Academic Regulations 2020/21

1 Academic Regulations 2020/21 . These Academic Regulations are approved by the Academic Board under delegated authority from the Council in accordance with Article 8 of the Charter and Ordinance Table of Contents Section 1: Academic Regulations General Academic Regulations .. 6. Academic Regulations for Taught Programmes .. 10. Academic Regulations for Research Degree Programmes .. 16. Section 2: Academic Regulations and Policies Compliance G1 Stakeholders .. 18. G2 Academic Regulations and programme specifications .. 19. G3 King's College London Awards .. 20. G4 Exceptions, exemptions and emergency Regulations .. 22. G5 Other College Regulations and policies.

2 25. Admission G6 Entrance requirements .. 26. G7 Recognition of previous experience .. 29. Enrolment G8 Enrolment .. 32. G9 Periods of registration and interruption .. 35. G10 Concurrent registration .. 37. G11 Transfer of 38. G12 Fee Payment Terms and 39. G13 Attendance .. 45. G14 Officers of the Student's 46. College Calendar G15 Academic Year .. 47. G16 Intentionally 48. G17 Associateship of King's College London .. 49. Assessment G18 Assessment .. 50. G19 Personalised Assessment Arrangements .. 51. 2. Award G20 Conferment and revocation of awards .. 52. G21 Modification of award .. 59. G22 Restrictions once awarded and supplementary programmes.

3 60. G23 Certificates .. 61. G24 Date of award .. 62. Interruption, withdrawal, suspension and termination G25 Termination of registration .. 63. G26 Principal's emergency powers .. 64. G27 Student conduct .. 66. G28 Failure to make sufficient Academic progress .. 77. G29 Fitness for registration and fitness to practise .. 82. G30 Student wellbeing .. 91. Student Complaints G31 Student complaints .. 92. G32 Office of the Independent Adjudicator .. 93. Governance G35 Membership and organisation of Faculties .. 94. G50 Academic Board .. 96. G51 Assessment 99. G52 Assessment Sub-Boards .. 102. G55 Research Degrees Examination Board.

4 111. G57 Committee Structure .. 113. Academic Regulations for Taught Programmes Compliance T1 Academic Regulations for taught programmes .. 118. T2 Compliance with regulatory 119. Module, programmes and progression T3 Module specifications, credit levels and credit values .. 121. T4 Programme specifications .. 122. T5 Special status modules .. 131. T6 Progression requirements .. 132. T7 Award of 133. T8 Pass marks .. 134. T9 Qualifying marks .. 134. 3. T10 Condoned fails .. 134. Assessment T11 Intentionally 135. T12 Module assessment methods .. 136. T13 Alternative assessment .. 137. T14 Assessment and marking schemes.

5 139. T15 Security of examination papers .. 140. T16 Anonymity of assessment candidates .. 141. T17 Exam scripts .. 141. T18 Results .. 143. T19 Ratification of results .. 143. T20 Marking criteria .. 145. T21 Reassessment .. 146. T22 Substitute modules .. 149. T23 Confirmed marks .. 151. Off-site study T24 University of London mark transfer .. 152. T25 Credit 152. T26 Mark translation schemes .. 152. Schemes for award T27 Schemes for award and credit transfer .. 154. T28 Degree algorithm .. 155. T29 Award rules .. 156. Weighting schemes, scores and classifications T30 Bachelor and Integrated Masters Degrees ..157. T31 Bachelor and Integrated Masters Degrees.

6 158. T32 Bachelor and Integrated Masters Degrees ..159. T33-34 Undergraduate Certificates, Undergraduate Diplomas, Graduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas and Foundation Degrees ..160. T35-37 Masters Degrees (excluding Integrated Masters) ..161. T38-40 postgraduate Diplomas and postgraduate Certificates..162. Aegrotat degrees and exit awards T41 Aegrotat degree .. 163. T42 Exit awards .. 165. Mitigating circumstances and Academic appeals T43 Mitigating circumstances .. 167. 4. T44 Academic appeals .. 168. Academic Regulations for Research Degree Programmes R1 Research degree entrance requirements and mode of study .. 173.

7 R2 Off-campus study for research 176. R3 Collaborative research 178. R4 Research degree minimum and maximum periods of 183. R5 Research degree advanced standing and transfer .. 186. R6 Working and teaching during a research degree .. 187. R7 Research degree supervision .. 189. R8 Interruption of studies for research degrees .. 193. R9 Progression during a research degree .. 195. R10 Research degree examination entry requirements .. 202. R11 Conduct of research degree examinations .. 204. R12 Criteria for research degree thesis and award .. 208. R13 Research degree examination 216. R14 Availability of research degree theses.

8 221. R15 Academic Appeals for research degree students ..222. 5. General Academic Regulations Compliance G1 All stakeholders are required to comply with the Academic Regulations , Appendices and associated Academic Policies. View more on G1 Glossary G2 Academic Regulations and programme specifications in force when a student registers will normally apply to that student until completion of the programme. Academic Policies are subject to regular review and updated versions apply irrespective of the year of a student's registration. View more on G2 View archived Academic Regulations View Programme Specifications Glossary G3 The College offers teaching and research at undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research levels, leading to a range of awards.

9 View more on G3 Glossary G4 Deviations from the regulatory framework may be considered in exceptional circumstances. View more on G4 Glossary G5 All stakeholders must comply with other College Regulations and policies. View more on G5 Glossary Admission G6 Students who meet the general entrance requirements and the specific requirements of an approved programme may be admitted to the College. View more on G6 Glossary G7 Conditions apply for enrolment on a programme with recognition of previous experience. View more on G7 Glossary Enrolment G8 Completion of online enrolment and ID verification must take place within two weeks of the official start date of the programme or module.

10 For King's Online Managed programmes and credit bearing MOOCs, initial registration must take place within two days of the official start date and in subsequent years, registration takes place at modular level. Failure to enrol, by any student, may result in loss of a deposit. It is a student's responsibility to provide up to date addresses for correspondence. View more on G8 Glossary 6. G9 All periods of study must be continuous unless an interruption has been permitted and students must adhere to the requirements of minimum and maximum periods of registration. View more on G9 Glossary G10 Students may not be registered concurrently for more than one award within the higher education setting unless dual registration has been permitted.