Non-standard graduate taught programmes (NSPs)

End of Session processing for PGT programmes that do not conform to the standard academic year, start dates, programme lengths and/or assessment periods can be effectively managed using non-standard bespoke processing.

Which programmes are covered?

Graduate taught non-standard programmes can be most commonly but not exclusively characterised for BIRMS EoS purposes as one or more of the following:

• Programmes with non-standard start dates, i.e. that do not start at the beginning of the academic year
• Programmes with multiple or flexible start dates
• Programmes of non-standard length
• Programmes with modules that run across academic years
• Programmes with modules not assessed by the exam board in the year the modules are taken
• Programmes which have multiple exam boards, or exam boards with non-standard timing

Principles and Applications of BIRMS EoS processing for NSPs

• BIRMS End of Session processing for Non-Standard Programmes - presentation (PPTX - 1.79MB)

The presentation will take you through:

• • What constitutes a non-standard programme for BIRMS EoS purposes?
  • Why do we promote the use of different ARTs for NSPs?
  • Non-standard ARTs - what do they do?
  • Do's and Don't's - BIRMS processing for NSPs.
  • What do I do if I think my non-standard programme is not covered by these processes?

• NSP Masters: ARTs detailed guide (PDF - 165KB)
• NSP PGDip/PGCert: ARTs detailed guide (PDF - 153KB)

These quick guides will help you to apply the correct ARTs to your BIRMS EoS processing for your non-standard programmes.

• BIRMS End of Session NSP processing scenarios (without answers) (PDF - 176KB)
• Answer sheet: BIRMS End of Session NSP processing scenarios (PDF - 202KB)

Consult these documents to apply your knowledge to common NSP Exam Board-based scenarios - the second document will enable you to check your answers!