Frequently Asked Questions

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The Unofficial Non-Awards Information Post/FAQ

One of the more popular questions frequently asked is about the Macquarie Non-Award entry scheme, and with the sheer number of questions and posts being made, i thought it was time to make one, so here it is.

• General

• What is it?
• Who is eligible?
• Can I get into a degree or diploma through this pathway?
• How do i apply?
• Important Dates for Non Award

• Academic

• What's the workload like?
• How much will it cost?
• Which units/subjects can i choose from?

• Miscellaneous Links

• Important Uni Links
• Contact Details

What is it?

Taken from http://www.coe.mq.edu.au/nonawd.htm.

Non-award enrolment is available in undergraduate and postgraduate units on a tuition-fee-paying basis. Students enrol in one or more University units (subjects), undertaking a study load at a pace that suits their needs.

* pursue a new interests for general personal development
* participate in professional development and extension by upgrading or learning new skills
* pathway into a degree program, either
* BA, BSc, BEd(Early Childhood), after the completion of at least 12 credit points, with an overall grade point average of 2.0 or better for all the credit points attempted
* OR BA-Psychology or BSc–Psychology after the completion of at least 12 credit points, with an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better for all the credit points attempted.

Enrolment at the University in single units is named non-award because a student is not currently enrolled for an award, that is, a degree, diploma or certificate program at Macquarie University. The credit-point value of Non-award units successfully completed can be included in a Macquarie degree at a later time.

Most units are half-year (single semester) units. Some are offered in the evening and/or by distance study.

An application for each unit will be assessed by Department/s offering the unit, in order to determine whether an applicant has sufficient academic background to manage the work required for that unit. If a unit has specific prerequisites (study which must be completed, or a requirement that must be satisfied before enrolment in that unit is permitted), verified documentation must be provided to enable a decision to be made.
Application does not guarantee enrolment in a unit.

Who can apply?

Taken from http://www.coe.mq.edu.au/eligibility.htm

To enrol as a non-award student an applicant must either hold Australian citizenship or have permanent resident status. Applicants who do not fall into either of these categories should contact the Centre for Open Education to discuss possible eligibility for non-award study.

Macquarie students enrolled in a degree program are not permitted to enrol on a non-award basis in units which are not available to them in their current degree.

Students enrolled in a degree at another university should not apply for non-award enrolment, but should enquire at the Undergraduate Studies Section, Macquarie University, about the possibility of cross-institutional enrolment on (02) 9850 7317. However, if you have missed the final closing date for cross-institutional study (6 January 2006, with $114 late fee), you may wish to enrol as a non-award student. It should be noted that non-award students pay up-front tuition fees for their studies, and that these payments cannot be deferred. This means that non-award study is more expensive than paying as a Commonwealth-Assisted student.

Non-Award Study as a pathway to a Degree or Diploma

Taken from http://www.coe.mq.edu.au/eligibility.htm

HSC2005 Applicants

Current school leavers (HSC 2005) seeking to enrol non-award at Macquarie University should be aware that most departments have set a minimum UAI for non-award enrolment in their units:

Minimum UAI for non-award enrolment and units available listed by Departments

Students hoping to enter a degree should download and read carefully the following link;

Non-Award Study Pathway to Degree

There is also provision for entry to the Diploma in Languages by completing 12 credit points in one language, with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.0.

Only undergraduate units listed in the Schedule of Units may be taken on a non-award basis. Some units are graded as PASS/FAIL only. These units cannot be included in the 12 credit points for the calculation of a Grade Point Average (GPA). They include in-country and residential language units, and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) units. A full list of these units appears at the beginning of the Schedule of Undergraduate Units in the Handbook of Undergraduate Studies.

If you are admitted to a Macquarie degree or diploma you may count your non-award credit points toward the degree or diploma. Non-award credit points will also count towards the total credit points needed to transfer to another degree. However, the GPA required for a transfer will only be based on credit points completed while enrolled in a degree.

Exclusion from Non-Award Study

From 1 January 2004 students who accumulate two or more failures in a non-award program will not be permitted to continue their non-award studies.

Failures obtained in earlier years will not be counted for the purposes of this new rule.

Applying for Non-Award Courses

Taken from http://www.coe.mq.edu.au/applying.htm

How do you apply to be enrolled as a Non-Award student?

Application for enrolment is made through the Centre for Open Education. You can find the application form here.

There is an application fee of $60, which must be paid at the time of lodging your form. An additional late fee of $100 applies (see closing dates below). Macquarie Alumni may request a waiver of the $60 application fee (but not the late fee).

