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Converting
Credit Across the Structures In general, though, faculty staff will review each student's academic record with reference to the relevant program rules. Excess grades of 3, results for failed courses (subjects), results for repeated courses and incomplete results will be excluded from the final credit calculation. Each student's credit, in credit points and the unit equivalence, will be entered into a database. A 'comment' facility is available on the database so that staff can draw students' attention to specific program requirements, according to the program rules. The
Formula
(1 - P) x 48, or (1 – P) x 64, or (1 – P) x 80 (depending on the full time duration of the program - see information on standard units), rounded down to the nearest unit (see below for more information on rounding). The algorithm does not provide an accurate translation of total credit points in programs where the total requirement is being significantly altered between 2000 and 2001 requirements or for programs which require completion of the full year of study for progression to the next year; it does not accommodate the complexity of dual degree translations. Applying
the Formula Applying
the formula then: The student has 22.08 units to complete for the award of the degree. This is then rounded to 22 units (see below). Dual DegreesThe formula, above, also applies to converting credit for dual degree students. However, for each dual degree component the formula is applied to the total credit point and unit requirements of the corresponding single degree. Thus, each student is initially allocated credit according to the requirements of the two relevant single degrees. The credit, in units, is then allocated to the dual degree component. In this way, a student who has completed 20 credit points in, for example, the Arts component of a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science dual degree, will be credited the same number of units as a student who has completed 20 credit points in the Bachelor of Arts. Each faculty will assess which rules (ie 2001 rules or pre-2001 rules) should be applied to ensure that their dual degree students are not disadvantaged. This decision will affect how many units each student is required to complete for the award of his or her dual degree. Rounding
of Units Thus, in the example, above, the final figure would be rounded such that the student would have 22 units to complete. In dual degrees, rounding will occur at the total credit level, not at the single program level. It should also be noted that rounding of total credit will not relieve a student of the requirement to meet all other program requirements (as specified in the program rules). |
