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While the university’s rules continue to apply, temporary adjustments to specific provisions may be required.
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Note: Changes to UTS Student Rules are documented in the table of changes and published on the University’s Official Noticeboard.
1.1 General
1.2 Application of these Rules
1.2.1 General
1.2.2 Conduct of students and other persons
1.2.3 Course conducted in conjunction with another institution
1.3 Designation
2.1 General conduct
2.2 Identification
2.2.1 Student Identity Card
2.2.2 Student access to controlled areas and facilities
2.2.3 Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN)
2.2.4 Tax File Number (TFN)
2.3 Communication
2.4 Relevant documentary evidence
2.5 Study management
3.1 Availability of courses and places
3.2 General course requirements
3.3 Legislative requirements
3.4 Professional experience requirements
3.5 Occupational requirements
3.6 Changes to courses
3.7 Subject requirements
3.8 Attendance and/or participation requirements
3.9 Retention of students' work
4.1 Liability for payment
4.2 Payment due date
4.3 Allocation of payment
4.4 Failure to pay
4.5 Refund of tuition fees and charges
4.6 Refund of student contribution debt
5.1 General
5.2 Application for admission
5.3 Offer of admission
5.4 Acceptance of offer
5.5 Deferral of commencement
5.6 Refusal of application, withdrawal of offer of admission and cancellation of admission or enrolment
5.6.5 Appeal
5.7 Requirements for admission
5.8 Specific course requirements for admission
5.9 Readmission
6.1 Credit points
6.2 Recognition of prior learning
6.3 Review of decision
6.4 Course requirements
6.5 Credit for professional experience
7.1 Enrolment procedures
7.2 Concurrent enrolment at another tertiary educational institution
7.3 Cross-institutional enrolment
7.4 Non-award subject enrolment
7.5 Variation of enrolment
7.6 Leave of absence
7.7 Course transfer
7.8 Withdrawal from a course
8.1 Assessment requirements
8.2 Learning and assessment arrangements
8.2.1 General
8.2.2 Students with disability or ongoing illness
8.2.3 Students with carer responsibilities
8.2.4 Students from non-English speaking backgrounds
8.3 Special consideration of disruption to assessment
8.3.1 During the teaching period
8.3.2 During an examination
8.3.3 Absence from entire examination
8.4 Subject assessment results
8.5 Supplementary assessment in final teaching period
8.6 Review of final subject assessment results
8.6.1 Grounds for review
8.6.2 Review application
8.7 Student Assessment Review Committee
8.7.1 Composition
8.7.2 Conduct of meetings
8.7.3 Committee determination
8.7.4 Notification
8.8 Student misconduct
9.1 Examination timetables
9.2 Student responsibilities
9.3 Conduct of examinations
9.4 Special conditions for examinations
9.5 Rescheduled and alternative examinations
9.6 Student misconduct during examinations
9.6.1 General
9.6.2 Misconduct during centrally conducted examinations
9.6.3 Misconduct during faculty-based examinations
9.6.4 Disorderly conduct during centrally conducted examinations
9.6.5 Disorderly conduct during faculty-based examinations
10.1 Application of these Rules
10.2 Assessment of rate of progress
10.3 Minimum rate of progress — undergraduate courses
10.4 Failure to maintain minimum rate of progress
10.5 Maximum time to complete course requirements
10.6 Repeated failure in a subject
10.7 Academic caution
10.8 Appeals
10.9 Result of appeal
11.1 Application of these Rules
11.2 Course requirements
11.3 Enrolment
11.4 Research work
11.5 Course transfer
11.6 Recognition of prior research
11.7 Period of candidature
11.8 Extension of candidature
11.9 Student leave
11.10 Failure to complete
11.11 Supervision
11.12 Thesis topic
11.13 Review of progress
11.14 Review of unsatisfactory progress
11.14.1 Grounds for review
11.14.2 Review application
11.14.3 Notification
11.15 Candidature stage assessment
11.16 Review of an unsatisfactory candidature stage assessment
11.16.1 Grounds for review
11.16.2 Review application
11.16.3 Notification
11.17 Thesis requirements
11.18 Oral presentation of thesis
11.19 Submission of thesis for examination
