Acike Student Guide

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Student Guide 2012Higher Education

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1800 061 963e: [email protected]: acike.edu.au

InformatIon Centre

Building Orange 1, Casuarina campusCharles Darwin UniversityEllengowan Drive, Darwin NT 0909T: 08 8946 7766 or Freecall: 1800 061 963F: 08 8946 6642E: [email protected] W: acike.edu.au

Postal address: c/o Information CentreCharles Darwin UniversityDarwin NT 0909

All enquiries relating to postgraduate studies with ACIKE should initially contact Ms Karen McLean on 08 8946 6758.

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Services provided by the CDU Information Centre TheInformationCentreisthefirstportofcallifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutbeingastudentatCharlesDarwinUniversity.ItislocatedonthegroundfloorofbuildingOrange1onCasuarinacampus,andinbuilding1,oppositetheLibrary,attheAliceSpringscampus.

AttheInformationCentre,youcanaccessinformationabouttheUniversity’sfacilities,servicesandprocedures,usethecomputerstoaccessonlineenrolmentoraskacustomerserviceofficeranyquestionsyoumighthave.TheInformationCentreprovides:

• GeneralinformationaboutstudyingatCDU

• Coursesavailable

• Admissionandenrolmentinformation

• Studentcards

• Studentinformation:

w Highereducation

w AustralianCentreforIndigenousKnowledgesandEducation

w VET

w International

w Timetables

w Examinations

w Graduations

• Scholarshipinformationandadministration

• Feeinformation

• Cashiers

• Campusinformationandgeneralenquiries

Services

Casuarina campus Alice Springs campus Palmerston campus

InformationCentreBuildingOrange1T:0889467766or1800061963F:0889466642E:[email protected]

InformationCentreBuilding1T:0889595311or1800654865F:0889595343E:[email protected]

BuildingAT:0889467800F:0889467822E:[email protected]

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Welcome 4

Introduction – student categories 4Newstudents 4Continuingstudents 4Internationalstudents 4

Transitioning students 5

Orientation 5

Enrolment 5HigherEducationenrolmentdates 5HigherEducationsemesterdates 5Enrolmentprocedureandunitavailability 6 Checkyourcoursestudyplan 6 Commonunits 6 Unitavailability 6 Timetables 6 Externalunits 6 Learnline 7Onlineenrolment 7 Activateyourstudentaccount 7 OfficialCDUemailaddresses 7 Enrolonline 7 Enrollingin6steps 7 Whatinformationisrequiredineachstep? 8 Step1–Enrolmentdeclaration 8 Step2–Updatemyemailaddress 8 Step3–Changemycontactdetails 8 Step4–Updatemypersonalstatistics 8 Step5–MyCommonwealthAssistanceform 8 Step6–Choosemyunitstoenrolin 8 Studentsunabletoenrolonline 9Extrainformationaboutunitsandenrolling 9 Overloadrules 9 Pre-requisites 9 Unitsdeliveredinworkshops 9 Unitsnotleadingtoanaward 9 ClinicalTeachingBlock(CTB)andClinicalPlacement

nominations–NursingStudents 9 Pre-clinicalrequirementinformation 9 ClinicalTeachingBlock(CTB)information 9 ClinicalPlacementInformation 9 Exemption/advancedstanding/credittransfer 9 Professionalassessment 9 Whycan’tIenrolincertainunits? 9 Incomingcross-institutionalstudents 10 Outgoingcross-institutionalstudents 10 StudyAbroad/exchangestudents 10 Auditingstudents 10Enrolmentchecklist 10StudentIDcard 11 WherecanIobtainastudentIDcard? 11 WhatismystudentIDcardusedfor? 11 HeadcoveringsandmystudentIDcardphoto 11 IsthereacostformystudentIDCard? 11Scholarships 11

Deferment and change of enrolment 11Deferment 11Whatisachangeofenrolment? 11HowdoIchangemyenrolment? 11Addingaunit–formHE102 12Withdrawingfromaunit–formHE102 12 BeforeCensusdate 12

AfterCensusdatebutbeforetheendoftheteachingperiod 12

Aftertheendoftheteachingperiod 12Completecancellationofcourse–formHE104 12Intermission–formHE104 12Coursetransfer–formHE103 13 Coursetransfer–specialconditions 13Exemptions/advancedstanding/credittransfer–formHE113 13Supportingdocumentation 13

Fees and payments 14HESAinformation 14Studentcontributionranges 14Studentlearningentitlement 14Eligibilityforloansanddiscounts 14HECSdebts 14Bonusforvoluntarypayments(totheAustralianTaxationOffice) 14TaxFileNumber(TFN) 14CHESSN(CommonwealthHigherEducationStudentSupportNumber) 14 WhatistheCHESSNusedfor? 14 HowandwhenwillIbenotifiedaboutmyCHESSN? 15Censusdates 15WhathappensaftereachCensusdate? 15CommonwealthAssistanceNotice(CAN) 15WhathappensiftheCANisincorrect? 15Feeexemption 15Internationalstudentfees 15StudentAmenitiesFees 15Domesticstudentfees 15Categoriesofstudentsandapplicablefees 162012Commonwealth-supportedstudentfees 16Pre-2010Commonwealth-supportedstudentfees 16Pre-2009Commonwealth-supportedstudentfees 16Pre-2008Commonwealth-supportedstudentfees 16Fullfeepayingstudents 16Additionalinformationforunitfeesandstudentcategories 17 Credittransfer 17 Professionalassessment 17 Miscellaneousenrolmentcharges 17 Servicecharge 17Whenwillmyfeesbeassessed? 17WhydoestheUniversityhavedifferentfeeassessmentstartdates? 17CanIdeterminewhichfeesIwanttopayfirst? 17Methodsofpayment 17 Online 17 BPay 17 Creditcard/byphone 17 Paymentsinperson 17 EFTPOS 17 Chequepayments 17

