University of Canberra Admission Rules 2010
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1.These Rules may be cited as the University of Canberra Admission Rules 2010.
2.These Rules commence on the date of approval of the Council.
3.
The Admission Rules 1995 are revoked.
4.
In these Rules, unless the contrary intention appears:
"Academic Board" means the Academic Board of the University established by section 19 of the University of Canberra Act 1989 (ACT);
"Admissions Committee" means the Admissions Committee established under rule 7;
"Admissions Officer" means an officer of the University appointed under rule 5;
"Council" means the Council of the University established by section 9 of the University of Canberra Act 1989 (ACT);
"course" means an undergraduate course or a graduate course;
“Dean” means a head of faculty;
“faculty” means a faculty of the University determined by Council under section 8 of the University of Canberra Act 1989 (Act);
"graduate course" means a graduate course of study of the University leading to an award of a degree of master, a degree of doctor, a graduate diploma, a graduate certificate or a post graduate degree of bachelor as specified in the University of Canberra Courses and Awards Statute 2010* or a course of study of the University that has been declared by the Academic Board under section 5 of the University of Canberra Courses and Awards Statute 2010* to be a graduate course of study of the University for the purposes of these Rules;
“teaching period”, in relation to an offering of a course of study, means a semester or a term, whichever corresponds to the way in which the offering is organised;
"tertiary institution" means an educational institution at which some or all of the students who attend the institution are taught at a tertiary level and includes a university, a college of advanced education, an institute of technology, a college of technical and further education and a teachers' training college;
"undergraduate course" means an undergraduate course of study of the University leading to an award of a degree of bachelor or an undergraduate diploma or an associate diploma as specified in the University of Canberra Courses and Awards Statute 2010* or an undergraduate course of study of the University that has been declared by the Academic Board under section 5 of the University of Canberra Courses and Awards Statute 2010* to be an undergraduate course of study of the University for the purposes of these Rules.
Appointment of person to be Admissions Officer
5.
The Vice-Chancellor may appoint an officer of the University to be the Admissions Officer for the purposes of these Rules.
6. (1)
A person is not to be admitted to a course unless the person complies with the requirements of the Academic Board in relation to that course.
(2)
The requirements of the Academic Board in relation to admission to a course must be communicated and archived by the University for the year, or for each of the years, as the case may be, in relation to which the requirements are to apply. The method of communication and archival shall be at the discretion of the University.
(3)
An applicant for admission must demonstrate, in the manner required by the Academic Board, that the applicant has a sufficient knowledge of the English language to enable the applicant to undertake the course to which admission is sought.
7.
The Academic Board must establish an Admissions Committee with such membership as the Academic Board considers appropriate and with such functions with respect to the admission of persons to courses of study as are assigned to the Committee by the Academic Board and by these Rules.
General requirements - undergraduate and graduate admissions
8. (1)
The Academic Board, or the Admissions Committee or a member of the staff of the University acting in accordance with guidelines determined by the Academic Board, may admit to an undergraduate course any person who applies for admission to that course provided that:
(a)
the Academic Board, or the Admissions Committee or a member of the staff, as the case may be, is satisfied that the applicant has a reasonable likelihood of success in that course; and
(b)
the Academic Board, or the Admissions Committee or a member of the staff, as the case may be, is satisfied that teaching facilities appropriate for that course are available.
(2)
The Academic Board, or the Admissions Committee or a member of the staff of the University acting in accordance with guidelines determined by the Academic Board, may admit to a graduate course any person who applies for admission to that course provided that:
(a)
either:
(i)
the applicant has met the academic requirements for either:
(A)
a degree; or
(B)
an award that is approved by the Academic Board (or by the Admissions Committee acting in accordance with guidelines determined by the Academic Board) as the equivalent of a degree awarded by a university or tertiary institution, and the degree or award has been gained in a suitable area of study and at an appropriate level; or
(ii)
the Academic Board, or the Admissions Committee or a member of the staff, as the case may be, is satisfied that the applicant has achieved sufficient academic or professional experience and status in a suitable area of study to enable the applicant to have a reasonable likelihood of success in that course; and
(b)
the Academic Board, or the Admissions Committee or a member of the staff, as the case may be, is satisfied that teaching facilities appropriate for that course are available.
9. (1)
The Admissions Committee may at such times as it thinks fit call for applications for admission to courses.
(2)
Applications for admission must be in such form and contain such information as the Admissions Committee requires.
(3)
An applicant for admission to a course must:
(a)
submit such further information to the Admissions Committee as the Admissions Committee requires; and
(b)
attend for interview as required by the Admissions Committee to answer such questions as the Admissions Committee thinks fit to put to the applicant; and
(c)
take such examinations and tests, if any, as the Admissions Committee thinks necessary to enable the Admissions Committee to determine whether the applicant is likely to be able to satisfy the requirements of the course.
10. (1)
If the Academic Board, or the Admissions Committee or a member of the staff of the University acting in accordance with guidelines determined by the Academic Board, so directs, the admission of a person to a course may be made conditional on the person attaining a specified standard of work, in specified subjects and within a specified time, as required in a written direction issued to that person prior to the commencement of his or her studies.
