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2013/14 HE Student Finance Assessing Eligibility Guidance Medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, architecture, social work, courses which attract an NHS bursary and Initial Teacher Training (ITT) courses 154. The Student Support Regulations make an exception for students taking courses in medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, architecture, social work and undergraduate Initial Teacher Training (ITT). Students will continue to be eligible for loans for living costs, even if they already hold an equivalent or higher level qualification. Please note that medicine, dentistry and veterinary science courses may be listed as level 7 on the QAA framework. The Framework does not form part of the Student Support Regulations and for the purpose of providing student support such qualifications should be treated as equivalent to an Honours degree. Therefore, students who already hold an Honours degree or the equivalent qualification and are studying these courses as a second undergraduate degree, will not be eligible for any further fee support or maintenance grant. Students eligible to apply for a means-tested NHS bursary will continue to be eligible for a reduced rate loan whether or not they already hold an equivalent or higher level qualification. From AY 2012/13, graduates entering a graduate entry accelerated medical and dental programme will be allowed some tuition support in addition to maintenance loan. Please see Annex 1 point 6 for more detail. Note graduates entering the 5/6 year undergraduate medical and dental programmes are ineligible for the tuition fee loan, Postgraduate qualifications 155. Postgraduate qualifications are taken into account when assessing previous study. Therefore, students who have already attained a postgraduate qualification and subsequently undertake an undergraduate course are not entitled to any further funding unless they fall into one of the specified exceptions. ITT courses 156. Students starting full-time ITT courses of up to 2 years in length in will be eligible to apply for the full package of fee and maintenance (grant and loan) support even if they hold an equivalent or higher level qualification. Holders of sub degrees eg Lower level qualifications such as HNCs, HNDs, Foundation degrees etc 157. Where a student has achieved a lower level HE qualification on a full-time, part-time, full-time distance learning or compressed degree basis, wherever obtained and however funded, fee and maintenance support will be available to top up to a qualification that is at a higher level than the one they already hold. It does not allow funding to complete a second full-length course. Previous study must be taken into consideration in making the calculation for the duration of that support. This will apply whether or not the current course is being undertaken immediately after the lower level HE qualification (disregarding any intervening vacation). Version 1.8 42
2013/14 HE Student Finance Assessing Eligibility Guidance Holders of an HNC, HND, Dip HE, Cert HE or foundation degrees who are studying for an Honours degree should have their entitlement to fee support calculated in accordance with regulation 22. Please note that ALL preliminary courses previously undertaken should be taken into account when assessing further entitlement to fee support. For example: A student has studied for 1 year on an HNC, 2 years on an HND and now wishes to study on a 3 year degree course from year 1 The student is studying end-on and therefore their entitlement is calculated in accordance with regulation 22 taking into account all previous courses as follows: (D + X) – PrC In this case D = 3 X = 2 PrC = 3 3 + 2 – 3 = 2 The student will have to self fund their fees in the first year but will pick up fee support from year 2. They will be entitled to maintenance loan and supplementary grants for the full duration of the course. In all other circumstances entitlement should be calculated in accordance with regulation 21. For example: A student has studied on a 1 year Cert He and now wishes to study on a 2 year HND. The student‟s entitlement is calculated using regulation 21 as follows: (OD + 1) – PC OD is the ordinary duration of the current course and is therefore 2 PC are the years spent on the previous course and is therefore 1 2 + 1 – 1 = 2 years The student will be entitled to apply for fee support for the full duration of the HND. Ordinary to Honours 158. Students who hold an ordinary degree can receive further funding to top-up to Honours degree level. Fee entitlement for these students should be calculated in accordance with regulation 21. Version 1.8 43
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