Student finance entitlement if already used 2 years worth

Hi all,
I went to university a few years ago and finished first year but dropped out just before semester 2 of the second year as I ended up hating the course/uni experience in general.
I'm now wanting to start again doing a different course and have been accepted for university this academic year 25/26.
SFE states that although I only did 1 semester in second year previously, it still counts as a full year so my entitlement.
My new course is 3 years long full time with an optional placement year.
Given that my entitlement is 3 + 1 - 2 = 2 years only, can I switch my course to the 4 year course with placement year and tell SFE I'm going to self fund the placement year? Which should only be around £1900 and much more manageable than the full £9535.
Effectively making my entitlement 4 + 1 - 2 = 3 years with the 3rd year (placement year) self funded?
Thanks,