(2)
If a person conditionally admitted under subrule (1) satisfies the Academic Board, or the Admissions Committee or a member of the staff, as the case may be, that he or she has met the conditions required in the written direction, the person must be regarded as having fulfilled the conditions of admission.
(3)
If a person conditionally admitted under subrule (1) fails to satisfy the Academic Board, or the Admissions Committee or a member of the staff, as the case may be, that he or she has met the conditions required in the written direction, the person ceases to be eligible to continue with the course, except with the approval of the Admissions Committee.
11. (1)
If:
(a)
a person applies for admission to a graduate course; and
(b)
the course involves only research and a thesis; and
(c)
the course leads to a degree of master or a degree of doctor;
the person may, on the recommendation of the appropriate Faculty Board or other committee appointed by resolution of the Academic Board, be admitted to that course for a probationary period not exceeding 12 months.
(2)
On completion of the probationary period, the Faculty Board, or the committee that made the recommendation for probationary admission, as the case may be, must review the standard of performance of the person and must, having given the person an opportunity to be heard, recommend to the Admissions Committee or a member of the staff of the University acting in accordance with guidelines determined by the Academic Board, that the person's admission be confirmed or terminated, and the Admissions Committee or member, as the case may be, must give effect to that recommendation.
(3)
If, under subrule (2), a person's admission is confirmed, the person's period of study in the graduate course will be taken to have commenced on the first day of the probationary period for which the person was admitted to the course.
12.
A person admitted to a course may be required, by the Dean of the Faculty administering the course, to undertake additional units that are prerequisite to that course or portions of that course, whether or not those units are part of that course.
Notification of result of application
13. (1)
An applicant for admission to a course must be notified in writing of the outcome of the application.
(2)
If an applicant is admitted to a course, the notification under subrule (1) must specify the course, the teaching period and year for which admission is granted.
(3)
If an applicant is refused admission to a course, the notification under subrule (1) must specify the grounds for the refusal.
14. (1)
If an applicant for admission to an undergraduate course or a graduate course:
(a)
is not admitted to that course because the Admissions Committee, or a member of staff of the University, as the case may be, is not satisfied that the applicant has a reasonable likelihood of success in that course; or
(b)
is admitted conditionally under rule 10;
the applicant may, by written request addressed to the Admissions Officer, ask for the decision not to admit, or to admit conditionally, as the case may be, to be reviewed:
(c)
if the decision was taken by the Admissions Committee - by the Academic Board; or
(d)
if the decision was taken by a member of the staff - by the Admissions Committee.
(2)
Any decision made by the Academic Board or the Admissions Committee following a review requested under subrule (1) is final and must be communicated in writing to the applicant by the Admissions Officer.
15. (1)
A person is not eligible to commence a course, in any teaching period in any year, unless the person has, in relation to that teaching period and that year, been admitted to that course in accordance with these Rules.
(2)
A person admitted to a course in relation to any teaching period in any year remains eligible to undertake that course subject to any conditions imposed by rule 10 and subject to the rules from time to time governing that course, unless:
(a)
the person has been directed not to continue with that course under the University of Canberra Academic Progress Rules 2009; or
(b)
the person has been exclude from classes at the University under the Student Conduct Statute 1992 or rules made under that statute; or
(c)
the person has been prevented from enrolling or re-enrolling as a student at the University under the Obligations Statute 1995; or
(d)
if the person does not enrol in any units in a teaching period - the person first obtains permission to defer studies in the course before the time for enrolment in that course in that teaching period expires; or
(e)
if the person withdraws from all units in a teaching period - the person first obtains permission to defer studies in the course before the person withdraws from all units forming part of that course; or
(f)
the person transfers to another course; or
(g)
the person has been found to have been admitted to a course on the basis of false, misleading or incomplete statements.
16. (1)
A person who wishes to undertake one or more specified units of study from a course but who does not wish to undertake the course may be granted permission by the Dean of the Faculty offering the unit or units to enrol in that unit or units, provided that the Dean of Faculty concerned is satisfied that the person will benefit from undertaking the unit or units and provided further that sufficient teaching facilities are available to enable the person to undertake the unit or units.
(2)
A person who enrols under subrule (1) is taken to be a student for the purposes of the Statutes and Rules of the University unless the contrary intention appears.
Courses leading to awards that are not prescribed under the University of Canberra Courses and Awards Statute 2010+
17.
Unless the contrary intention appears, a person who is undertaking a course of study or instruction at the University (not being an undergraduate course or a graduate course) that is declared by the Academic Board to be a course of study for the purposes of these Rules is taken to have been admitted to that course for the purposes of the Statutes and Rules of the University.
Note: Until the date of Notification of the University of Canberra Courses and Awards Statute 2010, references to this statute should be read as a reference to the equivalent subrules of the Courses and Awards Statute 1995.
Made by Council under Section 3 of the Admissions Statute 1995 at Meeting No. 135 on 14 May 2010 and effective from that date.