# The Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007, Regulation 2

Extent: N.I.

In these Regulations—
“the Order” means the Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005;
“the Student Support Regulations” means The Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009;
“course for the initial training of teachers” includes such a course leading to a first degree;
“the course start date” means the day on which the first term of the first academic year of a course actually begins;
“graduate entry course” means a “graduate entry dentistry course”, “graduate entry medicine course”, “graduate entry social work course” or a “graduate entry veterinary course”.
“graduate entry dentistry course” means a course—
(a)the standard of which is not higher than a first degree which leads to qualification as a dentist, and
(b)where a first degree or equivalent qualification would normally be required for entry to the course.
“graduate entry medicine course” means a course—
(a)the standard of which is not higher than a first degree which leads to qualification as a medical doctor, and
(b)where a first degree or equivalent qualification would normally be required for entry to the course.
“graduate entry social work course” means a course—
(a)the standard of which is not higher than a first degree which leads to qualification as a social worker, and
(b)where a first degree or equivalent qualification would normally be required for entry to the course.
“graduate entry veterinary course” means a course—
(a)the standard of which is not higher than a first degree which leads to qualification as a veterinary surgeon, and
(b)where a first degree or equivalent qualification would normally be required for entry to the course;
“previous Regulations” has the meaning given in regulation 2 (1) of the Student Support Regulations;
“publicly-funded” has the meaning given in regulation 2 (1) of the Student Support Regulations;
“single course” means a course to which regulation 6(4) of the Student Support Regulations applies and which falls within the description of a course in that regulation.
“the Islands” means the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/328/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/student-fees-qualifying-courses-and-persons-regulations-northern-ireland-2007/regulation-2
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