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8.—(1) Where an eligible student “A” transfers to another course, the Department must transfer A’s status as an eligible student to that course where—
(a)the Department receives a request from the eligible student to do so;
(b)the Department is satisfied that one or more of the grounds for transfer in paragraph (2) applies; and
(c)the period of eligibility has not terminated.
(2) The grounds for transfer are—
(a)on the recommendation of the academic authority A ceases one course and starts to—
(i)attend another designated course at the institution;
(ii)undertake another compressed degree course at the institution; or
(iii)undertake a compressed degree course at the institution;
(b)A starts to—
(i)attend a designated course at another institution; or
(ii)undertake a compressed degree course with another institution;
(c)after starting a course for the Certificate in Education, A is, on or before the completion of that course, admitted to a designated course for the degree (including an honours degree) of Bachelor of Education either at the same institution or at another institution;
(d)after starting a course for the degree (other than an honours degree) of Bachelor of Education, A is, on or before the completion of that course, admitted to a designated course for the honours degree of Bachelor of Education either at the same institution or at another institution; or
(e)after starting a course for a first degree (other than an honours degree) A is, before the completion of that course, admitted to a designated course for an honours degree in the same subject or subjects at the institution.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), where A transfers under paragraph (1), A is entitled to receive in connection with the academic year of the course to which A transfers the remainder of the support assessed by the Department in respect of the academic year of the course from which A transfers.
(4) The Department may re-assess the amount of support payable after the transfer.
(5) Where A transfers under paragraph (1) after the Department has assessed A’s support in connection with the academic year of the course from which A is transferring but before A completes that year, A may not, in connection with the academic year of the course to which A transfers, apply for another grant or loan of a kind that A has already applied for under these Regulations in connection with the academic year of the course from which A is transferring unless otherwise provided.
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