Application forms and 2006 Non-Award handbooks will be available from the Centre from early November 2005. You can also download the application form from this page and you can access detailed information about the application process from the Handbook by downloading different sections of the Handbook in pdf format from this page.

When do applications close?

Applications for first semester and full-year units:

Early applications close on 18 November 2005

Second round applications close on 27 January 2006

Late applications with $100 late fee, if places remain, close on 10 February. No applications for first semester and full-year units will be accepted after this date.

For second-semester units applications close on 16 June 2006.

Late applications, with additional late fee of $100, close on 14 July 2006.

When will you find out if you have been accepted?

If you have been accepted into the units you have chosen, you will be automatically enrolled in those units by the Centre. We will notify you in writing as early as possible, but not sooner than mid-January.

IMPORTANT NON-AWARD DATES 2005-2006

Taken from http://www.coe.mq.edu.au/nonawd.htm

18 November 2005: Closing date for first round of 2006 non-award applications

27 January 2006: Closing date for second round of 2006 non-award applications

10 February 2006: Final closing date for late 2006 applications (with $100 late fee). No more first semester or full-year applications will be accepted after this date

24 February 2006: First semester fees due

27 February 2006: classes commence

31 March 2006: Last date by which a first half-year or full-year unit may be discontinued without academic penalty and be eligible for refund of tuition fees.

16 June 2006: Closing date for second half-year non-award applications

14 July 2006: Closing date for late second half-year non-award applications (with $100 late fee). No more second semester applications will be accepted after this date

28 July 2006: Second semester fees due

31 July 2006: Second half year classes commence

31 August 2006: Last date by which a second half-year unit may be discontinued without academic penalty and be eligible for refund of tuition fees.
17 November 2006: Closing date for first round of 2006 non-award applications

What is the workload?

Taken from http://www.coe.mq.edu.au/planning.htm

To estimate the time required to attend lectures and tutorials (or listen to recorded lectures), to research at the Library and to complete assignments, you should multiply each credit point of your enrolment by 4 hours. Therefore for one three-credit-point unit you should expect to commit twelve hours of your time per week to your studies.

A nine-credit-point workload is a full-time workload for a semester and is the maximum workload recommended for commencing non-award students. Our experience has shown that students who attempt 12 credit points in a single semester often experience difficulties with a heavy workload, and you should be aware that it has University policy since 1 January 2004, that a Non-Award student who fails two units is permanently excluded from Non-Award study at Macquarie University.

Youth Allowance, Austudy or Abstudy

If you are planning to apply for financial assistance, you will need to check the Centrelink requirements for payment of Youth Allowance, Austudy or Abstudy.

Full information about eligibility is available from Centrelink Offices, or from the web at http://www.centrelink.gov.au/interne...cations/az.htm

You can also telephone to find out more:

Youth Allowance and Austudy - 13 24 90

Abstudy -13 23 17

How much will it cost?

Taken from http://www.coe.mq.edu.au/planning.htm

Non-Award study is paid for by up-front tuition fees, and is charged on the basis of the number of credit points enrolled in. Different departments charge different fees, but if you are a student enrolling in 12 credit points to gain entry to a degree, you should expect to pay approximately $4,500 - $5000 for 12 credit points (or 4 units worth 3 credit points each).

Please note that your fees must be paid up-front and in full before classes start each semester. They cannot be deferred or paid in instalments.

Non-Award Study Fees

The costs involved with non-award study are:

i) an application fee of $60, which must be paid when the application is lodged at the University;

ii) tuition fees which are charged by the credit point for the individual units. Most units have a value of 3 or 4 credit points. The tuition fee rate per credit point (pcp) may vary from one Division to another.
(Tuition Fee Rate per Credit Point)

Payment of tuition fees is a condition of enrolment. Failure to pay fees by the due date will result in cancellation of enrolment.

The tuition fees invoices are sent with confirmation of enrolment , and are due by 24 February 2006 and 28 July 2006 for second half-year units. Fees for a full-year unit are split over the two half-years. There is no provision for deferment of fees, nor for payment by instalments.

Waiver of Application Fee for Macquarie Alumni

Alumni of Macquarie University may request a waiver of the $60 application fee .

Please read the conditions for requesting this waiver carefully. Waivers must be requested at the time of application and documentation confirming alumni status must be provided by the applicant.

Refunds

If you choose not to proceed with your application for any reason, application fees, including late fees, are non-refundable.

A refund of the $60 fee will only be made if you are not offered a place in any of the units you have chosen. Late fees will not be refunded under any circumstances.

If you withdraw from a first-half year unit by 31 March 2006, a full-year unit by 30 April, or a second-half unit by 31 August 2006, you will be eligible for a refund of the tuition fees levied for that unit.

