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Full-time elq exception

Hi,

I have a university degree but I would like to study psychology full time. I would need full tuition loans and full maintenance loans. Is that possible? If not, what else can I do if I want to study full time? Thank you!
Edit: I have used 4 years of SFE loans for my degree
(edited 1 year ago)
Psychology isn’t an exempt course for full time study.
Original post by Daphne26

If not, what else can I do if I want to study full time?


(The document I got this from was last updated Jan 2022)

Full-time exception courses:

graduate entry medicine and dentistry
postgraduate pre-registration healthcare
subjects allied to medicine
initial teacher training
architecture

'subjects allied to medicine' tend to be the Allied Health Professions:

Chiropody
Dental hygiene (Honours degree, diploma or foundation degree)
Dental therapy (Honours degree, diploma or foundation degree)
Dental hygiene and dental therapy (Joint or dual honours)
Dietetics
Dietetics and nutrition
Midwifery (Degree Level)
Nursing (Degree Level)
Nursing and social work (Dual honours)
Occupational therapy
Operating department practice (Degree or diploma level)
Orthoptics
Physiotherapy
Podiatry
Prosthetics and Orthotics
Radiography
Radiotherapy
Speech and language therapy

And for part-time study:

Medicine and Dentistry
Subjects allied to medicine
Biological and Sport Science
Psychology
Veterinary Sciences
Agriculture, food and related sciences
Physical Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Engineering and Technology
Computing
Geography, Earth and Environmental Studies
(Note that ELQ exemptions just means that you can be considered for funding, previous study rules still apply for most of these courses meaning that 4 years previous study would make you ineligible for a tuition fee loan for the duration of a new degree).

Subjects allied to medicine and ITT courses are also exempt from previous study rules.

Previous study rules for part time courses are FAR more generous and you would be fine to get tuition fee loans for an exempt part time degree with 4 years previous study
Reply 4
How about Optometry, is that an ELQ and exempt from full time previous study? Specifically: Course code: LMMOPTM Title: Master of Optometry UCAS Code: B510
(edited 9 months ago)
Original post by mrcar88
How about Optometry, is that an ELQ and exempt from full time previous study? Specifically: Course code: LMMOPTM Title: Master of Optometry UCAS Code: B510


If you post on the Ask SFE forum, your questions will be answered during normal office hours by an official SFE/SLC rep. They will be able to check if the course is listed in the database as an exception.

https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=910
Alternatively you can also ask a course provider. They give SLC the information on their courses so know the codes and details for exemptions
Reply 7
How about Biomedical engineering, where do this fit in?
Reply 8
Original post by normaw
(The document I got this from was last updated Jan 2022)
Full-time exception courses:
graduate entry medicine and dentistry
postgraduate pre-registration healthcare
subjects allied to medicine
initial teacher training
architecture
'subjects allied to medicine' tend to be the Allied Health Professions:
Chiropody
Dental hygiene (Honours degree, diploma or foundation degree)
Dental therapy (Honours degree, diploma or foundation degree)
Dental hygiene and dental therapy (Joint or dual honours)
Dietetics
Dietetics and nutrition
Midwifery (Degree Level)
Nursing (Degree Level)
Nursing and social work (Dual honours)
Occupational therapy
Operating department practice (Degree or diploma level)
Orthoptics
Physiotherapy
Podiatry
Prosthetics and Orthotics
Radiography
Radiotherapy
Speech and language therapy
And for part-time study:
Medicine and Dentistry
Subjects allied to medicine
Biological and Sport Science
Psychology
Veterinary Sciences
Agriculture, food and related sciences
Physical Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Engineering and Technology
Computing
Geography, Earth and Environmental Studies
Can you provide a link to the document, please?
Original post by mrcar88
How about Biomedical engineering, where do this fit in?


Exempt for part time study but not full time
Reply 11
Is art therapy not an allied health course?
Original post by mrcar88
Is art therapy not an allied health course?

It’s not exempt
Reply 13
Original post by normaw
(The document I got this from was last updated Jan 2022)
Full-time exception courses:
graduate entry medicine and dentistry
postgraduate pre-registration healthcare
subjects allied to medicine
initial teacher training
architecture
'subjects allied to medicine' tend to be the Allied Health Professions:
Chiropody
Dental hygiene (Honours degree, diploma or foundation degree)
Dental therapy (Honours degree, diploma or foundation degree)
Dental hygiene and dental therapy (Joint or dual honours)
Dietetics
Dietetics and nutrition
Midwifery (Degree Level)
Nursing (Degree Level)
Nursing and social work (Dual honours)
Occupational therapy
Operating department practice (Degree or diploma level)
Orthoptics
Physiotherapy
Podiatry
Prosthetics and Orthotics
Radiography
Radiotherapy
Speech and language therapy
And for part-time study:
Medicine and Dentistry
Subjects allied to medicine
Biological and Sport Science
Psychology
Veterinary Sciences
Agriculture, food and related sciences
Physical Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Engineering and Technology
Computing
Geography, Earth and Environmental Studies

I was originally told that I would get full funding for my course which is Integrated practice learning disability nursing and social work, I’ve applied but have been told I can’t get tuition because of previous loans I’ve had, I’m starting in 2024 at university of Salford.
Original post by Bipsy
I was originally told that I would get full funding for my course which is Integrated practice learning disability nursing and social work, I’ve applied but have been told I can’t get tuition because of previous loans I’ve had, I’m starting in 2024 at university of Salford.


You need to speak to Salford and ask if it qualifies as an exemption course and if it has been registered as such on the SFE database.
Original post by Bipsy
I was originally told that I would get full funding for my course which is Integrated practice learning disability nursing and social work, I’ve applied but have been told I can’t get tuition because of previous loans I’ve had, I’m starting in 2024 at university of Salford.

Hello @Bipsy ,

Firstly I want to say congratulations on your offer to the University of Salford, we are all very excited for you.

For your query, what I would recommend doing is getting in contact with our course enquiries team. To answer your question accurately we'd need more specific and sometimes personal information so that would be best to do via email or over the phone (whichever best suits you).

To email our course enquiries teams it would be [email protected] - they take up to five days to respond to any email.

You can also give them a call on 0161 295 4545 between the hours of 10am and 4pm, Monday - Friday.

I hope this does help.
Matt ~ Uni of Salford Rep
Reply 16
Original post by University of Salford
Hello @Bipsy ,
Firstly I want to say congratulations on your offer to the University of Salford, we are all very excited for you.
For your query, what I would recommend doing is getting in contact with our course enquiries team. To answer your question accurately we'd need more specific and sometimes personal information so that would be best to do via email or over the phone (whichever best suits you).
To email our course enquiries teams it would be [email protected] - they take up to five days to respond to any email.
You can also give them a call on 0161 295 4545 between the hours of 10am and 4pm, Monday - Friday.
I hope this does help.
Matt ~ Uni of Salford Rep

Student finance have approved tuition fees as well as maintenance loans, very happy.

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