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Credit Transfer

Use your previous HE study to help you gain an OU qualification.

Your professional/vocational study

Choose the option which best fits the type of study you have previously undertaken. For example, if you studied the Initial Officer training course with the Royal Air Force in 1999:

  • You should go to the section on the Royal Air Force and select the Initial Officer Training course, course entry from 1 Jul 1998 onwards.
  • You will then be given details of the credit value of the qualification, which is 30 credits at Level 1.
  • You will also be shown which OU qualifications you may be able to count this credit towards and other relevant information.
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Vocational Qualifications (NVQs/SVQs)

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Accountancy

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Armed Services

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Banking and Insurance

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Business, Management and Administration

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Computing and IT

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HE Institutions

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Health Related

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Legal

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Maritime

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Miscellaneous

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Music

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Police and Fire Services

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Religion

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Science and Engineering

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Social Work, Care and Counselling

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The Built Environment

Please note:

Although we recognise certain qualifications as containing credit at level 3, any award of transferred credit will be made at level 1 and/or 2 only, as the level 3 study requirements for OU awards must be met by OU study or collaborative course credit.

Credit cannot be awarded for study undertaken before January 1971. Towards some OU qualifications, there are further time restrictions - please check the How to apply section.

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