Paragraph 2 I1

after the definition of “college fee loan”, there shall be inserted—

• ““compressed degree course” means a course determined to be a compressed degree course by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills;

• “compressed degree student” means an eligible student who—

  1. (a)

     is undertaking a compressed degree course in the United Kingdom (the “course”);

  2. (b)

     begins the course on or after 1st September 2006; and

  3. (c)

     either—

     1. (i)

        is required to be in attendance on the course for part of the academic year for which he is applying for support; or

     2. (ii)

        is a disabled student who is not required to be in attendance on the course because he is unable to attend for a reason which relates to his disability;”;

after the definition of “household income”, there shall be inserted—

• ““intensive course” means an accelerated course or a compressed degree course;”.