HESA Student Record 2009/10 - Level of credit points
HESA Student Record 2009/10All fieldsLevel of credit points | return to field list | valid entries |
| Short name | LEVLPTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
This is used to record the level of the credit points given in Module.CRDTPTS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Applicable to | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coverage | All modules where Module.CRDTPTS does not equal 999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Base data type | LEVLPTSCodeType | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Field length | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Minimum occurrences | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum occurrences | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reason required |
To identify and monitor the use of credit transfer schemes and to monitor the actual flow of credits. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
If the points relate to more than one level, please enter the code for the level which accounts for the largest number of points (or if they are equal, enter the code for the higher level). Codes D and E can only be used by institutions in Scotland. For institutions in Scotland, graduate diplomas or certificates should be coded either 3 HE Honours or E Ordinary Degrees depending on the SCQF level of provision for the course. For institutions in Wales, please note that Codes A, B, C, 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 in this field correspond to the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW) credit levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 respectively. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | HESA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Version | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date modified | 2010-02-15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change management notes | Updated guidance notes for Institution in Wales from: "For institutions in Wales, please note that Codes 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 in this field correspond to the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW) Higher Education Qualifications Framework (HEQF) qualification levels C, I, H, M, D, and that Codes A, B and C correspond to the CQFW National Qualifications Framework (NQF) qualification levels Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced." to: "For institutions in Wales, please note that Codes A, B, C, 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 in this field correspond to the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW) credit levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 respectively." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Element: LEVLPTS
Data type: LEVLPTSCodeContentType | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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