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Chapter 6 - Candidature for and admission to degrees and granting of diplomas


Statute 6.1.1 - University entrance and admission to courses


1. A person is qualified to enter the university if he or she -

1.1 has satisfied the entrance requirements of the university as set out in the regulations;

1.2 holds a qualification deemed by the university or by an authority approved by the university to be at least equivalent to the entrance requirements of the university;

1.3 holds a qualification which

1.3.1 includes the Victorian Certificate of Education English units 3 and 4 or other English studies deemed equivalent by the Academic Board; and

1.3.2 satisfies the normal entrance requirements of another university recognized for this purpose by the university or by an authority approved by the university; or

1.4 holds any qualification which satisfied the entrance requirements of the university at the time the qualification was gained.


2. The Academic Board may, in circumstances it considers exceptional -

2.1 on the recommendation of the faculty board of a faculty, and subject to any conditions specified, deem a person to have satisfied the entrance requirements of the university;

2.2 exempt a person from the university entrance requirement of English.


3. Save as otherwise provided in any statute or regulation, a person who is not qualified to enter the university -

3.1.1 shall not be admitted to or pursue any course of study prescribed for a degree or diploma of the university; but

3.1.2 may be permitted by a faculty to enrol for a single unit prescribed for a degree or diploma in the faculty.


4.1 Except as otherwise provided in this section or as otherwise determined by the relevant faculty board in any particular case, to be eligible for admission to a course of study prescribed for an award of the university a person must, at the time of enrolment in the course of study, be 17 years of age or, subject to the consent of the dean of the relevant faculty and to any conditions specified, 16 years of age.

4.2 An applicant for admission to a course of study who is not eligible for admission by reason of subsection 4.1 but who, except for the age limit prescribed by that subsection, would have satisfied the requirements for admission, is entitled to be admitted to candidature for that course of study in the year in which the age qualification is satisfied.

4.3 Subsection 4.1 does not apply to a person who obtained an equivalent national tertiary entrance rank (ENTER)of 95.00 or more in his or her Victorian Certificate of Education or a rank in another qualification deemed at least equivalent by the Academic Board, provided that, where any such person will be less than 16 years of age at the time of enrolment, the admission of that person is subject the consent of the dean of the relevant faculty and to any conditions specified.

4A.1 There is a special admissions scheme of the university.

4A.2 The requirements of the special admissions scheme are -

4A.2.1 as set out in the regulations; or

4A.2.2 as approved from time to time by the Academic Board.

4A.3 A person who satisfies one or more of the requirements of the special admissions scheme may be deemed by a faculty board to have satisfied the admission requirements for any particular course of study prescribed for a degree, diploma or certificate in the faculty.


5.1 Where the Academic Board is of the opinion that, having regard to the facilities and resources available, a limit should be placed on the number of persons who may in any year be admitted to any course of study or enrolled in unit prescribed for any degree or diploma of the university, it may impose such a limit.

5.2 Where a limit has been imposed by the Academic Board pursuant to subsection 5.1 in respect of any course of study or enrolled in any unit -

5.2.1 it shall be a condition of admission to such course or enrolment in such unit that applicants be selected by an admissions committee appointed for the purpose by the faculty concerned; and

5.2.2 subject to section 6, applicants shall be selected on the basis of academic merit.

6.1 In the case of an application for admission to an undergraduate course of study, an admissions committee -

6.1.1 in determining the academic merit of the applicant, must refer primarily to the applicant's Victorian Certificate of Education or other qualification deemed at least equivalent by the Academic Board and may also take into account as far as it is able and thinks fit, any matters beyond the control of the applicant which in the opinion of the committee are likely to have adversely affected the applicant's academic performance; and

6.1.2 may give preference in selection to an applicant who has not qualified for a degree in this or any other university as against an applicant who has so qualified.

6.2 Where an admissions committee considers a number of applicants are of similar academic merit it may separate the students on the basis of academic profile, interview or any other procedure approved by the Academic Board.


7. Except as otherwise provided in any statute or regulation, a person shall not pursue any course of study, or unit prescribed for any degree or diploma of the university unless he or she has -

7.1 lodged an application for enrolment in the form approved and within the time and at the place specified by the general manager;

7.2 paid any relevant prescribed fees.


