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31.
The maximum number of credits for which credit transfer and/or RPL can be applied is one third of the
taught component of taught doctorates and the integrated PhD (i.e. 40 credits). Any exemptions to this rule
of maximum credit must be approved by the relevant Postgraduate Dean.
32.
The maximum number of credits for which credit transfer and/or RPL can be applied is 20 credits for
postgraduate certificates and 40 credits for other postgraduate taught programmes (diploma or masters),
unless an individual exemption is approved by the relevant Postgraduate Dean. Any such exemption is
restricted to a maximum of 30 credits for postgraduate certificates and 60 credits for postgraduate diplomas
or masters.
Notes
33.
Students should be mindful that the award of credit transfer or RPL may impact on their registration status,
which may in turn affect their compliance with student finance and/ or visa conditions.
34.
The intercalated BSc within the MBBS/BDS programmes is out with the University’s credit transfer and RPL
policy. In accordance with established practice in the sector, MBBS and BDS students (either externally or
internally) will continue to be allowed to intercalate into the 3
rd
year of a Biosciences degree.
35.
Partnership proposals involving
automatic
entry with advanced standing
need to be drawn up with
reference to th
e University’s Educational Partnerships Policy.36.
Students may apply for direct entry into Stage 2 of an undergraduate programme or Stage 3 of an Integrated
Masters programme through UCAS. In these instances, Admissions will liaise directly with the relevant
selector in the academic unit to consider the student’s qualifications. Although bound by the same credit
limits, this situation is considered neither credit transfer nor RPL and is outside the scope of this policy.
37.
Under certain circumstances, subject areas that have developed links with individual institutions may wish to
enter into a recognised and more formal commitment to admit students, taking account of prior learning on
a regular basis from these institutions. Instead of each student being required to make an individual
academic case for exemption from an early stage of a specified programme, the subject providers at
Newcastle would, in advance, evaluate and deem equivalent the content of a specified programme at the
originating institution. In such cases a Memorandum of Agreement for Recognition of Prior Learning may be
drawn up and signed at institutional level and the arrangement would operate under the following
conditions:
a.
Any such arrangement for advanced standing must be in accordance with the principles of the
University’s Credit Transfer and RPL Policy.
b.
It should apply to arrangements with the potential of admitting groups/cohorts of students on an
annual basis.
c.
It should relate to specified entry programmes, i.e. certificated learning.
d.
It should relate to specified programmes at Newcastle University.
e.
Candidates would be
considered individually
on the basis of an application and, where specified,
an interview (submission of applications through UCAS where appropriate). There would be
no
assumption of admission
.
f.
There would be no, or little, involvement of Newcastle staff in the development of the curriculum
in the other institution.
38.
The University maintains a record of all Memoranda of Agreement for Recognition of Prior Learning. Any
such arrangement requires the approval of the Chair of University Learning, Teaching and Student
Experience Committee (ULTSEC) on the recommendation of the relevant Dean. All such arrangements are
reviewed on an annual basis. They are to be distinguished from proposals involving articulation, which are
covered by th
e University’s Educational Partnerships Policy.If in the future, the relationship with a partner
develops to the extent that automatic entry of students to, for example, Stage 2 of a Newcastle University