It is suggested you always contact a welfare officer before embarking on these procedures. This replaces 16 month transfer and 20 week false start rules for students starting 1999. Existing students will abide by the old rules. If a student transfers after one academic year they may have to pay fees for a set period depending on length of previous fee support. Total fee support is for the normal length of original course or new course, whichever is the longer.
Different rules apply to students who withdraw and reapply.
Existing students will abide by old rules. If student attended one course for less than one academic year, LEA will consider full support. Previous study does not affect entitlement to Student Loan or grants. You may also be eligible if you are repeating the first year part-time. If a student false starts at the end of an academic year, the LEA will need to be satisfied that the student did not leave because they failed the 1 st year assessment.