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.

Graduation Policy

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Status	Historic	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	15th May 2012	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	15th January 2014	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	11th May 2012	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	16th December 2013	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head	Jess Gleeson Director, Data Integrity, Quality and Operations j.gleeson@westernsydney.edu.au	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Author	Deirdre Lee 96787477	This is the author of record for this version of the document.
Enquiries Contact	Carolyn Love Student Completions Coordinator 47360001	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

Clause 2: Definitions section reformatted. Clauses 4, 6, 10, 20a-b, 21-23, 25-27: Removal of references to colleges, and transfer of some delegations to the schools; updating of position titles; updating of terminology (e.g. "registering" rather than "applying" to graduate. Clauses 31-34, 36, 38-40, 42-43: Clarification of the eligibility requirements for University Medals, Deans' Medals and Deans' Merit Lists, especially in relation to bachelor and coursework masters awards, and units studied at UWS. Part D of Policy section removed: Procedure for obtaining a replacement testamur is now located in the Academic Records Issuance Policy.

Clauses Amended

Policy: 4, 6, 10, 20, 21-23, 25-27, 31-34, 36, 38-40, 42-43