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The University is committed to providing the support and advice you need if you encounter academic or personal challenges in completing your studies.
Academic progression is the way we describe the progress you are making towards completing your degree requirements.
While it’s important you’re aware of your own learning and whether you are meeting course requirements, we monitor each student’s progression so that we can identify and support students who are at risk of not meeting requirements.
To assess your progression, we look at how well you are meeting the essential academic requirements laid out in the policy, the requirements of your award course, and the units of study you take as each semester passes. We also look at how well you are progressing in your studies in relation to the maximum allowable time limit you have for completing your course. These are outlined in Part 4 of the Coursework Rule (pdf, 484KB).
The progression process is outlined in Part 15 of the Coursework policy.
When monitoring your progression we may consider whether you have:
At the end of each teaching period, there are a range of indicators that help us to identify students who are potentially having difficulty with their studies and may need academic advice or other support for their learning. If you’re at risk of not meeting these indicators, you'll be advised by email that you are at risk of not meeting the academic requirements of your course.
We may identify you as at risk if:
If you’re not meeting the academic requirements of your course you will be identified as not meeting progression.
Generally, if it’s the first occasion you will receive an academic caution.
You’ll receive an academic caution if:
If you’re not meeting progression and you’ve previously received an academic caution, you may be asked to show cause. You may also be asked to show cause by your Associate Dean for course-specific reasons.
Showing cause means submitting a written submission to your faculty or school to demonstrate why you were unable to meet your progression requirements over time and show you have developed a plan for how you will improve your academic progress. Find out more about the show cause process.
You may be required to show cause if you fail progression based on the following reasons.
The Australian Government has passed an amendment to the Higher Education Support Act 2003, effective 1 January 2024, to remove the requirement for students to pass 50 per cent of the units they study to remain eligible for a Commonwealth supported place and HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP assistance.
This means students who don’t meet the 50 per cent pass rate requirement, following results release in Semester 2, will still be eligible for their Commonwealth supported place (CSP) or Commonwealth support through a HELP loan for units of study with a census date after 1 January 2024.
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