Common use of Changes to Courses Clause in Contracts

Changes to Courses. 7.1 University Centre Colchester will endeavour at all times to keep any changes to courses to a minimum and to keep you informed appropriately. However, some changes, for example to courses, facilities or fees may become necessary due to legitimate academic, staffing, financial and regulatory reasons. 7.2 If we are proposing to make changes to the course you are studying which are “substantial”, we will invite your views on the proposed changes before we decide whether or not to proceed. After seeking your views, and considering any response together with those of other affected students we will decide whether or not to proceed as proposed, or to proceed with a modified proposal. 7.3 However, we will only make “substantial” changes to your course in the circumstances set out below. Substantial changes are changes which involve: i. A decision to close or discontinue a course; ii. A decision to discontinue or add a core or compulsory module; iii. A decision to make significant changes to the physical location where courses are taught; iv. A decision to make significant changes to the method by which a course is taught or assessed; v. A decision to merge two or more courses or similar major restructuring of a degree programme. 7.4 We might be obliged to make such changes for reasons outside our control, for example: i. Where the government or regulatory body (for example a processional body which makes regulations governing the eligibility of graduates to enter a profession) introduces new requirements or otherwise obliges us to implement changes; ii. Where the government, funding council or other public body that provides funding changes the funding available to your course or the department providing your course, making the continuation of the course unviable. 7.5 If it becomes necessary for the reasons set out at paragraph 7.4 to make substantial changes at any stage before or during your studies, you will be informed by email. 7.6 The printed prospectus is accurate at the time of publication. Any changes to the printed prospectus will be made to the online version and applicants are strongly advised to consult this prior to application. Information is available on the UCC website. 7.7 If you are an applicant to a course you will be notified immediately of any substantial change likely to have a bearing on your application. If a Course is substantially varied from the Prospectus description for reason other than circumstances beyond the University Centre Colchester’s control (see paragraph 7.4) we will explain what the reasons are and if you do not wish to accept the substantial changes, the University will do all that it can reasonably do to provide a suitable replacement programme. In the event of withdrawing an application from the University you may cancel the contract and withdraw without any liability for fees. 7.8 To close or discontinue your course the University Centre Colchester will do all that it can reasonably do to provide a suitable replacement programme. You are entitled to withdraw from the programme, and in the case of applications through UCAS all necessary amendments will be made to enable you to make an additional choice of course. In the event of withdrawing an application from the University you may cancel the contract and withdraw without any liability for fees. 7.9 If your studies have commenced, you will be entitled to withdraw from your course by telling University Centre Colchester in writing. Such withdrawal does not prevent you from pursuing any other remedies that you may have, for example under the complaints procedures, to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator or through the courts. 7.10 Paragraphs 7.11 and 7.12 below make further provision in the exceptional event of a course being cancelled. Nothing in those paragraphs affects your rights as a consumer. 7.11 If exceptionally University Centre Colchester discontinues your course, or combines it with others, we will do all we reasonably can to make arrangements to allow you to complete the course. Equally exceptionally, this may include making arrangements for you to complete the course at a different institution. However, this will not require University Centre Colchester to pay the different institution tuition fees that are substantially more than the fees you have been charged or are due to be charged for the part of the course that has yet to be provided. If it proves impossible to make suitable arrangements to complete the Course, then University Centre Colchester will proceed to consider replacement programmes in accordance with paragraph 7.12 below. 7.12 If a course is cancelled or substantially varied from the prospectus description for reasons other than circumstances beyond University Centre Colchester’s control (see paragraph 7.4) we will do all it reasonably can to provide a suitable replacement programme. If you do not wish to accept the replacement programme, you are entitled to withdraw from the programme. In the event of such withdrawal University Centre Colchester shall make an appropriate refund of course fees.

Changes to Courses. 7.1 University Centre Colchester will endeavour at all times to keep any changes to courses to a minimum and to keep you informed appropriately. However, some changes, for example to courses, facilities or fees may become necessary due to legitimate academic, staffing, financial and regulatory reasons. 7.2 If we are proposing to make changes to the course you are studying which are “substantial”, we will invite your views on the proposed changes before we decide whether or not to proceed. After seeking your views, and considering any response together with those of other affected students we will decide whether or not to proceed as proposed, or to proceed with a modified proposal. 7.3 However, we will only make “substantial” changes to your course in the circumstances set out below. Substantial changes are changes which involve: i. A decision to close or discontinue a course; ii. A decision to discontinue or add a core or compulsory module; iii. A decision to make significant changes to the physical location where courses are taught; iv. A decision to make significant changes to the method by which a course is taught or assessed; v. A decision to merge two or more courses or similar major restructuring of a degree programme. 7.4 We might be obliged to make such changes for reasons outside our control, for example: i. Where the government or regulatory body (for example a processional body which makes regulations governing the eligibility of graduates to enter a profession) introduces new requirements or otherwise obliges us to implement changes; ii. Where the government, funding council or other public body that provides funding changes the funding available to your course or the department providing your course, making the continuation of the course unviable. 7.5 If it becomes necessary for the reasons set out at paragraph 7.4 to make substantial changes at any stage before or during your studies, you will be informed by email. 7.6 The printed prospectus is accurate at the time of publication. Any changes to the printed prospectus will be made to the online version and applicants are strongly advised to consult this prior to application. Information is available on the UCC website. 7.7 If you are an applicant to a course you will be notified immediately of any substantial change likely to have a bearing on your application. If a Course is substantially varied from the Prospectus description for reason other than circumstances beyond the University Centre Colchester’s control (see paragraph 7.4) we will explain what the reasons are and if you do not wish to accept the substantial changes, the University Centre will do all that it can reasonably do to provide a suitable replacement programme. In the event of withdrawing an application from the University Centre Colchester you may cancel the contract and withdraw without any liability for fees. 7.8 To close or discontinue your course the University Centre Colchester will do all that it can reasonably do to provide a suitable replacement programme. You are entitled to withdraw from the programme, and in the case of applications through UCAS all necessary amendments will be made to enable you to make an additional choice of course. In the event of withdrawing an application from the University Centre Colchester you may cancel the contract and withdraw without any liability for fees. 7.9 If your studies have commenced, you will be entitled to withdraw from your course by telling University Centre Colchester in writing. Such withdrawal does not prevent you from pursuing any other remedies that you may have, for example under the complaints procedures, to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator or through the courts. 7.10 Paragraphs 7.11 and 7.12 below make further provision in the exceptional event of a course being cancelled. Nothing in those paragraphs affects your rights as a consumer. 7.11 If exceptionally University Centre Colchester discontinues your course, or combines it with others, we will do all we reasonably can to make arrangements to allow you to complete the course. Equally exceptionally, this may include making arrangements for you to complete the course at a different institution. However, this will not require University Centre Colchester to pay the different institution tuition fees that are substantially more than the fees you have been charged or are due to be charged for the part of the course that has yet to be provided. If it proves impossible to make suitable arrangements to complete the Course, then University Centre Colchester will proceed to consider replacement programmes in accordance with paragraph 7.12 below. 7.12 If a course is cancelled or substantially varied from the prospectus description for reasons other than circumstances beyond University Centre Colchester’s control (see paragraph 7.4) we will do all it reasonably can to provide a suitable replacement programme. If you do not wish to accept the replacement programme, you are entitled to withdraw from the programme. In the event of such withdrawal University Centre Colchester shall make an appropriate refund of course fees.