* action on the granting of credit should be initiated promptly upon request and submission of full and sufficient information by applicants who have undertaken previous relevant study;
* a student granted credit but who has good grounds for not wishing to make use of it should not normally be required to do so;
* no discrimination will be made against the type of institutions or the type of courses for which credit may be granted;
* the principal factors in assessing credit shall be the standard and the content of the previous study, the results achieved, the period elapsed since its completion, and the student's perceived chances of success in the course;
* credit-determining procedures should include provision for the setting of individualised programs of study for the completion of a course or part of a course in order to take maximum account of an enrolling student's prior learning experiences;
* the minimum proportion of study to be undertaken for the completion of each course should be stated (In terms of undergraduate courses offered by the faculty, the minimum proportion of work to be completed must be at least the equivalent of one year full-time study. At the postgraduate level, the minimum proportion will vary and students are referred to the degree regulations which will indicate, where applicable, the extent of credit that may be granted.);
* as long as requirements for the minimum proportion of work to be undertaken have been satisfied, no distinction will be made in credit determination on whether or not the previous study had earned the student a qualification; appeals procedures should be available for the hearing of complaints related to the granting of credit.