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Associate students : an alternative way to get a degree
QMU has worked with a number of local further education colleges to develop an alternative way to get onto a degree course . Find out about our exciting Associate Student scheme here .
Not everyone goes straight from school to university . People take different pathways into education depending on their circumstances . Our Associate Student scheme offers a different route to securing a place on a degree course at QMU .
Associate students are fully enrolled as QMU students from day one , but study for the first year at a partner college on a relevant Higher National ( HN ) course . On successful completion , associate students have a guaranteed place at QMU to complete their degree . A number of our degrees are available through the Associate Student scheme and are listed in the table on page 37 . The entry requirements for all of our Associate Student routes are CCC at Higher , or equivalent .
Benefits
• If you are unsure about making the leap from school to university , then studying at college can be a good way to prepare for the move , and one of the benefits may be the smaller classes at college . As you work through the HN , the college and QMU will prepare you for the more independent learning style and the academic standards required at university level .
• If you have been out of education for a while , or have been working in industry and now want to gain a relevant qualification , college may be a more suitable entry route for you . Colleges specialise in helping people returning to education after a break and learning styles are a lot more vocational and practical than in higher education . The first year of the associate student routes is designed to reflect these types of learning styles .
• Your Higher results after school might not be good enough to get into university . The Associate Student routes offer entry to QMU degrees with slightly lower entry qualifications because the first year is spent at college .
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