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| Version | New | Date of Academic Council | Amendment Reference | Detail of Amendment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012.1.0 | 2012.1.1 | Monday 25 June 2012 | Table 2 | Change to Credit Accumulation Structure of Doctoral Degree to 240 - 360 credits |
| 2012.1.1 | 2013.1.0 | Monday 24 June 2013 | Section 1 | Expanded description of awards |
| 2012.1.1 | 2013.1.0 | Monday 24 June 2013 | Tables 1 & 2 | Combined into Table 1 |
| 2012.1.1 | 2013.1.0 | Monday 24 June 2013 | Table 1 | Three new awards added |
| 2012.1.1 | 2013.1.0 | Monday 24 June 2013 | Section 2.5 | New paragraph added; other paragraphs renumbered accordingly |
| 2012.1.1 | 2013.1.0 | Monday 24 June 2013 | Table 3 | Renumbered to Table 2 includes module level indications for new awards |
| 2012.1.1 | 2013.1.0 | Monday 24 June 2013 | Table 4 | Renumbered to Table 3 includes module strength indicators for new awards |
| 2012.1.1 | 2013.1.0 | Monday 24 June 2013 | Other tables | All renumbered accordingly |
| 2012.1.1 | 2013.1.0 | Monday 24 June 2013 | Section 5 | Reference to registration periods for research degrees and link to Academic Regulations for Postgraduate Degrees by Research and Thesis |
| 2012.1.1 | 2013.1.0 | Monday 24 June 2013 | Footnote 5 | Removed as no longer relevant (time period expired) |
| 2012.1.1 | 2013.1.0 | Monday 24 June 2013 | Section 7.1 | Definition of Previous Year Contribution Added |
| 2013.1.0 | 2014.1.0 | Monday 30 June 2014 | Section 7.1.7 | Add definition of Resit Categories |
| 2014.1.1 | 2015.1 | Monday 22 June 2015 | Section 5, Section 6, Section 7 | Inclusion of regulatory information contained previously in FAQ document into Marks and Standards document |
| 2015.1.1 | 2016.1 | Wednesday 12 October 2016 | Page 2 | Introduction of table of contents |
| 2015.1.1 | 2016.1 | Wednesday 12 October 2016 | Page 6 | Addition of 1.2 Award Titles |
| 2016.1.1 | 2017.1 | Wednesday 7 June 2017 | Page 2 | Addition of more detailed table of contents, minor edits/corrections to ensure consistency with related documentation and minor changes to formatting |
| 2016.1.1 | 2017.1 | Wednesday 7 June 2017 | Section 1.1.4 | Deletion of 1.1.4 to allow entry points at Grad Certificate, Grad Diploma with follow-on Master's |
| 2017.1 | Wednesday 7 June 2017 | Table 1 | Correction of credits for Master's Degree (research) | |
| 2016.1.1 | 2017.1 | Wednesday 7 June 2017 | Section 1.2 | Amendments to award titles |
| 2016.1.1 | 2017.1 | Wednesday 7 June 2017 | Section 7.2.3.6 | Addition of regulation with respect to the continuous assessment/examination split for category 3 modules |
| 2016.1.1 | 2017.1 | Wednesday 7 June 2017 | Section 8.4.2 | Change to classification bands of taught Master's award. To be applied from 2017-2018. No retrospection may apply |
| 2016.1.1 | 2017.1 | Wednesday 7 June 2017 | Section 10 | Addition of section: Revocation of Awards or Credits |
| 2017.1 | 2018.1 | 18 June 2018 | Section 1.2.1 | Addition of award title to undergraduate list of titles |
| 2018.1 | 2019.1 | 17 June 2019 | Section 1.1.3 | Addition of "Higher Diploma" to Table 1 Award Credit Accumulation Structure |
| 2018.1 | 2019.1 | 17 June 2019 | Section 2.3.1 (minor amendment) | Joint Awards and progression, clarification |
| 2018.1 | 2019.1 | 17 June 2019 | Regulations pertaining to registration period 5.2.3, amendment to 5.2.2, addition of 5.2.4, 5.2.5 and renumbering of sections. Moving of part of 5.2.1 and part of 5.2.2 to 2.2.10 and 2.2.11. Addition of 6.3.6 | Legacy re-admission, accommodation of new regulations |
