Transition arrangements

Legacy AS/A Level and new AS/A Level (for first teaching in 2008) will be running side by side until 2010.

Below are some transition arrangements for A Levels.

Specification re-sits

The last opportunity for legacy A Level specification re-sits will be:

• AS units – June 2009
• A2 units – June 2010.

Entry codes

As the legacy and new specifications will be running side by side until 2010, you should ensure that your centre uses the correct entry codes when entering candidates for A Levels, as the use of an incorrect code could result in candidates being put forward for the wrong examination. It is important that your Examinations Officer is kept fully informed.

Estimated entries

Deadlines for the submission of estimated entries are:

• 21 September for the January 2009 series
• 10 October for the June 2009 series.

It is important that you make estimated entries, especially for the new specifications where we will have no record of any previous entries. If you do not, it could delay your centre receiving early examination materials such as practical instructions for examinations and pre-release materials. For subjects with a visiting Moderator/Examiner, OCR will not be able to allocate a Moderator/Examiner and this could cause delays in the moderation/ examination process.

Final entries

Deadlines for receipt of final entries are:

• 21 October for the January 2009 series
• 21 March for the June 2009 series.

Transfer of credit

The JCQ awarding bodies will not routinely transfer credit from current (legacy) AS specifications to new A level specifications. It will not be possible for students to combine legacy and new units to make up a whole A level qualification. Transfer of credit is only possible between specifications that have been written to the same criteria.