Academic standing describes the state of your academic progress in a program and there are four main types:

• Good standing
• Academic warning
• Unsatisfactory academic progress – Show Cause
• Re-enrolment Approved

The University requires you to make satisfactory progress in your program.

If your academic performance in a semester is unsatisfactory you may be warned or required to show cause why your enrolment should not be cancelled at the University. The Enrolment and Academic Progression Rules define unsatisfactory progress and outline the process required to show cause.  You will find a link to these Rules on the University Rules page.

Academic Warning

The first time your semester Grade Point Average (GPA) falls below 3.5, and/or you fail 50% or more of the units in which you are enrolled in that semester, you will be given an academic standing of  "Academic Progression Warning". You will be sent an email to your student email account advising you of steps to take. The email may ask you to:

• seek academic advice from the faculty and/or learning assistance from Student Services
• attend an interview or an advising session at your faculty

Unsatisfactory academic progress – Show Cause

If you have received an "Academic Progression Warning" in any prior semester, and receive a GPA of less than 3.5 in a later semester, and/or fail 50% or more of the units in which you are enrolled, you will be given an academic standing of 'Student Required to Show cause' and you will be required to show cause why your enrolment should not be cancelled.

You must apply in writing and submit an application showing cause why your enrolment should not be cancelled . If you are permitted to continue your enrolment, your standing will show as ‘Re-enrolment Approved by Faculty’. You are allowed to continue your enrolment in the following semester while your application is considered. If no application is received on or before the due date, your enrolment will be cancelled.

When deciding the outcome of your application, your faculty may consider whether you demonstrated the steps you have taken to improve your academic performance since receiving the warning, or any conditions the faculty set previously on your enrolment.

If you are required to show cause, you will be sent a notification by email (and by post in the case of International students). You will have 20 business days from the date of the notification to lodge a Show Cause Application.

International students are reminded that maintaining satisfactory academic progress is a condition of holding a student visa. The University is required to notify the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) of students who are not making satisfactory progress and this could result in the cancellation of the student’s visa.

Your academic standing (e.g. Academic Progression Warning, Good Standing, Student required to Show Cause) will appear on your studies report (unofficial academic record). However, this information is not listed on your official academic record.