Academic Standards

Academic Integrity for Examinations and Assessments Policy

This policy sets out UCC’s definitions of academic integrity; signposts supports for staff and students; and, outlines the procedures for the investigation of alleged cases of academic misconduct or plagiarism for examinations and assessments. 

Attendance

The UCC Attendance Policy for Students outlines the University’s expectations in terms of student engagement with university-level learning. This policy applies to all registered students.

Concurrent Registration Policy

Curriculum Management

Digital Badges

Examinations

External Examiners -Taught Programmes

For more informaiton about External Examiner process please see the website at External Examiners- Taught Programmes

UCC staff, please look to the UCC's hub for the undergraduate and taught postgraduate external examiner process. This internal SharePoint site contains all the key information to assist UCC academic units in managing and hosting their external examiners is available at: External Examiners - Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Programmes [UCC staff access only]

Module Policy

Online Assessment

Placement

At UCC, a large number of undergraduate and postgraduate courses have a student placement element which involves the placement of a UCC registered student with a third party for a period of time during their course of study which forms part of the accreditation award to the Student.  Student placements give students the opportunity to gain practical work and/or an independent learning experience relevant to their course as part of a work/project based placement or educational placement. For more guidence on procedures, prepration and essential templates please go to the Student Placement section of Academic Affairs and Governcance webpages.

This Policy governs the organisation and management of UCC Students going on Student Placements. 

Posthumous Awards

Study Abroad Programmes

Temporary Cessation of an Academic Programme

Student Surveys principles

UCC US Federal Student Aid Policy

The purpose of this Policy is to assist both prospective and current students in understanding both their obligations and UCC’s role both in facilitating access to the loans available from the U.S. Department of Education (should the student be eligible to do so) and UCC’s enforcement of this Policy.