Student 2021/22 - Credits points counted towards study
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Type | field |
Short name | CRDPTSTU |
Description |
This field indicates the number of previously awarded credit points being used towards the student's current study. |
Applicable to | England |
Coverage | All EntryProfile entities at providers in England where applicable. |
Notes |
Where a student uses previously awarded credit points or APEL towards their current study, this field records the number of credits. This is used in combination with EntryProfile.CRDSCM which records the relevant credit scheme and EntryProfile.APELCRD which is returned where the credits are the result of APEL. Providers should not return credits that are recorded as part of an awarded qualification in EntryProfile.QUALENT3. This credit could have been awarded by the reporting provider as part of a previous Instance. If the student is using previous credit to count towards their current Instance, this should be recorded. Where the student has a previous formal award, rather than credits, this would not be recorded in this field. For example, if a student completed a foundation degree at provider A before moving to provider B to complete a top-up, the credits for the foundation degree would not be recorded in this field. If the foundation degree was the student’s highest qualification this would be recorded in EntryProfile.QUALENT3. Where a student enters with a full qualification but is only let off part of the equivalent amount of their new course then the provider would still need to only return the QUALENT3 and not the credit information. For example, a student signing up for a three year degree enters with a CertHE but the provider will only count 30 of the 120 credits of the CertHE towards the degree. Fractional credit points should be rounded to the nearest whole number. Examples
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Quality rules |
Quality rules to follow
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Reason required | Being able to see where students are being allowed to transfer in credit previously achieved or use APEL to offset parts of their course will help the OfS understand where this type of activity happens and to ensure that choice and competition within the market drive innovation, diversity and improvement. |
Part of | |
Field length | 3 |
Minimum occurrences | 0 |
Maximum occurrences | 1 |
Schema components |
Element: CRDPTSTU
Data type: CRDPTSTUType |
Related fields | |
Owner | HESA |
Version | 1.2 |
Date modified | 2022-05-05 |
Change management notes | Guidance updated to clarify that providers should not return credits that are recorded as part of an awarded qualification in EntryProfile.QUALENT3. |
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