Changing from full time to part time study

I am a mature student who has just completed my second year of a 3 year full time degree. I am currently eligible for both a tuition fee loan and also maintenance loan. I need to split the final year of my degree over two years due to health issues, which will entail doing 60 CATS at level 6 in 2023/2024, and then 60 CATS at level 6 in 2024/2025. The university have said they will fully support me and transfer me to the part time degree course. How will this work from a student finance perspective? Do I need to submit a fresh application as a part time student? Will there be delays in processing this?Also, will I still receive some maintenance loan or will I no longer be eligible due to my part time status? I need to understand if I will lose all of my maintenance loan before I make my final decision.

Hi Suzie,

Can you confirm if the university are considering you to be a full time student on a part time basis? Can you confirm the full name of the course and university please?

Thanks, Clare

Hi Claire,

No,the university have said they will transfer me to the part time course. It is a social studies degree that you can either do full time or part time. I am currently on the full time course. So long as I get some form of funding that is fine.