Funding for second course
If want to study a second course (particularly a 1 year course), would I receive any funding?
What would I get if I only complete 2 years of a 3 year degree, and then want to study different 1 year course?
Calculation of length of course + 1 year, -length of previous study is 1+1=2, 2-2=0
So would I get no funding?
Same goes for if I completed a 2 year degree/diploma, and then wanted to take a 1 year course. 1+1=2, 2-2=0
This doesn’t make sense to me, because if I completed a 2 year course, or didn’t finish a 3 year degree course, and then wanted to study a new 2 year course, I’d be entitled to 1 year of funding. It seems if I want to do more years of studying, I would get access to more funding, but if I only wanted to do another year (taking out a smaller loan) I’d get nothing?
What would I get if I only complete 2 years of a 3 year degree, and then want to study different 1 year course?
Calculation of length of course + 1 year, -length of previous study is 1+1=2, 2-2=0
So would I get no funding?
Same goes for if I completed a 2 year degree/diploma, and then wanted to take a 1 year course. 1+1=2, 2-2=0
This doesn’t make sense to me, because if I completed a 2 year course, or didn’t finish a 3 year degree course, and then wanted to study a new 2 year course, I’d be entitled to 1 year of funding. It seems if I want to do more years of studying, I would get access to more funding, but if I only wanted to do another year (taking out a smaller loan) I’d get nothing?
Reply 1
Hi Amy.h97,
The previous study calculation is dependent on what course you are looking to do. The calculations you have provided aren't quite correct, it is usually the course length +1 year- minus previous study years when you are taking another full time degree on however, if it is a 1 year course it is usually a top up course which is a different calculation or a stand alone masters.
Can you clarify what the new course is please?
Thanks, Clare
The previous study calculation is dependent on what course you are looking to do. The calculations you have provided aren't quite correct, it is usually the course length +1 year- minus previous study years when you are taking another full time degree on however, if it is a 1 year course it is usually a top up course which is a different calculation or a stand alone masters.
Can you clarify what the new course is please?
Thanks, Clare
Reply 2
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Can I get student funding if I complete a 1 year CertHE course, and then want to take a new BA Hons course (different course, different uni)?
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If I’ve already used up my ‘gift year’, could I get this back for Compelling Personal Reasons?
So if I took a new course, could I get funding and my gift year, but not have to minus any years of previous study (can it be ‘revoked’ for compelling personal reasons).
So if I took a new course, could I get funding and my gift year, but not have to minus any years of previous study (can it be ‘revoked’ for compelling personal reasons).
Reply 4
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by Amy.h97Can I get student funding if I complete a 1 year CertHE course, and then want to take a new BA Hons course (different course, different uni)?
Yes
But the certhe will count as your “gift year” of funding. So if you needed to repeat a year or restart the BA at any point then you wouldn’t get a tuition fee loan for the repeat/restart years.
Taking a certhe like this is normally a bad idea. Is there a specific reason that you’re considering this option?
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How does a gift year work? Does it only apply if you resit a year? It can it be used towards a new course?
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by SFE ClareHi Amy.h97,
The previous study calculation is dependent on what course you are looking to do. The calculations you have provided aren't quite correct, it is usually the course length +1 year- minus previous study years when you are taking another full time degree on however, if it is a 1 year course it is usually a top up course which is a different calculation or a stand alone masters.
Can you clarify what the new course is please?
Thanks, Clare
The previous study calculation is dependent on what course you are looking to do. The calculations you have provided aren't quite correct, it is usually the course length +1 year- minus previous study years when you are taking another full time degree on however, if it is a 1 year course it is usually a top up course which is a different calculation or a stand alone masters.
Can you clarify what the new course is please?
Thanks, Clare
Hi, what I’d this don’t a top up course?
My calculations are based on if I took a course, and then wanted to take another separate course. What funding would I get?
E.g. if I did only one year of a two year course, and then wanted to take a separate 3 year course, how would that look?
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by PQYes
But the certhe will count as your “gift year” of funding. So if you needed to repeat a year or restart the BA at any point then you wouldn’t get a tuition fee loan for the repeat/restart years.
Taking a certhe like this is normally a bad idea. Is there a specific reason that you’re considering this option?
But the certhe will count as your “gift year” of funding. So if you needed to repeat a year or restart the BA at any point then you wouldn’t get a tuition fee loan for the repeat/restart years.
Taking a certhe like this is normally a bad idea. Is there a specific reason that you’re considering this option?
The reason is that I want to take a CertHe and then a BA Hons in a different subject. Is this a bad idea? Or would it just not be approved?
I also started a course a while back and dropped out after the first term, due to mental health reasons. Would I be able to get this ‘gift year’ back under compelling personal reasons, so that it wouldn’t count and I’d still be entitled to my 3 years plus 1 gift year?
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by Amy.h97The reason is that I want to take a CertHe and then a BA Hons in a different subject. Is this a bad idea? Or would it just not be approved?
I also started a course a while back and dropped out after the first term, due to mental health reasons. Would I be able to get this ‘gift year’ back under compelling personal reasons, so that it wouldn’t count and I’d still be entitled to my 3 years plus 1 gift year?
I also started a course a while back and dropped out after the first term, due to mental health reasons. Would I be able to get this ‘gift year’ back under compelling personal reasons, so that it wouldn’t count and I’d still be entitled to my 3 years plus 1 gift year?
Why do you want to take a certhe in one subject and then a BA in another?
That seems like a very silly choice to make in most situations, especially if you’ve already dropped out of a degree once.
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Here’s my situation.
I dropped out of first year on a course a few years back.
I now want to take a 2 year BA Hons course, but only complete the first year.
After that, I want to go on to do a 3 year BA Hons in a different subject.
What would I be eligible for funding wise?
Would I also be able to get back the year that I dropped out, due to compelling personal reasons? So that it doesn’t count against how many years I get when working out funding.
I dropped out of first year on a course a few years back.
I now want to take a 2 year BA Hons course, but only complete the first year.
After that, I want to go on to do a 3 year BA Hons in a different subject.
What would I be eligible for funding wise?
Would I also be able to get back the year that I dropped out, due to compelling personal reasons? So that it doesn’t count against how many years I get when working out funding.
Reply 10
Original post
by Amy.h97Here’s my situation.
I dropped out of first year on a course a few years back.
I now want to take a 2 year BA Hons course, but only complete the first year.
After that, I want to go on to do a 3 year BA Hons in a different subject.
What would I be eligible for funding wise?
Would I also be able to get back the year that I dropped out, due to compelling personal reasons? So that it doesn’t count against how many years I get when working out funding.
I dropped out of first year on a course a few years back.
I now want to take a 2 year BA Hons course, but only complete the first year.
After that, I want to go on to do a 3 year BA Hons in a different subject.
What would I be eligible for funding wise?
Would I also be able to get back the year that I dropped out, due to compelling personal reasons? So that it doesn’t count against how many years I get when working out funding.
Hi Amy. If you go into the 2 year course the calculation at that point with yourself having 1 year of previous study would be 2+1-1=2 so you would be approved for the funding for the 1 year that you required. Then afterwards, if you changed to a 3 year course from the beginning the calculation would be 3+1-2=2. This means we would then only fund years 2 and 3 of the 3 year course. Unless you can provide a letter and evidence around why dropping out of your first course was outside of your control, you would need to self fund year 1 of the 3 year course. Thanks, David
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