Thank you for visiting the Online User’s Guide to the General Regulations which has been designed to help students and staff navigate their way through the General Regulations and programme regulations governing Undergraduate Programmes and Graduate Taught Programmes.

The Online User’s Guide is organised thematically and uses an FAQ approach to explain the General Regulations.  The content of the Online User’s Guide is taken directly from the General Regulations; specific sections of the General Regulations are referenced throughout, and indicated by numbers in brackets. 

In order to access information, please click on one of the 10 headings listed on the left of this screen or enter a word in the Search User’s Guide box.

For example:
If you would like to know what module dependencies are, click on Modules and Credits and a list of FAQs relating to the theme Modules and Credits will be listed. Click on the question relating to what module dependencies are. 

If you would like to know what a grade point value is, click on Assessment, Grading and Examiners and this question will be listed with the other FAQs relating to this theme.

It is important to note that the General Regulations are subject to review and change on an annual basis.  The Online User’s Guide will be updated accordingly to reflect any changes.  Please make sure you refer to the most up-to-date version.

If you would like to view a copy of the General Regulations, and the full Academic Regulations, please go to:
http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/academic_regs.pdf 

The Online User’s Guide will be maintained by Academic Secretariat, UCD Registry, and we would welcome your feedback.  Please click here to email your comments or queries to us.