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Refunds 18WhathappensifIdonotpaymyfeesbytheCensusdate? 18 Commonwealth-supportedstudents 18

Non-Commonwealthsupportedstudents,holdersofotherpermanentvisasandNewZealandcitizens(includingfullfeepostgraduatestudents) 18

WithdrawalbeforeCensusdate–studentfeeimplications 18WithdrawalaftertheCensusdate–studentfeeimplications 19Remissions 19Whatqualifiesasspecialcircumstancesforthepurposeofremission? 19HowdoIapplyforaremission? 19Whenwillaremissionbegranted? 20HowwillIknowifmyapplicationforaremissionissuccessful? 20

Examinations 202012examinationdates 20Specialexaminations 20Externalexaminations 21

Studentslocatedmorethan80kmfromanapprovedcentre 21

CanIrepeataunittoobtainahighergrade? 21Gradereleasedates 21Memorandumofgrades 22

Graduation 22

Support Services 22IndigenousAcademicEnrichmentProgram 22AcademicLiaisonUnit 22Academicsupport 22Concernsandcomplaints 22EquityServices 22 Careersandemployment 22 Counselling 23 DisabilitySupport 23 EmergencyLoans 23 InternationalStudentSupport 23 NationalDisabilityCoordinationOfficer 23 Off-campusaccommodation 23Informationtechnology 23 ITKiosk 23 ITKioskOperatingHours 23 ITMS 23 ITMSServiceDeskOperatingHours 23 Studentcomputeraccount 23 Computerfacilities 23 Internetaccess 24 Wirelessaccess 24 Misuseofcomputerfacilities 24LibraryandLearningPrecinct 24OfficeofIndigenousAcademicSupportUnit 24 HowcanIndigenousAcademicSupporthelpyou? 24Photocopyingandprinting 25 PrintStartaccountquota 25 Personalprintingaccount 25

StudentTravelEntitlements 26

Other information 27Accommodation 27 NorthFlindersInternationalHouse(NFIH) 27 Batchelor 27 DesertPeoplesCentre 27Bankingfacilities 27Bicycles 27Bookshop 27Bustravel(concessionfareforstudents) 27Careersandemployment 27Cashier 27Centrelink 28Childcare 28CDUSportandFitnessUnlimited 28Hairdressingandbeautytherapy 28Legaladvice 28Library 28OpenUniversitiesAustralia 28Parking 28 Parkingpermits 28

Payanddisplayparking–CasuarinaandPalmerstoncampuses 28

Parkingfines 28Securityoncampus 28

Glossary 29

Campus maps 30Batchelorcampus 30Casuarinacampus 31AliceSpringscampus 32DPCAliceSpringscampus 33Palmerstoncampus 34

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Introduction – student categories

New studentsYouareanewstudentifyouarestartinganundergraduatecourseorpostgraduatecoursebycoursework.YourjourneywithCDUbeginswhenyoureceiveanofferletterfromtheSouthAustralianTertiaryAdmissionCentre(SATAC).OnceyouhavereceivedanofferofaplacefromSATAC,youshouldaccepttheofferwithSATAC.YouwillthenreceiveanenrolmentpackageoranemailfromCDUthatincludesyourstudentIdentificationNumber(studentID).ThisnumberisnecessaryforyoutologintoMyStudentInfoontheuniversitywebsiteandenrolonline.Thisnumbermustbequotedonallcorrespondencewiththeuniversity.

Continuing studentsYouareacontinuingstudentifyouarereturningtostudyinthesamecourseastheprevioussemester,orarereturningfromanofficialintermission.IfyoudonotadvisetheuniversityofyourintentiontoreturntoyourcourseofstudybytherelevantCensusdates,youareconsideredtobewithdrawnfromthe

course.Forexample,ifyoudonotenrolfor2012anddonotsubmitaformseekingaformalintermission,youractivityinthecoursewillbelapsedbeforethenextadmissionperiod,e.g.aroundtheendofSeptembereachyear.Alllapsedstudentswillberequiredtore-applyforadmissionthroughSATACatthenextavailableadmissionperiod.

StudentstransferringfromtheBatchelorInstituteofIndigenousTertiaryEducationarerequiredtoenrolfor2012.Studentswhodonotenrolin2012willberequiredtore-applyforadmissionthroughSATACfor2013.

