General Course Rules

1. Preamble

1.1 Students and staff should note that the University's Course Rules are under constant review and may change between the issue of this Handbook and the commencement of the 2008 Academic Year. Students are advised, therefore, to consult the University's On Line Policy Directory prior to enrolment. The web address is: www.uow.edu.au/handbook/ .

2. Introduction

2.1 The General Course Rules govern registration, enrolment, progression through and qualification for courses offered by the University and are to be read in conjunction with other rules, codes of practice and policies. These Rules became operative on 1 January 1998.

3.Definitions

3.1 In the interpretation and implementation of these Rules, Council will normally act on the recommendation of appropriate authorities within the University. In these Rules, unless the contrary intention appears:

Term/Abbreviation
Definition

000 level subject

is a subject at Foundation level

100 level subject

is a subject at first year level

200 level subject

is a subject at second year level

300 level subject

is a subject at third year level

400 level subject

is a subject at fourth year level

600 level subject

is a subject at graduate entry undergraduate level

800 and 900 level subjects

are subjects at postgraduate level

Academic Adviser

Academic Adviser is a person approved to advise candidates on programs of study

academic year

academic year refers to the period comprising autumn session, the following spring session and the following summer session

advanced standing

advanced standing is credit or exemption granted to a candidate

approved or approval

approved or approval means approval by Council or under authority delegated by Council
compulsory study period one in which the student must enrol unless granted a deferment or suspension from enrolment or leave of absence. It does not include periods in which the student can elect to undertake additional studies.

co-requisite subject

co-requisite subject is a subject which must be completed satisfactorily before, taken concurrently with or attempted before the subject for which it is prescribed

Council

Council is the Council of the University of Wollongong

course

course is a program of study that includes those courses leading to higher education awards and non-award courses. A course consists of a subject or combination of subjects and other requirements as specified in the course structure

course structure

course structure refers to the specific program of subjects which a candidate undertakes to meet the requirements of a course as specified in the Award Rules and the Course Handbook for the year the course was commenced

credit

credit is the number of credit points granted towards a course for work completed satisfactorily outside that course

credit point

credit point is the value attached to a subject that ind icates study load

Delegated Authority

Delegated Authority is a person given delegated authority under the Academic Delegations Policy

domestic student

A domestic student is an Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, or New Zealand Citizen

double degree

double degree is an approved course leading to the conferral of two degrees as separate awards upon a candidate who has complied with the Course Requirements for double degrees and the two individual Course Requirements inclusively

excluded student

An excluded student must apply directly to the University for admission at the conclusion of the period of exclusion should re-admission be sought

exemption

exemption is the waiving of the requirement that a subject prescribed for a course be completed satisfactorily and is granted, as exemption A, B, C, or D on the basis of the satisfactory completion of an appropriate subject, subjects or other work at an approved tertiary institution or other establishment, as follows:

  • Exemption A: the subject is regarded as having been completed satisfactorily for all purposes;
  • Exemption B: the subject is regarded as having been completed satisfactorily for all purposes except for the accrual of credit points;
  • Exemption C: the subject is regarded as having been completed satisfactorily for all purposes except the satisfying of a pre-requisite requirement;
  • Exemption D: the subject is regarded as having been completed satisfactorily, but not for the purposes of either the satisfying of a pre-requisite requirement or the accrual of credit points;

expelled student

an expelled student shall not be re-admitted except by permission of Council

full-time candidate

full-time candidate is a candidate enrolled in at least 75% of the standard load for a period of study

ILIP

Information Literacies Introductory Program Policy

lapsed student

a lapsed student is a student whose enrolment in a course has lapsed due to the student failing to re-enrol and not obtaining an approved leave of absence

leave of absence

leave of absence is a period of approved leave from the University

major / major study

a major or major study in a course is an approved combination of subjects offered by one or more academic units which have a minimum value of one third of the total degree requirements. A major or major study in a Bachelors Degree is at least 48 credit points offered by one or more academic units. The title of the major shall appear on the testamur

minor / minor study

a minor or minor study in a course for a Bachelor degree, is an approved combination of subjects which have a minimum value of 24 credit points offered by one or more academic units. The minor shall be recorded on the official academic transcript

non-award

non-award refers to those candidates or courses that do not lead to a higher education award at the University

offshore candidate

offshore candidate is a candidate who is enrolled in a course at a location outside of Australia

overseas student

An overseas student is a student who is not a domestic student. This includes but is not limited to students on temporary residence visas, bridging visas and student visas.

part time candidate

part time candidate is a candidate who is not a full-time candidate

postgraduate

postgraduate refers to candidates or courses for Graduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas, Masters by Coursework degrees, Masters by Research degrees and Doctoral Degrees

pre-requisite subject

pre-requisite subject is a subject which must be completed satisfactorily before the subject for which it is prescribed may be taken

program

program is the combination of subjects in which a candidate is enrolled

schedule

schedule refers to all subjects approved for inclusion in a course leading to an award

session

session is a period in which subjects may be offered. Standard sessions are defined as Autumn and Spring. Non-standard sessions may be created in accordance with the Session Policy

specified credit

specified credit is credit for a specific subject or subjects listed in a Schedule and is granted on the basis of satisfactory completion of a substantially corresponding subject or subjects at an approved tertiary institution

standard load

standard load is based on one year of full-time study being equivalent to 48 credit points. Some combined programs of study, such as double degrees, may have a non-standard load

student or candidate

student or candidate is a person registered for a course
study period a six month period of study within a course 

subject

subject is a self-contained unit of study identified by a unique code

supervisor

A supervisor is a person approved to supervise the research work of a candidate

suspended student

A suspended student may be re-admitted to this University at the conclusion of the defined period of suspension

undergraduate

undergraduate refers to candidates or courses for diplomas, advanced diplomas, associate degrees, Bachelor degrees, and honours Bachelor degrees

unspecified credit

unspecified credit is credit granted on the basis of satisfactory completion, at an approved tertiary institution, of a subject or subjects not substantially corresponding to subjects listed in the appropriate Schedule

weeks of session

weeks of session are the weeks counted from the beginning of a session and not including weeks scheduled as University recess

weighted average mark / WAM

weighted average mark is the average of marks gained by a candidate in a program, programs or course and weighted by credit point value and by level

year

year refers to a calendar year period of 12 months

 

 

 
Last reviewed: 11 January, 2008