The Seven Year Rule

The OU Credit Transfer Centre returned my certificates and other documentation today. There was also a letter enclosed explaining why I was not entitled to any credit transfer. Apparently there is a 'Seven Year Rule' for the MSc course. I knew about this before, but I assumed this only referred to the time taken to complete the degree. Reading the small print, it seems that any course or qualification used for credit transfer must be less than 7 years old by the end of the OU MSc Qualification. Since I got my Postgraduate Diploma in 2000, it's of no use for credit transfer.

This means that the MSc is off because I can't afford to do 3 years of OU study at postgraduate level.