Conditions of Registration 2015/16
Warning: the content within this page reflects the information available to students in the 2015/16 academic year. As such, this information may no longer be factually accurate.
In March 2015, a number of changes were made to the Conditions of Registration. These regulations form the basis of The Open University’s contract with all registered students. This document contains a summary of the changes that will come into force for the 2015/16 academic year.
All students who study a module that starts in the 2015/16 academic year may be affected by these changes.
The changes made
- Section 1 – a recommendation that students should download and save documents has been added.
- Paragraph 1.7 – modification of restriction on taking legal action in respect of complaints and appeals.
- Paragraph 2.2 – amendments to liability for fees and for registration where fee payment is to be made by an arrangement with a third party.
- Paragraph 2.2 (e) to (g) – deleted as consequential changes to provisions now included, in modified form, in paragraph 2.2 (a) to (e).
- Section 3 – amendment to provisions relating to non-payment of fees to explicitly include the University’s right to refuse registration or to cancel registration in specified circumstances.
- Paragraph 5.2(c) – amended to cross refer the Section 3.
- Paragraph 5 – consequences of cancellation of module registration or enrolment added.
- Miscellaneous drafting or editorial changes including change of ‘fee discount’ to ‘fee credit’.
Please talk to your Student Support Team if you need any further information. You can find out how to contact them on Contact the OU.
