# The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026, Paragraph 7

Extent: E+W

A course—
(a) providing education (whether or not in preparation for an examination) the standard of which is higher than that of courses providing education in preparation for any of the examinations mentioned in paragraph 6(a) or (b) but not higher than that of a first degree course, and
(b) for entry to which a first degree (or equivalent qualification) is not normally required.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/858/schedule/4/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifelong-learning-student-support-amendment-of-fees-and-awards-etc-regulations-2026/schedule-4/paragraph-7
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