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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