Academic Manual 2019-20 published

The updated Academic Manual is now available via the following link:

Academic Manual 2019-20

All of the main chapters are now in HTML format, and you can visit our Recent Changes page to read more about the key updates for 2019-20. Highlights of the changes are as follows:

Update August 2019: The following additional changes since the July edition of the Academic Services Newsletter to Quality Review and the Core Programme Information:
 

Quality Review 2019-20

Chapter 9 includes changes to External Examining and some minor amendments to Student Academic Representation.

For more information visit Quality Review 2019-20

Core Programme Information 2019-20

The Core Programme Information forms the basis of departmental student handbooks and Moodle sites. The centrally-provided text has now been published, and now contains up-to-date web links that were previously unavailable.

For more information visit Core Programme Information 2019-20.

Other changes:
 

Student Academic Misconduct 2019-20

The Student Academic Misconduct Procedures (formerly 'Examination Irregularities') have been reviewed by a working group of Education Committee and include a number of important changes for 2019/20.

For more information visit Student Academic Misconduct 2019-20.

Programme and Module Approval and Amendment 2019-20

For 2019-20 there are enhancements to the Programme Approval process and changes to the submission deadlines for all Programme Amendments.

For more information visit Changes Programme and Module Approval and Amendment 2019-20

Assessment 2019-20

There are a number of minor amendments and clarifications particularly around Examination Adjustments, overseas exams and reasonable adjustments for religious reasons.

For more information visit Changes to Assessment 2019-20

Academic Partnerships 2019-20

Main change is the addition of the double and joint research degrees as per Research Degrees Committee’s decision to allow these types of degrees to be developed at UCL subject to an approval process.

For more information visit Changes to Academic Partnerships 2019-20

Student Casework 2019-20

For 2019-20 there are changes to the Student Complaints Procedure and some minor amendments to the Material Irregularities Procedure.

For more information visit Changes to Student Casework Procedures for 2019-20

Admissions 2019-20

For 2019-20 there are changes to the Student Protection Policy, Criminal Convictions Policy, and Ex-Offenders Policy.

For more information visit Changes to Recruitment and Admissions 2019-20

Registration 2019-20

Chapter 3 includes minor amendments to Authorised Absence, Withdrawing from a Programme and Module Selection.

For more information visit Changes to Registration 2019-20

Qualifications and Credit 2019-20

Minor amendments include a new Master of Public Health qualification and changes to the Initial Teacher Education interim qualifications.

For more imformation visit Chapter 2: Qualifications and Credit Framework 2019-20 (PDF)

Contact details for further information: academicregulations@ucl.ac.uk