Guide to understanding your undergraduate academic standing

What happens next term?

• If you enrol in the next term and pass 50% or more of your attempted load, your academic standing will remain Good.
• If you enrol in the next term and pass less than 50% of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Academic Risk 1 (previously known as Referral).
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next term and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Academic Risk 2 (previously known as Probation).

What happens now?

We encourage you to contact these support services for advice on ways to improve your academic performance.

What happens next term?

• You are encouraged to meet with your academic advisor to discuss your enrolment options before finalising your course choices.
• If you enrol in the next term and pass 50% or more of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Good.
• If you enrol in the next term and pass less than 50% of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Academic Risk 2 (previously known as Probation).
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next term and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Academic Risk 3.

What happens now?

You must make an appointment to see an academic advisor to discuss your future enrolment. Your advisor will help you identify and overcome any problems that may be impacting your ability to successfully complete your studies and maintain satisfactory academic progress. We also strongly encourage you to contact these support services for advice on ways to improve your academic performance.

What happens next term?

• Your enrolment next term is subject to the approval of your academic advisor; you must not finalise your enrolment without contacting them. The courses you are enrolled in for the next term may not be appropriate and you may not be permitted to remain enrolled in some courses.
• If you enrol in the next term and pass 50% or more of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Academic Risk 1 (previously known as Referral).
• If you enrol in the next term and pass less than 50% of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Academic Risk 3.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next term and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Academic Risk 3.

What happens now?

You must make an appointment to see an academic advisor to discuss your future enrolment. Your advisor will help you identify and overcome any problems that may be impacting your ability to successfully complete your studies and maintain satisfactory academic progress. We also strongly encourage you to contact these support services for advice on ways to improve your academic performance.

What happens next term?

• Your enrolment next term is subject to the approval of your academic advisor; you must not finalise your enrolment without contacting them. The courses you are enrolled in for the next term may not be appropriate and you may not be permitted to remain enrolled in some courses.
• If you enrol in the next term and pass 50% or more of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Academic Risk 2.
• If you enrol in the next term and pass less than 50% of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Suspension.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next term and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Suspension.
• If you have previously been suspended and pass less than 50% of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Academic Risk 4*.

After the official release of results, students whose late or withheld marks would have placed them on an academic standing level of Suspension, will instead by assigned a standing level of Provisional Suspension.  Provisional Suspension is treated similarly to Academic Risk 3 when calculating standing for future terms.

What happens now?

You are permitted to continue with your studies but must make an appointment to see an academic advisor to discuss your future enrolment. Your advisor will help you to identify and overcome any problems that may be impacting your ability to successfully complete your studies and maintain satisfactory academic progress. We also strongly encourage you to contact these support services for advice on ways to improve your academic performance.

What happens next term?

• Your enrolment next term is subject to the approval of your academic advisor; you must not finalise your enrolment without contacting them. The courses you are currently enrolled in for the next term may not be appropriate and you may not be permitted to remain enrolled in some courses.
• If you enrol in the next term and pass 50% or more of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Academic Risk 2.
• If you enrol in the next term and pass less than 50% of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Suspension.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next term and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Suspension.

Do you want to appeal?

• How to appeal suspension or exclusion.

Can I study a different program if suspended?

No, academic standing is determined at the career level, i.e., undergraduate or postgraduate, rather than at the program level. As a result, if you are suspended from one program you cannot apply to study another program during the period of suspension.

What happens next?

Following your return from Suspension:

• If you enrol in the next term and pass 50% or more of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Academic Risk 3.
• If you enrol in the next term and pass less than 50% of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Academic Risk 4.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next term and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Academic Risk 4.

What happens next term?

• Your enrolment next term is subject to the approval of your academic advisor; you must not finalise your enrolment without contacting them. The courses you are enrolled in for the next term may not be appropriate and you may not be permitted to remain enrolled in some courses.
• If you enrol in the next term and pass 50% or more of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Academic Risk 3.
• If you enrol in the next term and pass less than 50% of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Exclusion.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next term and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Exclusion.

After the official release of results, students whose late or withheld marks would have placed them on an academic standing level of Exclusion will instead by assigned a standing level of Provisional Exclusion. Provisional Exclusion is treated similarly to Academic Risk 4 when calculating standing for future terms.

What happens now?

You are permitted to continue with your studies but must make an appointment to see an academic advisor to discuss your future enrolment. Your advisor will help you identify and overcome any problems that may be impacting your ability to successfully complete your studies and maintain satisfactory academic progress. We also strongly encourage you to contact these support services for advice on ways to improve your academic performance.

What happens next term?

• Your enrolment next term is subject to the approval of your academic advisor; you must not finalise your enrolment without contacting them. The courses you are currently enrolled in for the next term may not be appropriate and you may not be permitted to remain enrolled in some courses.
• If you enrol in the next term and pass 50% or more of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Academic Risk 3.
• If you enrol in the next term and pass less than 50% of your attempted load, your academic standing will become Exclusion.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next term and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Exclusion.

What happens now?

You are excluded from the University for 2 academic years and you must apply for re-admission at the end of the exclusion period. See Admissions information.

Do you want to appeal?

• How to appeal suspension or exclusion.

Can I study a different program if excluded?

No, academic standing is determined at the career level, i.e., undergraduate or postgraduate, rather than at the program level. As a result, if you are excluded from one program you cannot apply to study another program at UNSW during the period of exclusion.

If you still have unfinalised grades (WD, WC and LE) on the date when academic standing is finalised, these grades will be converted to NC (Not Completed) and treated as failures when your academic standing is finalised for the term.