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Code of practice for the assurance of academic quality and standards in higher education

The Code of practice for the assurance of academic quality and standards in higher education (the Code of practice) provides guidance on maintaining quality and standards for universities and colleges subscribing to QAA. It is made up of 10 sections and was originally prepared by QAA between 1998 and 2001. Revisions of individual sections began in 2004.

Full introduction to the Code of practice

The 10 sections are:

Code of practice section 1

Section 1: Postgraduate research programmes (2004)
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Code of practice section 6

Section 6: Assessment of students (2006)
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Code of practice section 2

Section 2: Collaborative provision and flexible and distributed learning (including e-learning) (2004)
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Code of practice section 7

Section 7: Programme design, approval, monitoring and review (2006)
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Code of practice section 3Section 3: Disabled students (2010) HTML | PDF
The second edition of Section 3 was amended on 31 March 2010 due to a printing error. The version published here is now correct. Errata information >>

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Code of practice section 8

Section 8: Career education, information, advice and guidance (2010) HTML | PDF

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Code of practice section 4

Section 4: External examining (2004)
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Code of practice section 9

Section 9: Work-based and placement learning (2007)
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Code of practice section 5

Section 5: Academic appeals and student complaints on academic matters (2007)
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Code of practice section 10

Section 10: Admissions to higher education (2006)
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Feedback from consultations on revisions to the Code of practice

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