Part Time External

Students who have failed modules and who have resit opportunities left can resit as Part Time Externals. All students who wish to register as an External must complete a Part Time External Form. Before registering as an External student you should contact your department for advice and consider the following points carefully;

• External students do not attend College, therefore they do not attend lectures, tutorials etc.

• External students only resit the module which they failed, students cannot substitute a module.

• Students must register for all modules they wish to resit regardless of what form the resit assessment takes, e.g. Essay, Examination etc.

• External students must make contact with their departments themselves for the resit requirements and not assume the department will contact them.

• External students should contact the following organisations / departments for the implications of registering as a Part Time External.  For example you may not be eligible for:

  • Visa http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/passports-and-immigration/ (if an overseas student)
  • Council Tax exemption http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=182
  • Student Loan http://www.slc.co.uk (home students only)
  • University Accommodation http://www.aber.ac.uk/residential/accommodation/

• Once registered External student have full Library and Computing access.

• Part Time External fees and how to pay are available here.

• Students who wish to register as Part Time Externals must do so by 31 October.

How to register as a Part Time External

• Part Time External Forms are available from the Academic Office only.  You can request a form to be posted to your home address by emailing ugfstaff@aber.ac.uk . Students do not need to come to Aberystwyth to register as a Part Time External.

• All students must contact their departments for advice before completing the form.

• Students who wish to register as Part Time Externals must do so by 31 October.

• Completed forms must be returned to the Academic Office, Old College, King Street, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 2AX.

• Forms sent to Academic Office without a departmental signature will be forwarded to the appropriate department for approval, however the form will not be processed until the form has been returned to Academic Office with the appropriate approval signature.