Policies & Handbooks

College Policies

All Nations Christian College Policies and Procedures, a summary of which can be found here.

• Academic Appeals Policy

• Academic Misconduct Policy 

• Acceptable Use of ICT Policy

• Admissions Policy

• Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy

• Approving External Events and Speakers Procedure

• Attendance Policy

• Bullying, Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Policy

• Complaints Policy

• Conflict Resolution Guidance       

• Consumer Protection Policy

• Data Protection Policy

• Email Communications Services Policy

• Equality and Diversity Policy

• Extenuating Circumstances Policy

• Fire Safety Risk Management Policy

• Fitness to Study Policy

• Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom Policy  

• Freedom of Information 

• Health and Safety Policy

• How to Access Learning Support Services

• How to Make a Complaint

• ICT General Policy     

• Learning Support Policy      

• Moderation Policy    

• Research Ethics Policy    

• Recognition of Prior Learning Policy and Procedures

• Safeguarding Policy

• Social Media Policy

• Student Disciplinary Policy

• Termination of a Student's Registration Policy

• Use of Study Desks Policy 

Forms for making a complaint or appeal or a request for a review of a decision can be found at the end of the Complaints Policy and the Appeals Policy.
 

When you come to study on an undergraduate or postgraduate programme...

...whether it is OU validated or non-validated, the following academic regulations form part of your Student Contract with the College and apply to all of your studies. The regulations are found in the documents linked below:

Student Contract

Student Contract for the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes.

After you have accepted your Study place, you have the right to cancel within fourteen days of receiving the offer. Please follow this link to the Study Place Cancellation Form.

College Handbooks

Undergraduate Programme Handbook 2024-25 contains all the Undergraduate course information.

Postgraduate Programme Handbook 2024-25 contains all the Postgraduate course information.

Campus Access Student Handbook 2024-25 contains all the information regarding Student Life on Campus.

Remote Access Student Handbook 2024-25 contains all the information regarding Flexible Distributed Learning.

Open University Regulations

All of the College regulations are based on those of the Open University. The following documents set out the Open University regulations in more detail.

OU Student Guide: The aim of this guide is to introduce you to The Open University (OU) and explain what being registered on a programme validated by the OU means to you.

OU Handbook for Validated Awards

All Nations Regulations for Validated Awards of The Open University