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Articulation Pathways 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	7th May 2013	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	7th January 2016	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	6th May 2013	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	28th September 2016	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head	Nicolene Murdoch Pro Vice-Chancellor, Educational Partnerships and Quality 96859333	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Author	Gillian Brown 46203098	This is the author of record for this version of the document.
Enquiries Contact	Vanessa Wall Manager, Academic Pathways 47360354	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

28 September 2016 - amended clause 47 - Office of Legal Counsel changed to Office of General Counsel.

4 August 2016 - policy amended to delete redundant title 'Academic Registrar's Office' and replace with 'Student Administration in the Student Experience Office'.

11 November 2015 - amended clause 23 - new policy title - Records and Archives Management Policy

2 September 2015 - removed references to the redundant title 'UWS International' and replaced with Western Sydney International'.

11 March 2015 - Amended policy to reflect the position title change of 'Relationships Manager UWS/VET (RM) to 'Manager, Tertiary Education Pathways and Partnerships (TEPP Manager)'.

10 February 2015 - Amended policy to reflect change of position title from 'General Counsel' to 'University Secretary and General Counsel' and change of position title from "Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic' to 'Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Academic'

16 February 2015 - Preliminary review completed. Minor textual changes are currently underway.

The minor amendments are needed to reflect the revised leadership and governance arrangements put in place in 2012, and relevant provisions of the revised AQF Qualifications Pathways Policy.

The revisions to the Articulation Pathways Policy consist of changes that reflect the new leadership and management structure (Clauses 6,7,14,16,19,20,21,22,25,26,35,38,40,41,43, 44,45);

clarify some aspects of the role that the Relationships Manager, UWS/VET plays (clauses 15,32, 33) and incorporate the relevant provisions of the revised Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Qualifications Pathways Policy in relation to the normal amounts of advanced standing for articulation to a UWS award.(Clauses 17,18,36,46)

Some administrative changes to the ordering of clauses (definitions placed into alphabetical order and procedures removed from the Guidelines section to the Procedures section) have also been made.

Clauses Amended

Policy: 6, 8

Procedure: 14-22, 25-50

Guidelines: All