Academic progression
371. Since 4 July 2011, if you assign a CAS to a
student to take another course in the UK
after they finish one, it must be academic
progression from the previous course. This
applies whether the student is applying from
overseas or in the UK.
372. You do not need to show academic
progression if this will be the student’s
first course of study in the UK or you are
assigning a CAS for a student to complete an
existing course. For example, the student may
be completing a course with you that they
started with another Tier 4 sponsor.
373. To show academic progression the student’s
new course should normally be above the
level of the previous course for which we
gave them permission to stay in the UK as a
student. For example, if a student’s previous
course was at QCF or NQF6 (and equivalents)
we expect their next course to be at least at
level QCF or NQF7.
374. However, academic progression may involve
further study at the same level. In these cases,
you must confirm that the new
course complements the previous course.
For example, a student may be moving from
a taught masters degree to an MBA or
research-based masters degree, or taking a
course to develop a deeper specialisation in a
particular field.
375. Sometimes the further study may be at a
lower level but we expect these cases to be
rare. We may not question your confirmation
of progression, but we will closely monitor
the situation.
376. If the student is taking a further course in the
UK you must confirm that this is academic
progression in the ‘evidence provided’ box
on the CAS. When the course is at the same
level or a lower level you must justify this
as progression. When we visit you, we may
also ask you to show why it is academic
progression and how you assessed it.
377. If you do not confirm the student’s academic
progression on the CAS we will refuse the
student’s application. We will take action
against you if:
• you cannot show how you assessed the
progression, or we are concerned about
how you assessed it; or
• we find, after you have assigned a CAS
stating that there is academic progression,
that there is no academic progression.
这是对EDUCATION PROVIDER的要求,这个很详细了,它规定了甚至可以先上master后上bachelor,但要求类似的情况要控制数量,并且可能会接受调查。