Current students

Managing your course

Course rules

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.

Attendance and participation

Each unit of study has attendance requirements which you are required to meet. If you are absent without good cause you may not be eligible to achieve a minimum grade of Pass.

If you have been absent without leave from more than 10 percent of classes in any one semester in a particular unit of study, the Dean may ask you to show cause why you should not be deemed to have failed to complete that unit of study.

Illness or misadventure

The faculty recognises that illness or misadventure can prevent students from meeting attendance requirements. You have a responsibility to let the unit of study coordinator know promptly (by telephone or email) if you anticipate or experience any difficulty meeting these requirements.

Illness or misadventure must be documented. This documentation must be made available to the unit of study coordinator as soon as possible after the absence. Examples of documentation might include:

medical certificate
police notification of incident
NRMA service call
death notice of family member.

Changing your contact details

On-shore students
To ensure you don't miss vital pieces of information, please ensure your contact details are up to date at all times.

Changes in contact details can be made via the MyUni student portal.

Off-shore students – Singapore
In addition to changing your contact details through MyUni as outlined for on-shore students, you are required to lodge a change of contact details form at SIM.

Contacting staff

Whether you contact staff by email or by leaving a voicemail message, you will get a prompt response from staff regarding your enquiries, if you provide these 6 essential details:

your full name
student number
the reason for your call
the name of the unit of study or course in which you are enrolled (if applicable)
the best time to return your call, or a selection of times, and
the best number/s to reach you on.

Contacting academic staff

You can find contact details for academic staff in our website. These details can also be found in the printed unit of study outlines.

Academic staff usually have designated times for student consultation. Please contact the relevant staff member to make an appointment or view the consultation times on office doors.

Email communication

Use your university email account for all email correspondence, so that we can easily identify you.

We want to ensure you receive all information that is important to you. If using an auto-forward to a personal account, please check that it is functioning properly. Where a bounce back is received it is often not possible to identify the owner of the personal email account.

Student cards

Student cards are issued by the University and will be mailed to you after you are enrolled. The Card Centre webpage provides further information on using your student card.

Organising your timetable

Pre-registration students
In the week before semester commences, all pre-registration students will be able to access the university web-based timetable system. You will need your MyUni login and password for access. For access questions, contact the ICT help desk on 9351 6000.

Post-registration and BN (Hons) students
Post-registration students will find updated access to their timetable information just prior to the commencement of the semester.

Off-shore students
Off-shore students will receive their study block timetable at enrolment.

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