1999 Business and Economics Handbook - Credit for previous study

Credit for previous study

Undergraduate courses
Graduate courses
Credit transfer principles
Credit transfer guidelines

Undergraduate courses

The faculty may award credit towards its undergraduate degrees for subjects completed in tertiary studies (including approved TAFE courses and open learning (OLA) units). Applicants who have undertaken studies at tertiary level may apply for credit in equivalent subjects in the course. Individual course entries in this handbook also have specific credit and exemption entitlements for various qualifications. If previous studies were not in the business and economics area credit may be granted for elective subjects.
When applying, candidates must provide fully certified documentary evidence of prior tertiary studies. An Application for Credit form, available from the relevant administration office, must be completed and. lodged at the time of enrolment. The last date for lodgement of applications is the first Friday of each semester. Applications received after this period will not be considered. Students may only lodge two credit transfer applications for any one course. Credits are granted toward a specific course. Students transferring to another degree will be required to submit a new application. Students must not consider credit to have been granted until they receive official notification from the relevant administration office.
Subjects studied more than ten years ago are regarded as beyond a reasonable time limit for applicability and therefore are not acceptable for credit exemption.
At Caulfield and Peninsula, candidates must include an original transcript of academic records (which will be returned to the applicant) and subject outlines for subjects for which credit is sought for the years in which the subjects were passed to enable credit to be processed. Credit decisions are taken by a campus credit transfer committee.
At Clayton candidates must include a copy of academic records and detailed subject outlines for subjects for which credit is sought. Credit decisions are determined by the undergraduate courses director in consultation with relevant chief examiners.
At Gippsland and Berwick candidates must include legally certified copies of academic transcripts of previous studies and detailed subject outlines for subjects for which credit is sought. Credit decisions are taken by a campus credit transfer committee.
At Monash Sunway, candidates must follow the process given for the Clayton campus.

Graduate courses

Candidates for graduate courses are referred to the individual course entries in this handbook for details relating to the granting of credit in their particular course of study.
Generally, credit exemptions may be granted in some graduate courses for subjects considered to be equivalent to particular requirements of the course of study. For subjects considered to be similar in content but not equivalent to particular requirements of the course of study, students may be permitted to substitute another subject relevant to the course. Credit exemptions will not be granted for subjects studied more than five years ago.

Credit transfer principles

In considering requests for credit on the basis of previous study, the faculty acknowledges the principles set down by the university in its credit transfer policy. In particular, the faculty accepts that:

action on the granting of credit should be initiated promptly upon request and with the submission of full and sufficient information by applicants who have undertaken previous relevant study;
a student granted credit but who has good grounds for not wishing to make use of it should not normally be required to do so;
no discrimination will be made against the type of institutions or the type of courses for which credit may be granted;
the principal factors in assessing credit shall be the standard and the content of the previous study, the results achieved, the period elapsed since its completion, and the student's perceived chances of success in the course;
the course director, when considering any subjects for credit towards faculty courses, must ensure that the depth and breadth of the content and assessment of those subjects is equivalent to that of subjects offered as part of the course;
credit-determining procedures should include provision for the setting of individualised programs of study for the completion of a course or part of a course in order to take maximum account of an enrolling student's prior learning experiences;
the minimum proportion of study to be undertaken for the completion of each course should be stated. (In terms of undergraduate courses offered by the faculty, the minimum amount of work to be completed must be at least the equivalent of one full-time year's study. At the graduate level, the minimum will vary and students are referred to the degree regulations which will indicate, where applicable, the extent of credit that may be granted.);
as long as requirements for the minimum proportion of work to be undertaken have been satisfied, no distinction will be made in credit determination on whether or not the previous study had earned the student a qualification;
appeals procedures are available for the hearing of complaints related to the granting of credit.

Credit transfer guidelines

At Caulfield and Peninsula students holding a diploma in a business related area from a former Australian college may apply to upgrade their qualification to that of a degree. Credit will be based upon the subjects completed in the diploma. Credit for up to sixteen subjects may be granted towards an undergraduate degree. A special conversion course is available in the following specialisations: Bachelor of Business (Accounting), Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance), Bachelor of Business (Management) and Bachelor of Business (Marketing). Candidates for the conversion course would qualify for the degree after approximately one year of full-time study or its equivalent on a part-time basis. Students who have successfully completed an advanced certificate or associate diploma course at a TAFE college may apply for credit for up to four or up to eight subjects respectively towards a tagged Bachelor of Business course. A credit level average must have been achieved across all subjects studied for admission.
At Clayton students who have successfully completed a related associate diploma course may apply for credit of up to thirty-six points towards any of the Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Economics courses. A distinction average across all subjects studied is required for admission and students would also need to meet the mathematics prerequisites of the course. For prior degree studies in commerce or related disciplines credit may be obtained for a maximum of sixteen subjects (ninety-six points). Students must complete a minimum of eight subjects (forty-eight points), which is the equivalent of one year of full-time study, to be awarded the degree.
At Gippsland students who have successfully completed an advanced certificate or associate diploma course at a TAFE college may apply for up to four or up to eight subjects respectively towards the Bachelor of Business course.
For more detailed preliminary information applicants should consult the Admission to courses handbook at http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/ssd/sarb/seladmis/.