Starting a module earlier than the start date provided by OU.

Hi all,

I have a total of 180 CATS in Criminology from when I was studying for a Criminology degree around 10 years ago which I never finished. I have applied for a credit transfer to see if OU will be happy to accept the full 180 CATS which would be transferred to exactly the same degree I'd be studying with OU. This means that ideally I'd be starting with OU halfway through my second year with only 60 credits required to complete the second year.

Assuming this is the case, the module I'd be starting on according to the course details starts in October.

Does anyone know if OU are flexible enough to have students start earlier than the date available? If it's all online I was hoping there may be some wiggle room if I wanted a start date in April instead of October as a 10 month wait for me due to personal commitments is quite long.

Edit: Perhaps they'd be able to add me into the second half of the second year that started in October 2021, meaning I'd perhaps be able to start the third year October 2022? Are they flexible in this regard?

Thanks

There's a cut off for credit transfer with the OU - which I think is 8 years, so unfortunately you might find you need to re-do the whole thing.

It's worth asking, but be prepared for them not letting you count the credits to a qualification with them.