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by Lucapooka » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:08 pm
This is a judgement call by the sponsor. If it's at the same level as the previous course it would need to enhance that course (or perhaps complement it). The connection between biology and management that you have cited seems, on the face of things, spurious to say the least but it's up to you and your sponsor to demonstrate that is isn't. Get ready for an appeal!
61.If a Tier 4 (General) student has a CAS and previously had permission to stay as a Student or a Tier 4 (General) Student then a Tier 4 Sponsor can give them a CAS for a new course, only if that new course represents academic progress from the previous study.
An example of academic progress would be where a student will be studying for a new qualification at a higher academic level – for instance moving from a course at NQF 6 to one at NQF 7, or study at the same academic level that complements or enhances previous study at the same level.
The only exception to this is where a Tier 4 (General) student is:
• re-sitting examinations or repeating modules, or
• making a first application to move to a new institution to complete a course commenced elsewhere.
