Transfer of status within same institutionE+W
8.—(1) Where an eligible student (“A”) transfers to another designated further education course at the same institution, the Secretary of State may transfer their status as an eligible student to that further education course where—
(a)the Secretary of State receives a request from the eligible student to transfer to a further education course at an equivalent level to the course which the eligible student is currently taking, and
(b)the period of eligibility has not terminated.
(2) Where A transfers under paragraph (1), A is entitled to receive in connection with the further education course to which A transfers, any remainder of the fee loan assessed by the Secretary of State in respect of the remainder of the period of eligibility of the further education course to which A transfers.