Award Transferred University of South Total Additional Restrictions credit / Wales taught credit credits Experiential (minimum) required credit for award (maximum) CertHE 60 60 at level 4 120 CertHE is not graded when given as an exit award DipHE 120 120 with a 240 DipHE is not graded when given as an exit minimum of 100 at award level 5 Bachelors 240 60 at level 6 300 Use as an exit award for bachelors degree with degree honours only, not graded Bachelors 240 120 with a 360 Students with at least 60 level 5 and 120 level 6 degree with minimum of 100 at University of South Wales credits obtained on honours level 6 the honours degree will be classified according to the standard regulations otherwise classification is based only on the 120 University of South Wales credits BMus 300 180 at level 6 480 Students with at least 90 level 5 and 180 level 6 (RWCMD University of South Wales credits obtained on only) the honours degree will be classified according to the standard BMus regulations otherwise classification is based only on the 180 University of South Wales credits HNC 60 60 at level 4 120 HND 120 120 with a 240 minimum of 100 at level 5 Foundation 120 120 with a 240 Degree minimum of 100 at level 5 PcET 60 60 5 120 Integrated 240 240 with a 480 masters minimum of 100 at level 6 and 120 at level 7 PgCert 20 40 at level 7 60 60 60 at level 7 120 Masters 120 60 at level 7 180 Taught 180 360 540 doctoral awards
Award Transferred credit / Experiential credit (maximum) University of South Wales taught credit (minimum) Total credits required for award Additional Restrictions CertHE 60 60 at level 4 120 CertHE is not graded when given as an exit award DipHE 120 120 with a minimum of 100 at level 5 240 DipHE is not graded when given as an exit award Bachelors degree 240 60 at level 6 300 Use as an exit award for bachelors degree with honours only, not graded Bachelors degree with honours 240 120 with a minimum of 100 at level 6 360 Students with at least 60 level 5 and 120 level 6 University of South Wales credits obtained on the honours degree will be classified according to the standard regulations otherwise classification is based only on the 120 University of South Wales credits BMus (RWCMD only) 300 180 at level 6 480 Students with at least 90 level 5 and 180 level 6 University of South Wales credits obtained on the honours degree will be classified according to the standard BMus regulations otherwise classification is based only on the 180 University of South Wales credits HNC 60 60 at level 4 120 HND 120 120 with a minimum of 100 at level 5 240 Foundation Degree 120 120 with a minimum of 100 at level 5 240 PcET 60 60 5 120 Integrated masters 240 240 with a minimum of 100 at level 6 and 120 at level 7 480 PgCert 20 40 at level 7 60 60 60 at level 7 120 Masters 120 60 at level 7 180 Taught doctoral awards 180 360 540
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