# The Agriculture (Student Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023, Regulation 5: Full-time higher education course

Extent: N.I.

(1) A “full-time higher education course” means a higher education course which meets the conditions for undergraduate level in paragraph (2) or the conditions for postgraduate level in paragraph (3), as the case may be.
(2) The conditions are—
(a) it is of at least one academic year’s duration; and
(b) the total credit points to be awarded to a full-time student who successfully completes the higher education course, including any credit points transferred under the accreditation of prior learning scheme,—
(i) equates to 120 in each academic year of the course, excluding any academic year on a period of work placement; or
(ii) in the case of an extended foundation degree course, equates to—
(aa) 120 in the first academic year;
(bb) 60 in the second academic year; and
(cc) 60 in the third academic year.
(3) The conditions are—
(a) in the case of a postgraduate certificate course—
(i) it is of 15 weeks’ duration, excluding vacations; and
(ii) the total credit points to be awarded to a student who successfully completes the higher education course equates to 60;
(b) in the case of a postgraduate diploma course—
(i) it is of 30 weeks’ duration, excluding vacations; and
(ii) the total credit points to be awarded to a student who successfully completes the higher education course equates to 120;
(c) in the case of a Master’s degree course—
(i) it is of 45 weeks’ duration, excluding vacations; and
(ii) the total credit points to be awarded to a student who successfully completes the course equates to 180.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2023/98/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-student-fees-regulations-northern-ireland-2023/regulation-5
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