If a Tier 4 (General) student has a CAS that was assigned on or after 4 July 2011, and he/ she has previously had permission to stay as a Tier 4 (General) Student (or under the student rules that were in force before 31 March 2009), a Tier 4 Sponsor can only give the him/her a CAS for a new course if that new course represents academic progress from his/her previous study (for example the student will be studying for a new qualification at a higher academic level – for instance moving from a course at NQF 6 to one at NQF 7 -, or study at the same academic level that complements or enhances previous study at the same level). The only exception to this is where a Tier 4 (General) student is:
• re-sitting examinations or repeating modules, or
• making a first application to move to a new institution to complete a course commenced elsewhere
楼主看红字，如果换学校貌似是在这个exception里面的吧。拿着这个policy去argue啊。
If you have previously studied in the UK under Tier 4 (General) or under the student rules that were in force before 31 March 2009, your Tier 4 Sponsor cannot assign a CAS to you on or after 4 July 2011 unless:
your new course represents academic progress from your previous study; or
you are re-sitting examinations or repeating modules; or
you are making a first application to move to a new institution to complete a course that you started elsewhere.
For example, you can be assigned a CAS to study for a new qualification at a higher academic level than your previous UK course, or to study for a qualification that complements or enhances your previous studies at the same level.
但是你这次引用的这条单独看的话是说学校是不是能够发CAS给我。我是这么理解的：“your Tier 4 Sponsor cannot assign a CAS to you on or after 4 July 2011 unless:…”
我满足了学校发CAS给我的条件，但是CAS上没有标注academic progression。（因为这个条款没有说CAS上是不是硬性需要表明academic progression。)
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。
when assigning a CAS for a student who has previously studied in the UK under Tier 4 (General) or as a Student prior to the introduction of the points based system you must give details of academic progression. You must ensure that the CAS you are issuing is for a course that represents academic progress from the previous study that the student undertook during their last period of leave as a student. The only exceptions to this are where you are issuing a CAS:
to a student to re-sit examinations or to repeat a • module; or
to a student who will make a first application • to complete a course with you where they commenced the course with another Tier 4 sponsor.
谢谢你那么热心帮助我~