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QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.1

EntryProfile.QUALENT3 must exist where corresponding Instance.REDUCEDI = 00, 01 or 04.
Business RuleErrorCarried Forward
Plain English
A highest qualification on entry to the course must be returned for all students excluding incoming visiting and exchange students, Subject Knowledge Enhancement Students (SKE) and those who did not progress beyond two weeks of their course.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.1

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.3

EntryProfile.QUALENT3 cannot be coded X06 where QualificationsOnEntry entity exists.
Business RuleErrorCarried Forward
Plain English
One or more students have been returned with an unknown highest qualification on entry but details of specific qualifications held have been returned. Please ensure that the coding between highest qualification on entry and the specific qualifications held is consistent.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.3

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.4

EntryProfile.QUALENT3 cannot be coded X06 where EntryProfile.WELBACC = 1.
Business RuleErrorCarried Forward
Plain English
Students returned as having a Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma must not have an unknown highest qualification on entry.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.4

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.5

Where EntryProfile.ACCESS exists EntryProfile.QUALENT3 must be coded X00 or X01 or begin with P, C, J, H, M or D.
Business RuleErrorCarried Forward
Plain English
Where information regarding Access to HE Programmes is returned, the student's highest qualification prior to starting their course must either be level 3 or above or an HE Access course
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.5

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.6

EntryProfile.QUALENT3 must not be coded P91 where Instance.COMDATE > 2012-07-31.
Business RuleErrorCarried Forward
Plain English
Where a student began their course after 31 July 2012, their highest qualification prior to starting their course must not be returned as level 3 qualifications of which some or all are subject to UCAS Tariff. Codes P93 or P94 should be used to indicate the tariff status of the qualifications for these students.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.6

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.10

More than 20% of instances at a provider in England where Instance.FUNDCODE = 1 and (Instance.MODE = 02, 25 or 31) and where exists in the in-coming data EntryProfile.QUALENT3 = X06.
ExceptionErrorCarried Forward
Plain English
A higher proportion than expected of other full time, other sandwich or part-time students who are fundable by the funding council have an unknown highest qualification on entry.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.10

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.11

More than 5% of instances at a provider in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales where Instance.FUNDCODE = 1 and (Instance.MODE = 01, 23 or 24) and where exists in the in-coming data EntryProfile.QUALENT3 = X06.
ExceptionWarningCarried Forward
Plain English
A higher proportion than expected of full-time or sandwich students who are fundable by the funding council have an unknown highest qualification prior to starting their course.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.11

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.12

More than 20% of instances at a provider in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales where Instance.FUNDCODE = 1 and (Instance.MODE = 02, 25 or 31) and where exists in the in-coming data EntryProfile.QUALENT3 = X06.
ExceptionWarningCarried Forward
Plain English
A higher than expected proportion of other full-time, other sandwich or part-time students who are fundable by the funding council have an unknown highest qualification prior to starting their course.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.12

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.13

EntryProfile.QUALENT3 must not be coded P92 or begin with Q, R or X (excluding X00 and X01) when the tariff score is greater than 0.
ExceptionErrorCarried Forward
Plain English
Where a student's tariff score is greater than 0, they must have a known highest qualification prior to starting their course which is not below level 3, at an unknown level or level 3 qualifications which are not subject to UCAS tariff.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.13

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.14

EntryProfile.QUALENT3 is unknown (X06), but has a known value in the UCAS (*J) data. It is expected that a known value in the UCAS data will be passed through to the HESA return.
ExceptionWarningCarried Forward
Plain English
The student's highest qualification prior to starting the course is unknown, but has a known value in the UCAS (*J) data. It is expected that a known value in the UCAS data will be passed through to the HESA return.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.14

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.15

EntryProfile.QUALENT3 must not be coded P91 or P94 where all of the associated QualificationsOnEntry.QUALTYPE are non-tariff bearing qualifications in either the HESA or UCAS definition of the tariff score. Please see the appendix in the specification for XTARIFF for details of the qualifications included in the tariff definitions.
ExceptionErrorCarried Forward
Plain English
A student's highest qualification prior to starting their course must not be level 3 qualifications some or all of which are subject to UCAS tariff where all the associated qualifications on entry are non-tariff bearing qualifications.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.15

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.16

EntryProfile.QUALENT3 must not be coded P92 where at least one of the associated QualificationsOnEntry.QUALTYPE is a tariff bearing qualification in either the HESA or UCAS definition of the tariff score. Please see the appendix in the specification for XTARIFF for details of the qualifications included in the tariff definitions.
ExceptionErrorCarried Forward
Plain English
A student's highest qualification prior to starting their course must not be level 3 qualifications none of which are subject to UCAS tariff where any of the associated qualifications on entry are tariff bearing qualifications.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.16

