Rule SAC034 : EFTS value of qualifications - determining

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Rule or condition

When determining the Equivalent Full-Time Student (EFTS) value of qualifications, tertiary education organisations (TEOs) must do all of the following:

• Use the following three methods to determine the EFTS value:
  • Credits or points
  • Learning hours
  • Full-time weeks
• Determine the EFTS value of a qualification using the credits or points method, and then check the result by the hours and weeks of learning time methods
• Ensure that a qualification designed to be delivered within a year (any 12 month period) is limited to a maximum of one EFTS unit, even if there are more than 120 credits, 1,200 hours, or 34 weeks, unless the Tertiary Education Commission has approved an exception to this limit.

Note: see SAC044 for exceptions