International students AninternationalstudentisastudentwhoisnotanAustraliancitizennorapermanentresidentofAustralianoraNewZealandcitizen.Youmaybeanewstudentoracontinuingstudent.Aninternationalstudentwillhavebeenissuedastudentvisagrantingpermissiontostudy.Internationalstudentsmeettheentirecostoftheirstudiesthroughtuitionfees(unlesstheyareundertakingtheexchangeprogram).PleasereadthisguideinconjunctionwiththeInternationalStudentGuide.

Welcome

Welcome to the Australian Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Education (ACIKE)‘Create presence, by respecting the past and looking to the future’

TheAustralianCentreforIndigenousKnowledgesandEducationwillprovidepathwaystobuildthesocial,human,economicandidentitycapitalofIndigenouspeoplesacrossAustralia.TheCentre,acollaborativepartnershipbetweenBIITEandCDU,aspirestointernationalrenownforexcellenceandresultsinitsteachingandlearningprograms,communityengagementandresearchendeavours.

ACIKE’stransformativeandinnovativeteachingandlearning,researchandcommunityengagementwill:

• privilegeandchampionIndigenousidentity,knowledgesandrelationalwaysofbeinginwaysthatempowerindividualsandcommunitiesandenhanceculturalsecurity

• emphasisea“bothways”approachtodevelopinginterculturalcommunication,decisionmaking,governanceandwaysofdoingbusiness

• benefitIndigenouscommunitiesintheNTandnationally.

ThefoundationsonwhichACIKEisbuiltarerespectforAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderethicsandprotocols,respectfordifferenceanddiversity,trust,creativity,flexibilityandadaptability,responsibilityandaccountability.

ACIKEwillharnessthecomplementarystrengthsofitsfoundinginstitutionsfortheirmutualbenefit.BIITE’sculturallyresponsiveapproachtocurriculumdevelopmentanddeliveryanddeepunderstandingofremoteIndigenousperspectives,joinedwithCDU’sexpertiseinflexiblehighereducationdelivery,strongIndigenousresearchbaseandsolidsupportinfrastructure,willexpandcapabilitiestodeliverwithgreaterefficiencyandeffectivenessstrongeroutcomesforIndigenousstudents.

TheCentrewilldeliverarangeofcoursesfromEnabling(PreparationforTertiarySuccess)topostgraduatecoursesusingInternal,ExternalandWorkshopdeliveryapproaches.Therearethreemaindeliverysites;themainACIKEHubatCDUCasuarinacampusandatBIITEcampuses–BatchelorandDesertPeoplesCentreinAliceSprings.

IlookforwardtomeetingACIKEstudentsthroughoutthe2012teachingsemestersandwishyouwellinyourstudieswiththeCentre.AstheCentreisanewpartnershiptherewillbeseveraloccasionswhereyouwillbeinvitedtoletusknowaboutyourexperiencesandhowwemightbeabletoimproveyourlearningexperiences.

Associate Professor Terry DunbarInterimDirectorACIKE

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Transitioning students YouareatransitioningstudentifyoucommencedyourstudiesattheBatchelorInstituteofIndigenousTertiaryEducation(BIITE)andmusttransfertoACIKEinordertocompleteyourstudiesin/orpost2012.YouwillhavehadyourBIITEcoursemappedacrosstoaCDUaccreditedcoursethroughACIKEandreceivedaletterfromBIITEalongwithacoursestudyplanfor2012.TransitioningstudentsdonothavetoapplytoSATAC.YouwillreceiveanenrolmentpackagefromCDUthatincludesyourstudentIdentificationnumber(studentID).ThisnumbermustbequotedonallcorrespondencewithACIKEandCDUandisnecessaryforyoutoenrolonline.

Orientation Whetheryouareafirst-timestudent,onereturningtostudyoracontinuingstudent,orientationisamustforyou.CDUrecognisestheimportanceofensuringthatallstudentsarefamiliarwiththeircampuses,courserequirementsandtheservicesavailable.Orientationwillhelpyoutofindyourwayaroundcampus,provideanintroductiontoyourcourse,facultystaffandalltheservicesavailabletoyou.Orientationwillensurethatwhenyouattendyourfirstlecturesyouarewellequippedtostartyourstudies.ForinformationonthedatesandtimesforOrientationvisitW:cdu.edu.au/orientation.

Enrolment

Higher Education Enrolment Dates

Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Summer Semester

New students Finaldatetoenrol

External units: 6March2012Internal units: 9March2012

External units: 20July2012Internal units: 27July2012

Not applicable 16November2012#

New and continuing students Finaldatetoaddand/orsubstituteaunit(includescross-institutionalstudentsfromotheruniversities)

External units: 6March2012Internal units: 9March2012

External units: 20July2012Internal units: 27July2012

21September2012* 16November2012#

Study Period 1 Study Period 2 Study Period 3 Study Period 4

Finaldatetoaddand/orsubstituteaunit(includescross-institutionalstudentsfromotheruniversities)

3February2012 4May2012 3August2012 2November2012#

*Finaldatestoaddand/orsubstituteaunitforcross-institutionalstudentsfromotheruniversitiesandmiscellaneous(non-award)students#Withdrawsbetween16November2012andfirstdaysofre-enrolmentfor2013mustbesubmittedinwriting

