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Terms and Conditions

Here you can find the Terms and Conditions of study at the Open College of the Arts.

The Terms and Conditions are the Contract that you sign up to upon enrolment with OCA. They set out and cover all of the legal stuff about your study including:

  • admissions and enrolment,
  • changes to courses,
  • study entitlement,
  • non-payment of fees,
  • your rights to cancel and withdraw,
  • withdrawals by OCA,
  • student conduct,
  • complaints and appeals,
  • intellectual property,
  • data protection,
  • liability,
  • disclaimer,
  • general terms.

If you have any questions about OCA’s Terms and Conditions contact [email protected] where we will be happy to help answer any queries you might have.

Terms and Conditions 2026/27

These are the Terms and Conditions that apply to enrolments that start in the 2026/27 academic year.

Undergraduate Terms and Conditions

Use these T&Cs when you enrol on an undergraduate unit after 1st August 2026.

UG T&Cs

Foundation Terms and Conditions

Use these T&Cs when you enrol on a foundation course after 1st August 2026.

Foundation T&Cs

Short Course Terms and Conditions

Use these T&Cs when you enrol on a short course after 1st August 2026.

Short Course T&Cs

Certificate of Higher Education Terms and Conditions

Use these T&Cs when you enrol on a Certificate of Higher Education course after 1st August 2026.

Cert HE T&Cs

Self-Study Terms and Conditions

Use these Terms and Conditions if you have enrolled to a specified self-study course.

Self-Study T&Cs

Page last updated

This page was last updated on 30/04/2026. The changes to page included:

  • Adding in new Terms and Conditions for the 2026/27 academic year.
  • Addition of 2025/26 documents to Archive.