Sub Dean's Unit

Location: HBS Central - Room 152, Level 1, Building 41
Telephone Enquiries: +61 2 4221 3492
Fax: +61 2 4221 5371
Email: hbs-subdean@uow.edu.au

The Sub Dean's Unit in the Faculty of Health & Behavioural Sciences provides students with advice and information on many aspects of the University Rules and Regulations as well as information relating to single and double degrees. The Faculty has two Sub-Deans, Dr Peter Thomas and Dr Moira Williamson.

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;  
• liaising as appropriate with the Dean of Students on matters relating to students;
• exercising such delegations as the Council may from time to time determine;
• mediating 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 
• enrolling in excess credit points during 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

Hard copies of forms can be obtained from Student Central (Building 11) or forms can be downloaded from http://www.uow.edu.au/student/forms/UOW008135.html.