11.20 Examination of thesis
11.21 Student misconduct
11.22 Graduation
11.23 Withdrawal or discontinuation of candidature
11.24 Appeal against discontinuation of candidature
11.25 Result of appeal
12.1 Higher Doctoral degrees
12.2 Requirements for award
12.3 Eligibility
12.4 Application
12.5 Submitted works
12.6 Examination of works
12.7 Deposit of works
13.1 Application of these Rules
13.2 Completion of requirements
13.2.1 Coursework
13.2.2 Graduate research
13.3 Eligibility to graduate
13.4 Conferral of award
13.5 Rescission of award
13.6 Award nomenclature
13.7 Level of award — classification and grading
13.8 University Medal
13.9 Testamurs
13.10 Academic dress
14.1 Honorary awards
14.2 Determination of recipients
14.3 Rescission of honorary award
15.1 Equipment availability
15.2 Responsibilities of faculties and units
15.3 Responsibilities of borrowers
15.4 Non-compliance
Part A — General provisions
16.1 Application
16.2 Definition of misconduct
16.3 Penalties
16.4 Designation
16.5 Procedural fairness
16.6 Allegation of misconduct
16.7 Admission of misconduct
16.8 Annual report of matters related to student misconduct
Part B — Temporary exclusion
16.9 Exclusion from facilities and/or participation in activities
Part C — Allegations of misconduct handled at the faculty level
16.10 Allegations referred to the Responsible Academic Officer
16.11 Responsible Academic Officer's decision on misconduct involving plagiarism
Part D — Allegations of misconduct handled centrally
16.12 Allegations referred to the Director, Governance Support Unit
16.13 University Student Conduct Committee
16.13.1 Composition
16.13.2 Conduct of meetings
16.13.3 Role
16.13.4 Procedures
16.13.5 Committee report
16.14 Vice-Chancellor's or Vice-Chancellor's nominee decision
Part E — Student misconduct appeals
16.15 Basis for appeals
16.16 Student Misconduct Appeals Committee
16.16.1 Composition
16.16.2 Objection to membership
16.16.3 Conduct of appeals proceedings
16.16.4 Role
16.16.5 Procedures
16.16.6 Dissolution of committee
16.16.7 Decision
16.16.8 Report
17.1 Constitution
17.2 Graduate Research Students' Appeals Committee
17.2.1 Composition
17.2.2 Terms of reference
17.3 Professional Experience Appeals Committee
17.3.1 Composition
17.3.2 Terms of reference
17.4 Appeals Committee (Non-disclosure)
17.4.1 Composition
17.4.2 Terms of reference
17.5 Procedures for Appeals Committees
17.6 Dissolution of an Appeals Committee
17.7 Decision of an Appeals Committee
17.8 Notification of decision
18.1 Definitions
18.2 General
18.3 Communication
18.4 Responsibilities of clients
18.5 Restrictions
18.6 Borrowing
18.6.1 Availability
18.6.2 Borrowing process
18.6.3 Reciprocal borrowing
18.6.4 Service agreements
18.6.5 Reserve and Electronic Reserve
18.6.6 Borrowing privileges
18.7 Offences and breaches of the Rules
18.8 Penalties, fines and fees
18.8.1 General
18.8.2 Failure to return
18.8.3 Replacement
18.8.4 Damage or mutilation
18.8.5 Incorrect return
18.8.6 Debts to the Library
18.9 Payment of fines, service fees and replacement fees
18.10 Reviews of decisions
18.11 Waiving of penalties or fees
Schedules
Schedule 1 — Definitions
Schedule 2 — Results and Grades (Repealed)
Schedule 3 — Guidelines Relating to Student Misconduct and Appeals
1. Introduction
2. General principles
3. Guidelines for inquiry bodies
4. Guidelines for Student Misconduct Appeals Committees
Schedule 4 — Guidelines on Determining an Appropriate Penalty for Instances of Student Misconduct
1. Principles
2. Scale of penalties
2A. Precedent penalties
3. Issues specific to each type of penalty
4. Differential effects of penalties
5. Admissions of wrongdoing/level of contrition of student
6. Intent
7. Start/end dates of penalties
8. Status of student pending appeal outcomes
9. Timing of decisions
10. Records of misconduct on transcripts
Schedule 5 — Guidelines for Handling Student Misconduct Involving Plagiarism
1. Definitions
2. Principles
3. Conflict of interest
4. Notification of an allegation
5. Meeting with the student (if required)
6. Matters to be referred to the Director, Governance Support Unit
7. Responsible Academic Officer's decision
8. Records
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