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.

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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	21st October 2021	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	21st October 2026	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	21st October 2021	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	24th November 2021	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.
Enquiries Contact	Jo-Anne Chuck Director, Learning Futures 96859906 Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Learning and Teaching	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

The amendments to this Academic Senate approved document are submitted for approval under Delegation HH15. Relevant amendments required to the policy on implementation of the new Student Management System (SMS) were approved at Academic Senate on 16/10/20 (resolution AS 20/05:06). These changes include an alternate Table C, additional Clause (48) and alternate wording for Clause (72). In addition, the policy has been updated to reflect the new nomenclature of the SMS. The terminology changes (as relevant) include:

‘course’ to ‘program’; ‘unit’ to ‘subject’; ‘teaching session’ to ‘term’; ‘key program’ to ‘major’; ‘specialisation’ to ‘major’; ‘sub-major’ to minor’; ‘advanced standing’ to ‘Credit for Prior Learning’; ‘special consideration’ to ‘Disruption to Studies’; and ‘enrol in units’ to ‘register in subjects’.

Clauses Amended:Policy: 1, 4-9, 11-16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 30-33, 40-41, 44-48 Procedures: 49, 51, 55-58, 61, 66, 71-73, 75, 77-79