ucl isop january 2017 - making up a programme of study
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Affiliate StudentsSimilarities to Degree Students
• Same workload• Same lectures• Same seminar / tutorial groups• Same rigorous examinations / assessment• Same access to UCL facilities
Affiliate StudentsDifferences
• Credit transferred to your home institution• No award of a UCL qualification• No access to modules at other colleges of the
University of London
Sources of Information• Module lists provided by departments • “Notes for Affiliate Students” and “Module
Registration – Student User Guide”• International Student Support website:
www.ucl.ac.uk/iss • Portico – the Student Information System• Affiliate Tutors• Student Centre
Registering for Modules• Must have enrolled first• Terminology:
– Programme = course = programme of study– Course = module – Course unit = credit– Most modules worth 3.5 or 4 US credits/7.5 ECTS
• Structure of an academic year (3 terms, exams completed in the final term)
• Admitted to a department (or departments)
Registering for Modules
• Main department – at least 50% of workload• Second department (if applicable) – at least 25%
of workload• Other teaching departments
Registering for Modules• Consult the module lists provided by your
department / on departmental web pages• Attend the ‘Meet Your Department’ induction
session (if jointly admitted, go to the first named department on your offer letter)
• Follow instructions in “Notes for Affiliate Students”
Registering for Modules• Check for timetable clashes• Try out modules before confirming your selection• Contact the Affiliate Tutor in other departments to
discuss interest
Registering for Modules
• Contact Affiliate Student Tutor(s) as necessary upon arrival
• Meet the deadline for confirming module selection: Wednesday 18 January 2017
• Parent (main) department and any other teaching departments confirm selections
Registering for ModulesThings to remember
• You must take the same full-time workload as a UCL degree student, unless special arrangements agreed
• Your module selection is subject to departmental approval
• Your approved module selection will appear on your transcript
Assessment• Varies between departments, so check with your
Affiliate Tutor/Portico record• The modules listed on your Portico account will be
used to register you for assessment and examinations
• All students are normally required to sit all examinations and complete all coursework– May have implications and may be recorded on your
transcript
Assessment• The examination timetable is usually available
before the end of the second term• Do not make travel arrangements prior to
examination timetable production• Do not leave UCL before you have completed all
of your assessments/examinations• Transcripts - produced by the Assessment and
Student Records team • Special assessment arrangements
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