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2013/14 HE Student Finance
Assessing Eligibility Guidance
they are satisfied that one or more of the grounds for transfer in
regulation 7(2) applies; and
the period of eligibility has not terminated.
The grounds for transfer are:
(a) on the recommendation of the academic authority the eligible
student ceases one course and starts to:
(i)
attend another designated course at the same institution;
(ii) undertake another compressed degree course in the UK at the
institution or
(iii) undertake a compressed degree course in the UK at the
institution;
(b) the eligible student starts to -
(i)
attend a designated course at another institution; or
(ii) undertake a compressed degree course in the UK with another
institution;
(c) after commencing a course for the Certificate of Education the
eligible student is, on or before completing that course, admitted to a
designated course leading to a BEd (including a course leading to
the BEd (honours)), whether or not the course is at the same
institution;
(d) having commenced a course leading to a non-honours BEd, the
eligible student is admitted to a designated honours BEd course,
whether or not the course is at the same institution; or
(e)having commenced a course for a first degree (other than an
honours degree) the eligible student is, before the completion of that
course, admitted to a designated course leading to an honours
degree in the same subject(s) at the same institution.
Receiving institutions should notify course details to SFE so that SFE
can check, and if necessary reassess, support. The notification will
be taken as the receiving institution‟s consent to the transfer.
Transferring students – „old system‟ students
170. Regulation 26(8) provides that old system students transferring on or
after 1 September 2006 onto a course that began before 1st
September 2007 and is not listed in regulation 26(11) will have their
standard entitlement determined by reference to the number of
academic years remaining on the course that the student was
undertaking as at 31 August 2006. For example, a student who was
on a 4 year course and completed the first year on 31 August 2006
and transferred on 1 September 2006 to another course that began
on 1 September 2006 should have standard entitlement of 3 years
(the number of years remaining on the first course) plus one
additional year. No account is taken of the amount of support
received on the course from which they are transferring.
Transferring students – „current system‟ students
171. Where a student transfers courses, the basic principle still applies,
i.e. course length plus an additional year but less any years spent on
previous courses (regulation 21). It is the length of the course that
the student is transferring to which should be taken into account
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