To obtain a refund you will need to request it yourself from the Cashier's Office (Level 1, Lincoln Building). "Request for Refund of Student Fees" forms are available from the Centre for Open Education and from the Cashier's office.

Which Units are available for Non-Award study?

Taken from http://www.coe.mq.edu.au/planning.htm

Some Departments have special restrictions on which of their units are available to Non-Award students, and these restrictions apply to all applicants. Higher School Certificate UAI cutoffs for 100-level units (other than the restricted entry units) are not included in these special restrictions.

Units with departmental restrictions

Units available to Non-Award students seeking a pathway to degree entry are listed in the 2006 Non-Award Handbook, pages 19-25, or can be downloaded.

100-level units suitable for pathway students

Unit Descriptions

You can read descriptions of these units, including their cost and availability (which semester they are offered and whether they are Day (D), evening (E) or distance/external (X) units. If a unit is listed as having a D1 availability, for instance, you can only enrol in it in the first semester with daytime classes. If it is listed as X2 you can only enrol in it as a distance learning student in the second semester.

• Economic and Financial Studies
• Educational Studies
• Humanities
• Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy
• Environmental and Life Sciences
• Psychology and Linguistics
• Information and Communication Sciences

Important Links

• Macquarie University Homepage

  This should be your first stop for all information and news relating to Macquarie University.

• Centre of Open Education

  All administration issues for Non-Award students goes through the COE.

• The Student Page of Macquarie University

  The specific portal for students of Macquarie University

• e-Student

  The Macquarie e-Student portal for enrolment of classes, result notification and other important issues.

• https://my.mq.edu.au/]The new MyMQ Student portal

  Another portal to access a more centralised information system.

• http://www.handbook.mq.edu.au/]The O...rsity Handbook

  The definitive guide for any academic and administrative issues.

• http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/]The Macqua...brary Homepage

  The online page for the Macquarie University Library, and also the access point for e-reserve and online journals as well as a search engine of the library.

Contact Details

Contact Details

Telephone


(02) 9850 7470 (national)



61 2 9850 7470 (international)

Fax


(02) 9850 7480 (national)



61 2 9850 7480 (international)

E-mail


coe@mq.edu.au

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Grade Point Average

The Grade Point Average (GPA) of a student is a calculation which reflects the overall grades of a student. It is based on units completed at Macquarie University and does not take into account credit points granted for credit for previous studies.

The GPA is printed on all academic records.. It is used in academic advising in the following areas: for unit prerequisites, for admission to Bachelor honours programs, for transfer from one degree program to another and for admission to restricted areas of study.

Calculation of Grade Point Average

Grades obtained prior to 2001:

The grade point average (GPA) for grades obtained prior to 2001 is calculated as follows:

GPA = ( 4a + 3b + 2c+ 1cq+ 0f) divided by e

where

a is the number of credit points gained at A grade,b is the number of credit points gained at Bgrade, c is the number of credit points gained at Cgrade, cq is the number of credit points gained atCQ grade,

e is the total number of credit points for which a student is effectively enrolled(excluding units with W or P),

f is the number of credit points gained withan F grade.

Grades obtained from 2001:

The grade point average (GPA) for grades obtained from 2001 is calculated as follows:

GPA = (4w + 3x + 2y + 1z + 0f) divided by e

where

w is the number of credit points gained atHD and D, x is the number of credit points gained at

Cr, y is the number of credit points gained at P, z is the number of credit points gained atPC,

e is the total number of credit points for which a student is effectively enrolled (excluding units with W or S),

f is the number of credit points gained withan F grade.

The grade point average of an applicant of a student who has been enrolled in any combined or double degree program will be calculated on the basis of the entire program.

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Grades

Grading System

Under the authority granted to the Academic Senate, pursuant to Rule 10(5), the following range of scaled marks applies to these grades as referred to below:

HD High Distinction – 85-100
D Distinction – 75-84
Cr Credit – 65-74
P Pass – 50-64
PC Conceded Pass – 45-49
F Fail – 0-44
S Satisfactory (used for units where grading is on a pass or fail basis only)

Raw marks are given on each assessment task. The scaled marks are then derived from raw marks.

The student’s grade of achievement in a unit is based on an assessment of all relevant work in the unit including performance at examinations.

Students will receive by mail an official notification of their complete results and no publication of examination results will be made in the press. There is no formal provision made for remarking of examination papers.

Senate has resolved that students with a query or difficulty about final results in a unit of study may discuss the matter with their teachers in, or the lecturer in charge of, that unit and, in the event of continuing difficulty, with the Head of Department or with the Dean of Division.

