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Alternative Exit Awards

Alternative exits are available from some courses for students who discontinue study prior to completing the full course requirements. To be eligible, specific conditions and requirements must be met and students must apply within 12 months of discontinuing study.

Important information and guidelines

  1. Alternative Exit Awards are available to students who do not wish to continue studies in their current course but are seeking to graduate with an award, normally at a lower level, and at a higher level if they meet the entry requirements for that course. The alternative exit must be within the same Field of Education course group.
  2. Alternative Exit Awards are not available to students who wish to exit with an award that has been superseded by another award.
  3. Students seeking an Alternative Exit Award will be discontinued, and cannot continue studies in the higher award. They may seek readmission to the course after a period of one academic year. Entry is not automatic, and is subject to admission requirements and course quotas relevant to the future admission period. Students must be admitted to the newest course version.
  4. Students seeking an Alternative Exit Award must have a current, enrolled or intermitted course status, or have been inactive for no longer than 12 months from the time they have last been enrolled.
  5. All other students are not eligible. There is no alternative exit award process for VET students as they must be enrolled in the National Qualification they seek to graduate from.
  6. Students in non-award courses may not apply to seek an Alternative Exit Award from an award course. These students must apply for admission and complete required units within the course to receive the award.
  7. Students enrolled in a combined degree wishing to take out part of the combined degree are not considered as alternative exit awards (as per HESA 2003).
  8. Students may submit requests for Alternative Exit Awards by the deadline as advertised by the University (31 March for the relevant May Graduation, or 31 August for the relevant October Graduation)
  9. Requests for exit awards must be submitted to Student Services for approval by the relevant dean or delegate.

Courses with approved Alternative Exit Awards

Please refer to the basic summary table (.pdf)

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