Higher Education Semester Dates


Teachingcommences 27February2012 16July2012 3September2012 5November2012

Censusdates 31March2012 31August2012 8October2012 7December2012

**Easterbreak 6-9April2012 Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable

Semesterbreak 10-13April2012 3-7September2012 Not applicable 24Dec2012-7Jan2013

Teachingends 25May2012 12October2012 23November2012* 8February2013

Revision 28May–1June2012 15-19October2012 Not applicable 11-15February2013

Examperiod 4-15June2012 22Oct-2Nov2012 Not applicable 18-22February2013


Teachingcommences 27February2012 28May2012 27August2012 26November2012

Censusdate# 31March2012 17June2012 16September2012 7December2012

Teachingends 25May2012 24August2012 23November2012 22February2013

Examperiod TBA TBA TBA TBA

*Teachingenddateforunitswithacentrallyorganisedendofsemesterexamination.Someunitsareofferedinintensivemodeandmaystartafter3Sepandcompleteanytimebefore31Dec2012#CensusdatesforOUAaresetbyCDUaspercurrentOUA/CDUcontract.SP1andSP4arealwaysalignedtoSemester1andSummerSemesterrespectively.

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Enrolment procedure and unit availabilityOnceyouhaveacceptedyourofferfromSATAC,youarereadytoenrolfor2012.CDUencouragesstudentstoenrolonline.Itisaneasysix-stepprocessandgivesyouinstantconfirmationofyourenrolment.Theprocessisdescribedlaterinthissection.

Check your course study planBeforeenrolling,pleasecheckyourcoursestudyplan.Thiswillhelpguideyouwithunitselection.YourstudyplancanbefoundatW:cdu.edu.au/courses,thenenteryourcoursecodeorcoursetitle.Ifyouarenotfollowingastudyplan,pleasediscusswithyourcoursecoordinator.

Ifyouwishtodeferyourcourse,refertoPage11ofthisguide.

Common units Allstudentsstartinganundergraduatecoursearerequiredtocompletetwocommonunitsintheirfirstyearofstudy.

Theseunitsprovideyouwiththeopportunityto:

• developculturalintelligenceandcapabilitytoapplytoyourcourseofstudyandyourproposedprofession.Issuesrelatedtoliving,studyingandworkinginthediversesocialandculturalenvironmentsofcontemporarysocietyareexplored

• developpracticalskillsrequiredforuniversitystudyandassumeresponsibilityforyourlearning,bothwithintheuniversityandbeyond

• developgraduateskillsincluding:socialresponsibility,communication,criticalthinkingandflexibility.

CUC108 - Cultural Intelligence and Capability

CUC100 - Academic Literacies

Forfurtherinformationaboutcommonunits,visitW:learnline.cdu.edu.au/commonunits/index.html.

Unit availabilityNotallunitsareavailableinallteachingperiods.Whenyouarechoosingunits,itisnecessarytocheckthattheunitsyouwishtotakeareavailableintheteachingperiodinwhichyouwishtostudythem.Forexample,someunitsmaybeavailableinSemester1butnotavailableinSemester2.Theavailabilitylistingofunitswilldeterminehowtheuniversityofferseachunit.ThislistingcanbefoundatW:cdu.edu.au/unitsthenenteryourunitcodeorakeywordinthesearchbox.Thelistingwillshowteachingperiods(egSemester1),mode(eginternalorexternal)andlearningmethod(egOL-supplementarymaterialwillbeprovidedon-linethroughLearnlineorPB–print-based).

Timetables

UnittimetablesareavailableatW:acike.edu.au/timetables.Clickthe“UnderstandingtheTimetable”linkforaguideonhowtoretrieveUnit/Coursetimetables.ThetimetablewillincludeworkshopdatesforACIKEstudents.

Ifyouhaveanyproblemsorqueriesregardingthetimetable,usetheemaillinkfacility,whichwillsendyourcommunicationdirectlytotheTimetablingteam.Pleasenotethatthepublishedtimetablewillbesubjecttochanges,althoughtheuniversitywillattempttokeepthesetoaminimum.Changeswillbeupdatedautomaticallytothewebanditisyourresponsibilitytocheck

thisinformationperiodically.Ifyoudonothaveaccesstotheweb,pleasecontacttheInformationCentreonT:1800061963.

External units Unitsofstudyforwhichthestudentisenrolledinvolvespecialarrangementswherebylessonmaterials,assignments,etc.aredeliveredtothestudent,andanyassociatedattendanceattheinstitutionisofanincidental,irregular,specialorvoluntarynature.Attendanceoncampusisnotrequired.Dependingontheunit,studentswilleitherbesentwrittenmaterial,and/orbegivenaccesstotheonlinelearningmanagementsystem(Learnline).

AllHigherEducationunitsofferedbytheuniversityarecategorisedasOLR,OL,orPB.Someexternalunitsaredeliveredonline100percentofthetimeandhavenoprint-basedmaterials.TheseunitsaremarkedasOnlineReliant(OLR),whilstotherunitsoffersupplementarymaterialsonline.ThesearemarkedasOnline(OL).

OLR OnlineReliant UnitsidentifiedasonlyOLRare100percentonline.Studentsrequireinternetaccesstosuccessfullycompletethisunit.