Appeals Against Grades

A formal system enabling students to appeal against grades for units of study has been established.

Step 1: Consultation

The student should discuss problems arising from the final unit grade with the academic staff member in charge of the unit. This should be in writing on the Appeals Against Grades Form unless otherwise advised, before the deadline specified in the Handbook for the submission of formal appeals.

In addition to addressing the specific enquiries and concerns of the student, the staff member should check and if requested report to the student in writing that the final examination paper has been marked in its entirety, and also that the various components of the unit assessment have been incorporated into the grade. Students are entitled to view their examination scripts. The academic staff member in charge of the unit is entitled to determine reasonable arrangements for viewing examination scripts.

If it is not possible to respond to the student’s enquiry within 10 working days of the student’s contact, an acknowledgement of the contact and an explanation for the delay should be made.

Step 2: Formal appeal to the Dean of the Division

If the student is unsatisfied with the response from the staff member, and wishes to initiate the formal appeal process, then the student must:

put in writing the specific reasons why the grade is being questioned and include a copy of the correspondence with the academic member in charge of the unit, and
submit this written request for a review of the grade awarded to the Dean of Division or nominee. A candidate can only appeal against the award of a grade where:
the unit co-ordinator did not provide aunit outline as required; or
the assessment requirements as specifiedin the unit outline were varied in an unreasonable way; or
examiners judgement was not objectivelyapplied because of prejudice against theindividual candidate; or
a candidate is of the view that a clerical error has occurred in the computation ofthe grade; or
due regard has not been paid to the evidence of illness or misadventure if submitted by the specified date
6. a candidate is of the view that they havebeen disadvantaged in some way due tothe conduct of their final examination.

At this point the Dean of Division or nominee may discuss the matter with both the student and the staff member in attendance. At the completion of these discussions, the Dean of Division or nominee will notify the outcome of the appeal to the Registrar and Vice-Principal and the student in writing.

Step 3: Formal appeal to Grading Appeals Committee via the Registrar

If difficulties continue and a mutually agreeable result is not reached, the student may, before the expiration of 5 working days after the meeting with the Dean of Division or nominee, lodge an appeal with the Registrar and Vice-Principal which details and makes explicit the grounds for claiming that the conclusion reached in Step 2 is unfair or unjust. Students contemplating such an appeal may wish to consult the Dean of Students before lodging an appeal with the Registrar and Vice-Principal.

The Registrar and Vice-Principal will then refer the matter together with all relevant documents to the Grading Appeals Committee, which will recommend a course of action to Academic Senate. Appeals against grades at this level are based on procedural matters only.

Appeals deadlines

The appeals procedure is subject to strict deadlines that will not be varied. Appeals not received within the time scale set out below will not be considered:

(i)
2004–2005 Summer Course Program
Lodgement of formal appeal with Dean ofDivision: 4 March 2005
Notification of grade recommendationfrom Dean of Division to student and to Registrar and Vice-Principal: 11 March 2005
Lodgement of appeal with Registrar andVice-Principal: within five working daysof notification of Dean of Division’s recommendation.
(ii)
Mid-year examinations
Lodgement of formal appeal with Dean ofDivision: 1 August 2005
Notification of grade recommendationfrom Dean of Division to student and to Registrar and Vice-Principal: 15 August 2005
Lodgement of appeal with Registrar andVice-Principal: within five working daysof notification of Dean of Division’s recommendation.
(iii)End-of-year examinations

Lodgement of formal appeal with Dean ofDivision: 12 January 2006
Notification of grade recommendationfrom Dean of Division to student and to Registrar and Vice-Principal: 27 January 2006
Lodgement of appeal with Registrar andVice-Principal: within five working days
Appeals

of notification of Dean of Division’s recommendation.

(iv) 2006 Summer Course Program

Lodgement of formal appeal with Dean ofDivision: 3 March 2006
Notification of grade recommendationfrom Dean of Division to student and to Registrar and Vice-Principal: 10 March 2006
Lodgement of appeal with Registrar andVice-Principal: within five working days of notification of Dean of Division’s recommendation.
Students permitted by a Dean of Division to enter a unit for which a previous unit grade that is subject to appeal is a prerequisite, do so at their own risk.

Grading Appeals Committee

All student appeals to the Grading Appeals Committee must be in writing. The written submission must specify and make explicit the grounds for the appeal. The Committee will also request a written submission from the Dean of the Division. When the information is returned from the Division, the Grading Appeals Committee will meet to consider the issues raised.

