This policy relates to the principles of Independent Learning Week (ILA), activities permitted during ILA and communications with students during ILA.…

File location:

Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Independent learning week

Published date:

1 February 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Guidance outlining the role of the Careers Link in Schools and Departments including purpose of the role, role responsibilities, desirable attributes for the role and the benefits for Schools and students.…

File location:

Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Careers link role descriptor

Published date:

31 January 2023

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Academic staff

Details the rules and regulations governing the assessment of postgraduate research students.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Assessment of PGRs

Published date:

27 January 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

PGR only

This policy relates to all proposals for new modules and new programmes.…

File location:

Academic policies > Curriculum > Module and programme approval

Published date:

17 January 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy details when a student may request discounted time, the process for submitting a request and the evidence required.…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Length of study for PGRs

Published date:

17 January 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

PGR only

This policy relates to the expectation that all students reside at a term address within a commutable distance. The policy excludes Distance Learning students.…

File location:

Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Location of studies

Published date:

17 January 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All students

This document provides guidance for students and Schools on for applying for discounted time to mitigate delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Length of study for PGRs

Published date:

17 January 2023

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

PGR only

This policy sets out the framework within which collaborative provision is developed and managed at St Andrews. This includes the principles of collaborative provision, the University's responsibilities and types of collaborative provision.…

File location:

Academic policies > Curriculum > Collaborative provision of UG and PG programmes

Published date:

17 January 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

UG and PGT students

The University Mental Health Strategy is to promote positive mental health and wellbeing and to support each other in the creation of a healthy, well informed and compassionate working environment in which students and staff can fulfil their…

File location:

Academic policies > Quality and standards

Published date:

6 January 2023

Document type:

Strategy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This document provides guidance to External Examiners, School/department staff and students on sharing External Examiner annual reports.…

File location:

Academic policies > Quality and standards > External examiners

Published date:

1 December 2022

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy relates to the responsibility of UG and PGT students to ensure their examination scripts are legible, and how Schools should proceed in instances where examination scripts are illegible.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Illegible exam scripts

Published date:

1 December 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy governs all University examinations and students are advised to read and understand these Rules before sitting examinations.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Examination rules

Published date:

25 November 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All students

This policy relates to serious concerns about a student’s health or behaviour which is impacting the student and/or others and which may indicate they require support to study.…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Fitness to study

Published date:

24 November 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All students

Senate regulations governing all postgraduate degrees.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > PG Senate regulations

Published date:

11 November 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

PGT and PGR students

This policy outlines and addresses the conditions and processes through which students can take Leave of Absence, re-engage with their studies following a period of temporary absence, or to cease attending the University through a process of…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Leave of absence, re-engagement and withdrawal

Published date:

31 October 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All students

This policy applies to penalties incurred for late coursework and to coursework of incorrect length.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Coursework penalties

Published date:

14 October 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

UG and PGT students

To provide additional guidance on the structure of progress reviews and the responsibilities of everyone involved.…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Progress reviews and termination of studies for PGR students

Published date:

10 October 2022

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Policy governing progress reviews and termination of studies for postgraduate research students…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Progress reviews and termination of studies for PGR students

Published date:

7 October 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

PGR only

This policy relates to requests from students to change registered modules or their degree programme.…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Changes to studies

Published date:

3 October 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

UG and PGT students

The document details the regulations unique to the Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine programme (ScotGEM).…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > ScotGEM-programme-regulations

Published date:

15 September 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

Procedure which should be followed when conducting/participating in a Board of Adjudication concerning academic misconduct.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Good academic practice

Published date:

5 September 2022

Document type:

Procedure

Scope (applies to):

Academic staff

Senate regulations governing all undergraduate degrees.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > UG Senate regulations

Published date:

31 August 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Undergraduate students

This guidance outlines the basic principles that should be followed when constructing a workload model and when allocating workload to staff within the model.…

File location:

Academic policies > Quality and standards

Published date:

22 August 2022

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Academic staff

Guidance for Schools/department on University-led reviews of learning and teaching.…

File location:

Academic policies > Quality and standards > University-led review of learning and teaching - guideline for Schools

Published date:

22 August 2022

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy relates to recording of lectures.…

File location:

Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Lecture capture policy

Published date:

8 August 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This document provides supplementary guidance for students to the Policy on the Use of Captured Content.…

File location:

Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Lecture capture policy

Published date:

4 August 2022

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All students

This guidance supports the Policy on the Use of Captured Content and is for use by University staff.…

File location:

Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Lecture capture policy

Published date:

4 August 2022

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Guidance for units regarding the University-led reviews of learning and teaching.…

File location:

Academic policies > Quality and standards > University-led review of learning and teaching - guideline for Units

Published date:

3 August 2022

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Professional staff

Lays out the requirements and processes for staff wishing to undertake a PhD by Published Work.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Assessment of PGRs

Published date:

29 July 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy outlines the processes and procedures through which disabled students can request reasonable academic adjustments to both teaching and assessment.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Assessing students with disabilities

Published date:

22 July 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All students

This guidance provides students with practical information on procedures for declaring a disability and the kind of reasonable adjustments which are available on a case-by-case basis.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Assessing students with disabilities

Published date:

22 July 2022

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All students

This guidance provides clarification for School staff on the various reasonable adjustments that may be specified in disabled students' support plans. The guidance also provides case study examples on a case-by-case basis.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Assessing students with disabilities

Published date:

22 July 2022

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All staff

Guidelines on the use of videoconferencing equipment and software in a PGR viva examination…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Assessment of PGRs

Published date:

4 July 2022

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All schools

This policy relates to support available to postgraduate research students due to pregnancy or adoption of a child, and applies to students who become pregnant, partners who are pregnant and students adopting a child.…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Parental leave for PGRs

Published date:

30 June 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

PGR only

Lays out the roles and expectations for students and staff for the supervision of postgraduate research students.…

File location:

Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Supervision

Published date:

21 June 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy outlines the criteria for entry to honours.…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Entry to honours

Published date:

20 June 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All students

This policy governs the recording of teaching spaces in the central timetabling system and the management of AV and IT equipment in those spaces.…

File location:

Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Technology enhanced learning

Published date:

20 June 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All staff

This policy relates to the advanced standing credits awarded to certain students in the Faculties of Divinity, Science and Medicine to enable them to meet the credit requirements defined for their degree.…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Advance standing credit

Published date:

20 June 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All students

This policy relates to student absence and includes the definition of absence, working periods, self-certificates of absence, timing, procedures for responding to self-certificate of absence, incomplete module assessment and documentary evidence…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Student absence

Published date:

9 June 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

UG and PGT students

This policy relates to the formal processes involved in assessment and serves to amplify and clarify details of the procedures surrounding marking.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award

Published date:

9 June 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All students

This policy relates to the process of assessment and role of external examiners, assessment irregularities, deferred assessment, S Coding and the procedure for students requesting academic adjustments due to exceptional circumstances.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award

Published date:

9 June 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

UG and PGT students

This policy relates to teaching, supervision and assessment of the final modules (normally 60 credits) of all Taught Postgraduate Masters programmes.…

File location:

Academic policies > Curriculum > Final module in a PGT programme

Published date:

9 June 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

PGT only

This policy sets out procedures relating to the acquisition and conversion of credits and grades at institutions other than St Andrews, in the course of a St Andrews degree programme.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Credits and grade conversion for study abroad

Published date:

9 June 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

All students

This document provides an overview of the University's student experience strategy, and the priority areas through which we will deliver on our vision.…

File location:

Academic policies

Published date:

24 May 2022

Document type:

Strategy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

To provide a set of criteria to be followed when assigning postdoctoral researchers as secondary supervisors of postgraduate research students.…

File location:

Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Supervision

Published date:

12 May 2022

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All schools

The Common reporting scale is a rough guide only, which describes each grade as a classification equivalent.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Common reporting scale

Published date:

29 March 2022

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

All students

This handbook provides guidance to Schools/Departments on submitting Annual Academic Monitoring reports and preparing for AAM Dialogues.…

File location:

Academic policies > Quality and standards

Published date:

18 March 2022

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy merges role and remit of School Presidents policy with Student Staff Consultative Committees policy to include information about the Postgraduate Student Representation Structure.…

File location:

Academic policies > Quality and standards > Student academic representation

Published date:

28 February 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy provides all information relating to S-coding and the process to be followed.…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > S-coding

Published date:

2 February 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy relates to work placements and includes the definition and scope, principles, learning outcomes, roles and responsibilities, assessment and recognition, quality assurance, risk management, work placement agreements and UKVI compliance.…

File location:

Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Work placements

Published date:

2 February 2022

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

UG and PGT students