8.1 A person may be refused admission to a course of study or enrolment in a unit prescribed for a degree or diploma of the university, if -

8.1.1 in the opinion of the faculty board of the faculty concerned or of a committee appointed for the purpose by the faculty board, that person's progress in studies undertaken at another university or other institute of tertiary education would have been grounds for his or her exclusion at this university from such course, or unit; or

8.1.2 he or she has been excluded from candidature for any degree or diploma by any faculty of the university pursuant to the provisions of Statute 6.2 - Exclusion for unsatisfactory progress.


9.1 The Academic Board may make regulations for or with respect to -

9.1.1 the entrance requirements of the university;

9.1.2 the requirements of the special admissions scheme of the university;

9.1.3 the requirements for admission to any course of study or enrolment in any unit prescribed for a degree or diploma of the university;

9.1.4 prescribing application and tuition fees; and

9.1.5 any other matter or thing necessary or expedient to be prescribed or provided for the purposes of this statute.

9.2 The Academic Board may by regulations made under subsection 9.1 delegate any of the powers conferred with respect to requirements for admission to any course of study or enrolment in any unit prescribed for a degree or diploma in a faculty, to that faculty.

9.3 Regulations made under this statute must be promulgated on the Monash University Calendar website and after being so promulgated must remain on the website for at least 14 days.

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Statute 6.1.2 - Courses and Degrees


1. Regulations

1.1 The faculty board of a faculty, in so far as and to the extent that it comes within its field of responsibility, may make regulations prescribing the degrees, diplomas and other awards that may be conferred on or awarded to students of the faculty by the Council.

1.2 The faculty board of a faculty and the Research Graduate School Committee respectively, in so far as and to the extent that it comes within their field of responsibility, may make regulations for or with respect to the requirements -

1.2.1 of courses of study;

1.2.2 for degrees diplomas and other awards; and

1.2.3 for fellowships, scholarships, prizes and exhibitions and the granting thereof.

1.3 Regulations under paragraph 1.2.1 may authorise a faculty board or the committee, as the case requires, to determine by resolution the subjects and any other work comprising a course of study and any related matter or thing.

1.4 Where a degree, diploma or other award involves more than one faculty, 'the faculty' for the purposes of this section is the administering or managing faculty.


2. Revocation and amendment of regulations

Regulations, made by the Council before, or by a faculty board or the Research Graduate School Committee after, Statute 6.1.2 - Courses and Degrees (Amendment No 1 2000) came into operation, may be revoked or amended by the relevant faculty board or by the Research Graduate School Committee, as the case requires.


3. Promulgation and publication

3.1 Regulations made by a faculty board or the Research Graduate School Committee under section 1 must be promulgated on the Monash University Calendar website and after being so promulgated must remain on the website for at least 14 days

3.2 A determination made by a faculty board or the Research Graduate School Committee under subsection 1.3 must be published in a faculty or committee handbook or such other publication whether in bound, loose leaf or electronic form as the faculty board or committee determines from time to time.

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Statute 6.1.2A - Mt Eliza Graduate School of Business and Government Ltd


1. Where the Mt Eliza Graduate School of Business and Government Ltd certifies that a person has satisfactorily completed a course of study conducted by the school for a degree or diploma specified in section 2 or 3, despite Statute 6.1.2, the university may confer or award the relevant degree or diploma on or to that person.


2. Degrees
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Master of Business Administration (Accounting) (MBA(Acc))
  • Master of Business Administration (Corporate) (MBA(Corp))
  • Master of Business Administration (Executive) (MBA (Exec))
  • Master of Business Administration (External) (MBA (Ext))
  • Master of Business Administration (International Business) (MBAIntBus)
  • Master of Business Administration (Technology Management) (MBA(TechMgt))
  • Master of Public Policy and Management (MPPM).

3. Diploma awards

3.1 Graduate diplomas
  • Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GradDipBusAdmin)
  • Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (External) (GradDipBusAdmin(Ext))
  • Graduate Diploma in Management (GradDipMgt)
  • Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management (GradDipPubPol&Mgt).
3.2 Graduate certificates
  • Graduate Certificate in Public Policy and Management (GradCertPubPol&Mgt)
  • Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (GradCertBusAdmin)

 

4. Savings of rights to a degree or diploma

A degree or diploma that has been deleted from sections 2 or 3 may nevertheless by conferred or awarded by the university on or to any person who has satisfied the requirements for, but not graduated with, the particular degree or diploma.


Statute 6.1.3 - Admission to courses was repealed on 23 November 1993 in accordance with Statute 6.1.1 - University entrance and admission to courses.

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Statute 6.1.4 - Admission with credit


1. Subject to any regulation under section 2, a faculty may admit a person to candidature for a degree or diploma with such credit towards the degree or diploma as the faculty determines, and for this purpose a faculty may recognise, in lieu of any requirement of a course of study -

1.1.1 work completed in any educational institution; and

1.1.2 any other relevant qualifications or experience.


2. The Academic Board may make regulations for or with respect to -

2.1.1 admission of students with credit towards a degree or diploma; and

2.1.2 recognition of work completed in other educational institutions and of other qualifications or experience -
and may amend or revoke any such regulations.


3. Regulations made under this statute must be promulgated on the Monash University Calendar website and after being so promulgated must remain on the website for at least 14 days.

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Statute 6.1.5 - Examinations


1. There shall be such annual, final, term, mid-year, supplementary, special and other examinations as shall from time to time be prescribed pursuant to regulations made hereunder.


2.1 The Council may, with the advice of the Academic Board, make regulations for or with respect to -

2.1.1 the holding of examinations in degree and diploma subjects;

2.1.2 the appointment of chief examiners and assistant examiners in each subject;

2.1.3 the appointment of a board of examiners in respect of each faculty;

2.1.4 the responsibilities, powers and duties of chief examiners, assistant examiners and boards of examiners respectively;

2.1.5 the form and manner of entry to examination by candidates;

2.1.6 prescribing or providing for any other matter or thing for which it is necessary or expedient to prescribe or provide for the purposes of this statute; and the Council may make regulations amending or revoking any such regulations.

2.2 Regulations made under this statute must be promulgated on the Monash University Calendar website and after being so promulgated must remain on the website for at least 14 days.

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Statute 6.2 - Exclusion for unsatisfactory progress or inability to progress


1.1 This statute does not apply to a student enrolled as a candidate for a higher degree by research.

1.2 In this statute "excluded" means excluded from candidature for unsatisfactory progress.


2. Exclusion

2.1 A student must not be excluded between the first and second semester examinations in any year.

2.2 A student who has been excluded may, at any time not less than one year after the year in which the unsatisfactory progress occurred, apply to the relevant faculty board for re-admission as a candidate and the faculty board, at its discretion, may, subject to any terms and conditions specified, re-admit the student.

3. Academic progress committees

The faculty board of each faculty must constitute, as prescribed under this statute, one or more academic progress committees.


4. Exclusion appeals committees

4.1 There shall be one or more exclusion appeals committees of the university constituted as prescribed by or under this statute.

4.2 An exclusion appeals committee must be chaired by a member of the Faculty of Law.


5. Powers of faculty boards

Where the faculty board of a faculty is of the opinion that -

5.1.1 the academic progress of a student enrolled in the faculty is unsatisfactory having regard to the student's results in or failure to undertake any examination, test, assignment, essay or other work, the faculty board may -

5.1.1.1 impose terms and conditions on the student's continuing candidature; or

5.1.1.2 subject to the regulations, refer the matter to an academic progress committee of the faculty for hearing; or

5.1.2 a student enrolled in the faculty is unable to obtain a police or other authority check of the standard necessary for the student to undertake a requirement of his or her course of study, the faculty board must refer the matter to an academic progress committee for hearing.


6. Powers of academic progress committees

An academic progress committee, after hearing a matter referred -

6.1.1 under subparagraph 5.1.1.2 may -

6.1.1.1 permit the student concerned to continue candidature subject to any terms and conditions specified; or

6.1.1.2 exclude the student from candidature for the degree or other award concerned or from candidature for any award of the faculty; or

6.1.2 under paragraph 5.1.2, where satisfied as to the matters set out in that paragraph, the committee must exclude the student from candidature for the degree or other award concerned.


7. Appeal to exclusion appeals committee

7.1 Subject to this section, a student who has been excluded under subparagraph 6.1.1.2 may, by notice as prescribed, appeal to an exclusion appeals committee.

7.2 A student who fails to appear at, or to submit evidence to, an academic progress committee hearing has no right of appeal under this section but, where the dean determines the circumstances of any particular case to be exceptional, the dean may refer the matter back to the academic progress committee for a re-hearing.


7.3 A student's right of appeal to an exclusion appeals committee is limited to one or both of the following grounds -

7.3.1 new evidence, being evidence not reasonably available to the student at the time of the academic progress committee hearing; and

7.3.2 procedural irregularity.

7.4 A student who appeals under this section is entitled to continue candidature until the appeal process has been finalised.


8. Powers of chair of exclusion appeals committee

8.1 Where a student appeals to an exclusion appeals committee, the chair of the committee must first determine whether or not there are prima facie grounds for the appeal.

8.2 Where the chair determines there are no prima facie grounds, the appeal is dismissed.

8.3 Where the chair determines there are prima facie grounds on the ground of-

8.3.1 new evidence only, the chair must refer the matter back to the academic progress committee for a re-hearing; or

8.3.2 procedural irregularity, whether or not of new evidence also, the appeal must be heard by the exclusion appeals committee.


9. Rehearing

9.1 Subject to this section, this statute applies to and in relation to a re-hearing by an academic progress committee as if it were an original hearing by the committee.

9.2 For the purposes of a re-hearing under paragraph 8.3.1, the membership of the academic progress committee must be the same as for the original hearing with the addition of the chair of the exclusion appeals committee as an ordinary member.

9.3 A student's right of appeal from a decision of an academic progress committee on a re-hearing is limited to grounds of procedural irregularity.


10. De novo hearing

10.1 Where an exclusion appeals committee allows an appeal after hearing a matter under paragraph 8.3.2, the committee must refer the matter back to the faculty for a de novo hearing.

10.2 Subject to this section, this statute applies to and in relation to a de novo hearing by an academic progress committee as if the hearing were an original hearing by the committee.


10.3 A de novo hearing must be conducted by an academic progress committee of the faculty -

10.3.1 containing no member of the academic progress committee that made the exclusion order concerned; and

10.3.2 where so directed by the exclusion appeals committee, augmented and chaired by-

10.3.2.1 the chair of the exclusion appeals committee; or

10.3.2.2 in the case of an academic progress committee of the Faculty of Law, the chair of an academic progress committee of another faculty.

10.4 A student's right of appeal from a decision of an academic progress committee on a de novo hearing is limited to the ground of procedural irregularity.


11. Double degree students

11.1 In this section "double degree student" means a student enrolled in an approved course of study which leads to the award of two degrees.

11.2 Where in relation to a double degree student, the faculty board of one of the faculties of enrolment is of opinion under section 5 that the academic progress of the student is unsatisfactory, that faculty board must consult with the faculty board of the other faculty of enrolment.

11.3 Where the faculty board of both faculties of enrolment are of opinion under section 5 that the academic progress of the double degree student is unsatisfactory -

11.3.1 the faculty board empowered to act under this statute is the faculty board of the managing faculty; and

11.3.2 the academic progress committee of the managing faculty may, at the request of the student concerned, be augmented by a member of the non-managing faculty.

11.4 Where a double degree student is excluded by an academic progress committee the exclusion is from both degrees of enrolment.

11.5 Despite subsection 11.4 and subsection 2.2, in the case of an excluded double degree student in respect of whom only one faculty board was dissatisfied with the student's academic progress, the student may at any time apply to enrol for the former degree of enrolment of the other faculty, and the faculty board of that faculty, at its discretion, may admit the student to candidature for the degree, subject to any terms and conditions specified.


