Undergraduate Transition Policy 2018-19

UCL Education Committee has agreed the following policy determining when the new regulations will be implemented for each cohort of students.

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Undergraduate Transition Policy

The Transition Policy is designed as a reference point for Boards of Examiners when making decisions and covers the most common scenarios that might arise.

There are occasionally more complex cases which require more individualised solutions. If you are unsure about the most appropriate course of action, please contact the Academic Policy and Quality Assurance team at academicregulations@ucl.ac.uk who can discuss precedents and options with you.

From September 2018, the following sections of the 2018-19 regulations apply to all students, regardless of their status or year of enrolment:

1. Overarching Principles of Assessment
2. Assessment Information
4. Examinations
5. Reasonable Adjustments
6. Extenuating Circumstances (*with one exception – see below)
7. Marking & Moderation
8. Assessment Feedback
12. Interim Qualifications
13. Boards of Examiners
14. Award of Degrees

The following regulations will depend on the academic session on which the student is enrolled:

3. Module Assessment - inc. calculation of module marks, marking scales, non-condonable components, removal of ‘Completion’, late submissions, word counts
9. Progression & Award – inc. Condonement
10. Classification
11. Consequences of Failure
15. Classification for Undergraduate Students first registering in 2017-18 or earlier

This breaks down as follows:

Student Status	Description	Applicable Regulations
Standard	Students fully enrolled on the 2018-19 academic session	These students are subject to all of the 2018-19 regulations, with the following exception: - Classification will be based on the regulations which were in place when the student first enrolled on their programme at UCL. For new students, the regulations are located in Section 10: Classification. For continuing students, the main Classification schemes can be found in Section 15: Classification for Undergraduate Students first registering in 2017-18 or earlier.
Repeats and Deferrals with Tuition	Students taking a year out to Repeat or Defer with Tuition modules from 2017-18	These students will be ‘fully enrolled’ on the 2018-19 academic session and therefore subject to all of the 2018-19 regulations, with the following exception: Classification will be based on the regulations which were in place when the student first enrolled on their programme at UCL - see Section 15: Classification for Undergraduate Students first registering in 2017-18 or earlier.
Progressed with Outstanding Resits, Repeats or Deferrals	Students who have progressed but who need to complete an outstanding Deferral, Resit or Repeat from 2017-18 in tandem with their 2018-19 modules	When the student finishes the outstanding module(s), the 2017- 18 regulations should be applied to that module. *The EC Panel also retains the right to exclude a module from the UG Completion Requirements up to a maximum of 30 credits. When the student finishes all the modules of the subsequent year, a decision on Progression or Award for 2018-19 needs to be made using all of the relevant 2018-19 regulations. Finalists in this position will be classified using the regulations which were in place when the student first enrolled on their programme at UCL – see Section 15: Classification for Undergraduate Students first registering in 2017-18 or earlier.
Interruptions	Students returning from an Interruption and enrolling on the 2018-19 academic session	These students should be subject to the 2018-19 regulations, including the new regulations on Condonement and the removal of Completion etc. However if the student completed all of the teaching before the Interruption and is only returning to be assessed, the 2017-18 regulations will apply. Finalists returning from interruption will be classified using the regulations which were in place when the student first enrolled on their programme at UCL – see Section 15: Classification for Undergraduate Students first registering in 2017-18 or earlier.
Left-Resitting Students	Any remaining Left-Resitting Finalists from the 2017-18 academic session with outstanding Resits or Deferrals	These students are subject to the 2017-18 regulations.