2.4.2: Admissions Concessions

1. The following admissions concessions may be requested::

Concession	Concession code	Type of programme	Approved by
Matriculation - academic qualification	AD09	UG / PGT / PGR	Department
Matriculation - English language qualification	AD10	UG / PGT / PGR	Department
Matriculation - other	AD01	UG / PGT / PGR	Department
Direct entry to Level 2 of an undergraduate programme	AD04	UG	Department
Direct transfer from another HEI	AD06	PGR	Department
Readmission after withdrawal	AD11	UG	Department

Details of who should initiate, consider and process each of these concessions can be found by clicking the link in the table above to the relevant Learning and Teaching Handbook appendix.

2. Concessions are not required in the following cases:

a. Postgraduate students wishing to defer their start date until the next academic year;

b. Postgraduate Research Students wishing to change their start date.

In such cases, the department should contact the Student Recruitment and Admissions Office for the issue of a revised offer letter.

Further guidance

3. Detailed guidance on specific concessions can be found in the appendices linked to in the table in paragraph 1. In addition the following guidance applies to admissions concessions:

a. A student who has failed his/her assessments in a programme of study at another university and wishes to transfer to a degree programme at Durham or a former student who has left the university and spent time away since failing his/her original degree will need to be admitted via a matriculation concession. All such students must apply through UCAS or the postgraduate online application form. These applications are treated in the usual way but with the requirement that a Readmission after withdrawal concession is sought. A Durham student only requires such a concession if he/she reapplies within the next 5 years but once that period has lapsed his/her failure shall not be taken into account and any application will be considered in the normal way.

b. In relation to the postgraduate concessions for Business School taught programmes, once approved, the department should issue a revised offer letter directly to the student. The Business School should update Banner with the details of the concessions (add a general comment to SPACMNT) and report details of all admissions concession approved to the Admissions office on a monthly basis. The approved concession form and supporting evidence should be retained by the Business School.