Credit Transfer

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Conditions for Accreditation

The following rules relate to the assessment of prior learning for credit:

  • credit may be assessed on the basis of prior study, prior experiential learning and work-based learning;
  • only modules which have been passed (or APEL-recognised) may be accepted for credit transfer;
  • the level at which credit is accepted shall be determined prior to admission to the University;
  • the student's level of performance (in terms of grade/marks) in the transferred-in credits may be accepted and, where appropriate, count as contributing towards the award;
  • the question of whether or not the accrued credits for prior study remain valid in relation to the scheme of study to which the student is being admitted shall be determined prior to admission to the University, subject to the overall time limits for completion of schemes of study;
  • candidates in possession of an initial degree who return to study in a cognate subject may not ‘double-count' their existing credits (at Levels 1 and 2) towards a subsequent initial degree. In such cases, candidates returning to study at Level 3 will be awarded a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma, as appropriate.
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Transfer Limits

In accordance with the AU Regulations, the credit transfer limits are shown in the following table:

Qualification

Credit Transfer Limit

Postgraduate

 

Master's Degree

120 credits

Integrated Master's Degree

320 credits

PG Diploma

60 credits

PG Certificate

30 credits

Graduate

 

Graduate Diploma

60 credits

Graduate Certificate

30 credits

Undergraduate

 

Honours Degree

240 credits*

Foundation Degree

120 credits

Diploma HE

160 credits

Certificate HE

80 credits

* where the maximum transferable credit allowed has been accepted, the remaining credits to be pursued at the admitting institution should normally be at Level 6 or above

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Admission with academic credit should be subject to the same principles as admission to the beginning of a scheme of study and is governed by University scheme entry requirements, as appropriate.
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Where applicants with a particular qualification are to be admitted regularly with a standard amount of credit, such arrangements should be formalised in the regulations for the scheme concerned.

1 December 2005