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Credit transfer is defined as the granting of credit for
work, at the same or equivalent academic level, already undertaken at another
institution. Normally this advanced study will not already have led to the
award of a qualification.
Credit exemption is taken to mean the exempting of students
from part of a Lancaster
higher degree on the basis of qualifications achieved elsewhere.
Guidelines
The
University has adopted the following guidelines on credit exemption and
credit transfer:
- that previous
qualifications or equivalent work can only be considered for exemption
if they have been completed within the 5 years prior to the date at
which the student is enrolled at Lancaster;
- that where
credit is granted this should, at the discretion of the department,
amount to no more than one third of the degree - for example three
taught modules in the Social Sciences Masters programmes. Departments
wishing to grant credit on this basis should determine the standard of
work acceptable for this purpose;
- that the
student's fee liability should be adjusted appropriately in relation to
the extent to which credit is granted: departments, however, will be
permitted to charge an administrative fee of up to £50 to compensate for
the time taken and investigation necessary to evaluate prior
qualification;
- that the
student's minimum and maximum periods be adjusted to take account of
credit awarded;
- that proposals
for the implementation of a credit arrangement should be forwarded to
the Postgraduate Admissions Office for confirmation: the applicant's
papers should include as much information as possible about the prior
qualifications.
The
External Examiner should have access to the academic work presented for
credit exemption or transfer purposes, as part of the process of determining
the overall degree result.
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