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2013/14 HE Student Finance Assessing Eligibility Guidance is continuing on a course which began on or after 1 st September 2008 and before 1 st September 2009, and who has not undertaken a previous designated course which began before 1 st September 2008; or is continuing on a course which began on or after 1 st September 2008 and before 1 st September 2009 and the course is an ITT course which is not an undergraduate degree, or a course which leads to a qualification as a medical doctor, dentist, veterinary surgeon, architect, landscape architect, landscape designer, landscape manager, town planner, town and country planner or social worker (regardless of whether or not the student has studied on a previous designated course which commenced before 1 st September 2008). A „2009 cohort‟ student is an eligible student who: began their current course on or after 1 st September 2009 and who has not undertaken a previous course (as defined in Regulation 12) which began before 1 st September 2008; or began an ITT course which is not an undergraduate degree, or a course in social work, medicine, dentistry, veterinary surgery or architecture on or after 1 st September 2009 (regardless of whether or not the student has studied on a previous course (as defined in regulation 12) which commenced before 1 st September 2008). A „2012 cohort‟ student is an eligible student who: Gap year students begins their current course on or after 1 st September 2012; and is not a 2008 or 2009 cohort student; and has not transferred to the current course from a course beginning before 1 st September 2012; and is not beginning an „end-on‟ course (as defined in regulation 2(1)) on or after 1 st September 2012. 4. NB The definition of a gap year student is set out in regulation 2(6) of the Regulations. Generally, there are two categories of gap year student: • Those who received an offer of a deferred place for 2006/07 on or before 1st August 2005 (regulation 2 (7)) NB In order to qualify as a gap year student, a student must have taken up their deferred place in 2006/07 on the course for which they received the offer unless the exceptions covered in paragraphs 5 - 7 below apply); and • Those who received an offer of a deferred place for 2006/07 after having successfully appealed against their A-level results (regulation 2(9)). Exceptions 5. A student would have been considered a gap year student if they had taken up their deferred place on another course from the one they received the offer for, but only if that course was at the same institution and the institution considered the subject matter of the Version 1.8 6
2013/14 HE Student Finance Assessing Eligibility Guidance Policy course to be similar, either in whole or in part to the course for which they had received the offer. 6. If the institution was no longer offering the course the student received their original offer for, then they would still have been considered a gap year student if they had to undertake that course (or a similar course) at another institution. 7. In determining whether a student qualified as a gap year student, SFE would need to be satisfied that they met the criteria in the Regulations. As the student would have had confirmation of their deferred place from their institution this could have formed part of the evidence they were required to provide. Where a student received an offer of a deferred place after 1 August 2005, they should have provided evidence that this had been a result of an A-level appeal. These rules apply irrespective of where the student is studying in the UK. 8. Where a student does not meet the criteria for being a gap year student, they will be a current system student (provided they meet the relevant criteria), and eligible for the package of support available to all current system students. This is the case irrespective of whether the institution decides to charge them fees of up to £1,380 rather than up to £3,465 or £3,575 where the HEI is Northern Ireland. 9. Eligibility can be broken down into four main headings: • Personal eligibility General exclusions • Eligibility for fee support • Eligibility for support for living costs • Designated courses 10. Paragraph (3) of regulation 4, provides that students are excluded from any support under the Regulations if they: • Hold a mandatory award under the old arrangements (i.e. those students who started their course in 1997/98 or earlier and those 1998/99 entrants who are exceptionally treated as though they had started in the 1997/98 academic year); • Are eligible for a loan in relation to an academic year of the course under the Education (Student Loans) Act 1990 or the Education (Student Loans)(Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (this means students eligible for a mortgage style loan under the previous arrangements); • Are in receipt of a non-means tested “healthcare bursary”, (as defined in regulation 2(1)) or other allowance referred to in regulation 4(3) - see paragraph 12 below for an explanation of what a “healthcare bursary” is; • Are in breach of any obligation to repay any student loan; • Have reached the age of 18 and have not ratified any student loan agreement made with them when they were under the age of 18; or Version 1.8 7
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