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).
Optimal dates for new programmes starting in 26/27
| 29th October 2024 (UG) | Business Case |
| 20th February 2025 (PGT) | |
| 28th March 2025 | Academic Case |
| 9th May 2025 (final for UG) | |
| 1st August 2025 |
2. Existing Programme and Unit Changes deemed low risk (Faculty level approval)
| 14 March | All changes to unit availability, teaching block and director must have been input and approved via UPMS before the Timetabling Web data Collection commences. |
| 30 April |
All other programme and unit changes should be fully approved by the end of April in the year before the change is to take place (e.g. April 2025 for changes to the 25/26 academic year). Any changes after that date should follow the process below. Any changes that affect timetabling must be communicated to the timetabling team. |
Please see the Faculty and University Committee Dates here.
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 Faculty Education 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)
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December AQSC January UEC |
For any undergraduate programme withdrawals from the next UCAS cycle, must be considered at the December AQSC and January UEC. E.g. UEC in January 2025 for removal from 25/26 UCAS cycle, entry in September 2026. |
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May AQSC June UEC |
For programmes entering the next PG admissions cycle the final meeting that AQSC will consider programme withdrawals is its May meeting, reporting to the June UEC. Programme withdrawals must be approved by the School and Faculty before going to AQSC and UEC for approval. E.g. AQSC in May 2025 for removal from 25/26 admissions cycle, entry in September 2026. |
Consumer Protection Legislation
Consumer protection legislation has implications for all programme changes. Please contact us to discuss implications of changing/withdrawing programmes.