Sub Dean's Unit

Location: Commerce Central - 1st Floor Building 40
Telephone Enquiries: 4221 3958
Fax: 4221 3257
Email: commerce_subdean@uow.edu.au

The Sub Dean's Unit in the Faculty of Commerce provides students with advice and information on many aspects of the University Rules and Regulations as well as information relating to their Commerce and Double degree. The Faculty has two Sub Dean's Mr Ron Perrin and Ms Nadia Verrucci.

The Sub Dean has responsibility for but is not necessarily limited to:

• reviewing and monitoring the progress of all students within the Faculty;
• running a system for counselling students, including students whose results and/or progress towards a degree/diploma are not satisfactory;
• where appropriate, monitor and supervise the student advisory and schools' liaison services of the Faculty
• liaise, as appropriate with the Dean of Students on matter related to students;
• exercise such delegations as the Council may from time to time determine;
• mediate where differences arise between students and academic units.

The Sub Dean's Unit can assist students with course and subject advice as well as provide information and permission for:

• advanced standing
• to overload credit points in a session
• changing a major
• doing cross institutional study
• taking a Leave of Absence
• applying for special consideration
• advice on appealing a mark in a subject

The Sub Dean's Unit has some hard copy forms & online forms available for students to use which are required for some of the various University administrative procedures.