The Grading Appeals Committee may, as it sees fit,

a.
disallow the appeal;
b.
disallow the appeal, but recommend modifications to the grading procedures of the Division;
c.
allow the appeal and report the changed grade to the Dean of Division and Senate; or
d.
allow the appeal as in (c) and recommend that the Dean of Division review the grades of all students in a similar situation to the appellant.
In exceptional cases, a Dean of Division may challenge the grade determined by the Grading Appeals Committee. In that case, the points of disagreement will be presented for determination at Academic Senate.

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Glossary


Area of study
A subject area (such as economics, mathematics) from which you can choose your major.

Assumed Knowledge
This is a level of achievement in the Higher School Certificate Examination (or its equivalent) considered desirable for successful study in a first-year unit.

Census dates
These are dates by which you must discontinue enrolment in a unit to avoid being liable for student contribution charges or tuition fees for that unit and consuming Student Learning Entitlement (SLE). For first half-year 2006 units the census date is Friday 31 March; for second half-year units Thursday 31 August. Other census dates apply to other study periods and units.

Coherent study
A coherent study represents a particular stream of study, and consists of a specific set of units you have to complete at 300 level or higher (generally speaking, in your final year). It will have to be preceded by other units at 100 level and 200 level, but these are generally not listed as part of the coherent study – they are either prerequisites for your 300-level units or part of the general requirements for your degree, given in the section of the Handbook entitled General Requirements for Bachelor Degree Awards. A small number of coherent studies have some prescribed units also listed.

Colleges
The University has three Colleges, the College of Commerce; College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Science and Technology. Each College is divided into Divisions and the Divisions into Departments.

Concurrent Enrolment
If you have approval to undertake a unit of study at another university as part of your program, you may be granted credit for that unit.

Corequisite
A corequisite is a unit of study which has to be completed prior to or concurrently with another. Prerequisites and corequisites are listed in the Schedule of Undergraduate Units in the Handbook of Undergraduate Studies.

Credit
You are doing units for credit if you are doing them to count towards an award, such as a degree or diploma. This is normally the case unless you are a non-award student or unless the unit cannot be taken for credit with (NCCW) one that you have previously passed either at Macquarie or elsewhere.

Credit for Previous Studies
If you have studied at another academic institution, you may be eligible for credit towards your degree at Macquarie. This credit is called credit for previous studies and is expressed in the form of Macquarie credit points. If you are eligible for credit for previous studies you should request advice about credit when accepting the offer of admission. Students who receive some credit will also be advised of any areas in which exemptions may apply. If you are a postgraduate student you should contact the Postgraduate Studies Office for advice.

Credit Point
Each unit of study is worth a specified number of credit points. The credit point value of a unit reflects the amount of work required in the unit. Each credit point in a half-year unit would indicate that you should expect to spend about 3 hours each week on that unit (including class contact hours).

Degree
A degree is the major kind of qualification awarded by a university. It is awarded either for successful work at undergraduate (bachelor degree) or postgraduate (higher degree) level, or as an honorary recognition (honorary degree) of achievement.

Department
Each of the Divisions of the University is divided into Departments, the name of which usually, but not always, reflects the discipline being studied, eg the subject of English is in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Division of Humanities, Department of English.

Discontinue
If you decide to discontinue, or abandon, your enrolment in a unit, you must have the change entered on the student system either via the web or a change of program form. The date by which you do this is important. You must discontinue by the census date in order to be “not effectively enrolled” (NE) and to be not liable for student contribution
charges or tuition fees. If you withdraw after the census date, your official transcript will show a Fail grade for the unit.

Distance Education
Certain units of study are offered on a distance education (or external) basis; these units are identified with an X code in the Schedule of Undergraduate Units. Students who are otherwise doing their course by internal study may apply for enrolment in these units (other than law units).

Division
There are eight Divisions in the University, within the three Colleges. All undergraduate students will be registered in a Division.

Elective units
Most undergraduate study patterns do not specify all the units you need to complete to finish your degree; they allow room for elective units (or electives) to make up the total number of credit points required. You can choose your elective units from anywhere in the Schedule of Undergraduate Units, so long as you have the appropriate prerequisites.

Exclusion
Exclusion from the University means that you are barred from re-enrolling for a set period. You may be excluded for taking an unduly long time to complete your degree, for failing to pay fees or charges by the due date, or for disciplinary reasons.

Exemptions
An exemption is a decision made by a member of the academic staff that you may not take a particular unit at Macquarie University because you have studied and passed a similar unit at another institution. These exemptions are determined on the basis of overlap of content, and only apply to students who have been granted credit from previous studies. The number of credit points from which a student is exempted is related to the amount of credit for previous studies given. You will be advised of the areas in which exemptions may apply at the same time as credit is notified. If you are exempt from a unit which is a prerequisite for another unit, you are considered to have satisfied that prerequisite.

