Using OU Credits To Get Into Uni - November Results

Yeah I've contacted a few unis and most of them need 60 or 120 credits. I only have 30 finished credits. My only other qualifications are GCSEs and AS Levels from about 10 years ago.

Considering applying for a foundation year but not sure if I'd be entitled to funding after doing a year at OU.

Thanks very much for the info guys. Im actually kinda leaning towards just doing a foundation year if I can get on one. So if I were to withdraw from my degree now with just 30 finished credits and 90 unfinished i wouldnt lose any entitlenent to SF? I could get funding for a foundation year and full 3 year degree? What if I did foundation year then 4 year degree like a degree with a placement year?

Just remember that if you gain any qualification at the OU, even a Cert of HE, then it will affect your funding at a brick uni. If you're self-financing, then no issue. Of course, if you study 120 credits at Level 1 and get the Cert of HE, as long as you only studied it over 1 year, then you can use that year of study as your gift year. It's calculated as: duration of degree + gift year - previous years of study. If you don't gain a qualification, then you will be eligible for full funding. Moving from part-time to full-time is really messed up. Luckily it has loopholes. But it really needs updating as it's catching people out. It's sad as a person who studies 120 credits part-time over 1 year only gets 1 year taken off, but a person who studies the exact same modules over 2 years, so 60 credits a year, gets 2 years of previous study taken off. It's a really sad state of affairs