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Bachelors degree
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An undergraduate degree, usually consisting of three years of full-time study. (An honours year may sometimes be undertaken, which usually requires an extra year of full-time study.)
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Campus
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The grounds and buildings of a university. Monash has six campuses in Victoria, one in Malaysia and one in South Africa.
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Commonwealth-supported place
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A place in a course that is partially subsidised by the government (Local students only).
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Course
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The structure of units within a degree over a set time-span.
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Credit
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Recognition of previous tertiary-level study that allows enrolled students to gain credit for certain units (subjects) undertaken.
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Deferment
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Postponement of the starting date for study. This is a binding contract that guarantees a student’s place in a particular course will be held for a nominated length of time, usually one year.
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Degree
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The name given to a prescribed course of study.
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Enhancement studies
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First-year university units studied by Year 12 students for inclusion in their VCE program and for eventual credit at tertiary level.
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Enrolment
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The period in which students speak to course advisers, sign up for their courses, and select units.
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ENTER
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Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank. The primary selection mechanism for Year 12 students.
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Faculty
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A collection of academic departments of similar disciplines grouped together. Monash has 10 faculties.
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FEE-HELP
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A loan scheme by the government to help cover the cost of full-fee courses.
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Full-fee course
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A course that requires the full cost of tuition to be paid by the student.
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HECS-HELP
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A method of deferring payment of student contributions in Commonwealth-supported places and paying the debt back to the government when earning a predetermined threshold income.
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Internal transfer
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Transferring from one Monash University course to another course offered at Monash University is an internal transfer.
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Lecture
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Organised, formal instruction, usually in the style of a talk, delivered by an academic.
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Major
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The main area of study taken in a degree, for example in a commerce degree a student may major in accounting, statistics or management.
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Middle band
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Part of the university selection process. Course selection officers look at factors other than ENTER when looking at applicants in the middle band to determine whether to offer them a place in the course.
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Selection officer
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A university officer charged with the responsibility of selecting students into courses.
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Semester
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The teaching time of the university. There are two semesters per year. Each semester is usually 13 weeks long and is followed by the exam and vacation period. (Monash College operates on a trimester basis.)
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Tutorial
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A less formal and organised session of instruction than a lecture, usually involving a greater level of contribution and interaction by a smaller number of students.
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Undergraduate
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Any study undertaken before completion of a first degree, or a student who has not yet graduated.
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VTAC
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Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre. Applications for nearly all undergraduate courses at Monash are made through VTAC.
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