Published for 2024-25
4.1 Definition of an Affiliate Student | 4.4 Assessment and ReassessmentÌý |
4.2 Affiliate Student Registration Period | 4.5 Certification and Transcripts |
4.3 Affiliate Student Module Selection | Ìý |
4.1ÌýDefinition of an Affiliate Student
1. | An Affiliate Student is a student who is registered at another higher education institution who studies at ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ for one, two or three terms. Affiliate Students do not qualify for a ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ qualification. |
2. | Affiliate Students usually study on a full-time basis although they may register on a part-time basis if this mode of study is available on the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ programme. |
3. | Affiliate Students must be assigned a named ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Parent Department/ Division. |
4. | Affiliate students are subject to the regulations set out in the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Academic Manual and all other terms and conditions of enrolment whilst they are registered with ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳. |
5. | Registered Affiliate Students have the same rights and entitlements as all ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ taught students. |
6. | The entry requirements for Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Affiliate Students, including English Language Proficiency Requirements, can be found in Chapter 1: Student Recruitment and Admissions Framework. Further information on Affiliate Student applications is available from ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Access and Admissions. |
7. | Further information is available from the Ìýweb pages. |
4.2ÌýAffiliate Student Registration Period
1. | Affiliate students will be registered at ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ for one, two and/ or three academic terms. |
2. | Where Affiliate Students study at ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ for one term only, their registration will extend to the start of the following term to allow them access to libraries and facilities while completing assessments. |
4.3ÌýAffiliate Student Module SelectionÌý
1. | ÌýAffiliate Students who have accepted an offer of a place at ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ should agree their module choices with their ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Parent Department/Division before proceeding with the Module Selection process (see Section 2: Module Selection). |
2. | Affiliate Students must also check whether their module selections require approval by their Home Institution. |
3. | Full-time Affiliate Students should select modules totalling the following numbers of credits; Part-time Affiliate Students should select modules pro-rata for their intensity of study: |
Ìý | Number of Credits to be Selected |
Ìý | Undergraduate Affiliates
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Ìý | Taught Postgraduate Affiliates
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4. | In addition, the student’s Home Institution and/ or the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Parent Department/ Division may specify some or all of the following requirements:Ìý |
Ìý | a)Ìý | That the student selects a minimum or maximum number of credits within the above parameters |
Ìý | b) | That the credits are undertaken within defined fields of study |
Ìý | c) | That a proportion of the credits are taken within the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Parent Department/ Division |
Ìý | d) | That the credits are undertaken at defined academic levels. |
4.4ÌýAssessment and ReassessmentÌýÌý
1. | Resits, Repeats and Deferrals for Affiliate Students should be conducted as closely as possible to the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ norms. Affiliate Students must also seek advice from their Home institutions as to whether failed modules must be reassessed and, if so, how reassessment marks will be recognised by their Home institution. |
4.5ÌýCertification and TranscriptsÌý
1. | Affiliate Students will be awarded credit by ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ for the successful completion of assessed modules. |
2. | Affiliate Students are entitled to receive a transcript of their achievement at ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ in both ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ credits and European Credit Transfer Scheme (ECTS) credits. Certification is managed by ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Student Records. |