Pre-2021 Guide to Your Academic Standing (UNSW Canberra)

What happens next semester?

• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and pass more than 50% of the attempted load, your academic standing at the end of that semester will remain Good.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and pass 50% or less of the attempted load, your academic standing at the end of that semester will become Referral.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing at the end of that semester will become Probation.
• If you enrol in 6 units of credit or less in the next semester and pass all or some of the attempted load, your academic standing at the end of that semester will remain as Good.
• If you enrol in 6 units of credit or less in the next semester and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing at the end of that semester will become Referral.

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 help to improve your academic performance.

What happens next semester?

• Your enrolment next semester 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 semester may not be appropriate and you may not be permitted to remain enrolled in some courses.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and pass more than 50% of the attempted load, your academic standing at the end of that semester will revert to Good.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and pass 50% or less of the attempted load, your academic standing at the end of that semester will become Probation.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing at the end of that semester will become Probation.
• If you enrol in 6 units of credit or less in the next semester and pass all or some of the attempted load, your academic standing at the end of that semester will remain as Referral.
• If you enrol in 6 units of credit or less in the next semester and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing at the end of that semester will become Probation.

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 semester?

• Your enrolment next semester 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 semester may not be appropriate and you may not be permitted to remain enrolled in some courses.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and pass more than 50% of the attempted load, your academic standing in that semester will revert to Referral.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and pass 50% or less of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Provisional Suspension (if Semester 1) or Suspension (if Semester 2).
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing at the end of that semester will become Provisional Suspension (if Semester 1) or Suspension (if Semester 2).
• If you enrol in 6 units of credit or less in the next semester and pass all or some of the attempted load, your academic standing will remain as Probation.
• If you enrol in 6 units of credit or less in the next semester and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Provisional Suspension (if Semester 1) or Suspension (if Semester 2).

UNSW does not formally exclude or suspend students at the end of Semester 1. However, we still need to identify students at risk of failure, so use Provisional Suspension and Provisional Exclusion. These levels are treated similarly to Probation when calculating standing for future semesters.

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 semester?

• Your enrolment next semester 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 semester may not be appropriate and you may not be permitted to remain enrolled in some courses.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and pass more than half of the attempted load, your academic standing in that semester will revert to Referral.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and pass only half or less than half of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Provisional Suspension (if Semester 1) or Suspension (if Semester 2).
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing at the end of that semester will become Provisional Suspension (if Semester 1) or Suspension (if Semester 2).
• If you enrol in 6 units of credit or less in the next semester and pass all or some of the attempted load, your academic standing will remain as Probation.
• If you enrol in 6 units of credit or less in the next semester and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Provisional Suspension (if Semester 1) or Suspension (if Semester 2).

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 semester?

• Your enrolment next semester 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 semester may not be appropriate and you may not be permitted to remain enrolled in some courses.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and pass more than 50% of the attempted load, your academic standing in that semester will revert to Referral.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and pass only half, or less than half of the attempted load, your academic standing will remain as Provisional Exclusion (if Semester 1) or become Exclusion (if Semester 2).
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing at the end of that semester will remain as Provisional Exclusion (if Semester 1) or become Exclusion (if Semester 2).
• If you enrol in 6 units of credit or less in the next semester and pass all or some of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Probation.
• If you enrol in 6 units of credit or less in the next semester and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing will remain on Provisional Exclusion (if Semester 1) or become Exclusion (if Semester 2).

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 more than 6 units of credit and pass more than 50%of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Probation.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit and pass 50% or less of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Provisional Exclusion (if Semester 1) or Exclusion (if Semester 2).
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit in the next semester and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing at the end of that semester will become Provisional Exclusion (if Semester 1) or Exclusion (if Semester 2).
• If you enrol in 6 units of credit or less and pass all or some of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Probation.
• If you enrol in 6 units of credit or less and do not pass any of the attempted load, your standing will become Provisional Exclusion (if Semester 1) or Exclusion (if Semester 2).

Do you want to appeal?

• How to appeal suspension or exclusion.

What happens now?

You are excluded from the University for at least 2 academic years (4 standard semesters) and you must apply for re-admission at the end of the exclusion period. See Admissions information.

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 during the period of exclusion.

Re-admission

If you are re-admitted to UNSW following your period of exclusion:

• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit and pass more than 50% of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Probation.
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit and pass 50% or less of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Provisional Exclusion (if Semester 1) or Exclusion (if Semester 2).
• If you enrol in more than 6 units of credit and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing at the end of that semester will become Provisional Exclusion (if Semester 1) or Exclusion (if Semester 2).
• If you enrol in 6 units of credit or less and pass all or some of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Probation.
• If you enrol in 6 units of credit or less and do not pass any of the attempted load, your academic standing will become Provisional Exclusion (if Semester 1) or Exclusion (if Semester 2).

Do you want to appeal?

• How to appeal suspension or exclusion.

If you still have unfinalised grades (WD, WC and LE) on the date when academic standing is finalised (approximately 2 months after the official release of results), these grades will be converted to NC (Not Completed) and treated as failures when your academic standing is finalised for the semester.