dla and studying

cherub1965

when do the courses start? wouldnt mind going in at lowish level and working my way up.havent studied as such since college,am 44 now.what about a bursary? anybody know how that works? just asking as i havent had a clue how it works with income support and dla.havent had a chance to look into it yet.
starting new meds for my rheumatoid arthritis in oct and am usually really ill at first so want to make sure am ok with it.have heard great things about it,supposed to be the new wonder drug.at min if i go on laptop for an hour my hands are in agony,havent been on much in last few days because of this so i dont want to be having to type loads for a course.
can you start a course at other times than sept?

Oldernotwiser

cherub1965 wrote: »

when do the courses start? wouldnt mind going in at lowish level and working my way up.havent studied as such since college,am 44 now.what about a bursary? anybody know how that works? just asking as i havent had a clue how it works with income support and dla.havent had a chance to look into it yet.
starting new meds for my rheumatoid arthritis in oct and am usually really ill at first so want to make sure am ok with it.have heard great things about it,supposed to be the new wonder drug.at min if i go on laptop for an hour my hands are in agony,havent been on much in last few days because of this so i dont want to be having to type loads for a course.
can you start a course at other times than sept?

The OU year normally starts in February, although many courses now follow the traditional academic year. There are short Openings courses but, apart from this, you can't really start at a low level as they are all counted towards your degree.

If you are on a low household income you will get course fees paid for with a couple of hundred extra for resources if you're doing a full module. There is no maintenance funding as people support themselves whilst studying by working or they are on benefits.

yully

You could still get into uni for this year - I applied at the last minute. If you do go make sure you go straight to disability services at your uni. Mine have been fantastic and couldn't have coped without them x x

cherub1965

yully wrote: »

You could still get into uni for this year - I applied at the last minute. If you do go make sure you go straight to disability services at your uni. Mine have been fantastic and couldn't have coped without them x x

am not going,want to do open university.my son is starting uni in sept and has been told they will help him[chronic fatigue].what level of help do they give or is ikt just individual needs i suppose?

ash4becks

cherub1965 wrote: »

am not going,want to do open university.my son is starting uni in sept and has been told they will help him[chronic fatigue].what level of help do they give or is ikt just individual needs i suppose?

well i have dyslexia and depression so concitration a issue to a degree when i went, i got student disablity allowence, laptop etc, notetaker and a bit more one to one time to go over work with

Prinzessilein

I took my first degree with the OU. (BSc Hons Maths) I just want to say how amazingly fanastic they are!

They did everything possible to ensure that I could complete my studies. I even managed to attend summer school - they ensured my room was on the ground floor, and all my classes were on the ground floor too. And they provided a 'chauffeur' with her own car to drive me across campus.

All my exams were done at home, with extra time and a break halfway.

Mostly, I managed to hand in assignments on time, but was readily granted an extension when I needed it.

My tutor-counsellor kept in constant touch to make sure that I had everything I needed.

If I could sort out funding, I am thinking of doing more courses (maybe another degree?!) with the OU.....They financed all but the first year of the first degree I took with them.

cherub1965

thats great,hopefully they can fund another for you.well done for sticking at it.