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Academic Regulations 2022/23 (Taught Courses)

In March 2022, The Open University published the Academic Regulations (Taught Courses) 2022/23 for the first time.

The regulations in this document set out the rules for becoming a Student of The Open University, how we award academic credit if you complete a module successfully, how you can count that credit towards an Open University qualification, what you have to do to progress through an Open University qualification and how to meet the academic requirements for the award of a qualification. They include information about the structure of Open University qualifications, how and why we may make changes to courses, study restrictions, and time limits for completing your qualification. They also set out the circumstances in which you will cease to be an Open University Student, including where either you or the University are entitled to end the relationship before you have completed all of your intended studies.

The changes made:

There have been several significant changes to this policy:

  1. A new paragraph has been written into ‘What this document covers’ to address changes which may be made to this document throughout the year, and to set expectation of notification in that instance.
  2. Statements about the Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion at The Open University and Safe Space Reporting have been added.
  3. References to undergraduate modules throughout the document have been updated from first, second and third levels to Open University Levels 1, 2 and 3.
  4. Section H1 The Maximum reuse of Credit and Minimum Unique Study Table 3 has been updated for clarity.
  5. Section H4 The reuse of Credit and Honours degree classification section has been updated for clarity.
  6. Section I9 has been added to include information about counting credit from Open University Microcredentials within specified Undergraduate qualifications.
  7. Section J3.1 has been updated to include information about counting credit from Open University Microcredentials within specified Postgraduate qualifications.

For more help or information

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.