Studying for credits and Certificates and Diplomas of Higher Education
Studying towards credits
All credit-bearing short courses are placed at a specific University level and SCQF level. The level of the course indicates its overall intellectual demands within the framework of awards offered by Scottish universities. Most credit-bearing short courses are at University level 1, i.e. their level is equivalent to that of a first-year undergraduate course at the University of Glasgow. Because the Scottish Credit & Qualifications Framework (SCQF) starts with school- level qualifications, University level 1 equates to SCQF level 7.
The credit rating of your course is related to the notional student effort required by an average student to successfully meet the intended learning outcomes, including attendance at lectures/seminars, reading and reflection, preparation and completion of assessed tasks, visits and field trips. For every 100 hours of student effort, ten credits are allocated to the credit rating of the course. So, for example, The Psychology of Addictions is a 20- credit course, indicating that an ‘average’ student would spend about 200 hours altogether on all academic activities associated with the course.
Certificate and Diploma in Higher Education
Some students may wish to work towards a Certificate or Diploma in Higher Education (CertHE or DipHE). Students who are on track to attain sufficient credits for an award during AY 2022-23 should contact the Lifelong Learning Quality Officer, Dr Janice Ross (Janice.r.ross@glasgow.ac.uk ) early in the relevant teaching block, to indicate that they want to receive their award, subject to meeting the requirements of the relevant programme for the Certificate or Diploma. Students’ awards will be formally approved by the Lifelong Learning Board of Examiners (which meets 3-4 times per year).
We offer programmes of study leading to the following University awards:
Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education
CertHE (Art History)
Cert HE in Egyptology (Language)
CertHE in Egyptology (Material Culture)
DipHE in Egyptology
CertHE (History)
CertHE in Psychology
CertHE/DipHE (Creative Writing)
Further Information on the Certificates and Diplomas available through Lifelong Learning can be found here University of Glasgow - MyGlasgow - Senate Office - Programme specification search - Search Results
In order to gain a Certificate, students need 120 credits at level 1 (or above) and they must achieve a minimum grade point average (GPA of 9) and meet the specific Certificate criteria. In order to gain a Diploma, students need 240 credits, 160 credits at level 1 and 80 at level 2 (or above) and they must achieve a minimum grade point average (GPA of 9) and meet the specific Diploma criteria. The awards may be awarded with Merit (GPA between 12 and 14.9) or Distinction (GPA of 15 or higher). Full details on this can be found in the University Regulations
Transfer of credit
Students are normally able to transfer credit from other institutions to use towards a Certificate and Diploma of Higher Education. The proposed credit transfer must be at an appropriate level, be no more than five years old (normally) and cannot have been used towards any other final award. Conversely, students may find that they can transfer credit towards another University of Glasgow award, or award from another institution. Information on Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) can be found at:- http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/senateoffice/policies/regulationsandguidelines/ Initial enquiries should be e-mailed to lifelonglearning@glasgow.ac.uk
Using credits for entry to undergraduate study at University of Glasgow
We appreciate that a few students may be planning to use credit-bearing courses to apply via UCAS for undergraduate entry.
Such students should contact the Access & Skills Coordinator, Clare Brown so they can be given support to complete their UCAS application. These students may require a reference from their tutors for UCAS purposes. Further details and guidance on UCAS applications is available on the Moodle page ‘Credit courses students’ common room’ http://moodle2.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=9953
Entry requirements can vary depending on agreements with Admissions but in some cases 40 credits in certain subjects at grade A may be accepted for entry. This is subject to annual agreement with Admissions.
Student cards
Students undertaking courses for credit will be entitled to a student card. These will be posted to the address provided when registering. Students who are fully registered four weeks before the start date of their course will have their card posted to their home address in time for the course starting. If you enrol closer to the start date, please allow around 3 weeks for your card to be produced and posted to you.
*Please note – it is not essential to have a physical card to access IT systems and Moodle. Prior to the start date of your course, you will receive an email with your GUID number which will allow you to access relevant University IT systems such as Moodle.