course for the initial training of teachers or a course designated under regulation 5(10), which the student attended or, in the case of a compressed degree course or a designated distance learning course, undertook before the current course;
(ii)a full-time higher education course, a course for the initial training of teachers or a course designated under regulation 5(10), which the student attended, or in the case of a compressed degree course or a designated distance learning course, undertook before the current course where the student studied but did not achieve a qualification and which meets one or both of the conditions in paragraph (3); or
(iii)a full-time higher education course, a course for the initial training of teachers or a course designated under regulation 5(10), which the student attended or, in the case of a compressed degree course or a designated distance learning course, undertook before the current course where—
(aa)the course meets one or both of the conditions in paragraph (2); and
(bb)the student's status as an eligible student has been transferred to the current course pursuant to regulation 7 from a designated course which began before 1st September 2009.
(2) The conditions are—
(a)the course was provided by an institution in the United Kingdom which was publicly funded for some or all of the academic years during which the student attended or undertook the course; or
(b)any scholarship, exhibition, bursary, grant, allowance or award of any description which was paid in respect of the student's attending or, in the case of a compressed degree course or a designated distance learning course, undertaking the course to defray fees was from public funds or funds attributable to public funds.
(3) The conditions are—
(a)the course was provided at a publicly funded institution whether or not in the United Kingdom for some or all of the academic years during which the student attended or undertook the course; or
(b)any scholarship, exhibition, bursary, grant, allowance or award of any description which was paid in respect of the student's attending or, in the case of a compressed degree course or a designated distance learning course, undertaking the course to defray fees was from public funds or funds attributable to public funds.
(4) A course which would otherwise be a previous course will not be treated as such if—
(a)the current course is a course for the initial training of teachers;
(b)the duration of the current course does not exceed two years where the current course is—
(i)a full-time course; or
(ii)a part-time course (the duration of which being expressed as its full-time equivalent) and either the current course—
(aa)began before 1st September 2010; or
(bb)begins on or after 1st September 2010 where the student transfers to the current course pursuant to regulation 7 from a course for the initial training of teachers beginning before 1st September 2010); and
(c)the student is not a qualified teacher.
(5) A course which would otherwise be a previous course will not be treated as such if the current course is a graduate entry accelerated programme.
(6) A course for the Certificate in Education which would otherwise be a previous course will not be treated as such if—
(a)the current course is a course for the degree (including an honours degree) of Bachelor of Education; and
(b)the student transferred to the current course from the course for the Certificate in Education before the completion of that course or began the current course on completion of the course for the Certificate in Education.
(7) A course for the degree (other than an honours degree) of Bachelor of Education will not be treated as a previous course if—
(a)the current course is a course for the honours degree of Bachelor of Education; and
(b)the student transferred to the current course from the course for the degree (other than an honours degree) of Bachelor of Education before the completion of that course or began the current course on completion of the course for the degree (other than an honours degree) of Bachelor of Education.
(8) Subject to paragraphs (9), (10) and (11), for the purpose of determining PC in the formulae in regulations 21 and 29—
(a)each academic year that the student completed on a previous course is counted; and
(b)an academic year of a previous course that the student began or ceased to attend part of the way through the year is counted as one academic year on a previous course.
(9) For the purpose of determining PC in the formulae in regulations 21 and 29 where the student began the current course before 1st September 2009, an academic year of a previous course is not to be counted as a year spent on a previous course if—
(a)the student did not qualify for fee support for that year other than because the academic year was a bursary year or an Erasmus year; and
(b)the student qualified for fee support for some but not all of the other academic years of that previous course.
(10) For the purpose of determining PC in the formulae in regulations 21 and 29, an academic year of a previous course is not to be counted as a year spent on a previous course if it was a year of repeat study that the student was taking for compelling personal reasons or a year in relation to which the student qualified for fee support because the student had failed to complete a previous course for compelling personal reasons.
(11) For the purpose of determining PC in the formulae in regulations 21 and 29, where a student (“A”) transfers from an academic year of one designated course to an academic year of another designated course before the Secretary of State considers that A has completed the year from which A is transferring, the time spent by A during the academic year in which the transfer takes place on the course from which A is transferring is not counted as a year spent on a previous course.
(12) A student (“A”) who undertook a previous course but was not in attendance because A was unable to attend for a reason which related to A's disability is only treated as having been in attendance on the previous course in respect of periods of study beginning on or after 1st September 2006.
13.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), an eligible student does not qualify for fee support under this Part if—
(a)the student has an honours degree from an institution in the United Kingdom, where—
(i)the current course began before 1st September 2009; or
(ii)the current course begins on or after 1st September 2009 where the student transfers to the current course pursuant to regulation 7 from a course which began before 1st September 2009; or
(b)the current course leads to an equivalent or lower qualification, where the student begins the course on or after 1st September 2009.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply where—
(a)the current course is a course for the initial training of teachers;
(b)the duration of the current course does not exceed two years where the current course is—
(i)a full-time course; or
(ii)a part-time course (the duration of which being expressed as its full-time equivalent) and either the current course—
(aa)began before 1st September 2010; or
(bb)begins on or after 1st September 2010 where the student transfers to the current course pursuant to regulation 7 from a course for the initial training of teachers beginning before 1st September 2010); and
(c)the student is not a qualified teacher.
(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply where the current course is a graduate entry accelerated programme.
(4) Where the current course is considered to be a single course because of regulation 5(8) and (9) and it leads to a honours degree from an institution in the United Kingdom being conferred on the eligible student before the final degree or equivalent qualification, the eligible student is not prevented from qualifying for fee support under this Part in respect of any part of the single course by virtue of having that honours degree.
(5) Where an institution allows an eligible student to study the content of one standard academic year of the designated course over two or more academic years, for the purpose of determining whether the student qualifies for fee support for those years, the last of such years of study is to be treated as a standard academic year and the preceding years of that kind are to be treated as years of repeat study other than for compelling personal reasons.
(6) Where the eligible student is undertaking a designated course which is a distance learning course, the student does not qualify for support in respect of that course unless the Secretary of State considers that the student is undertaking the course in England.
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