Status and Details
This page contains information about the status, approval and a summary of the changes from the previous version of the document. Please note that the Unit Head listed on this page is the current owner of this policy and may not reflect the University position/staff member who owned this policy at the time of publication.
Major revisions to the Policy covering:Honours in Bachelor Awards Policy
Status
Historic
Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date
4th September 2009
This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date
4th May 2011
The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority
Academic Senate
The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date
31st August 2009
This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date
21st June 2010
This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head
Brian Stout
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Learning and Teaching
b.stout@westernsydney.edu.au
This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Author
Martin Derby
This is the author of record for this version of the document.
Enquiries Contact
Jo-Anne Chuck
Director, Learning Futures
96859906
General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.
Summary of Changes from Previous Version
sharpening the differentiation between "end on" and "embedded" honours;
- removing the "exceptions" clause, achieved by broadening the credit point range for the "Significant Research Component" to between 20 and 70 credit points, thus allowing for greater flexibility in the structure of honours courses;
- detailed arrangements for the method and related formulae for the calculation of the level of honours are not covered in the Policy; rather, it is intended that they be covered in school / college-produced guidelines that will be published on the Policies website.
- Significant changes to the admission criteria for honours courses. The approach taken is to determine admission on the achievement of an admission average mark threshold, rather than a GPA threshold, as in the current Policy.
Clauses Amended
Policy: All
Procedure: All
Guidelines: All