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Grads could be made to repeat a year of uni to finish their degrees, warns regulator
With any luck, you’ll be eligible for the state pension by the time you actually have a graduation ceremony
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Some of this year’s grads could be made to repeat a year to finish their degrees, a uni regulator has warned.
Students should be offered the chance to come back after graduation to make up for lost teaching, guidance released by the Quality Assurance Agency – which regulates degree standards – has recommended.
The QAA ahas also suggested emergency changes to degrees, with qualifications given on the basis of the theoretical elements, rather than the planned practical elements – meaning students could graduate with different degrees to those they signed up for.