Programme Approval, Update, and Withdrawal for Taught Programmes
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The Admissions Steering and Strategy Committee has resolved that the key material areas of the curriculum need to be in a fixed state at an earlier point so that we can make offers sooner and send key information with those offers.
Subject to any adjustments being made by the Admissions Steering and Strategy Committee, the 2021-22 deadlines for material changes and minor non-material changes for 2023 entry are set out below, as to the deadline for upload of programme specifications with or without material changes. Proposals should be submitted to the relevant College committee for endorsement in time to meet the deadlines. A full list of PASC dates for 2021-22 can be found on the PASC web page. Please note these are the final University deadlines and Programme directors should liaise with the College Quality Officer regarding College deadlines and plan which committee to aim for.
To allow adequate time for advertising and recruitment to both UG and PG programmes, it has been agreed that full approval should be completed a year in advance of the expected delivery date to allow for programmes to be set up and offers made. New programme approval deadlines/timelines will now be in line with those for curriculum changes. For 2023 entry, new programmes must have College and University sign-off by 10th June 2022 and Programme Specifications uploaded to SITS via MAP by 31st August 2022.
Date | Action |
11 May 2022 | Deadline for submission of documentation to PASC Secretary. This includes proof of endorsement by College/School Learning and Teaching Committee (or other College approval committee e.g. QSC/CDSC) and Student Consultations (if the changes affect current Students) |
18 May 2022 | Final PASC meeting at which consideration of material changes for 2023 will take place |
03 June 2022 | Action any conditions set by PASC |
10 June 2022 | Approval by PASC Chair’s Action (if not already approved at the PASC meeting) |
31 August 2022 | Upload the amended Programme Specification via MAP to the applicable year of entry i.e. 2023/24 |
Date | Action |
10 June 2022 | Approval by College Learning and Teaching Committee (or other College approval Committee e.g. QSC/CDSC) |
31 August 2022 | Upload the amended Programme Specification via MAP to the applicable year of entry i.e. 2023/24 |
Date | Action |
31 August 2022 | Upload the amended Programme Specification via MAP to the applicable year of entry i.e. 2023/24 |
Activity | Deadline |
UCAS Application Deadline (for September 2022 Start Programmes) | January 2022 (all programmes apart from Medicine) October 2021 (Medicine) |
Inclusion in 2023 PG Prospectus | April 2022 |
Inclusion in 2024 UG Prospectus | October 2022 |
KIS/Unistats deadline (for September 2023 start programmes) | August 2022 |
It is the expectation that all proposals are reviewed through a full PASC meeting. In exceptional circumstances, additional approval methods may be agreed upon in discussion with the PASC Chair.
For programmes with non-standard entry dates, which are not part of the UCAS entry/admissions cycle, the approval schedule will need to be adjusted accordingly. Please click here for deadlines.
ULTC Approved Process for UG and PG Taught Programme transition to 15/30 credit structure, May 2018.
The process outlines timelines and documentation requirements for new and existing programmes transitioning to the 15/30 credit structure plus advice on applying for exemptions (permanent and temporary from the new structure) and non-standard intakes and withdrawals.
This section is applicable to all new programmes from 13 February 2017 and any programme modification or withdrawal from 02 March 2017.
Briefing slides on the new process for approval of new programmes can be found here.
Frameworks
Programme Specification Templates:
Below is an Exemplar of the First Filter with Supporting Evidence:
For enquiries about the Programme Approval and Modification process, please contact Deborah Trayhurn.
If you have difficulties accessing any of these materials, please contact Steve Jones.