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SUBJECT QUOTA GUIDELINES

Date approved	12 December 1997	Date Procedure will take effect	On approval	Date of Next Review
Approved by	University Council
Custodian title & e-mail address	Senior Manager, Policy and Governance governance@uow.edu.au
Author
Responsible Faculty/ Division & Unit	Policy and Governance Unit, Academic Registrar’s Division
Supporting documents, procedures & forms of this policy	Not applicable
References & Legislation	Not applicable
Audience	Internet – public access
Expiry Date of Procedure	Not applicable

• Contents

• 1 Introduction/Background 2
• 2 Scope/Purpose 2
• 3 Definitions 2
• 4 Notice Provisions 2
• 5 Criteria Guidelines 2
• 6 Roles & Responsibilities 2
• 7 Version Control Table 2

1 Introduction/Background

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2 Scope/Purpose

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3 Definitions

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4 Notice Provisions

• 1. If quotas are to be imposed students must have adequate notice of at least one session. The notice must be sufficient to enable students to arrange their course plans to fulfil requirements for majors, core and/or options.
• 2. Notification should be by calendar entry or failing this by November for enrolment information relating to the following academic year (or at the start of Autumn session for Spring session).
• 3. Quotas must be approved by Deans.

5 Criteria Guidelines

• 1. Criteria for entry to subjects with quotas must take account of:
• a. a student's need to complete majors and core requirements
• b. any special needs relating to disability or membership of another DEEWR defined equity category.
• 2. There must be acceptable reasons for imposing quotas, for example, in a laboratory based subject a quota would be based on the maximum number of laboratory spaces.

6 Roles & Responsibilities

Not Applicable

7 Version Control Table

Version Control	Date Effective	Approved By	Amendment
1	12 December 1997	University Council.	First version
2	5 February 2009	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)	Migrated to UOW Procedure Template as per Policy Directory Refresh