OL Online UnitsidentifiedasonlyOLhavesupplementarymaterialsprovidedonline,andstudentswillrequireinternettoaccessthismaterial

PB PrintBased UnitsidentifiedasPBhaveprint-basedmaterials.Studentswillbesentprintbased,orotherlearningmaterialse.g.CDs,viaAustraliaPosttotheaddressCDUhasrecorded.

TofindouthowaspecificunitwillbedeliveredgotoW:cdu.edu.au/unitsthenenteryourunitcodeorakeywordinthesearchbox.

AllLearnlineunitsaremadeavailableonthefirstdayofsemester.IfaunitshowsbothOLRandPB,thestudentshouldaccessLearnlineonthefirstdayofsemestertostartstudies.Print-basedmaterialsaresupplementary,andstudentsshould notwaittobegintheirLearnlineactivitiesuntiltheprint-basedmaterialsarrivebypost.

Studentsenrollinginexternalunitsmustsubmittheirenrolmentbythedatesadvised(referHigherEducationenrolmentdatesonpage5)toensureatimelydispatchofstudymaterials.StudentswhoareenrolledinexternalunitsandwhohavenotreceivedstudymaterialsbytheendofthefirstweekofsemestershouldcontactExternalStudentSupportonT:(08)89466483withoutdelay.

Forqueriesregardingthefollowingareas:

• print-basedstudymaterialsdispatch

• receiptanddispatchofhardcopyassignments

• OpenUniversitiesAustraliastudents

• external/off-campusexaminations.

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W:learnline.cdu.edu.au/support/index.htmlE:[email protected]:(08)89466483F:inAustralia:(08)89466199F:fromoverseas:+61889466199

Learnline CDU’sonlinelearningenvironmentisknownasLearnlineandincludestheLearningManagementSystem:BlackboardLearn;Collaborationtools-ClassroomandVoice;CDU’swebandmediastreamingservers.

OnlinelearningisanimportantpartofmanyunitsofstudyatCDU.Whileeachunitisdifferent,whereLearnlineisusedyouwillbeabletodooneormoreofthefollowing:

• viewanddownloadcontent,includingunitoutlines

• interactwithyourlecturerandfellowstudentsviaarangeofcommunicationtools

• undertakeassessmentsandsubmitassignments

• trackyourprogressandgrades

• joinliveclassroomswithcollaborationtools

• listentolecturepodcasts.

TextbooksareoftenrequiredforunitsprovidedthroughLearnline(referBookshoponpage27).

ForhelpusingLearnline,T:1800559347(24hour/7daysaweekservice)orE:learnlinesupport@cdu.edu.auorvisittheOnlineStudentSupportCentrefromthe‘ForStudents’tabofLearnlinelocatedatW:online.cdu.edu.au.

Online enrolment

Activate your student account YoumustactivateyourCDUcomputeraccountbeforeyoucanenrolonline.Ifyouarenotoncampus,youcanactivateyourstudentaccountfromanycomputerwithinternetaccess.IfyouareonCasuarinacampus,youcanactivateyourstudentcomputeraccountusingthegeneralaccesscomputersattheInformationCentre-buildingOrange1,intheLibrary-buildingRed8,theITKiosk–buildingRed1orthegeneralpurposelabsatthecampus.ComputersarealsoavailableatotherCDUcampuslibraries.

ToactivateyourstudentaccountgotoW:cdu.edu.au/studentportal/,clickon“Manageyourstudentcomputeraccount”andthen“ActivatemyComputeraccount”.Onceyouhaveactivatedyourstudentaccountyoucanenrolonline,usetheinternet,email,computerlabsandaccessLearnline(ifapplicable).StudentshouldbeawarethattheircomputerusernameistheirStudentnumberprecededbyan“s”.egs123456.

Official CDU email addressesCDUprovidestwoofficialemailaddressestoeachstudentasfollows:

1. UsingyourStudentID,theemailaddresswillbe:

[email protected].

Example:Ifyourstudentwas007007,thenyouremailaddresswillbe:[email protected].

2. Usingyourgivennameandsurname,theemailaddresswillbe

[email protected].

Example:IfyournamewasJamesBond,thenyouremailaddresswillbe:[email protected].

Note:IfyouhappentobethesecondJamesBondatthisuniversity,thenyouwillhaveanumberappendedtoyoursurname.Example:[email protected].

Studentsareprovidedwithanemailaddresshostedbytheuniversity,whichhasa200MBquota.Thisserviceisweb-based(suchasHotmailorsimilar),makingitavailablewhereveryoucanaccesstheinternet.ItsuseisgovernedbytheUniversity’sInformationTechnologyPoliciesandBy-laws,andbytheTelecommunicationsAct.Studentsmaychoosetosetupapreferredemailaddress,whereacopyofanyemailsenttotheirofficialemailaddressisforwarded.(ThiscanbedoneduringStep2oftheonlineenrolmentprocess).Ifastudentchoosestodothis,theywillneedtooccasionallyremoveemailsfromtheofficialemailinboxtostayunderthequota.

Enrol online OnlineenrolmentisavailabletonewandcontinuingdomesticandinternationalHigherEducationstudentsenrolledincoursesbeingundertakenbycoursework.Itisagoodideatohaveaprint-outofyourstudyplannexttoyoutoidentifytheunitsyouwishtoenrolin.Toaccessonlineenrolments:

• logontotheuniversity’shomepageW:cdu.edu.au

• select‘CurrentStudents’

• select‘MyStudentInfo’

• select‘Myenrolmentfor2012’

• logintoyourstudentaccountandselectthecourseyouwishtoenrolin

• completethe6stepstoenrol.

