Programme Ordinances
This section contains all the Programme Ordinances currently in force and applicable for 2024-25 to all students currently registered on programmes of study and research at the University.
Ordinances applicable in earlier years may be obtained from the Governance Team by emailing governance@liverpool.ac.uk.
All of the links below open PDF documents.
ORDINANCE 37(A) General Ordinance for Non-Clinical Undergraduate Degrees (applicable to students who commenced their studies from 2011-12 onwards)
ORDINANCE 37(B) General Ordinance for Non-Clinical Undergraduate Degrees (applicable to students who commenced their studies prior to 2011-12)
ORDINANCE 38 Certificate and Diploma in Higher Education
ORDINANCE 39 Foundation Year Award
ORDINANCE 40 Foundation Diploma
ORDINANCE 41 Certificate and Diploma in Professional Studies
ORDINANCE 42 Personal and Professional Development Certificate
ORDINANCE 43 Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
ORDINANCE 44 Degree of Bachelor of Nursing with Honours
ORDINANCE 45 Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours (Health Professions) (for the Diagnostic Radiography, Occupational Therapy, Orthoptics, Physiotherapy and Radiotherapy/Therapeutic Radiography and Oncology programmes)
ORDINANCE 46 Degree of Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
Ordinance 47(A) Degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (applicable to students who commenced their studies from 2019-2020 onwards)
Ordinance 47(B) Degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (applicable to students who commenced their studies prior to 2019-20)
ORDINANCE 48 Degree of Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
ORDINANCE 49 Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
ORDINANCE 50 Bachelor of Veterinary Science
ORDINANCE 51 Degree of BSc Animal Science
ORDINANCE 52(A) General Ordinance - for modular master's degrees, postgraduate diplomas, postgraduate certificates and postgraduate awards (applicable to students who commenced their studies from 2014-15 onwards)
ORDINANCE 52(B) General Ordinance - for modular master's degrees, postgraduate diplomas and postgraduate certificates (applicable to students who commenced their studies prior to 2014-15)
ORDINANCE 53 Degree of Master of Architecture
ORDINANCE 54 Degree of Master of Laws by Research
ORDINANCE 55 General Ordinance for the Degree of Master of Research (MRes) (applicable to students who commenced their studies prior to 2014-15)
ORDINANCE 56(A) i Degree of Master of Philosophy (applicable to students who commenced their studies from April 2015 onwards and submit their initial soft-bound thesis prior to 2 September 2019)
ORDINANCE 56(A) ii Degree of Master of Philosophy (applicable to students who commenced their studies from April 2015 onwards and submit their initial soft-bound thesis on or after 2 September 2019)
ORDINANCE 57(A) i Degree of Doctor in Philosophy (applicable to students who commenced their studies in 2014-15 and subsequently and submit their initial soft-bound thesis prior to 2 September 2019)
ORDINANCE 57(A) ii Degree of Doctor in Philosophy (applicable to students who commenced their studies in 2014-15 and subsequently and submit their initial soft-bound thesis on or after 2 September 2019)
ORDINANCE 57(B) i Degree of Doctor in Philosophy (applicable to students who commenced their studies between April 2011 and the end of 2013-14 and submit their initial soft-bound thesis prior to 2 September 2019)
ORDINANCE 57(B) ii Degree of Doctor in Philosophy (applicable to students who commenced their studies between April 2011 and the end of 2013-14 and submit their initial soft-bound thesis on or after 2 September 2019)
ORDINANCE 58(A) i Degree of Doctor of Medicine (applicable to students who commenced their studies in September 2016 and subsequently and submit their initial soft-bound thesis prior to 2 September 2019)
ORDINANCE 58(A) ii Degree of Doctor of Medicine (applicable to students who commenced their studies in September 2016 and subsequently and submit their initial soft-bound thesis on or after 2 September 2019)
ORDINANCE 58(B) ii Degree of Doctor of Medicine (applicable to students who commenced their studies between September 2008 and August 2016 and submit their initial soft-bound thesis on or after 2 September 2019)
Ordinance 59(A) - Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) (applicable to students who commenced their studies from 2025-26 onwards)
Ordinance 59B - Degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) (applicable to students who commenced their studies prior to 2025-26)
ORDINANCE 60 Degree of Doctor of Dental Science
ORDINANCE 61 General Ordinance for Professional Doctorate Degrees
ORDINANCE 62 Higher Doctorates
ORDINANCE 63 Accredited Institutions (Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM))
ORDINANCE 64 Integrated Degree of Doctor in Philosophy and Master of Science
ORDINANCE 65 Certificate in Industry and Enterprise Tailored Education (XJTLU)
ORDINANCE 66 Degree of Doctor in Philosophy by Prior Publication
ORDINANCE 67 Professional Doctorates
ORDINANCE 68 Degree of Master of Pharmacy
ORDINANCE 69 Degree of Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences