Status and Details

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Coursework Rules

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Status	Current	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	25th June 2025	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	1st January 2026	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	University Council	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	13th June 2025	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	Not Applicable	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Responsible Officer	Dominic Riordan Director, Academic Quality and Standards	The position responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of a policy document and its review.
Responsible Executive	Helen Partridge Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Education) hpartridge@uow.edu.au	The position with overarching responsibility for ensuring implementation of, and compliance with, the policy document.
Enquiries Contact	Jan Sullivan Senior Manager, Academic Policy and Standards Academic Quality and Standards Division	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

Changes include:
administrative and compliance enrolment management issues;
a change to the General Savings Provisions that shift the authority to vary the application of the Coursework Rules in individual cases considered exceptional from Council to the Vice-Chancellor;
changes to existing delegations and creation of new delegations to provide clarity on decision making, including new delegations for actions relating to admission and course offers, cancellation of enrolment, and reduced study loads, as well as amended delegations for late enrolment matters and amendments to academic records;
Clarifying the circumstances under which internal course transfers can be completed;
Clarifying the process for managing cross institutional study requests from UOW students
(currently the Rules only manage requests from students studying elsewhere);
Clarifying the operation of the cap on study in any single session in relation to Summer
Session;
New provisions to manage the circumstances whereby a student is required to change
courses as a result of failing to meet a minimum course performance requirement;
Clarifying provisions on late enrolment;
Strengthen and clarify the operation of the provisions for late withdrawal without
academic penalty;
Clarifying the operation of retrospective leave of absence;
Expanding and clarifying the provisions in the Rules to manage the lapsing process;
Providing greater clarity around students who do not resume their studies after a period
of suspension;
Closing a compliance gap to ensure that students on Commonwealth support
understand the implications of enrolling in an equivalent subject;
Correcting provisions where the delegated authority is missing or ambiguous.

Clauses Amended:Rule: All

11/11/2025: Position name changed from Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic and Student Life) (DVCA) to Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Education) (DVCE)