SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Interpretation

Part-time students – calculation of intensity of study5

1

In these Regulations, a reference to the intensity of study in relation to a part-time course is a reference to the lower of—

a

the percentage calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2), or

b

75%.

2

The percentage is calculated as follows—

PTFT×100math

Where—

  • PT is the number of modules, credits, credit points, points or other units to be awarded to the student undertaking the part-time course by the academic authority if the student successfully completes the academic year in connection with which the student is applying for support, and

  • FT is—

    1. a

      where the course is provided by or on behalf of the Open University, 120;

    2. b

      where the course is provided by or on behalf of any other institution, the number of modules, credits, credit points, points or other units that a standard full-time student would be required to obtain in each academic year in order to complete the full-time equivalent within the period ordinarily required to complete that course.

3

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)—

a

“full-time equivalent” means a full-time course leading to the same qualification as the part-time course in question;

b

the “period ordinarily required to complete the full-time equivalent” means the period in which a standard full-time student would complete the full-time equivalent;

c

“standard full-time student” means a student who is taken—

i

to have started the full-time equivalent on the same date as the student undertaking the part-time course in question,

ii

not to have been excused any part of the full-time equivalent,

iii

not to have repeated any part of the full-time equivalent, and

iv

not to have been absent from the full-time equivalent other than during vacations.