Full-time
You are classified as a full-time undergraduate student if you are enrolled for the year in 17 or more credit points
for the full year or 9 credit points for the half year, or if, as a postgraduate student, the total of your unit weights is
0.75 or more.

Grade Point Average
Your grade point average (GPA) is a calculation which reflects the overall quality of your grades throughout your course. It is printed on your academic record; a grade point average of 4, for example, would indicate that all your grades have been D or HD grades.

Graduand
A graduand is someone who has completed all the requirements for a degree but who has not yet had the degree conferred.

Graduate
A graduate is someone who has been awarded a degree.

Graduate diploma
Graduate diplomas are available to students who have already completed a bachelor degree in any field and who now wish to complete the equivalent of a major study in another field without attempting a second undergraduate degree. Graduate diplomas consist wholly of undergraduate units in a particular discipline.

HECS-HELP
HECS — Higher Education Loan Program. The booklet information for Commonwealth supported students is available from the Student Enquiry Service.

Intellectual property
Intellectual property is material, research, knowledge or inventions developed or discovered by staff or by students as part of their studies towards a degree. Any such material is the property of the University. If you have a query regarding intellectual property, you should refer it to the Research Committee before you begin your research.

Level
The level at which a unit is taught indicates the amount of prior knowledge required to study it successfully. For example, 100-level units may be entered in the first year of study and often do not have any prerequisite units, while 200-level units generally have 100-level prerequisites.

Major
A major is a structured sequence of units, represented either by a coherent study or by a particular study pattern. Some majors are represented by only one such program, others by several.

Misconduct
Misconduct occurs when a student does not follow the Bylaws or rules set down by the University. A student may be punished for misconduct or breach of discipline by suspension from classes, payment of fines, or exclusion from the University.

Mode of offering
The mode of offering for a unit of study indicates whether it is a day (D or D*), evening (E), distance education (external) (X), composite mode (n), vacation or field work (V2) unit, or winter vacation (wv).

NCCW
A unit labelled NCCW may Not Count for Credit With another specified unit.

Non-award
Non-award enrolment, available in most undergraduate and some postgraduate units, lets you enrol without counting those units towards a degree or diploma. It is not available to you if you are currently enrolled in a Macquarie degree or if you have one partly completed from a previous enrolment.

Non-degree
Non-degree enrolment is enrolment by a current Macquarie degree student in a unit which will not be counted for credit towards the degree. Such a unit may be an NCCW unit.

Not effectively enrolled
You are not effectively enrolled if you withdraw from a unit before the census date. Your enrolment in that unit
will not be permanently recorded and you will not be liable for student contribution charges or tuition fees for that unit or consume any SLE.

Part-time
You are regarded as a part-time undergraduate student if you are enrolled in fewer than 17 credit points in a year
or less than 9 credit points in a half year, or, as a postgraduate student, in units with a total weight of less than 0.75.

Pass degree
A pass degree is the normal form of a bachelor degree or a master degree, when an honours program has not been undertaken.

Pink form
The “Application for Special Approval (Waiver)” form is commonly known as a Pink Form.

Plagiarism
Plagiarism involves using the work of another person and presenting it as one’s own. Any of the following acts constitutes plagiarism unless the source of each quotation or piece of borrowed material is clearly acknowledged:

• copying out part(s) of any document or audio-visual material (including computer based material);
• using or extracting another person’s concepts, experimental results, or conclusions;
• summarising another person’s work;
• in an assignment where there was collaborative preparatory work, submitting substantially the same final version of any material as another student.

Encouraging or assisting another person to commit plagiarism is a form of improper collusion and may attract the same penalties which apply to plagiarism.

Practical
Practical work or practical sessions are usually a compulsory component in the scientific subjects of the University. They are often carried out in a laboratory or in the field and involve “hands-on” techniques.

Prerequisite
A prerequisite is a unit of study which must be completed or a requirement which must be satisfied before you enrol in a particular unit. Prerequisites and corequisites are listed in the Schedule of Undergraduate Units.

Prescribed unit
Units which are compulsory for completion of a degree have been specified by the Academic Senate and are referred to as prescribed units.

Program code
An individual code has been allocated to each Program of Study, whether it is a coherent study or a study pattern. Coherent studies have a code which consists of three letters followed by two numerals (for example, LNG01). Study patterns have four letters followed by two numerals (for example. LING01)

Program of Study
Your Program of Study is the combination of units or research work required to satisfy your major and to enable you to qualify for the degree for which you are enrolled. It takes the form of a coherent study or a study pattern.

Remission or re-crediting
A practice where a student's FEE-Help balance or SLE (including any HECS-HELP debt) is re-credited because of special circumstances.