(youmusthaveactivatedyouraccountbeforeloggingin,referto‘Activateyourstudentaccountonpage7’).

Enrolling in 6 Steps

*Step 1 Enrolmentdeclaration

Step 2 Updatemyemailaddress

Step 3 Changemycontactdetails

#Step 4 Updatemypersonalstatistics

*Step 5 MyCommonwealthAssistanceform

*Step 6 Chooseunitstoenrolin

*Denotesamandatorystepforallstudents

#Denotesamandatorystepfornewstudents

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What information is required in each step?

Step 1 – Enrolment declarationThisstepismandatoryforallnewandcontinuingstudents.Youmustcompletethisstepbyclickingonthe‘accept’button.Bydoingso,youaredeclaringyouracceptanceofalltheconditionslistedontheenrolmentdeclarationpage.

Step 2 – Update my email addressAllemailcorrespondencesenttoyoubyCDUwillbesenttoyourofficialCDUemailaddress.

Pleasenotethatifyouchoosetouseanalternateemailaddress,itisyourresponsibilitytoensurethatemailssentbyCDUarereceivedby:

• activelymonitoringtheemailaccount

• ensuringthemailboxisnotfull.

• ensuringthatanyspamfilteringonthemailboxdoesnotremoveCDUmail.

• ensuringtheemailaccountiskeptactivebypayinganyrequiredsubscriptionsoraccessingoftentokeepthemailboxactive.

• updatingyourpreferredemailaddressifitchanges.

• understandingCDUtakesnoresponsibilityforemailthatisundeliverableduetonetworkissuesorserviceprovideroutagesorothercircumstancesoutofourcontrol.

Step 3 – Change my contact detailsUsethissteptoupdateyourcurrentpostal,homeandsemesteraddressesaswellasyourworkandmobilephonenumbers.Allofficialcorrespondencewillbemailedtothispostaladdress.Ifyouareanewstudent,thiswillshowthesamepostaladdressthatyousuppliedtoSATAC.Youcanalsousethissteptocheckorupdateyourcurrentpostaladdress.Remember,itisyourresponsibilitytoensurethattheinformationrecordedbytheuniversityformailingpurposesisup-to-dateandaccurateandthatyouprovideuswithyoursemesteraddress,ietheaddresswhereyouwillresideduringsemesters.ThesemesteraddressmustnotbeaPOBoxnumber.

Step 4 – Update my personal statisticsContinuingstudentsusethissteptocheckandupdatetheinformationwehaverecordedaboutyourpersonalstatistics.Newstudentsusethissteptoansweranyquestionsthatareunanswered.Youmayamendanyofyourexistinganswersasnecessaryexceptforquestiontwo(citizenshipstatus).AchangeincitizenshiporpermanentresidencestatuscanonlybedonebyprovidingStudentServiceswithacertifiedcopyofyourcurrentvisadocumentationorcitizenshipcertificate.Allotherchangesaresavedbyclickingonthesubmitbuttonfoundatthebottomofthispage.

Step 5 – My Commonwealth Assistance formNewstudentsmustcompletethismandatorystep.Thisstepletsyouspecifyifyouwishtopayyourtuitionfeesupfront(infullorapartpayment)oryouwishtodeferyourtuitionfees(infullorinpart)totax.

Continuingstudentsmustcompletethepaymentoptionformif:

• youarecurrentlypayingupfrontandwishtodeferyourfeestotax(youmustenteryourtaxfilenumber)

• youarecurrentlydeferringyourfeestotaxandwishtopaythemupfront.

About your Commonwealth Assistance formReadeachsectioncarefullyandanswerappropriately.

Sections1-7arealreadypre-populatedwithyourdetails.

IfyouareanAustraliancitizenorareeligibleforaHECS-HELPsupportedplaceyoumustcompletesection8.

IfyouarenoteligibleforHECS-HELPsupportedplaceyoumustcompletesection9.

Section10and11mustbecompletedbyall.

Whenallsectionshavebeencompleted,saveyourchangesbyclickingonthe‘submit’button.Yourpaymentoptionwillappearinthetable.

Note: Youcanonlymakeonechangeonlineperdaytoyourpaymentoption.

YoucannotmakeanychangesforasemesteraftertheCensusdateforthatsemester.

Step 6 – Choose my units to enrol in

(Nursing students need to read Clinical Teaching Block (CTB) and Clinical Placement nominations, p xx before completing this step.)

Allstudents,newandcontinuing,mustchecktheircoursestructureandrecommendedstudyplan.Thiswillassistyouinmakingcorrectunitselectionsforenrolment.

Onceyouknowwhichunitsyouwishtoenrolinforthecomingsemesters,entertheunitcodeandclickontheSearchbutton.Youwillneedtosearchandenrolforoneunitatatime.

Note:IfyouareselectingunitsofferedbyCDU,butmanagedbyOpenUniversityAustralia(OUA)units,prefixtheunitcodewithanL-asshowninthisexample(L-BLW21COMPANYLAW).

