Codes of practice
The following codes of practice are in operation for 2022/23. The full summary of changes can be seen in the amendments to the codes of practice (PDF).
| Code of practice 2022/23 | Relevant webpage and additional guidance |
|---|---|
Senate Governance (without Appendices) (PDF) (formerly known as the Code of practice for academic governance) | Senate Governance - Appendices Terms of reference and membership of Senate substructure committees and groups: Appendices 1 - 24 |
| Webpage: Admissions policies for undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research courses. | |
Code of practice for assessment and feedback (PDF) Methods of mark adjustment (pptx) | Guidance for students on exams and assessments can be found on these webpages: MySurrey Additional guidance: How assessments are marked (a short video that explains our 13-step process that we follow for every piece of summative work that a student submits) Procedures and guidance for recognition of prior learning or prior credits can be found on this webpage: Recognition of prior learning |
Code of practice for collaborative provision (PDF) N.B. This is the Code for 2021/22. The Code is currently being revised and the 2022/23 Code will be published here in due course | Relevant guidance, forms etc can be found on this webpage: Collaborative provision |
Code of practice for continuous enhancement review: taught programmes (PDF) | Webpage under development: Continuous Enhancement Review (Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught) |
| Code of practice for external examining: taught programmes (PDF) | External examiners: External webpages with general information. External examiners: Internal webpages (password-protected) including external examiner registers by Faculty. Guidance: Notes of guidance for external examiners: taught programmes |
| Code of practice for moderators within the associated institutions of the University (PDF) | Resources for moderators can be found on this webpage: Moderators |
| Code of practice for personal tutoring (PDF) | Webpage: University Quality Framework |
| Code of practice for professional training (PDF) | Information specific to Professional Training placements: MySurrey MySurrey webpage: Professional Training Charter Internal webpages (password-protected): Employability and Professional Training Hub for Tutors |
| Code of practice for programme life cycle processes (PDF) | Relevant guidance and templates: Validation and periodic enhancement Guidance for Curriculum Design Review (PDF) Updating Modules for September 2022 (PDF) - briefing note for staff |
Code of practice for recognition of prior learning and prior credit: taught programmes (PDF) Application for credit transfer exemption based on Recognition of Prior Credit (docx) Application form for Recognition of Prior Learning or combination of RPL-RPC claims (docx) | Procedures and guidance for recognition of prior learning or prior credits can be found on this webpage: Recognition of prior learning Further guidance: Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning - Guide for Applicants (PDF) |
| Code of practice for research degrees (PDF) | More information about postgraduate research at Surrey can be found on these webpages: Doctoral College |
Code of practice for the scheduling of teaching and assessment (PDF) | Internal webpages (password-protected) Timetabling |
| Further information about student support services can be found on these webpages: Learning opportunities and student support | |
| Code of practice for student learning analytics (PDF) | |
| Code of practice for student withdrawal from programmes - temporary and permanent withdrawals: taught programmes (PDF) | Further information for students about how to apply for a temporary or permanent withdrawal can be found on this webpage: MySurrey |
The following Codes of practice are HR-related.
| Code of practice for associate tutors, guest speakers and visiting academics involved in teaching (PDF) | |
| Code of practice for postgraduate researchers who support teaching (PDF) | More information about postgraduate research at Surrey can be found on these webpages: Doctoral College |
| Roles and Responsibilities for faculty staff involved in learning, teaching and postgraduate research student support (PDF) |
Information regarding the annual programme review for postgraduate research programmes
Unless a Professional, Regulatory and Statutory Body (PSRB) requirement dictates a specific format, postgraduate research degree programmes will be reviewed annually through two methods:
i) Enhancement-oriented action plans: Data collected and analysed through the annual PRES survey will be shared with departments and used to create action plans using a common template. Action plans will be published and accessible to postgraduate research students to bring greater visibility to how their feedback is driving enhancements to the postgraduate research degree provision;
ii) A list of active programmes with registration data will be compiled and reported to the Doctoral College Board on an annual basis. This will be used to identify any changes that might be required to the portfolio of postgraduate research degree provision.
If you have any queries, or to request the previous versions of the Codes of practice, please contact regulations@surrey.ac.uk.