Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

The Faculty allocates progress status categories at the end of each year, taking into account a student's results in all units taken in that year.

Undergraduates

Satisfactory progress

• Satisfactory progress is, when in a calendar year, you pass units to a valt least half the total value of units you are enrolled in.
• If you make satisfactory progress, you will be assigned the progress stuatus of 'good standing'.
• If you do not make satisfacotry progress, you will have 'unsatisfactory progress' recorded on your academic record and may be assigned one of the following by the Faculty:
  • On Probabtion
    • for failing a unit twice
    • for failing to make satisfactory progress but are enrolled for the first time at this university gaining a weighted avaerage mark of at least 30% over units in which you are enrolled
    • you must see an Academic Advisor before re-enrolling in the course and conditions may apply to re-enrolment.
  • Suspended
    • failed to make satisfactory progress for the first or second time
    • not permitted to re-enrol in the course for a period of 12 months.
  • Excluded
    • failed to make satisfactory progress for the third time
    • not permitted to re-enrol in the course.
• If you have been prohibited by the Faculty from further study or examinations in a unit:
  • you will be reported to the board of examiners and
  • may be assigned a progress status of 'Suspended'.
• Exceptional circumstances (e.g. death of a family member or extreme illness) will be taken into consideration.

Postgraduates

Satisfactory progress

• To make satisfactory progress in a calendar year, you must not fail units to the value of more than 12 points of the last 48 points undertaken.
• If you make satisfactory progress, you will be assigned the progress status of 'good standing'.
• If you do not make satisfactory progress, you will have 'unsatisfactory progress' recorded on your academic record and may be assigned one of the following by the Faculty:
  • Suspended
    • when a student has failed to make satisfactory progress
    • not permitted to re-enrol in the course fo a period of 12 months
  • On Probation
    • for failing a unit twice
    • enrolled for the first time in a postgraduate course in this University and
      1. not failed units to a value greater than 18 points in the first semester
      2. not failed units to a value greater than 6 points in the second semester
      3. gained a weighted average of at least 30 per cent in the units in which you remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.
    • permitted to re-enrol for the following academic year, with restricted options for re-enrolment.
• Exceptional circumstances (e.g. deather of a family member or extreme illness) will be taken into consideration.

Appeals against results or progress status

• You may appeal against your results or progress status in accordance with the appeals procedure.
• Please note that an appeal must be lodged within 20 days of the release of results.

Application to re-enrol following exclusion

You should contact the Faculty about two months before the end of the second semester following your exclusion date and request an interview regarding re-enrolment.