Thesearchmayreturnvariousunitofferingoptions.Youneedtochoosethecorrectteachingperiod,locationandmodeinwhichyouwishtostudytheunitbyclickingon‘add’intheactioncolumn,andthenclickingonthe‘addtoselection’button.Continuethisprocessuntilyouhaveselectedallyourunits.

Onceyouhavereachedtheendoftheprocess,youmustconfirmbyclickingthe‘confirm’ button andthen ‘finalise enrolment’. Youwillknowthatyouhaveenrolledsuccessfullywhenyoureceivea‘confirmed enrolment receipt’.Foryourownprotection,youareadvisedtoselect‘logout’whenyouhavefinished,thenclosedowntheinternetbrowser.

Thingstorememberwhendesigninganindividualstudyplan:

• ensureCommonUnitsarecompletedinthefirstyearofstudy

• maintainthebasicorderinwhichunitsaretobeattempted

• Whenselectingelectiveschoosefromthecorrectlevel-thefirstnumberofthecodegivesthelevelatwhichthesubjectistaught-forexampleBAC123wouldbeafirstyearunit,BAC234wouldbeasecondyearunitetc.

• checktheassumedknowledgeforeachunitassome200and300levelunitsassumeyouhavecompletedfoundationunit/sinthesubjectareaatalowerlevel.200levelunits

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havetheunitcodewhichincludesanumberstartingwith200e.g.BAC234.

Students unable to enrol onlineIfyouareanon-award(miscellaneous)orcross-institutionalstudent,youcannotenrolonline.Youwillneedtoenrolusingthe2012HigherEducationEnrolmentform(non-awardstudents)ortheHE106CrossInstitutionalform(cross-institutionalstudents).TheseformsareavailableatW:cdu.edu.au/studentportal/adminforms.html.

Extra information about units and enrolling

Overload rulesAnormalfull-timestudyloadis40creditpointsperteachingperiodacrossoneormorecourses.Ifyouwishtoenrolinmorethan40creditpointsperstudyperiod,youmustcompleteanOverloadEnrolmentapplicationform(HE112).

Pre-requisitesSomeunitshavepre-requisites.Youcannotaddthoseunitstoyourenrolmentunlessyouhavepreviouslyreceivedapassinggradeorhavebeengrantedanexemptionfromthatunit.

Units delivered in workshopsACIKEstudentswishingtostudyunitsintheworkshopmodeshouldchooseunitsmarkedBAT(Batchelor)orDPC(DesertPeopleCentre)andarerequiredtoenrolatleast3weekspriortotheworkshopstartdates.

Units not leading to an award Studentswishingtoundertakeindividualunitsthatdonotleadtoanawardareenrolledasmiscellaneousstudentsandcannotenrolonline(pleasenotethatstudentsinmiscellaneouscoursesdonotreceiveCommonwealth-supportedplaces).

Clinical Teaching Block (CTB) and Clinical Placement nominations – Nursing students BeforestudentscanenrolintheunitsNUR125,NUR244,NUR343,NUR344andNUR349theymustsubmitCTBandplacementpreferencesonlinethroughtheuniversityonlinenominationprocess.

StudentsareresponsibleformakingalltravelandaccommodationarrangementsandmeetingallcostsassociatedwithattendingCTBsandplacements.StudentsenrolledintheworkshopmodeattheBatchelorInstituteshouldrefertoStudentTravelEntitlementsonpage26.

MoreinformationonhowtosubmitpreferencesforCTBsandclinicalplacementsisavailableatW:www.cdu.edu.au/ehs/health/nursing/nursing.html

Note: submittingpreferencesforplacementunitsusingtheonlinenominationprocessdoesnotconstituteenrollingintheunit.Studentsmustenrolintherelevantunitbyfollowingtheenrolmentprocessseparately.Formoreinformationaboutenrollingintounitsreferto‘EnrolOnline’onpage7.

Pre-clinical requirement information BachelorofNursingstudentsatCharlesDarwinUniversityarerequiredtosubmitpre-clinicaldocumentationspecifictotheir

stateorterritorybythedeadlinedate.Aclinicalplacementwillnotbefinalisediftherequireddocumentationisnotsuppliedbythisdateandthismayimpactonastudent’scourseprogression.

Forfurtherinformationregardingpre-clinicalrequirementsincludingdeadlinedatesandimmunisationrequirementsbystateorterritory,pleasegotothefollowinglinkW:cdu.edu.au/ehs/health/practicum/preclinical_requirements.html

Clinical Teaching Block (CTB) information Priortoattendingaclinicalplacement,studentsmustsuccessfullycompleteafive-dayCTBduringwhichtimetheywillpracticeandbeassessedontheskillsrequiredtoundertakeclinicalplacement.Thecustom-builtlaboratoriesatboththeAliceSpringsandDarwincampusesprovideanopportunityforstudentstomeeteachotherandnursingstaff,andgaininsightintoaspectsofPrimaryHealthCareintheNT.

DuetothelimitedplacesavailableininterstateCTBsallinterstateBachelorofNursingstudentsmayberequiredtoattendoneormoreCTBsattheAliceSpringsorDarwincampuses.

