Academic regulations | University of Westminster, London

Our academic regulations govern the vast majority of our taught courses and help to ensure consistency in our quality and academic standards.

Doctoral Researchers should refer to the Research Degree Academic Regulations and the Research Degree Handbook on the Graduate School Academic Programme page.

Apprenticeship learners should refer to the Changes of Circumstances policy and Transfers Policy for specific information on withdrawals, disengagement from active learning, changes of employment, redundancy, breaks in learning and changes to employment on our Policies A-Z page.

Enrolment on a university course is conditional on students agreeing to familiarise themselves and complying with all University regulations and policies.

If you're a current student and have queries or require further details, please contact the Student Centre.

To request an accessible version please email [email protected].

Handbook of Academic Regulations

Current academic year

The 2025–26 regulations are now in effect.

Handbook of Academic Regulations 2025–26 (PDF)1.88 MB

All key changes to the handbook are detailed within the schedule of changes:

Academic Regulations schedule of changes 2025–26 (PDF)173.87 KB

Download PDFs for the 2025–26 academic year below:

Part 1 Context

Section 1 Introduction 2025–26 (PDF)651.23 KB

Section 2 Statutes and Principles 2025–26 (PDF)705.56 KB

Part 2 Admissions Regulations for Taught Courses

Section 3 Admissions Regulations 2025–26 (PDF)672.07 KB

Section 4 Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Regulations 2025–26 (PDF)742.35 KB

Part 3 Assessment Regulations for Taught Courses

Section 5 General Regulations 2025–26 (PDF)658.41 KB

Section 6 Coursework Assessment Regulations 2025–26 (PDF)680.07 KB

Section 7 Examinations: Regulations for students, staff and invigilators 2025–26 (PDF)695.86 KB

Section 8 Individual Examination and Assessment Arrangements 2025–26 (PDF)689.59 KB

Section 9 Viva Voce Examination 2025–26 (PDF)654.39 KB

Section 10 Academic Misconduct 2025–26 (PDF) 869.75 KB

Academic Integrity Policy for students 2025–26 (PDF)214.26 KB

Academic Integrity Policy for staff 2025–26 (PDF)171.07 KB

Academic Misconduct Regulations process chart 2025–26 (PDF)57.46 KB

Section 11 Mitigating Circumstances Regulations 2025–26 (PDF)764.17 KB

Mitigating Circumstances Board Terms of Reference 2025–26 (PDF)94.67 KB

Section 12 Marking, Moderation and External Scrutiny 2025–26 (PDF)695.83 KB

Marking, Moderation and External Scrutiny Process Chart 2025–26 (PDF) 321.38 KB

Part 4 Assessment Boards for Taught Courses

Section 13 The Determination of Results - The Role of External Examiners 2025–26 (PDF)719.47 KB

Section 14 The Operation of Assessment Boards 2025–26 (PDF)667.4 KB

Section 15 Publication of Results 2025–26 (PDF 664.41 KB

Section 16 Academic Appeals Regulations 2025–26 (PDF)756.67 KB

Academic Appeals Process Chart 2025–26 (PDF)71.85 KB

Part 5 Module Framework for Taught Courses

Section 17 Framework for Undergraduate Courses 2025–26 (PDF)1.03 MB

Section 18 Framework for Postgraduate Courses 2025–26 (PDF)983.02 KB

Section 19 Framework for Study Abroad and Exchange Students 2025–26 (PDF)692.97 KB

Part 6 Conferment for Taught Courses

Section 20 Regulations for the Conferment of Awards of the University of Westminster 2025–26 (PDF)659.88 KB

Part 7 Definitions

Section 21 Definitions 2025–26 (PDF)665.15 KB

Part 8 Appendices

Appendix A 2025–26 (PDF)695.05 KB

Appendix B 2025–26 (PDF)699.93 KB

Appendix C 2025–26 (PDF)701.63 KB

For previous years, see the archived regulations below.

Archived regulations

All key changes to the handbook are detailed within the schedule of changes:

Academic Regulations Handbook Schedule of Changes (PDF)140.47 KB

Download PDFs for the 2024–25 academic year below:

Part 1 Context

Section 1 Introduction (PDF)111.08 KB

Section 2 Statutes and Principles (PDF)176.18 KB

Part 2 Admissions Regulations for Taught Courses

Section 3 Admissions Regulations (PDF)108.77 KB

Section 4 Recognition of Prior Learning (APL) Regulations (PDF)166.66 KB

Part 3 Assessment Regulations for Taught Courses

Section 5 General Regulations (PDF)133.86 KB

Section 6 Coursework Assessment Regulations (PDF)101.49 KB

Section 7 Examinations: Regulations for students, staff and invigilators (PDF)133.28 KB

Section 8 Individual Examination and Assessment Arrangements (PDF)110.83 KB

Section 9 Viva Voce Examination (PDF)121.06 KB

Section 10 Academic Misconduct (PDF)245.17 KB

Academic Integrity Policy for students (PDF)214.26 KB

Academic Integrity Policy for staff (PDF)171.07 KB

Academic Misconduct Regulations process chart (PDF)153.07 KB

Section 11 Mitigating Circumstances Regulations (PDF)273.21 KB

Mitigating Circumstances Board Terms of Reference (PDF) 149.05 KB

Section 12 Marking Moderation and External Scrutiny (PDF)142.08 KB

Marking, Moderation and External Scrutiny Process Chart (PDF)157.57 KB

Part 4 Assessment Boards for Taught Courses

Section 13 The Determination of Results - The Role of External Examiners (PDF)121.75 KB

Section 14 The Operation of Assessment Boards (PDF)110.71 KB

Section 15 Publication of Results (PDF)96.8 KB

Section 16 Academic Appeal Regulations (PDF)201.1 KB

Academic appeals process chart (PDF)68.52 KB

Part 5 Module Framework for Taught Courses

Section 17 Framework for Undergraduate Courses (PDF)516.45 KB

Section 18 Framework for Postgraduate Courses (PDF)389.61 KB

Section 19 Framework for Study Abroad and Exchange Students (PDF)137.21 KB

Part 6 Conferment for Taught Courses

Section 20 Regulations for the Conferment of Awards of the University of Westminster (PDF)132.55 KB

Part 7 Definitions

Section 21 Definitions (PDF)127.33 KB

Part 8 Appendices

Appendix A (PDF)149.88 KB

Appendix B (PDF)147.37 KB

Appendix C (PDF)137.46 KB

To access the 2023–24 Handbook of Academic Regulations, please use this PDF:

2023–2024 Handbook of Academic Regulations (PDF)1.2 MB

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