STA Student Handbook (Taught Programmes) 2025/26
2025-26 Handbook for STA Undergraduate Students
This is where you will find all the information, rules, and explanations you need during your time as a student in STA.
You are expected to know the information in this booklet-- it is your responsibility to read it and refer to it as necessary.
Maximum duration of study
According to the academic regulations, students must not be registered for a programme of study for a period longer than the normal duration for the programme of study plus one year.
Periods of interruption shall not count towards the maximum permitted duration of study. However, retakes and periods spent resitting or first sitting out of attendance shall count towards the maximum permitted duration of study.
In exceptional circumstances, the Senate (or its delegated authority) may approve an extension to the maximum permitted duration provided the student makes a request with supporting documentation that both the relevant extenuating circumstances sub-board and the subject examination board supports.
