Caution
Copyright © Monash University 1996
ISBN 1320-6222
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Students should note that degree regulations are the formal prescription of the requirements to complete a degree and it is the student's responsibility to ensure that requirements are understood and met. Degree regulations are available at the faculty office on each campus.
All Monash University students have a responsibility to make every effort to maintain satisfactory progress in their courses.
Academic staff have the responsibilities of preparing and presenting material at an appropriate standard with the resources available; assessing students' work fairly, objectively and consistently across the candidature for the subject; and providing access to examinations scripts in accordance with university policy.
Monash International staff can provide advice and assistance on matters such as visa renewal, health cover, accommodation, and further English language training. The English Language Teaching Centre provides intensive English languages courses (ELICOS) plus several other courses for international students. Advice and assistance on academic matters such as course progress and enrolment should be sought from the relevant faculty office.
The Monash University Disability Support program (MUDS) provides comprehensive support services, equipment and facilities to students with temporary or permanent disabilities or medical conditions. These are varied and include provision of pre-application advice, assistance with enrolment and orientation, course and research materials in alternative formats (eg braille, audio), note-taking services, alternative arrangements for assessment (exams), advocacy (representation, grievance procedures), provision of specialised equipment (eg hearing loops, furniture, specialised software) and many others as listed in `The green guide: A resource guide for people with disabilities'. For more information on the MUDS program, a confidential appointment or a copy of this guide contact the disability liaison officer on (03) 9905 5704 or TTY (03) 9905 5391 (metropolitan campuses) or on (03) 9902 6794 (Gippsland campus and distance education students).
On the Caulfield campus, each department has an administrative officer who is able to give advice on courses taught by the department. On all other campuses, administrative staff are attached to a faculty general office on the campus.
Students are referred to the `Student grievance procedures' section in this book for the recommended pathway to resolve any grievance.
+ Syme Department of Accounting - level 4 C building, telephone 9903 2526
+ Syme Department of Banking and Finance - level 3 C building, telephone 9903 2389 + Monday to Thursday 9 am - 6 pm (first two weeks of semester) and 9 am - 5 pm (at other times) and Friday 9 am - 4 pm
+ Syme Department of Marketing - level 3 Chisholm Tower, telephone 9903 2192 + Monday and Wednesday 8.45 am - 6 pm, Tuesday and Thursday 8.45 am - 5 pm and Friday 8.45 am - 4 pm
+ The Syme Department of Banking and Finance office is staffed between 5 pm and 6 pm Monday to Thursday during semester for enquiries by all Caulfield campus students undertaking courses in the faculty.
+ Graduate business administration students enrolled prior to 1995 should go to Room 467, fourth floor, Menzies building, telephone 9905 5150 + Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm
+ Monash Mt Eliza Business School students should contact Mary O'Shea, telephone 9215 1100 + Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm
* Subject to final university approval.
Students who are unable to enrol/re-enrol on the specified date must have written permission from the relevant administrative officer. Students who have not enrolled or re-enrolled by the published enrolment/re-enrolment date shall be deemed to have forfeited their place in the course and will be recorded as a discontinuing student. Such students must reapply as a new student on the appropriate application forms if they wish to resume studies.
At Caulfield and Peninsula students are required to undertake subjects in the order outlined in the course progression for their degrees. Class allocations for lectures, classes and tutorials will be made at the time of enrolment.
Continuing students are sent a pre-enrolment form in the mail during second semester which contains their expected study program for the following year. When results are released in December, students are asked to attend on campus to confirm their re-enrolled program and to complete their class-listing. Any request to vary their study program should be taken up with the relevant administrative officer on or before the day of re-enrolment.
At Clayton students who are offered a place in a course will, after collecting their enrolment forms, attend an interview with an enrolment adviser, who approves the selection of subjects for the first-year of the course. The function of the enrolment adviser is not to select a student's subjects but to give any help and advice that may be required and to ensure that a rational choice is made.
Continuing students are sent a pre-enrolment form in the mail during second semester. Pre-enrolling students may see a faculty adviser to seek advice on their course or they may choose to return the completed form that lists their subject selection for the following year. In December, only students who have failed a second semester subject need to attend the campus to amend their enrolment.
At Gippsland commencing students are provided with course advice at orientation. Distance education students are encouraged to contact course advisers.
Note that Bachelor of Accounting students who defer may relinquish their scholarship.
Candidates for graduate courses should consult with the relevant administrative officer as to the conditions applicable for their chosen course of studies.
Application forms for leave of absence are available from the relevant administrative officer. The reasons for requesting the leave should be stated on the form. Students should carefully note the deadlines for submitting forms as discontinuation of a course has implications for the refund of fees.
Provided satisfactory progress is maintained and subject requirements have been met, students may transfer between the Bachelor of Commerce course, generalist and specialist, and the Bachelor of Economics, up to half way through their course.
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 studies.
When applying, candidates must provide fully certified documentary evidence of prior tertiary studies. Applicants should obtain a copy of the Application for Credit form from the relevant administration office. Applications for credit should be 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. Decisions are taken by a 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 entitlement is determined by the selection committee in consultation with relevant chief examiners.
At Gippsland candidates must provide original academic transcripts (or legally certified copies) of previous studies. Original documents are returned by certified mail after being sighted. Please note that credits and exemptions are granted only after formal admission and a fee may be charged if a comprehensive advanced assessment is requested. Credit decisions are taken by the head of school and the executive officer.
+ 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;
+ 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.
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 eight subjects respectively towards the Bachelor of Business course.
For more detailed preliminary information applicants should consult the Monash publication `Pathways from TAFE to university'.
At Caulfield and Peninsula students can select one or more subjects from the elective subjects listed under the heading `Choice of elective subjects for tagged Bachelor of Business students' or another undergraduate Business subject or subjects. Subjects from another institution may also be taken with the approval of the course director. Students wishing to study a subject which is not listed as an approved subject under the course entry in the handbook, should complete an application for a non-standard subject enrolment and lodge the form with their relevant departmental administration office. Students are strongly advised to discuss their proposed electives with their course director at the completion of the first-year of their program.
At Clayton electives can be chosen from any other faculty, but may not be of the same discipline area as the major and supporting studies chosen. For the generalist and specialised Bachelor of Commerce courses, up to two elective subjects of the appropriate year level can be undertaken in each year of the course. For the Bachelor of Economics, approximately half of all subjects can be electives from other faculties. Students may undertake a second major specialisation, such as a language, mathematics, computing, politics, history or sociology. Almost all subjects offered by the faculties of Arts, Science and Computing and Information Technology are available to students.