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Academic Standards Guidelines

 

The Academic Standards Guidelines set out the essential framework in support of the policy on quality and academic standards, by which the University seeks to maintain its academic standards and to assure and enhance the quality of its academic provision and the learning experience(s) of its students.

Academic Standards Guidelines Section A (114.49KB - Requires Adobe Reader)
  • Preface
  • Committee Structure for the Management of Quality and Standards
  • University of Surrey Quality Enhancement Policy
  • Update to Quality Enhancement Strategy

Section B: Procedure for Approving New Programme Proposals and Programme Revisions

Procedure for Approving New Programmes (119.73KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Programme Outline Approval template (71.5KB) Collaborative Provision (65.15KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Establishment of Collaborative Links (68.7KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Collaborative Provision Memorandum of Agreement (30.52KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Content of Validation Submissions (51.99KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Programme Specifications (722.0KB) Programme Modifications (31.69KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Approval of Concurrent Programmes and Awards (11.86KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Guidance on Naming Major/Minor Combinations (12.75KB - Requires Adobe Reader) University Credit Framework (12.93KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Guidance for Validation and Review Panels (67.32KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Annual Programme Review (35.2KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Periodic Review (48.86KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Periodic Review Submission Template (71.63KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Quality and Standards Faculty Visits (24.56KB - Requires Adobe Reader)

 

Section C: Credit Accumulation and Transfer

Credit and Accumulation (102.15KB - Requires Adobe Reader) AP(E)L Application Form (41.0KB) AP(E)L Approval Form (36.0KB)

 

Section D: Communications with Students

This section contains the following topics:

  • Programme Handbook (pg.2)
  • Academic Integrity (pg.6)
  • Fitness to Practice (pg.7)
  • Responsibilities of Directors of Studies (pg.8)
  • Module Coordinators (pg.9)
  • Induction/re-induction Procedures (pg. 10 and pg. 33)
  • Personal Tutoring (pg.11)
  • Student Representation on Committees (pg.15)
  • Monitoring Student Progress and Informing Students of their Progress (pg.19)
  • Personal Development Planning Policy (pg.20)
  • Teaching Activities (pg.21)
  • Student Files (pg. 22)
  • Policy on Disclosure of Marks to Students (pg.24)
  • Additional Learning Support and Special Examinations Arrangements (pg.25)
  • Designing out Plagiarism (pg.26)
  • Guidelines on Formative Feedback (pg.37)
  • Policy on the Recording of Lectures, Demonstrations, Seminars and Meetings (pg.38)
Guidelines for Communications with Students (273.52KB - Requires Adobe Reader)

 

Section E: Code of Practice for Research Degrees

Code of Practice for Research Degrees (210.97KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Code on Good Research Practice (76.43KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Code of Practice on Misconduct and Fraud in Research (81.73KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Guidelines for Viva Voce Examinations (40.68KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Policy on Student Teaching Assistants (17.05KB - Requires Adobe Reader)

 

Section F: The Conduct of Examinations and other Forms of Assessment 

Guidelines for the Conduct of Examinations and Other Assessment (101.6KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Code of Practice for External Examining of Taught Programmes (311.95KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Guidelines on Assessment Criteria (24.32KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Undergraduate Grade Descriptors (24.15KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Postgraduate Grade Descriptors (49.98KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Policy and Guidelines for Anonymous Marking of Examinations (18.06KB - Requires Adobe Reader) Statement of Policy on Special Examination Arrangements (21.42KB - Requires Adobe Reader)