Academic Standing

Undergraduate students

All students start with Good standing. If you pass more than half of 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.

Research and non-award students

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

UNSW Sydney

Your academic standing is determined at the end of Terms 1, 2 and 3.

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

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

Your academic standing is determined by two factors:

• Your academic standing at the end of the previous standard term
• Your academic achievement in the current standard term.

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

UNSW Canberra

UNSW Canberra operate on a two-semester calendar. Academic standing is calculated at the end of Semesters 1 and 2.

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 for UNSW Sydney
• Undergraduate academic standing levels for UNSW Canberra
• Postgraduate academic standing levels