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.17

EntryProfile.QUALENT3 should not be coded P93 where any associated QualificationsOnEntry.QUALTYPE is a non-tariff bearing level 3 qualification in either the HESA or UCAS definition of the tariff score. Please check that all the non-tariff bearing qualifications are level 2. If any of them are level 3, please review the coding of EntryProfile.QUALENT3.
ExceptionWarningCarried Forward
Plain English
A student's highest qualification prior to starting their course must not be level 3 qualifications all of which are subject to UCAS tariff where any of the associated qualifications on entry are non-tariff bearing level 3 qualifications.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.17

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.20

EntryProfile.QUALENT3 = X06 (Not known) for more than 1% of instances in the HE standard registration population where Instance.COMDATE later than Y1-07-31 and (Course.COURSEAIM begins with H, I, J or C or is M22, M26, M28) and EntryProfile.UCASAPPID is not null.
ExceptionWarningAdded
Plain English
Highest qualification on entry is not known for a higher than expected number of first year undergraduate students entering via UCAS.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
Rule added to replace the monitoring of unknown values in checkdoc.
Previous Name of Rule
N/A

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.21

EntryProfile.QUALENT3 = X06 (Not known) for more than 3% of instances in the HE standard registration population where Instance.COMDATE later than Y1-07-31 and (Course.COURSEAIM begins D, E, L, M (excluding M22, M26, M28) or EntryProfile.UCASAPPID is null).
ExceptionWarningAdded
Plain English
Highest qualification on entry is not known for a higher than expected number of first year students studying at postgraduate level or are undergraduates not entering through UCAS.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
Rule added to replace the monitoring of unknown values in checkdoc.
Previous Name of Rule
N/A

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.7

More than 5% of instances at a provider in England where Instance.FUNDCODE = 1 and (Instance.MODE = 01, 23 or 24) and where exists in the in-coming data EntryProfile.QUALENT3 = X06.
ExceptionErrorCarried Forward
Plain English
A higher proportion than expected of full-time or sandwich students who are fundable by the funding council have an unknown highest qualification prior to starting their course.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.7

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.8

Where the provider is in England, more than 10% of instances where (Course.COURSEAIM begins H, I, J or C or is M22, M26 or M28) and (Instance.MODE in (01, 02, 23, 24, 25) and Instance.COMDATE > Y1-07-31 and EntryProfile.DOMICILE in (XK, XF, XI, XH, XG) have EntryProfile.QUALENT3 = P80 and no QualificationsOnEntry data.
ExceptionErrorAmended
Plain English
A much higher than expected proportion of first year, undergraduate, UK domiciled, full-time or sandwich students whose highest qualification prior to starting their course is other qualification at level 3, have no qualifications on entry data returned.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
Rule updated to only apply to full-time and sandwich students in line with the coverage of QualificationsOnEntry data in the manual.
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.8

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.9

Where the provider is in England, more than 5% of instances where (Course.COURSEAIM begins H, I, J or C or is M22, M26 or M28) and (Instance.MODE in (01, 02, 23, 24, 25) and Instance.COMDATE > Y1-07-31 and EntryProfile.DOMICILE in (XK, XF, XI, XH, XG) have EntryProfile.QUALENT3 = P80 and no QualificationsOnEntry data.
ExceptionWarningAmended
Plain English
A higher than expected proportion of first year, undergraduate, UK domiciled, full-time or sandwich students whose highest qualification prior to starting their course is other qualification at level 3, have no qualifications on entry data returned.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
Rule updated to only apply to full-time and sandwich students in line with the coverage of QualificationsOnEntry data in the manual.
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.9

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.18

Where a year-on-year link has been made to the Continuity Register, when EntryProfile.QUALENT3 (using XQUALENT01) where it exists, has changed from known to unknown value.
ContinuityErrorCarried Forward
Plain English
The student's highest qualification prior to starting their course has changed from a known value in a previous year to an unknown value in this year's return.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.18

QR.C15051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.19

Where a year-on-year link has been made to the Continuity Register, when EntryProfile.QUALENT3 (using XQUALENT01), where it exists, differs [exclude records identified in QR.Cyy051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.18 and unknown to known value].
ContinuityWarningCarried Forward
Plain English
It is not expected that a student's highest qualification prior to starting their course would differ from the value returned in a previous year's HESA return.
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
N/A
Previous Name of Rule
QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.19

QR.C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.2

EntryProfile.QUALENT3 must not exist where EntryProfile.QUALENT2 exists and corresponding Instance.COMDATE < 2010-08-01.
Business RuleErrorDeleted
Plain English
N/A
Further Guidance
N/A
Reason for Change
Rule deleted as EntryProfile.QUALENT2 has been deleted from the coding frame.
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C14051.EntryProfile.QUALENT3.Business Rule.2