It's important that your student record at ϲ accurately reflects what you are studying and what point in your academic career you're at, as well as holding all your up to date contact information.
It's your responsibility to make sure that your personal details, such as your name and address, held on the ϲ central record are correct. You can check and update your personal details via Portico.
The new Student Support Framework has been introduced and encompass many of the ϲ support processes including, Extenuating Circumstances (ECs), Interruption of Studies (IoS) etc.
We offer help in the following Academic areas
- Enrolment (new and continuing students)
You must complete your enrolment by a specific time each academic year or you will not be able to continue your studies, find out what you need to do and when you need to do it by.
- Delayed Re-enrolment
If you have missed your re-enrolment deadline you will need to contact your programme directly for them to seek approval for your delayed re-enrolment. Pleasefind contact details for yourprogramme team.
- Recognition ofPrior Learning (RPL)
Have you got modules/credits you would like to bring into your study at IOE?
Recognition of prior learning (RPL)is the overarching term for a process which allows students to apply for exemption from particular entry requirements, or from some parts of a Programme of Study, by recognition of their learning from previous experiences and achievements.
Please note, however, that RPL is likely to have an impact on your mode of attendance, fees, funding andfinal award classification, so please make sure thatyou are aware of any potential impact on your particular situationand discuss your RPL application with your programme team. RPL needs to be applied for before you commence your study. For further information, please visit theϲ Academic Regulations for RPL
Findprogramme teams’contact details.
- Extenuating Circumstances
Please see this page on guidance for applying for an extension under Extenuating Circumstances.
Please also see the Student Support Framework
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)check
Some programmes at ϲ require the satisfactory completion of a DBS check - formerly known as a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check.
This is a UK legal requirement for those in roles that involve regulated activity with children or vulnerable adults.
Apply for your Enhanced DBS
- Authorised Absence
Tier 4 students who are unable to attend lectures, seminars, tutorials and other teaching and learning events.
Please see ϲ's Academic Manual for guidance onAuthorised Absence. Please fill the form and send it to yourProgramme team.
- Request to change degree programme or modules
This guidance explains how to change the modules you have chosen and how to change your degree programme.
Changes of degree programme or modulesare subject to availability and Faculty approval.
Should your Programme Leader agree to a change, yourProgramme Administrator will pass on your request to the Faculty for final approval.
- Request to change your mode of attendance
Mode of attendance defines how your programme of study is studied. This could be full-time, part-time, modular-flexible or distance learning.Where a programme is offered by ϲ in more than one mode of attendance, it may be possible to change.
If your circumstances have changed and you are considering a change of mode of attendance, you should discuss this with your Personal Tutor or Programme Leader.
Changes must be approved by the Departmental Tutor. Some changes must also be approved by the Faculty Tutor. Your programme team will be able to advise you further. Your programme team will submit your request to the faculty on your behalf.
Please see this link for further guidance onChanges to Mode of Attendance.
- Interruption of Studies
Interruption of studiesprocess for taught students
Please also see Student Support Framework
The Interruption of Studies systemincludes:
- Support before, during and after your interruption
- An online form in Portico to make applying easier
- A meeting with your department to talk about your plans
- Default return dates of the start of term with no additional fees
- Your department can now approve a standard interruption
- You can apply for a deferral of any assessments or classes which might have been affected by Extenuating Circumstances in the period leading up to your interruptionFlexible/ modular students can now interrupt in their final year of study.
- Flexible/ modular students can now interrupt in their final year of study.
Students take time out from their studies for a wide range of reasons. You might want to take up an internship or placement, take time out to travel, be planning to have children or be facing personal challenges which are making it hard to study. Whatever your situation, we are here to support you in making the right decision for you.
Before you make your final decision, it is important to first discuss it with your Programme Team to make sure that the decision is the right one for you at the right time. It is also worth exploring the other support which ϲ has to offer – you might find that you can continue your studies if we can put in place Reasonable Adjustments or Examination Adjustments for you. You can also apply for extensions and deferrals of both classes and assessments. Please find ϲ guidance on Extenuating Circumstances process.
If you do decide to go ahead with your interruption it is worth remembering that while you are on an interruption of studies you will not be considered a student, this may have an impact on your student Oyster card or railcard, your student loan, your council tax exemptions, your visa etc.
Make sure that you read the regulations in the academic manual and also further information regarding the above
· Interruptions for Taught Students
Applying to interrupt:- Once you have decided to interrupt make sure that you read all the guidance on the above pages.
- Submit an and upload supporting evidence if needed.
- Your department will be notified of your application and contact you to arrange a meeting to talk about your plans. This could be on the phone, online or in person.
- Your department or faculty will let you know if your application is approved.
While you are completing your application
It is important that you attend classes and submit assignments while you apply for an interruption and wait for a decision. If you are ill or are having other difficulties which are affecting your attendance or performance, please make sure that you read the guidance on Extenuating Circumstances before your interruption applying for your interruption.
Please note that you will no longer be able to “backdate” your interruption. However, if you have been affected by illness or other Extenuating Circumstances (EC) in the period leading up to your interruption. You are encouraged to submit an Extenuating Circumstances claim to cover that period. For example:
Your ability to attend classes and participate in seminars or laboratories might have been affected. You can apply for a ‘deferral with tuition’ which will allow you to repeat some classes and take the assessment when you return. You may have already attended classes, but an illness or other circumstances meant that you could not do the assessment, or you did not perform at your best in the assessment. You can apply for a ‘deferral without tuition’ so that you can re-do the assessment when you return to ϲ.
