# The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011, Regulation 136: Interpretation of Part 11

Extent: E+W

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) In this Part,—
(a) “period ordinarily required to complete the full-time equivalent” means—
(i) where the course is provided by or on behalf of the Open University, the period that a standard full-time student would require to complete the full-time equivalent if that student were awarded 120 credit points in each academic year;
(ii) where the course is provided by or on behalf of any other institution, the period in which a standard full-time student would complete the full-time equivalent;
(b) “standard full-time student” is a student who is to be taken—
(i) to have begun the full-time equivalent on the same date as the eligible part-time student began the part-time course in question;
(ii) not to have been excused any part of the full-time equivalent;
(iii) not to have repeated any part of the full-time equivalent; and
(iv) not to be absent from the full-time equivalent other than during vacations.
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1986/regulation/136 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-regulations-2011/regulation-136
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