All students are assigned an academic adviser in their School of registration. Any member of the teaching staff may be an academic adviser. This person advises the student about a program of study
The academic year at Macquarie is defined as the period from the first day of the first half-year until the last day of the second half-year. A half-year is also called a semester.
Under certain conditions some students with previous studies at another tertiary institution may receive credit for those studies towards a Macquarie University degree. This granting of credit i
Subjects or groups of subjects which comprise the courses of study offered by the Schools (e.g. economics, mathematics).
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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. It is a recommendation rather than
The first degree a student enrols for is a Bachelor degree. At Macquarie this may be the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Commerce, the Bachelor of Economics, the Bachelor of Education (Early Child
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The Centre provides guidance and assistance for distance education, evening and non-award students. The C.O.E. is part of the Office of the Registrar and Vice-Principal.
All Bachelor degree students must complete a coherent study in units above 200 level, in order to graduate.
The approved coherent studies are listed in the Calendar under the school entries in the section entitled "Undergraduate Programs of Study". Coherent studies are usually stated as a set of units at 300 level which total at least 12 credit
A course is the program of study undertaken, such as a degree or diploma. Also called course of study.
Each unit of study has a credit-point value which reflects the amount of work required in the unit. One credit point in a half-year unit would involve, on the average, four hours of work each week in that
The Dean of Students is a member of the Vice-Chancellor's Office who takes particular responsibility for giving students general advice and assistance, other than that offered by the Academic Advi
The Dean is the senior academic responsible for postgraduate studies. He is involved in policy development and the monitoring of procedures, practices and support structures, as well as of
See Bachelor Degree and Higher Degree.
A specialised study within a School, for example, geography, geology, geophysics within the School of Earth Sciences, or anthropology, psychology, sociology within the School of Beha
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 (in the University Calendar
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An undergraduate student is officially designated as a full-time student if enrolled for the year in 18 credit points or more.
This is a degree or diploma which may be studied after a Bachelor Degree or Honours Bachelor Degree has been completed. Students enrolled for higher degre
This is conferred on a candidate after successful completion of one year's full-time study or two years' part-time study. To be eligible for admission to the honours program a student must have completed the pass Ba
For some areas of study, a range of units is taught by staff in several Schools of the University; students will be registered in one relevant School.
An internal student is one who attends on-campus for lectures, tutorials, laboratory work, etc. as opposed to those taken in distance education mode by correspondence.
These are lectures, tutorials or practical sessions held on the University campus for distance education students.
A student is officially designated as a part-time student if he or she is enrolled in fewer than 18 credit points in a year.
A course of academic study higher than a Bachelor degree is regarded as a postgraduate course.
A preclusion 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. T
This is a formal requirement that a set level of achievement is to have been reached in the Higher School Certificate Examination (or its equivalent) before enrolment in a first-year unit is permitted.
Each student is enrolled in a course which is a combination of units of study approved in consultation with an academic adviser. The units in a program of study may include field trips or other pr
All matters relating to a student's enrolment and academic record are administered through the Student
The regulations or rules are set out in the Calendar. The Bachelor Degree Rules are the rules which govern an undergraduate student's enrolment and academic progress.
This is a list of all units available to undergraduates in a particular year. The Schedule of the Units of Study gives the times that all the units
Schedule of Undergraduate Units
The Descriptions of the Units of Study give more detailed information on each of the units.
Descriptions of Undergraduate Units
For the purposes of teaching and research, Macquarie University is organised into fourteen different Schools, two of which are graduate Schools. Every member of the teaching staff belongs to a particular School. One
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Each student must register in one School. The student must choose the School in which his or her major interest lies.
This is a section of the Registrar's Office and is located on the ground floor of the Council Building. The Student Centre provides guidance and assistance to students and handles all enquiries and ad
Any course of academic study for a bachelor degree is regarded as an undergraduate course.
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. Each unit is worth a fixed number of credit
The University Calendar is the official handbook published each year by the University. It lists principal dates, staff, by-laws, details of courses, degree rules and regulations, and
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