If a student has studied a foundation year and automatically progresses onto an already accredited degree programme then "de facto" the foundation year can be included in the accreditation. E.g. students studying the Level 3 progressing directly on to Levels 4-6 would already be on an accredited programme. This foundation year may not contribute a large amount of forensic content as it would be expected to be a lot of fundamental science.
If an accredited BSc programme (Levels 3-6) has a different UCAS number from the programme with the foundation year (Levels 3-6) then it is classed as a different programme and would need to be assessed separately.
During the 6 year accreditation cycle, between surveillances, educational accreditation can be granted to a programme with a foundation year, providing the Level 3 continues on to the accredited Levels 4-6 with the students specifically applying for Levels 3-6. The Level 3 will be incorporated into the next surveillance, either full surveillance or accreditation.
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