The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011

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

22.—(1) Where the current course began before 1st September 2009, 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 2;

(ii) is on a full-time first degree course (other than a first degree course for the initial training of teachers) that the student 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 the student 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) Where the current course begins on or after 1st September 2009, this regulation applies to–

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

(b) a current system student who—

(i) has completed a course mentioned in paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 2 or overseas equivalent, or a foundation degree course or overseas equivalent, on a full-time, part-time or full-time distance learning basis having achieved a qualification;.

(ii) is on a full-time first degree course (other than a first degree course for the initial training of teachers) that the student 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.

(3) Regulations 20 and 21 do not apply to students to whom this regulation applies.

(4) The standard entitlement of a student to whom paragraph (1) applies is calculated as follows—

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 (or preliminary courses in total) was less than three years and 2 where the ordinary duration of the preliminary course (or preliminary courses in total) was three years

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

(5) Subject to paragraph (6), the standard entitlement of a student to whom paragraph (2) applies is calculated as follows–-

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 (or preliminary courses in total) was less than three years,

  2

  where the ordinary duration of the preliminary course (or preliminary courses in total) was three years,

  3

  where the ordinary duration of the preliminary course (or preliminary courses in total) was four years,

  4

  where the ordinary duration of the preliminary course (or preliminary courses in total) was five years, and

  5

  where the ordinary duration of the preliminary course (or preliminary courses in total) was six years

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

(6) The standard entitlement of a student on an end-on course of the kind described in paragraph (e) of the definition of “end-on course” in regulation 2 is one academic year where the previous qualification was an ordinary degree.