Current academic and student regulations and procedures
Each summer, the University revises its academic and student regulations prior to the start of the new academic year.
Academic year 2026/27
Academic regulations
In relation to programmes of study, students follow the academic regulations that were in place at the time of the commencement of their programme unless there are amendments that would be of advantage to students and/or Senate has specifically agreed that amendments should be introduced for all students, in which cases amendments are applied to all students, regardless of year of entry. Please contact regulations@surrey.ac.uk if you would like clarity on the applicability of specific regulations.
These regulations come into force at the start of the 2026/27 academic year (21 September 2026). Throughout these regulations, all references to “British time” refer to the time zone used in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom (UK) uses Greenwich Mean Time (also known as UTC) and during summer the UK uses British Summer Time (BST) which is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) plus one hour (UTC+01:00).
View a list of amendments (PDF) that have been made to the regulations for 2026/27.
- A0: Regulations for the foundation year (PDF)
- A1: Regulations for taught programmes (PDF)
CertHE, DipHE, Foundation degree, Bachelor’s, Integrated Masters, PGCE, PGCert, PGDip, Masters - A2: Regulations for research degrees (PDF)
Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Engineering (EngD), Doctor of Psychology (PsychD), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by Prior Publication - A3: Regulations for higher doctorates (PDF)
- A4: Regulations for academic dress (PDF)
- A5: Force Majeure contingency regulatory arrangements for taught programmes (PDF).
*Many of the University’s programmes receive accreditation by Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs). There may be occasions when the requirements of a PSRB for accreditation do not align with the University regulations. In such cases, a proposal for an exception to regulations is submitted for approval by senior University learning and teaching committees. The full process for the approval of exceptions to regulations is described in the introduction to the quality framework (PDF).
Student regulations
The student regulations are updated every year and therefore, there is only ever one set in use; the 2026/27 regulations replace all previous versions. Read our student regulations privacy notice (PDF).
- B1: Regulations for extenuating circumstances (PDF)
- B2: Regulations for academic misconduct (PDF)
- B2.1: Regulations for academic misconduct – appeals (PDF)
- B3: Student disciplinary regulations (PDF)
- B4: Regulations for academic appeals (PDF)
- B5: Regulations for support to study (PDF)
- B6: Regulations for fitness to practise (PDF).
For further information please see the relevant pages on the OSCAR website.
Student procedures
The student procedures are updated every year and therefore there is only ever one set in use; the 2026/27 procedures replace all previous versions. Read our student regulations privacy notice (PDF).
- C1: Procedure for complaints (PDF)
- C2: Procedure for hearings by Panels (PDF)
- C3: Procedure for managed exclusion orders (PDF)
- C4: Procedure for awarding aegrotat and posthumous degrees (PDF)
- C5: Procedure for managing behaviour in respect to Student Regulations and Procedures (PDF)
- C6: Procedure for Expulsions and Criminal Convictions (PDF)
- C7: Attendance and Engagement Procedure (PDF).
If you have any queries in relation to University of Surrey academic and student regulations and procedures please contact the Directorate of Academic Performance, Quality and Governance via email regulations@surrey.ac.uk.
