Academic Regulations (Taught Courses) 2016 - 2018 (March 2018 update)
Warning: the content within this page reflects the information available to students in the 2017/18 academic year. As such, this information may no longer be factually accurate.
In March 2018 a number of changes were implemented to the regulations that form the basis of the registration agreement between Open University students and the University, setting out what they have to do to become and remain a student of The Open University when studying a taught course.
These regulations apply to students who:
- registered with The Open University to study a taught course commencing from the academic year 2016/17.
- registered on a module in the academic year 2016/17, 2017/18 or 2018/19.
A taught course may be either a qualification including any module studied as part of that qualification or a module studied as a standalone course.
These regulations do not apply to students who are studying towards a research degree or studying a non-credit bearing course (a short course).
The changes made
- The period of time for which this document is valid has been extended to apply beyond the end of the 2016/17 academic year.
- Appendix 2 - revised to reflect the renamed Academic Progress Policy and the revised rules and procedures for applying for an academic study restriction applied under Regulation E2.1 (b) to be lifted.
- The definitions of Apprenticeship Student, Declared Qualifications and Collaborative Schemes have been edited for clarity.
- Section C - edited for clarity and to provide additional information about the circumstances in which the University may make changes to modules and qualifications.
- Section I: I9 - has been edited for clarity.
- Section J - edited to reflect that the notified withdrawal date of named declared undergraduate qualifications has now expired and that only the declared qualifications in the Open Programme remain available until 31 December 2019.
- Section K: K2.3 - has been amended to permit the temporary registration on more than one registered undergraduate qualification in specified circumstances.
- Section K7 - revised to provide additional information about the classification of Honours degrees.
- Section L - edited to clarify that only a withdrawal where a fee liability has been incurred will count for the purposes of a qualification start date.
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.