To get a deferral with or without tuition, you must submit a separate Extenuating Circumstances Form and supporting evidence to EC panel (insert IOE EC link here). To qualify for Extenuating Circumstances, you need to meet certain criteria, so make sure you read the Grounds for Extenuating Circumstances before you apply. The EC form guides you through the information that you need to provide. There is a separate section for you to tell us about your Interruption of Study.
Submit your EC Form and evidence to your department (your student handbook or Moodle site should tell you where to submit this).
Categories:
There are different categories under which you can interrupt.
Category 1: Standard interruptions:Category 1:
A first interruption of up to twelve months for a Full Time or Part Time student
Application Requires:
Complete an online Interruption Application
Approval Required:
Your department
Category 2: Interruptions requiring a higher level of approval:
Category 2a
A first interruption of more than twelve months but less than two years (please note that interruptions of more than two years are not possible)
Category 2b
A second period of interruption
Category 2c
An interruption of a Flexible student in their final year of registration
Category 2d
Any interruption requiring Repeat Tuition for Academic Reasons (e.g. group work, multi-term modules)
Application Requires:
Complete an online Interruption Application, including the following sections:
- Statement of Need
- Supporting Evidence
Approval Required:
Your department and your faculty
Please note that you will require evidence for a category 2 interruption. As well as a statement of need.
What is a statement of need?
For Category 2 applications, you must complete the ‘Statement of Need’ section of the online Interruption Application, and upload supporting documents. Depending on your circumstances, this might include things like:
For maternity, paternity, parental or adoption leave: information about your anticipated due date or adoption date; an indication of when you think you would like to interrupt and return Information about a long-term medical or mental health condition, disability or learning difficulty Evidence that you have been called to undertake military service in your home country Information about financial difficulties that might be making it hard for you to study Dates and locations of religious festivals or events which you plan to observe Information about caring responsibilities, for example, caring for a child or a vulnerable adult Information about problems in your home life that might be making it difficult for you to study- Withdrawing from a programme
Please read the on withdrawal from your programme before making an application.
Once you havediscussed this with your department and made the decision to withdraw, you will need to formally apply for a withdrawal of study.Applications must be made in advance of the effective date of change. Students should login to their and complete the online application under the 'C2RS Home' menu.
Once withdrawn, you cannot return to the programme of study.Depending on when you withdraw, you may still be liable to pay a portion of your tuition fees.
Find out more about your .
Withdrawal requestsfor undergraduate and postgraduate students
You must login to yourand complete the online application under the 'C2RS Home' menu.
Withdrawal requests for postgraduate research students
Your supervisor must email theϲ Research Degrees teamconfirming the effective date and reason for withdrawal.
- Change of Circumstances (CoC)
If a student makes a change to their programme or registration status during the course of the academic year,for example, they interrupt their studies, change mode of attendance (MoA) or decide to apply to import credits from previous study (please see APL)and they are in possession of a student loan, it is important that the Student Loans Company (SLC) is notified.ACoCwill need to be processed by your Faculty.TheCoCcan notbe processed until the student record has been updated by theuniversitystudent records department.Once this has been completed the student casework team will process yourCoCand notify the SLC of the change to programme.The SLC will then update their records and the student loan will either be ‘frozen’ in the case of aninterruption, orwithdrawn in some cases of change toMoAor APL. In the case of interruptions, anotherCoCwill be processed when the student returns from their interruption and the student loan will continue.
It is important to note that if you are registered as a full-time or part-time student and you interrupt or withdrawas follows youmay owefees:within 2 weeks of term 1, you will not incur any fees
- After the first 2 weeks but within term 1, you will be charged 25% of the full fee
- In term 2 you will be charged 50% of the full fee
- In term 3 you will be charged 100% of the full fee
Postgraduate Taught or Research students
- Fees are chargedon a daily basisfor the period enrolled in each academic year.If you interrupt or withdrawwithin 2 weeks of term 1, you will not incur any fees
For queries regarding payment of fees, please contactfees@ucl.ac.uk
If you have any questions about theCoCprocess, please emailioe-studentcasework@ucl.ac.uk
- Certificate
Upon completion of your degree and conferral of your award, you will receive a degree certificate and official transcripts.
Find more relevant informationabout yourcertificate.
- Transcript
A transcript is an official document containing a full record of your confirmed academic results and can be used for third party verification purposes.
Find out more informationon how to requestyour transcript.
Quick video guides
Watch the short videos to find out more about returning to study, interrupting, delayed re-enrolment and changing your mode of attendance.
Return to Study
It is nearly time for me to return from my interruption. What happens now?
I am a Tier-4 visa student returning from interruption. What do I need to do?
I need to have a review with SSW before I can return. What do I need to do?
Interruption of Study
What is an interruption of studies?
What should I do if I would like to take an interruption of studies?
How do I apply for an interruption of studies?
Delayed Re-enrolment
What is a delayed enrolment?
I am a modular flexible student and will not be taking any modules during this academic year. Do I still need to re-enrol?
I am an ITE student who only enrolled on my course in August. Do I still need to re-enrol?
Mode of Attendance
What are the differentmodes of attendance at ϲ?
I am a full-time PG student. Can I change my mode of attendance?
I am a part-time PG student. Can I change my mode of attendance?