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<strong>2013</strong>/<strong>14</strong> HE <strong>Student</strong> Finance<br />
<strong>Assessing</strong> <strong>Eligibility</strong> <strong>Guidance</strong><br />
Medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, architecture, social work, courses<br />
which attract an NHS bursary and Initial Teacher Training (ITT) courses<br />
154. The <strong>Student</strong> Support Regulations make an exception for students<br />
taking courses in medicine, dentistry, veterinary science,<br />
architecture, social work and undergraduate Initial Teacher Training<br />
(ITT). <strong>Student</strong>s will continue to be eligible for loans for living costs,<br />
even if they already hold an equivalent or higher level qualification.<br />
Please note that medicine, dentistry and veterinary science courses<br />
may be listed as level 7 on the QAA framework. The Framework<br />
does not form part of the <strong>Student</strong> Support Regulations and for the<br />
purpose of providing student support such qualifications should be<br />
treated as equivalent to an Honours degree. Therefore, students<br />
who already hold an Honours degree or the equivalent qualification<br />
and are studying these courses as a second undergraduate degree,<br />
will not be eligible for any further fee support or maintenance grant.<br />
<strong>Student</strong>s eligible to apply for a means-tested NHS bursary will<br />
continue to be eligible for a reduced rate loan whether or not they<br />
already hold an equivalent or higher level qualification.<br />
From AY 2012/13, graduates entering a graduate entry accelerated<br />
medical and dental programme will be allowed some tuition support<br />
in addition to maintenance loan. Please see Annex 1 point 6 for<br />
more detail. Note graduates entering the 5/6 year undergraduate<br />
medical and dental programmes are ineligible for the tuition fee<br />
loan,<br />
Postgraduate qualifications<br />
155. Postgraduate qualifications are taken into account when assessing<br />
previous study. Therefore, students who have already attained a<br />
postgraduate qualification and subsequently undertake an<br />
undergraduate course are not entitled to any further funding unless<br />
they fall into one of the specified exceptions.<br />
ITT courses<br />
156. <strong>Student</strong>s starting full-time ITT courses of up to 2 years in length in<br />
will be eligible to apply for the full package of fee and maintenance<br />
(grant and loan) support even if they hold an equivalent or higher<br />
level qualification.<br />
Holders of sub degrees eg Lower level qualifications such as HNCs, HNDs,<br />
Foundation degrees etc<br />
157. Where a student has achieved a lower level HE qualification on a<br />
full-time, part-time, full-time distance learning or compressed degree<br />
basis, wherever obtained and however funded, fee and maintenance<br />
support will be available to top up to a qualification that is at a higher<br />
level than the one they already hold. It does not allow funding to<br />
complete a second full-length course. Previous study must be taken<br />
into consideration in making the calculation for the duration of that<br />
support. This will apply whether or not the current course is being<br />
undertaken immediately after the lower level HE qualification<br />
(disregarding any intervening vacation).<br />
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