Schedule of Undergraduate Units
The Schedule of Undergraduate Units in the Undergraduate Handbook is the official list of units offered, specifying time of offering, credit points, corequisites and prerequisites, and so on. The Descriptions of Undergraduate Units give more detailed information on each of the units.

Special examination
If you were unable to attend a compulsory examination because of illness or misadventure, you may apply to the Academic Program Section to sit a special examination at a later date. The temporary grade awarded is “IS” (Incomplete - Special Examination)

Student Learning Entitlement (SLE)
An entitlement that gives eligible students access to a Commonwealth supported place. All eligible students start with an SLE of seven effective full time years.

Study pattern
A study pattern is a particular way of representing a major, which is a structured sequence of units taken to satisfy the relevant degree requirements. It consists of core units at each level (unlike a coherency which specifies only 300-level units) and usually a number of elective units to make up the total number of credit points required for the degree.

Supplementary Schedule of Units
The Supplementary Schedule of Units is the list of units offered by other institutions which you may take as part of your degree here.

TEP
Teacher Education Program

Testamur
Your testamur is the official document with the University’s seal on it which certifies that you have been awarded your degree or diploma.

UAC
Universities Admissions Centre.

Unavoidable disruption
Unavoidable disruption is the result of a set of circumstances beyond normal expectation and over which you have no control. Documentary evidence of such disruption or illness may be accepted as reason for withdrawal from a unit or for the award of a special examination.

Unit code
An individual code has been allotted to each unit of study. The code is three or four letters to represent the subject area followed by one digit to represent the level of the unit: 1 = 100 level, 2 = 200 level, 3 = 300 level etc followed by two further digits to distinguish the particular unit. For example, the unit code for Language and Social Life is LING312, indicating that it is a Linguistics unit and 300 level.

Unit of study
Your Program of Study, whether it is for a degree or diploma, is made up of a number of units of study (generally referred to as units, and sometimes informally called subjects), each worth a fixed number of credit points. For instance, if studying for the Bachelor of Arts, the student must complete units totalling at least 68 credit points. A unit of study may be a half-year or full-year unit of instruction, involving lectures, assignments, practical sessions and tutorials or on-campus sessions.


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Certificates and Diplomas in Languages Contributed by kami

• What are they?
• Who can apply?
• Can I use these courses as a pathway into a degree?
• How do I apply?
• What's the workload like?
• What about the cost?
• What languages can I choose from?

What are they?

The Certificate and the Diploma are courses that contain language units that are usually reserved for students studying an undergraduate degree.

The Certificate is a course lasting for 1.5 years, in which you study your chosen language. The Diploma is a 3 year course in which your language study will be roughly equivalent to a language major in a bachelor.

Applicants should note these courses are part time only and do not comply with requirements for a Visa.

Who can apply?

Admission to the Certificate is open to all applicants regardless of their current qualification or study status.

Admission to the Diploma is restricted to applicants who:

• have a completed Bachelor Degree from any Australian University or;
• have been offered a place within a Bachelor Degree from any Australian University or;
• are currently enrolled in an Bachelor Degree from any Australian University.

MQ Non-award students may also apply for the Diploma if they have studied 12cp of a single language with a GPA of 2.0. Certificate students may apply if they have studied 9cp[1 year] with a GPA of 2.0.

Can I use these courses as a pathway into a degree?

Candidates for the Diploma may transfer to the Bachelor of Arts prior to satisfying requirements for the Diploma after they have obtained 9 credit points[1 year of study] with a GPA of 2.0.

It should also be noted that candidates for the Certificate may apply to the Diploma, and if that is succesful they may apply to the Bachelor of Arts.

How do I apply?

In order to apply, you must download an application sheet from the MQ university website. The on-time closing date for all applications is the last working day in September. However applications will be accepted until early January with a non-refundable late fee. Notification of result will be sent via mail in January of the year of commencement.

Information required for application:

