1. When admitting students to courses of the faculty, the faculty endeavours to assess learning of all kinds and establish equivalence to known standards of academic study; this assessment is based on the evidence of prior learning which is presented at the time of application.
2. Notwithstanding point one, students may apply for credit based on concurrent learning obtained outside the course for which they are enrolled.
3. The faculty may grant enrolment with advanced standing where appropriate, and/or grant individual credits based on the assessment in one and two above.
4. The assessment of prior learning for advanced standing and associated admission procedures shall be the responsibility of the appropriate faculty credit transfer subcommittee and the office of the faculty registrar, and action in this regard shall be initiated promptly, and as a matter of course provided that full and sufficient information is supplied by applicants.
5. Students granted credit for prior learning but who do not wish to avail themselves of it shall not normally be required to do so, and should notify the faculty.
6. The faculty shall determine and make known the minimum proportion of study to be undertaken at the university for the completion of each of its courses.
7. The standard and content of previous learning, the results achieved, the period elapsed since its completion, and the student's perceived chances of success in the Monash course shall be the principal criteria in assessing credit.
8. When granting credit the faculty will advise the student of the specific requirements for the completion of the course for which that student is enrolled and has been granted credit.
9. The faculty will address the credit needs of all students wishing to pursue university-level studies.
10. Any enrolled student may appeal to the faculty's credit transfer policy subcommittee in matters relating to the granting of credit.
11. This policy, procedures and illustrating examples will be published in a separate credit transfer brochure.
12. These principles are subject to the selection policies of the faculty.
13. This policy is subject to annual review by the faculty.