So what's next?

You’re powering through the first few days and have got to grips with the basics like your timetable and how to find out what's going on. What's next? There are so many opportunities you can take advantage of as a Keele student!

Find out more about support available to you as a Keele student

Being a Keele student is about so much more than your degree

Find out more about academic life at Keele

Acronyms and terminology

And here's a quick table to familiarise you with some of the terms you might hear as part of academic life.

Acronym/term

What it means

Award

Undergraduate degree, Masters etc. (i.e. a qualification!)

CEC

Clinical Education Centre (Based at the hospital site – home of many of our clinical courses)

Credit

A numerical value attributed to the completion of a module, usually 1 credit = 10 learning hours. At Keele, modules are normally multiples of 15 credits

ECs

Exceptional Circumstances - unforeseen issues which adversely affect a student’s academic performance

FY

Foundation Year

HEAR

Higher Education Achievement Report - a detailed transcript given to undergraduates when they leave

KLE

Keele Learning Environment – an online portal to various functions, incl. committee sites

Level

Shorthand for the level of study of a module or award, e.g. undergraduate

Moderation

A quality checking process whereby a second marker ensures that marking standards are appropriate

PGR

Postgraduate Research

PGT

Postgraduate Taught

PhD

"Philosophiæ Doctor" - Doctor of Philosophy

Programme

Collection of modules leading to an award

SVR

Student Voice Representatives - elected reps for each programme and year

UG

Undergraduate

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