• Item 1: (Macquarie ID) If you have studied previously at Macquarie (including Non Award studies), please indicate this and write your Macquarie ID number.
• Items 2 & 3: (Personal Details) Record your full name. If you have changed your name since undertaking tertiary level examinations you must present documentary evidence of the change i.e. copy of marriage certificate, deed poll or statutory declaration.
• Item 4: You must provide your contact details and home address.
• Items 5 & 6: (Language Details) You should choose which language area you wish to study, i.e. one of Ancient, Asian or European Languages. You should then write the name of the language you wish to study.
• Items 7: (Reason/s to Study) Please include your reason/s for wanting to study a language at Macquarie.
• Item 9: (Tertiary Studies) [Only complete this section if you have completed tertiary studies] Record the name of each institution (and campus) you have attended, the name of the degree/diploma/certificate etc, years of attendance, whether the course was completed and any qualification obtained. You are required to provide an original official transcript issued by each institution you have attended. If you wish to have original documents returned, please provide a set of corresponding photocopies together with a suitable, stamped, self-addressed envelope. Alternatively, a set of corresponding photocopies, bearing the original signature of a Justice of the Peace and certifying that they are "true copies" of the original documents may be submitted in place of original documents. Each official certified transcript issued by an institution you have attended must show all subjects taken, grades obtained (including failures) and the stage reached or qualifications gained. A collection of examination result slips is not an acceptable substitute for an official transcript. As there is a long delay at some institutions in obtaining official transcripts, you should apply for your transcripts as soon as possible.
• Item 10: (School Studies): Details of your High School studies in this section. Including your Board of Studies student number if you were a NSW student.

What's the workload like?

This depends on the situation of the student, if the Certificate or Diploma is the only academic course being studied then the workload is fairly minimal as you only need study one subject at a time. However, many candidates are engaged in other academic courses at the same time and when looked upon in this light, may be a fairly heavy workload.

What about the cost?

The Certificate and Diploma are CSP supported, for more information on this please click here.

What languages can I study?
Modern:

• Japanese (Places limited to current Bachelor or Grad Certificate students)
• Chinese (Not available by Distance)
• Croatian
• French
• German
• Italian
• Macedonian
• Modern Greek
• Polish
• Russian
• Spanish
• Ukrainian

Ancient Languages:

• Ancient Greek
• Latin
• Egyptian Hieroglyphs
• Classical Hebrew
• Coptic

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Understanding the timetable Contributed by iambored

Example taken from
http://www.handbook.mq.edu.au/
>> Units
>> ACCG
>> ACCG 100
>> Timetable



a) Unit / Period / Half / Offering

• Unit – the unit name e.g. ACCG100
• Period – semester in which the class is offered (F= First Half, S= Second Half, Y = Full Year).

• ACCG100 is offered during the first half of the year.
• Half – semester in which the class is offered (????) (1 = First Half, 2 = Second Half, 3 = Full Year).

• ACCG100 is offered during the first half of the year.
• Offering – time the class is offered (D = Day, E = Evening).

• ACCG100 is offered as both day and evening classes

• Day class times are shown in the top half of the table, evening classes are shown in the bottom half of the table.

For ease, from now on only day classes (so the top half of the table) will be considered

b) Activity - Indicates the number and type of classes you must attend for the subject

For ACCG100, day, you must attend:

• 2 lectures: named “lecture_1” and “lecture_2”
• 1 tutorial: named “tutorial_1”

c) Class – Indicates available classes for the subject. You have some choice from these.
For ACCG100, day:

• lecture_1 is only offered once. This class is called “Class_01”
• lecture_2 is only offered once. This class is also called “Class_01” (i.e. class 1 of lecture 2, the previous was class 1 of lecture 1)
• tutotial_1 is offered 19 times. Each of these 19 classes is given a name (e.g. “Class_01,” “Class_04,” “Class_21” etc.) You must choose 1 of these 19 classes.

d) Day / Time - Indicates the day and time the classes are offered
For ACCG100, day:

• Lecture 1 is offered Friday at 11am. This class runs for 1 hour (when a class runs for longer than 1 hour, the finishing time is also indicated).
• Lecture 2 is offered Friday at 12pm and runs for 1 hour
• Tutorial 1 is offered at many different times. You are able to choose your class time. Choose the time that best suits your timetable. For example, if Friday at 1pm best suits your timetable, you can choose tutorial class 16.

• Note: In some cases there will be 2 tutorial classes running at the same time. For example, class 4 and 5 are both on Monday at 12. So if you want your tutorial on Monday at 12, it won’t matter whether you choose class 4 or 5.

e) Location - The room the class is held in


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iLectures

Overview

Macquarie has in recent years started offering ilectures, a form of online 'lecture' in audio format, with supplementary powerpoint/pdf slides. These are usually recorded and made available through the WebCT webpage and is useful for those who want to listen to the lecture again and for those who missed the lecture altogether.

This section is a quick explanation of the interface and general information regarding the various options available. If there are any problems, it is highly suggested that you talk to the Unit Convenor and inform them of your problem first and foremost.

Below are the two pictures displaying the iCaster and the standard student view of the ilecture page.

The iCaster is the online listening equivalent, and is very useful when the matching PDF/Powerpoint slides have been uploaded and you can access them and move through them whilst listening to the lectures, creating a virtual lecture anywhere.







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