Academic Standing

Undergraduate students
All students start with Good standing. If you pass 50% or more of the units attempted, your standing remains as Good.

Academic standing is calculated using the percentage of load passed in the current term/semester as well as your academic standing at the end of the previous term/semester.

Postgraduate students
Academic standing is calculated based on the cumulative number of failures across your postgraduate studies.

Research and non-award students
Academic standing is not calculated for research and non-award students.

For UNSW Sydney, academic standing is determined at the end of Terms 1, 2 and 3. For UNSW Canberra, academic standing is determined at the end of Semesters 1 and 2.

Results obtained in Summer Term/Semester are included in the calculation of your academic standing for Term/Semester 1.

Academic standing is calculated at the career level (i.e. undergraduate/postgraduate), not at the program level.

To find out how withheld grades affect academic standing, see the Results page.

Your standing is displayed with your results in myUNSW.

The Results Summary screen in myUNSW allows you to view your results and academic standing for a given term/semester.

Academic standing has many levels. All students start with Good standing but continued poor progress can lead to other standing levels being assigned, each with its own implications for your progress toward completion of your program.

Refer to the relevant information below to find out more about academic standing.

• Undergraduate academic standing levels
• Postgraduate academic standing levels