Key Facts

This process can be completed quickly and signed off by your Faculty AP(E)L Adviser. Admissions Tutor training is available via the Admission Unit and is very helpful in explaining how to deal with both basic and more complex cases. This webpage has all the forms and further information.

If you are considering the admission with credit of a prospective student please ensure that the Faculty AP(E)L Adviser is aware and that you provide all the evidence required to approve the application so the student can receive a quick answer.

If the student is an overseas applicant certification must be verified – the International Admissions Officer will do the necessary checks.

If you want to check on progress with a claim go to the J drive and view the CAL chart:

J:\Services\Academic Office\Public\Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)\004 CENTRAL APPROVALS LIST (CAL)

Further information is also available from the Quality Assurance Agency via their booklet entitled 'Academic Credit in Higher Education in England - An Introduction' published in 2009.  This publication is available to download from the QAA's website at: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/standardsandquality/credit/leaflet.pdf 

Flowcharts

Please access the below links for useful APL flowcharts:

APEL Flowchart

APCL Flowchart (via approved tariff - processed by Admissions Office)

APCL Flowchart (via approved tariff - processed by Faculty)

APCL Flowchart (individual applications)

APL Flowchart (overview by claim type)

Terminology

The terminology of Admission with Credit is in line with terminology used nationally.

Admission using prior learning is known under the umbrella term ‘Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)’, Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning is known as (APCL) and Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning as (APEL). A guide to new and old terminology can be found here: Updated Terminology Guide.

 

Internal Applications

Internal applications from HNC to HND to Degree or from Foundation Degree to Degree are dealt with via Admissions in a very straightforward process. Contact Linda Norris via Linda.Norris@anglia.ac.uk.

 

Pathway Tariffs

Pathway tariffs remove the need to send in individual applications for Accreditation of Prior Learning and can be approved directly by your Faculty AP(E)L Adviser. Contact Sue Frost via sue.frost@anglia.ac.uk for further details.

Notes of Guidance - Pathway Tariffs

Pathway Tariff Application Form

Pathway Tariff Mapping Table Template

Operational Checklist for Admissions Dept

 

Approval of APL Applications by Faculty AP(E)L Advisers

Approval by AP(E)L Advisers will enable a swift response to applicants wishing to enter with prior certificated learning (APCL). Experiential learning (APEL) and encapsulated learning approvals will continue to be considered by the APL Sub-panel.

Notes of Guidance - APL

All the forms for APCL and APEL applications can be found here.

A list of the Faculty APEL Advisers can be found here.

For a list of Accreditation of Prior Learning Sub-panel meeting dates, please click below:

Accreditation of Prior Learning Sub-panel Meeting Dates

 

Completion Deadline for Individual APL Applications

Individual applications for APL (whether APCL or APEL) must be submitted and completed by the Friday of the second teaching week of the relevant semester or trimester, as appropriate.

 

Senate Code of Practice for Admissions

The Senate Code of Practice for Admissions and the accompanying procedural document can be found here:

http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/academic/qad/sen_codes_practice/senate.phtml

 

Memberships

A copy of the membership list for the APL Sub-panel can be found here.

A copy of the membership list for the External Accreditation Sub-panel can be found here.

 

External Accreditation/Faculty Short Course Accreditation

The legal agreement concerning the Accreditation Services at our University can be located from the Office of the Secretary and Clerk website.

Additional information can be found below:

Notes of Guidance - External Accreditation Sub-panel

Proposal for Accreditation

QA Checklist

Template Advisors Report

Guidance Notes for completing Advisors Report

Procedures for Annual Monitoring of Externally Accredited Schemes

Annual Monitoring by Faculty Board/Renewal/Minor Amendment Processes

Proposal for Renewal or Minor Amendment

Accredited Faculty Short Courses

 

For a list of External Accreditation Sub-panel meeting dates, please click below:

External Accreditation Sub-panel Meeting Schedule

 

Anglia Learning Partners (ALP)

Anglia Ruskin has developed a new scheme to acknowledge quality in companies entitled "Anglia Learning Partner" (ALP) status as a recognition that can be awarded to partners with whom successful, approved learning links have developed. More information surrounding ALP's will be published shortly.

 

Office of the Secretary and Clerk

The legal agreement can now be found on the Office of the Secretary and Clerk website.

 

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