Regulation 107 Designated distance learning coursesI1

the course is mentioned in Schedule 3 other than a course for the initial training of teachers F1or a graduate entry course ;

the course is a full-time course;

the course is of at least one academic year’s duration; and

students undertaking the course in the United Kingdom are not required to be in attendance on it by the institution or institutions providing the course.

any requirement imposed by the institution or institutions providing the course to attend any institution for the purposes of—

any requirement imposed by the institution or institutions providing the course to attend any institution on a weekend F2, from time to time during the week or during any vacation;

any period of attendance at the institution or institutions providing the course which a student may but is not required to complete by that institution or those institutions.

it falls within paragraph 7 or 8 of Schedule 3; and

the governing body of a school has arranged for the provision of the course to a pupil of the school.

it leads to the award of a professional qualification;

a first degree (or equivalent qualification) would normally be required for entry to a course leading to the award of that professional qualification; and

the current course begins on or after 1st September 2009.