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5. Student Administration & Support

Introduction

This section contains information on how the institution manages the administration and progression of their students from admission to course completion, including student support services. Information available within this section does not include specific student personal details, by virtue of being personal information.

 

Class

Description

Manner

Fee

5.1

Information on student admission, progression and completion

This class includes information recommended to be made available by the Cooke report under this heading :

  1. Student qualifications on entry
  2. The range of student entrants classified by age, gender, ethnicity, socio-economic background, disability and geographical origin as returned to LSC
  3. Student progression, retention and completion data
  4. Data on qualifications awarded to students
  5. Data on employment/training outcomes for students

Paper Based or electronic copy.

See section 5.3 of the introduction

5.2

Student accommodation

This class includes information relating to:

  1. Accommodation services

Paper Based or electronic copy.

See section 5.3 of the introduction

5.3

Student administration

This class includes information relating to all areas of the maintenance of individual student records, including policies and procedures covering the management of the student records system itself, and the division of responsibilities between central registry staff, school/faculty/college staff and the students themselves.

Examples of the type of information in this class include:

  • Registry student records policies and procedures documents
  • Registry security and data protection policy and procedure documents .

Paper Based or electronic copy.

See section 5.3 of the introduction

5.4

Student admission and enrolment

This class includes information relating to the admission/enrolment of new students including policies and procedures covering the assessment of external qualifications, the creation of student records, the coordination of student funding arrangements and the division of responsibilities between central admissions or equivalent and college/school/faculty staff

Examples of the type of information in this class include

- Admissions and enrolment policies and procedures documents

Paper Based or electronic copy.

See section 5.3 of the introduction

5.5

Student discipline

This class includes information relating to the conduct of disciplinary proceedings against students.

Examples of the type of information in this class include:

  • Code of student discipline and other policy and procedure documents
  • Internal student complaint and appeals procedures

Paper Based or electronic copy.

See section 5.3 of the introduction

5.6

Student learning support services

This class includes information on student support services from an academic and learning perspective, particularly those not covered under Information Services. Much of this is also in the Student Handbook and Prospectus in some form.

Examples of the type of information in this class include:

  • Learning development and support Personal development advice
  • Services for students with special needs

Paper Based or electronic copy.

See section 5.3 of the introduction

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The Computing department enjoys high success rates across the curriculum, with all results above National averages, including 100% achievement rate for Level 1 courses and for all Higher Education courses.  Outstanding achievement rates in Computing at Boston College include the results at Level 3 of 96%.  In addition, a large proportion of Level 3 students progress to Higher Education, with most of these staying at Boston College.