12. Regulations

12.1 The Academic Board may make regulations for or with respect to -

12.1.1 the constitution of academic progress and exclusion appeals committees;

12.1.2 requirements in relation to matters to be referred to an academic progress committee;

12.1.3 the procedures to be followed at any hearing under this statute;

12.1.4 the form and content of any notice under this statute and any particulars to be included with the notice;

12.1.5 service of any notice under this statute;

12.1.6 prescribing or providing for any matter or thing necessary or expedient to be prescribed or provided for the purposes of this statute -
and the Academic Board may make regulations amending or revoking any such regulations.

12.2 Regulations made under this statute must be promulgated on the Monash University Calendar website and after being so promulgated must remain on the website for at least 14 days.

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Statute 6.3 - Exclusion for health reasons


1. Subject to section 2, the dean of a faculty may, for a specified period or until he or she otherwise determines -

1.1.1 suspend the enrolment of a student of the faculty; or

1.1.2 refuse to enrol or re-enrol a person in a course of study or unit in the faculty -

where, by reason of the state of health or disability of the person, the dean is of the opinion that such action is reasonably necessary to protect -

1.1.3 the health or safety of any person (including the person concerned); or

1.1.4 the property of the university.


2. Before taking action under section 1, the dean must, in relation to the person concerned -

2.1.1 obtain a report from a doctor or psychologist or from the security branch of the university; and

2.1.2 consult with at least two members of the faculty holding a full-time appointment as a lecturer or above.


3. The dean of a faculty may exclude from the precincts of the university any student whose enrolment has been refused or suspended pursuant to section 1 or 2 or who is suffering from a disease notifiable under the Health Act 1958 which in the dean's opinion and on medical advice is likely to endanger the health of students, such exclusion to continue until the dean determines otherwise.


4.1 Within seven days of a dean's decision to suspend or refuse a person under section 1, the dean must cause written notice of the decision to be posted to the person at his or her last known residential address.

4.2 A notice under subsection 4.1 must include -

4.2.1 a statement of the person's rights of appeal under section 5; and

4.2.2 subject to subsection 4.3, a statement of the grounds for the suspension or refusal under section 1.

4.3 The dean may cause the statement of the grounds for the suspension or refusal under section 1, in lieu of inclusion in the notice under subsection 4.1, to be forwarded to an immediate family member within the meaning of the Health Records Act 2001 or to a registered medical practitioner advising or treating the person, where such action is authorised by Health Privacy Principle 2 of that Act.


5. A person whose enrolment is refused or suspended under section 1 or 2 or who is excluded under section 3 may, within one month of the posting of the written notice referred to in section 4, appeal to an appeals committee appointed by the Academic Board. Such committee shall consist of three members of the Academic Board but shall not include the dean of the relevant faculty.


6. The appeals committee:

6.1 shall where practicable consult persons with special knowledge of the state of health or disability of the appellant and may otherwise make such inquiries and consult such persons as it deems fit;

6.2 shall consider any medical certificate or other relevant document which may be submitted by the appellant and shall hear such evidence as the appellant or the dean of the relevant faculty may wish to place before it;

6.3 may require the appellant to undergo a medical examination or examinations at the expense of the university by a person or persons nominated by the appeals committee;

6.4 may confirm or reverse the decision appealed against or may decide that the enrolment or re-enrolment or attendance at the university of the appellant be permitted to continue subject to such conditions as the committee may think fit.

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Statute 6.4 - Admission to degrees honoris causa


1. With the approval of the Academic Board, the Council may admit honoris causa to any degree of the university any person, whether or not a graduate of a university, in recognition of his or her distinguished contribution to some branch of learning or to the arts or distinguished service to the public.

2. No fees shall be payable for admission to the degree.

3. The degree when thus conferred shall bear the designation in the abbreviated form as set out in Statute 6.1.2 prefixed by the abbreviation 'Hon.' .

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Chapter 6A - Candidature for and admission to degrees relating to the open learning program


Statute 6A.1 - Bachelor of Business Studies was repealed on the twenty-fifth day of February 1997.

Statute 6A.2 - Bachelor of General Studies was repealed on the twenty-eighth day of November 1995.

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