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BEng (Hons) Entry and Study Regulations

This document outlines the regulations for a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours degree from the Open University. It details the entry requirements, maximum duration of study, credit requirements, stages of study, and rules around credit transfer. For the standard route (Q65), there are no entry requirements and students must complete 360 credits over 12 years. For the top-up route (Q78), entry requires an existing foundation degree or diploma in engineering, and students need only complete 120 credits at stage 3 over a shorter time period determined by their existing credits.

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BEng (Hons) Entry and Study Regulations

This document outlines the regulations for a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours degree from the Open University. It details the entry requirements, maximum duration of study, credit requirements, stages of study, and rules around credit transfer. For the standard route (Q65), there are no entry requirements and students must complete 360 credits over 12 years. For the top-up route (Q78), entry requires an existing foundation degree or diploma in engineering, and students need only complete 120 credits at stage 3 over a shorter time period determined by their existing credits.

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Q65/Q78

Bachelor of Engineering with Honours


These regulations must be read in conjunction with the Academic Regulations (Taught
Courses).These regulations are available by going online to the Open University Essential
Documents website at [Link]/essential-documents.
Short title
BEng (Honours)
Award letters
BEng (Hons) (Open)
Entry requirements
None (Q65)
Entry to the top-up route (Q78) requires the award of the Open University Foundation Degree
in Engineering, the Open University Diploma of Higher Education in Engineering, the Open
University Foundation Degree in Materials Fabrication and Engineering or the Open
University Diploma of Higher Education in Materials Fabrication and Engineering. This
qualification must have been completed within the 8 years prior to registration for the BEng
(Honours).
Maximum duration of study
12 years except where credit transfer has been awarded or entry is via the top-up route, in
which case the time to complete the OU credit will be as follows:

120 credits to complete: 5 years


150-180 credits to complete: 6 years
210-240 credits to complete: 7 years
270-300 credits to complete: 8 years
330 credits to complete: 9 years

Credit requirement
Q65: 360
Q78: 120 (Stage 3 only)
Stage 1 (120 credits)
120 credits from the specified compulsory modules
Stage 2 (120 credits)
120 credits from the specified compulsory modules
Stage 3 (120 credits)
120 credits from the specified compulsory modules including 30 credits from the compulsory
project module.

Q65/Q78 revised February 2016

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Maximum transferred credit


Q65: 240 credits
Maximum age of credit transfer
5 years
Unique study requirement
120 credits at OU Stage 3
Additional rules
None

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