> Dear Colleagues
>
Apologies for cross posting but this is a fairly urgent enquiry
> At Bath we run various courses which have one or two thin sandwich
> placements, these are usually four year courses with two placements
> undertaken in the second and third year of study.
>
> In accordance with Dfes regulations (excerpt below) we charge home/eu
> students a full fee for the second year when they undertake their first
> placement and a half fee for their third year when they undertake their
> second placement.
> Dfes regulations on thin sandwich placements states - 'in respect of not
> more than one academic year of a course... where the periods of full time
> study at the institution are greater than 10 weeks, but in respect of that
> year and any previous such years the aggregate of any one or two periods
> of attendance which are not periods of full time study at the University
> (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks,... then placement
> fees apply.'
>
> For Overseas students rather than having this complicated arrangement we
> charge 75% of the relevant full time tuition fee - this is based on the
> fact that the student spends half the year doing full time study (50% fee)
> and half the year on placement (25% fee).
>
> In effect this means that for either home/eu or overseas students they pay
> 150% fees over the two years.
>
> Could you confirm whether you have a similar charging arrangement for thin
> sandwich placements in your institution, or, if you do not how do you
> charge for thin sandwich placements?
>
> Many thanks for you anticipated responses.
> Regards
> Karen
>
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> Karen Smith
> Senior Student Finance Assistant
>
> Student Finance Office Tel: +44 1225 383662
> 4West 2.3 Fax: +44 1225 383904
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