The essential guide for nursing students
The Essential Guide links you to everything you need to know from the time of enrolling right through to managing your course, timetables, submitting assignments, exams and progressing to graduation.
CALD program | Clinical placements (pre-registration students) | Contact information | Enrolment | Exams and results | Forms | Graduation | Our campus | Our courses | Our School | Study patterns | Timetables | Student associations | Unit of study outlines | University services
To speed up your search, all lists on this page are organised alphabetically.
CALD program
Anyone from a culturally and/or linguistically diverse background can join the CALD program voluntarily. It's designed to support, assist and encourage students, and to provide a place to form a social network during their time at Sydney Nursing School.
Clinical placements for pre-registration students
- Allocation of placements
- Before you start placements
- Clinical program
- Help and enquiries
- Rosters
- SONIA
- Special requests
- Uniforms
Contact information
- Your contact details
Student cards, email communication, emergency contacts, changing your contact details - Contacting staff
Contacting academic staff, contacting unit of study coordinators
Course rules, regulations and resolutions
All courses at the University of Sydney are governed by resolutions and policies. The rules for Sydney Nursing School's courses are all found in the Sydney Nursing School handbook.
Together with resolutions for each course available, you should familiarise yourself with the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as amended), which sets out the requirements for all coursework courses. You can also find out about other policies about topics such as attendance and participation, illness or misadventure.
Enrolment and orientation
Exams and results
- Exam information
- Re-marking
- Results and academic records
- Special arrangements for assessment and examination
- Special consideration and supplementary exams
- Students at risk
Forms
There are University and Sydney Nursing School forms and it’s worth knowing what’s on the list. Whichever one you need, our website will link you directly to it and tell you how to lodge it.
Topics include:
- Application for credit
- Application for one-week extension
- Application for re-marking
- Application for special consideration
- Application for suspension of candidature
- Application for variation of enrolment (Changing units of study)
- Application for waiver for NURS5083
- Applying for a transfer
- Re-enrolling after suspension of candidature
- Request for discontinuation of studies
- Returning to University after discontinuation
- Suspending your candidature
Graduation
Eligibility, the ceremony, gown hire etc
Our campus
Find out what facilities are there at Mallett St Campus, how you get there by public transport, where lectures are held, and more...
- Clinical simulation laboratories
- First aid and emergencies
- Mallett St Campus
- Nursing Library
- Nursing Student Services – the team dedicated to assisting Nursing students with forms, courses, enrolment and much more
- Transport to campus
- University's free security shuttle bus
- WiFi areas
Our courses
For detailed and more specific information about each individual course at Sydney Nursing School
Our School
The faculty maintains a set of standards and a vision which are both in line with the University’s values, and which underpin Sydney Nursing School’s commitment to research and high achievement. It is helpful to understand the roles and responsibilities of staff and students, as well as how you fit into this structure, and who to contact in specific areas.
- Faculty values
- Graduate attributes
- Key contacts – phones, emails and addresses
- Key responsibilities for staff and students
- Student/Staff Compact
Policies
There are policies at both the University level, and specifically for Sydney Nursing School. It’s important to know what they are and where to access them, should you need more detailed information.
Topics include:
- Academic dishonesty and plagiarism
- Assessment and examination of Coursework
- Student Appeals against Academic Decisions
- Student Grievances, Appeals and Applications for Review
Re-enrolment
For continuing students who must re-enrol before the end of the current year
Scholarships and prizes
We offer a number of scholarships and prizes, in Sydney Nursing School, through the University, and externally.
Study patterns
Units of study tables by year and semester, for all part-time and full-time courses
Timetables and schedules
Includes study days, Sydney Nursing School Calendar, University semester dates, census dates, organising your timetable
Unit of study outline and core information
Information about the structure of a unit of study, its required learning outcomes and means of assessment
NOTE: The following links will take you outside Sydney Nursing School website to the University of Sydney website...
Student associations
University services
- Accommodation service
- Careers centre
- Child care
- Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
- Disability services
- Health and Welfare
- IT Helpdesk
- Koori Centre
- Learning Centre
- Student cards
CALD program | Clinical placements (pre-registration students) | Contact information | Enrolment | Exams and results | Forms | Graduation | Our campus | Our courses | Our School | Study patterns | Timetables | Student associations | Unit of study outlines | University services