Academic Registry

Course with Collaborative Specific Credit Approval Process

The process to be followed for all new courses with collaborative specific credit

Stage 1

The purpose of Stage 1 is to allow early strategic agreement of new course proposals and give institutional authority and agreement to entries in the Prospectus, the Web, and the UCAS Handbook (where such provision will be advertised as being subject to validation) and to assess the financial viability, business/reputation risk and general acceptability of the partner.

  • Course with Collaborative Specific Credit Approval Form 10 (Request for Stage 1 Approval) Download Word document

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Note: Once obtained, Stage 1 approval is valid for ONE YEAR - if a proposal is not fully validated in that time, it will need to be resubmitted as a new Stage 1 proposal.

Stage 2

The purpose of Stage 2 approval is to consider the proposed course structure, ensure consistency with University regulations and policies and to agree the requirements for Stage 3 approval events. Stage 2 approvals will not consider any changes in the information given at Stage 1 (e.g. change of title, change of mode, change of intake date etc), which must be submitted using the Request to Change/Withdraw a Proposed Course with Collaborative Specific Credit (Form 95) - see below.

  • Course with Collaborative Specific Credit Approval Form 20 (Submission for Stage 2 Approval) Download Word document

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Stage 3

The purpose of Stage 3 approval is to consider the totality of the curriculum including admissions and induction policies, teaching, learning and assessment strategies, arrangements for academic guidance, tutorial support and the development of skills as well as the specific syllabus content as set out in the programme specification and unit descriptions. The Partner Institution will also be considered in terms of their experience, quality assurance and control procedures, ability to meet University of Portsmouth regulations, administrative capacity, arrangements for academic guidance and learning support, arrangements for staff appointment, induction and development, and, if an international partner, their understanding of UK higher education practices and their capacity to address appropriately any differences from their own higher education practices and their capacity to provide language support where necessary. The purpose of the Approval Committee Report is to provide a formal record of the approval process that allows Quality Assurance Committee to verify that the approval process has been followed in accordance with published University procedures.

  • Course with Collaborative Specific Credit Approval Form 30 (Approval Committee Document Checklist) Download Word document
  • Course with Collaborative Specific Credit Approval Form 31 (Approval Committee Membership) Download Word document
  • Course with Collaborative Specific Credit Approval Form 32 (Approval Committee Report) Download Word document

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Stage 4

The purpose of Stage 4 is to confirm the completion of the approval process and that the course documentation is of an appropriate standard necessary to the operation of the course and to the quality assurance processes of the University.

  • Course with Collaborative Specific Credit Approval Form 40 (Completion of Approval Process) Download Word document

Changes and Withdrawals

The purpose of changes to and withdrawals of proposed courses with collaborative specific credit is to provide detailed information about the request, to assist in determining whether the request should be approved, to ensure that appropriate measures are in place for those who may be affected by the request and to allow an audit trail to be maintained.

  • Course with Collaborative Specific Credit Approval Form 95 (Request to Change/Withdraw a Proposed Course) Download Word document