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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.

Admissions 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	14th December 2017	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	14th December 2020	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	14th December 2017	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	11th February 2019	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	Gillian Brown 46203098	This is the author of record for this version of the document.
Enquiries Contact	Sarah Tayler Admissions Coordinator s.tayler@westernsydney.edu.au	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

28 February 2018 – Update references to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection which has changed to the Department of Home Affairs.

1 February 2018 – Deleted redundant clause 51 “Best Practice Guide to Alternative Pathways Implementation” as approved during consultation and publication of version 8 of this policy.

The deferral option had been quite problematic for some courses which have a small number of offers based on available clinical places, with further complications due to deferment possible up until the week of commencement of studies. In addition, it was noted that the students in these courses who defer for a year often do not return the following year. To overcome this problem, applicants were contacted to confirm their return. However despite this process, uncertainty remained with applicants who were contacted on two occasions to confirm their return, still not enrolling. This uncertainty made it difficult to calculate how many students could be offered the very limited clinical placements each year, with the quarantining of clinical placements required for these returning students. The strategy to limit the availability of deferment for some courses was agreed to decrease this fluidity and unpredictability.

Clauses Amended:Procedure: All