Undergraduate Academic Regulations A briefing for outgoing exchange students

1. Undergraduate Academic Regulations A briefing for outgoing exchange students 2 May 2012 Osama S M Khan Director of Undergraduate Studies

2. Agenda • Outline of UG academic regulations • How the Faculty recognises your studies abroad • What happens if you do not pass • Tips and advice for study • Questions

3. UG Academic regulations • The new University Academic Regulations came into effect in 2011: Full version of the regulations is available in the undergraduate handbook • Main points to note: • Compensation: new rule • Communication: through university email account only • Module registration: must be done before summer break • Participation • Progress requirement: no trailing credit, no replacement module • Resit arrangement and resit mark: summer resit is compulsory • Coursework deadline and related penalty: 10% penalty per day

4. What does this mean for outgoing exchange? • Your academic performance abroad matters just as much as it would if you remained at Surrey. • You must achieve the equivalent of 60 Surrey credits for each semester that you study abroad at the Partner University in order to successfully progress to level three/P if you programme. • The exact number of modules and/or credit you need to achieve is outlined in the academic guidance sheets issued to all outgoing students. Also available on the exchange website.

5. How your studies are recognised…. • Management students- marks are not converted. You are asked to pass the required number of modules in accordance with the Partner University’s academic regulations. • Law students – marks are not converted. You are asked to pass the required number of modules in accordance with the Partner University’s regulations. Exchange forms part of level P. • Economics – marks are not converted if studying abroad for one semester. If studying abroad for a full year marks are converted.

6. What happens if you do not pass… • If you fail to pass a module we will look to organise a re-sit at the Partner University. This may mean staying in the host country for longer than expected, or travelling back to the host country. • If a re-sit is not offered abroad we will look to organise a re-sit at Surrey. This may mean enrolling on an additional module in semester two. • If a suitable module is not running in semester two you may be enrolled on a semester one module and expected to self-learn with the aid of regular meetings with the module convenor. In these cases examination for the re-sit usually takes place in August. • We can organise re-sits up to and including failure of 45credits. Please bear in mind that failure of 30 credits or more will place significant pressure on you when you return. Failure of >45credits will result in automatic course suspension. • Failure to pass a module following a re-sit will result in course termination, in accordance with the University’s academic regulations.

7. Tips for studying abroad… • Read through the academic guidance document carefully • Look at the Partner University’s module catalogue before you leave • Make sure we have an up to date copy of your learning agreement • Set aside extra time for the Business Finance module – experience tells us that Surrey students find this area of study more challenging abroad • Get into a good routine early on. Study THEN go and have fun! • Any problems let us know, we can’t help you if you don’t keep us in the loop!

8. Main point of contact in the Faculty… Ms Deborah Edwards Office Hours: 09:00 – 17:00 Monday – Friday 13MS01 Appointments: 2pm – 4pm Email: d.edwards@surrey.ac.uk Phone: 01483 686187

9. Any Questions?