| 2018.1 | 2019.1 | 17 June 2019 | Addition of 6.2.3 | Regulations pertaining to module marks with respect to specifically approved online learning modules |
| 2018.1 | 2019.1 | 17 June 2019 | 6.3 and the addition of 6.3.2 and renumber of subsequent paragraphs | New module type |
| 2018.1 | 2019.1 | 17 June 2019 | Section 7.1.1 | Amendment of progression definition |
| 2018.1 | 2019.1 | 17 June 2019 | Sections 8.3 and 8.7 | Merging to repetitive sections, 8.3 and 8.7 and placing level 7 in correct sequence. Addition of classification of Higher Diploma |
| 2018.1 | 2019.1 | 17 June 2019 | Item 9 | Addition to the Glossary |
| 2019.1 | 2019.2 | 12 March 2020 | Addition of paragraph, page 4 | Force majeure event |
| 2019.2 | 2020.1 | 3 June 2020 | Minor amendments to formatting and web page addresses | |
| 2020.1 | 2021.1 | 2 June 2021 | Sections 8.3.1 and 8.5.1 | Insertion of "third class honours" to replace "pass" |
| 2020.1 | 2021.1 | 2 June 2021 | Table 5 | Change to classification of Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma awards at level 7 and level 8 |
| 2020.1 | 2021.1 | 2 June 2021 | Table 7 | Change to classification of Certificate and Diploma at level 9 |
| 2021.1 | 2022.1 | 23 May 2022 | Table 1 | Re-classification of DCU Higher Diploma from Special Purpose Awards to Major Awards |
| 2021.1 | 2022.1 | 23 May 2022 | Table 1 | Reduction of minimum credits for the professional certificate at level 9 from 20 to 10 credits |
| 2021.1 | 2022.1 | 23 May 2022 | Section 2.2.3 and 7.2.1.2 | Amendments to accommodate the new academic calendar |
| 2021.1 | 2022.1 | 23 May 2022 | Section 7.2.1.6 and 7.2.1.7 | Clarification on carry forward |
| 2021.1 | 2022.1 | 23 May 2022 | Section 3 and Section 8 | Introduction of a new section on micro-credential modules (definition, credits, etc) and relocation of the stand-alone module section, to Section 3 (from Section 8) |
| 2021.1 | 2022.1 | 23 May 2022 | Section 3 and Section 6 | Other changes to "module" sections to accommodate micro-credential modules and DCU futures |
| 2021.1 | 2022.1 | 23 May 2022 | Related amendments to Glossary | |
| 2021.1 | 2022.1 | 23 May 2022 | Minor edits and renumbering, table of contents, etc. | |
| 2022.1 | 2022.2 | 5 October 2022 | Section 6.3.6 | Amendment to consideration of extenuating circumstances |
| 2022.2 | 2023.1 | 6 June 2023 | Section 2.2.2 | Amendment to how teaching and learning activities, proposed to take place outside of the formal academic calendar, are approved |
| 2022.2 | 2023.1 | 6 June 2023 | Section 4.2.3 | Insertion of relevant web link to Review and Approval of Results for Taught Programmes |
| 2022.2 | 2023.1 | 6 June 2023 | Section 5.2.5 | 'Leave of absence' amended to 'suspension of study' |
| 2022.2 | 2023.1 | 6 June 2023 | Section 7.1.1 | Clarification on progression |
| 2022.2 | 2023.1 | 6 June 2023 | 7.2.3.4 | Clarification that this paragraph relates to category 1 modules |
| 2022.2 | 2023.1 | 6 June 2023 | 7.2.3.5 | Clarification that this paragraph relates to category 2 and category 3 modules |
| 2022.2 | 2023.1 | 6 June 2023 | 7.2.3.6 | Footnote added with respect to the use of 'both' in the definition |
| 2022.2 | 2023.1 | 6 June 2023 | Glossary term 17 | Related to the change from 'leave of absence' to 'suspension of study' |
| 2022.2 | 2023.1 | 6 June 2023 | Minor amendments, formatting and numbering of the document |