Student 2021/22 - Credit value of module
Student 2021/22Fields required from institutions in All fieldsCredit value of module | return to field list |
Type | field |
Short name | CRDTPTS |
Description |
This field indicates the number of credit points a student gains on successful completion of the module. |
Applicable to | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales |
Coverage | All modules |
Notes |
Providers in England and Northern Ireland may use code 999 as a default for all programmes of study, and it is suggested that this default is used for schemes coded 7 or 8 in Module.CRDTSCM. Providers in Wales cannot use code 999. Fractional credit points should be rounded to the nearest whole number. The length of this field is 3 characters, however the move to XML enables data to be returned with or without leading zeros, e.g. 003 or 3. |
Quality rules |
Quality rules to follow
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Reason required | To identify and monitor the use of credit transfer schemes and to monitor the actual flow of credits; and to determine the number of credits to count for funding purposes. |
Part of | |
Field length | 3 |
Minimum occurrences | 1 |
Maximum occurrences | 1 |
Schema components |
Element: CRDTPTS |
Related fields | |
Owner | HESA |
Version | 1.0 |
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