Faculty Enrolment Rules

Here you will find the Faculty Rules regarding non-standard enrolment in the following areas:

You may submit a request to your Program Authority, if you meet the requirements as stated below. Please always include your Student ID in your correspondence.

Note: by submitting any of these requests you are confirming you are aware of the UNSW Key Dates (including census dates) and the UNSW Late Enrolment Changes Policy. You are acknowledging that your request is not grounds for Special Consideration in the event you perform poorly, and you are also committing to keep up-to-date with your academic record by regularly checking your Academic Statement through myUNSW. 

 

Faculty Rules Details
Timetable clash

By submitting a timetable clash request to your Program Authority you acknowledge that:

  1. A timetable clash must not exceed one hour in duration; and

  2. A timetable clash is only permitted between a [lecture] and [lecture or tutorial or laboratory]; and

  3. You intend to miss the lecture; and

  4. The lecture is recorded; and

  5. If your timetable clash requires you to miss a lecture in a course outside the Engineering Faculty, you should receive permission from the other Faculty; and

  6. A timetable clash is never recommended and should be avoided where possible; and

  7. You are responsible for revising any missed content resulting from the timetable clash; and

  8. You must ensure there are no assessments in any clashing classes or make appropriate arrangements with the course convenor, if there are any.

Late Enrolment

By submitting a late enrolment request to your Program Authority you acknowledge that:

  1. Approval to enrol late, will only be approved in exceptional circumstances and you are required to submit your case with your late enrolment request; and

  2. You are responsible for revising any missed content resulting from the late enrolment; and

  3. You must ensure there are no assessment in the classes you have missed or make appropriate arrangements with the course convenor, if there are any; and

  4. Further instructions on the late enrolment guidelines and application process may be found here.
Overloading

Overloading rules for UGRD and PGRD students

By submitting an overloading request to your Program Authority you acknowledge that:

1. Overloading students are required to meet the following requirements; 

      • A University WAM no less than 65; and
      • Be in good academic standing; and
      • Have completed a minimum of 36 UOC; and
      • Have successfully completed 18 UOC in one of the previous terms where marks are released; and
      • Have successfully completed your enrolment if you previously overloaded.

If you do not meet these requirements, but you have 24 UOC left remaining for completion, you are permitted to submit a request to overload.

2. Overloading requires taking on additional workload, above what is recommended by the Faculty, and you are aware of, and take responsibility for, the risk associated with this; and

3. Taking on extra UOC may impact on your studies and results for all courses taken in that term.

NOTE: Overloading in Summer courses is not permitted, Students may enrol up to a maximum of 12 UOC in Summer.

Overloading rules for PGRO (Hexamester) students

PGRO (Hexamester) students are not permitted to overload.

Requisite Waiver

By submitting a requisite waiver request to your Program Authority you acknowledge that:

  1. You are required to submit the transcript of the host institution, if you are requesting a requisite waiver based on a course completed on exchange or cross-institutional study; or

  2. You are required to submit the transcript and course outline (in English) of the host institution, if you are requesting a requisite waiver based on a course completed in your prior studies; or

  3. You are required to submit supporting documentation (e.g. resume), if you are requesting a requisite waiver based on knowledge gained in other experience (e.g. work experience).

Course Substitution

By submitting a course substitution request to your Program Authority you acknowledge that:

  1. You can submit a request if the core or compulsory course is not running in term, and not taking it will delay your graduation or progression; and

  2. The course substitution is valid for that one term only, if approved. This means that upon failing your course substitution, you need to enrol in the core or compulsory course again, if available in term; or

  3. If you wish to complete a course outside your program requirements, due to career aspirations and/ or breadth of knowledge and you have no room to complete this course as elective or general education, then you are required to submit a strong case with reasons.

Recognition of Prior Learning

By submitting a transfer credit request to your Program Authority you acknowledge that:

  1. You are required to submit an official transcript and detailed course outlines (in English*) with your request; and

  2. Transfer credit will be granted in accordance with the UNSW Transfer Credit Policy; and

  3. Credit must be granted for bachelor level courses (or equivalent) unless otherwise agreed with the host institution; and

  4. If you have commenced a course for which you are requesting transfer credit, and the census date has passed, credit for this course cannot be granted; and

  5. You have reviewed the UNSW course material to ensure your knowledge is current.

* If your Transcript or Course Outline is in a language other than English, it must be officially translated. Please refer to the UNSW documentation certification page for more information.

Postgraduate students: please ensure you familiarise yourself with the additional Postgraduate RPL Guidelines.

Postgraduate Internal Program Transfer

By submitting a PG Internal Program Transfer request to your Program Authority you acknowledge that:

  1. You are required to meet the entry requirements of the program you wish to transfer to; and

  2. To be eligible for an Internal Program Transfer (IPT), you must have undertaken a minimum of one term of study; and

  3. For international students only, it is your responsibility to apply for a Visa Extension from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection if your program transfer is successful; and

  4. Be in GOOD academic standing
Cross-Institutional Study

By submitting a Cross-Institutional Study (CIS) request to your Program Authority you acknowledge that:

  1. Students are required to meet the following eligibility requirements:
  • Be in Good Academic Standing; and
  • You can complete no more than 12 UOC of CIS; and
  • You have successfully completed 48 UOC; and
  • You will not exceed the maximum Recognition of Prior Learning for your program; and
  • You can only complete courses as CIS that are not offered by UNSW; or
  • The course requested is not offered by UNSW in the relevant term and will delay your progression if you do not complete this course as CIS.

2. Your CIS course must be assessed and approved as equivalent to a UNSW course in terms of content, level and workload. Post-Approval will not be granted.

3. You acknowledge that the requirements of UNSW courses take precedence and the CIS course does not clash with your UNSW commitments if currently enrolled.

4. You are required to submit detailed course outlines (in English*) with your CIS request.

* If your Transcript or Course Outline is in a language other than English, it must be officially translated. Please refer to the UNSW documentation certification page for more information.