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(1) This policy covers matters relating to graduation processes for students completing a University (2) For the purposes of this policy, definitions that apply can be found in the Policy DDS Glossary, in addition to the following: (3) The University will normally conduct a minimum of one round of graduation ceremonies in a calendar year. (4) The University may determine that all (5) The University may record graduation ceremonies and transmit them via digital channels in a public forum, either whole or in part. (6) It is a requirement of attendance at a graduation ceremony for students to provide consent to being recorded and content being made available in digital channels either whole or in part. (7) The University chooses to acknowledge academic excellence in coursework (8) A student is eligible to graduate from the (9) The Director, Data Integrity, Quality and Operations (Director, DIQO) has the authority to determine the eligibility of students to graduate under former University Member Rules for academic excellence and (10) In circumstances where a student has completed (11) A student who is deemed eligible to graduate (per the conditions outlined under Eligibility to Graduate), will be assessed and automatically completed and conferred in the next available conferral round. (12) All students must order and make payment for postage of their graduation documents. Graduation documents will be mailed to the address specified in the order. (13) Failure to lodge an order or make payment as required will result in the (14) Students are responsible for ensuring their name details are up to date on their student record before their final term of study has concluded in preparation for inclusion on their graduation documents. (15) Failure to update name details will result in additional fees for reprinting of graduation documents, if requested. (16) The University will publish details of available (17) Students must apply to (18) A student who is deemed eligible to (19) Approval to (20) Students who are enrolled in a double degree, integrated (21) A student who is deemed eligible for (22) Double degree and integrated program students are not required to apply for an (23) All (24) Failure to respond to an invitation to attend a graduation ceremony will result in the (25) Students eligible to graduate may elect to defer their graduation by notifying the University through the graduation ceremony registration system by the advertised deadline. The maximum period of deferral is until the next set of graduation ceremonies. (26) Students eligible to graduate may choose to graduate (27) Students who elect to graduate ‘in absentia’ and provide consent, may be recognised at the ceremony of their (28) If a student has not registered to graduate within six months of completing the (29) The classes of Honours that may be awarded to a candidate who has completed satisfactorily the requirements of a Bachelor Honours degree and requirements specified by the School offering the degree, are outlined in the Honours in Bachelor Awards Policy. (30) Western Sydney University uses a cumulative (31) The cumulative (32) Each final grade is awarded a numerical value as shown in Table 1 below: (33) The following will not be counted in the calculation of a (34) (35) Where a student has repeated a (36) The formula for calculating the (37) The elements of the above (38) For example, a student takes four (39) To be eligible for the University Medal, a candidate must have achieved: (40) Where the Honours or Master of Research candidate has obtained their undergraduate pass degree at another institution, the candidate's (41) Recommendations by the SAC, endorsed by the Dean, will be referred to Academic Senate for approval. (42) All documentation relating to recommendations, including SAC minutes, must be accompanied by an endorsement from the Dean. (43) (44) Excellence will be measured by (45) SACs (or equivalent) will recommend to Academic Senate that students who have achieved a (46) The Dean's Medal will be awarded annually to students eligible for (47) Dean's Medals are not awarded to students graduating with postgraduate degrees other than coursework Masters (or Graduate Diplomas where no extension to a Masters coursework (48) Students enrolled in undergraduate Bachelor double degrees and eligible for (49) The following criteria will be applied once per (50) To be eligible, as an undergraduate, the student must be a (51) To be eligible, as a postgraduate, the student must: (52) At the end of each (53) Where several students share an identical (54) Each medal will be engraved “for Academic Excellence” with the student’s name and year of award. (55) The Dean will write to each student advising they have been awarded the Dean’s Medal and that it will be presented at a yearly awards ceremony organised by the University. (56) The Dean's Merit list will be compiled at the end of each academic year once final grades have been processed. (57) The merit list will contain students who satisfy the following criteria: (58) Students’ (59) Student Experience and Marketing will generate a list of all students who have achieved a (60) Students identified as per the above criteria will be sent a letter from the Dean recognising their outstanding achievement.Graduation Policy
Section 1 - Purpose and Context
Section 2 - Definitions
Top of PageSection 3 - Policy Statement
Graduation Ceremonies
Eligibility to Graduate
Top of PageSection 4 - Procedures
Part A - Graduation
Completion and Conferral
Early Exit
Early Award
Invitation to Attend Graduation Ceremony
Deferring Graduation Ceremony
In Absentia Graduation
Award of Honours
Part B - Cumulative Grade Point Average
Calculation
Table 1
Grade
Numerical Value
High Distinction
7
Distinction
6
Credit
5
Pass
4
Conceded Pass (the use of the conceded pass grade ceased from 1 January 2006)
3
Fail (F), Fail-discontinued (E), Unsatisfactory (U), and Fail Non Submission (FNS), Practicum Fail (PF), Compulsory Fail (CF)
0
Part C - Academic Excellence
University Medal
Graduation with Distinction
Dean's Medal
Criteria for Award of Dean's Medal
Method of Selection
The Medal
Method of Award
Dean's Merit List
Method of Selection
Method of Recognition
Section 5 - Guidelines