This policy concerns all matters relating to Academic Alerts including types and status, attendance monitoring and procedures for issuing and managing academic alerts.…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Academic alerts

Published date:

25 April 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy relates to recording of lectures.…

File location:

Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Lecture capture policy

Published date:

24 April 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and 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:

24 April 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

UG and PGT students

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:

8 April 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and 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:

19 March 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This document provides an overview of how the University reviews its curriculum portfolio on a regular basis including programmes and modules.…

File location:

Academic policies > Curriculum > curriculum-at-st-andrews

Published date:

21 February 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy concerns all matters relating to Good Academic Practice including high principles, processes, sanctions, record keeping and anonymity and appeals.…

File location:

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

Published date:

11 January 2024

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy relates to academic interventions at overall degree programme level which aims to help students recognise when their academic progress may be at risk.…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Early academic intervention

Published date:

21 December 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:

15 December 2023

Document type:

Strategy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This guidance outlines the issues and support available to students in relation to academic alerts and should be read in conjunction with the Policy on Academic Alerts.…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Academic alerts

Published date:

15 December 2023

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

UG and PGT students

This policy relates to the recording of lectures by students for personal use.…

File location:

Academic policies > Learning and teaching > Recording devices in lectures and tutorials

Published date:

15 December 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and 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:

24 October 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

UG and PGT students

Guidance

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression > Academic adjustments

Published date:

19 October 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy describes the criteria, eligibility, application process and appeal procedure for awarding Higher Degrees, including DLitt, DSc and MD by Portfolio.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Higher degrees

Published date:

30 August 2023

Document type:

Policy

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:

24 August 2023

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy outlines processes and procedures relating to the role of External Examiners for taught programmes. Guidance on external examining for Postgraduate Research students is available via the Assessment of Postgraduate Research students…

File location:

Academic policies > Quality and standards > External examiners

Published date:

24 August 2023

Document type:

Policy

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:

24 August 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

This policy provides a clear definition of what the University considers to be extenuating circumstances and the sources of evidence required to substantiate claims affecting academic performance and engagement.…

File location:

Academic policies > Student progression

Published date:

23 August 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students

To provide definitions for classification, grades and marks using the 20-point scale.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Grade and mark definitions

Published date:

8 August 2023

Document type:

Guidance

Scope (applies to):

UG and PGT students

Senate Regulations governing higher doctorates.…

File location:

Academic policies > Assessment, examination and award > Senate regulations

Published date:

4 August 2023

Document type:

Policy

Scope (applies to):

Staff and students