Study Load
Background Education providers monitor the enrolment load of international students to ensure that they complete their study within the duration specified in their Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).
Standard 9 of the National Code 2007 requires education providers to enable international students to extend their study in limited circumstances. As an international student on a student visa, you are expected to complete your study within the expected duration specified on your COE.
For example, a student enrolled in a Bachelor of Commerce is expected to complete within 3 years. Usually this requires you to enrol in a standard load of 24 units per Semester.
You can reduce your study load or extend your course duration only in limited circumstances.
You always need to seek permission from your College (on academic grounds) or from International Student Services (on compassionate and compelling grounds) to reduce your study load.
You can NOT reduce your study load without permission.
When can I reduce my study load?
You may reduce your study load under the following circumstances:
> Completion of your Program within the expected duration of your study
> On compassionate and compelling grounds
> On academic grounds
> Where the education provider is unable to offer a course
> In your final semester if reduced study load does not affect the expected completion of your study
IMPORTANT:
Please make sure that you are aware of the final withdrawal dates for each semester. If you withdraw from a course after the census date, you will be liable for the fees.
If your reduced study load is approved, and it is certain that your program end date will be beyond your current student visa end date, you will receive a new COE from the Office of Policy and Regulation. You will need this new COE to renew your student visa. For more information about your student visa, please see Changes in Enrolment and Your Student Visa.
Visa RenewalIf you need to extend the duration of your course, you must obtain a new COE and renew your student visa a few weeks before your current COE and visa expires.
If you have failed occasional subjects, you should try to make up for the failed subjects in a Summer or Winter session. If this is not possible, you can extend the duration of your course and renew your visa a few weeks before your current COE and visa expires.
You will always need approval to reduce your study load. The University can only extend a student’s course duration and issue an extension COE if you have been given approval for a reduced load.
If you reduce your study load without approval or supporting documents and you require an extension to your course, you cannot be issued a new COE in order to renew your visa.
You may not be able to complete your course at the University.
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