Key dates

All changes must be approved at School and Faculty level with some changes requiring University level approval.

1. New Programmes and High-Risk Major Changes to Existing Programmes (University level approval).

See timeline for optimal dates for new programmes starting in 27/28

2. New Programmes and Existing Programme and Unit Changes that have been deemed low risk (Faculty level approval)

Please contact your FHSA to find out when you will be able to bring this up for approval. 

3. Changes to Programmes and Units after April deadline (Faculty level approval)

Unit changes proposed as a result of staff or student feedback at the end of TB2 can occur (including assessment changes) but additional steps are necessary to ensure the impact on current students and/or applicants has been considered and, if appropriate, communicated. This is due to the University’s requirement to comply with consumer protection legislation. Schools should therefore seek the advice of their Academic Director if changes are required.

Programme level changes can also be proposed after the April deadline, but these would need to be exceptional and changes affecting the availability of mandatory units or programme learning outcomes would not normally be agreed at a late stage.

Any changes would need to be completed with a deadline of 31st July.

4. Programme Withdrawals (University level approval)

UG:

October ACCG

January UEC

Any undergraduate programme withdrawals from the next UCAS cycle must be considered at the October ACCG at the latest, and January UEC .

E.g. UEC in January 2026 for removal from 26/27 UCAS cycle, entry in September 2027.

PG:

April ACCG

June UEC

For programmes entering the next PG admissions cycle, the final meeting that ACCG will consider programme withdrawals is its April meeting, reporting to the June UEC. Programme withdrawals must be approved by the School and Faculty before going to ACCG and UEC for approval.

E.g. ACCG in April 2026 for removal from 26/27 admissions cycle, entry in September 2027.

See guidance

Consumer Protection Legislation

Consumer protection legislation has implications for all programme changes. Please contact us to discuss implications of changing/withdrawing programmes.