Clinical Placement InformationStudentsmaynominateforaplacementintheirownstateorterritoryatapreferredhealthcarefacility,butarenotpermittedtoarrangetheirownplacement/s.

CDUhasstrongtieswithbothprivateandpublichealthcarefacilitiesthroughoutAustraliaandhassuccessfullyplacedstudentsinallstatesandterritories.

However, due to the demand made on interstate health care facilities by many educational institutions, many facilities are now limiting the number of placements they offer and this may impact on course progression.

Students may need to travel outside their home state to complete their placement unit/s.

Whileeveryeffortwillbemadetomeetarequestforapreferredfacilitywithinthesemesterforwhichthestudentisenrolled,CDUreservestherighttoplacestudentsatafacilityotherthanthatwhichisnominatedandoutsidethesemesterforwhichtheyhaveenrolled.

Exemption/advanced standing/credit transfer Ifyouwishtoapplyforadvancedstanding,whichprovidescreditforpreviousstudies,pleaserefertopage13ofthisguide.

Professional assessmentProfessionalassessmentisaresultgivenforstudentswhohaveenrolledinaHigherEducationunitandhavebeenassessedasmeetingtherequirementsoftheunitonthebasisoftheirprofessionalbackground.Studentspaythesamefeefortheseunitsasiftheywereenrolledandcompletingtheunit.

Why can’t I enrol in certain units?RestrictionsbyunitlevelsmeanthatifyouarestudyingtowardsaBacheloraward,youcanenrolonlyinunitsatlevels100–400(unlessthecourseoffersspecialistelectivesatlevel500.Ifitisalevel500unit,youwillneedtodoamanualenrolmentforthisunit).

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Someunitshavepre-requisitesattachedandyoucannotaddthoseunitstoyourenrolmentunlessyouhavereceivedapassinggradepreviouslyorhavebeengrantedanexemptionfromthatunit.

Some200,300or400levelunitsassumeyouhaveacertainlevelofknowledgebeforestudyingthem.‘MyStudentInfo’willnotstopyoufromenrollingintotheseunits,butitisexpectedthatyoupossessthisknowledgebeforeenrollingintheunit.Failuretohavethislevelofknowledgemayaffectyourstudies.

Theuniversitydoesnotguaranteethatanyenrolmentrepresentstheshortestpathtothecompletionofyouraward.

Incoming cross-institutional students StudentscurrentlyenrolledinacourseofstudyleadingtoanawardatanotherAustralianinstitution,canchoosetoundertakeapprovedunitsatCDUforcredittowardstheirstudiesattheirhomeinstitution.

Studentsfromotherinstitutionswhowishtostudyasanincomingcross-institutionalstudentatCDUmustcompletethe:

• HE106HigherEducationCross-InstitutionalEnrolmentform;and

• therelevantHECS-HELP(foreligibleundergraduatestudents)orFEE-HELPform(foreligiblepostgraduatestudentswhowishtoaccessFEE-HELP).Theseformsarenotavailableonline,butareavailablefromanyuniversityorbycallingtheInformationCentreonT:1800061963andaskingforaformtobemailed.

Cross-institutionalstudentsaresubjecttotherulesofCDUincludingthoserelatingtofeesandacademicprogress.StudentswhoarenoteligibleforeitherHECS-HELPorFEE-HELPattheirhomeinstitutionwillnotbeeligibleforeitherloanprogramatCDU.

Outgoing cross-institutional students StudentscurrentlyenrolledinacourseofstudyleadingtoanawardatCDU,canchoosetoundertakeapprovedunitsatanotherAustralianinstitutionforcredittowardstheirstudiesatCDU.

CDUstudentswhowishtostudyasanoutgoingcross-institutionalstudentmustcompletethe:

• HE110Cross-InstitutionalEnrolmentApprovalFormforOutgoingCDUStudents.

Studentsmustalsoprovideacopyoftheunitoutline/s,whichyouintendtocompleteatthehostinstitution.Thismustbesubmittedwiththeaboveform.

Cross-institutionalenrolmentsthroughanotherinstitutionaresubjecttothehostinstitution’srulesandregulationsanditisessentialthatyoucheckwiththeinstitutionyouarestudyingwithforimportantdates,feesandpayments.

Study abroad/exchange students InternationalstudentsenrolledatapartneruniversitymayapplyforexchangeatCDU.Youneedtoapplythroughyourhomeuniversity.

UndergraduatestudentsenrolledatCDUmayapplyforoutgoingexchangeatapartneruniversity,ormayapplytostudy

abroadatanyoverseasuniversity.ExchangestudentsmaintaintheirenrolmentatCDUandpayfeesaccordingly(exchangestudentsdonotpayfeesatthehostuniversity).StudyAbroadstudentstakeanintermissionfromCDUandpaytuitionfeesdeterminedbythehostuniversity.ContacttheExchange/StudyAbroadOfficerintheInternationalOffice,Casuarinacampus,forallmattersrelatingtotheseprograms.

Tobeeligibleforoutgoingexchange,youmusthave:

• completedoneyearoffull-timestudy(orequivalent)atCDU

• asoundacademicrecord(i.e.agradepointaverageof4.5)

• facultyapprovaltoobtainfullcreditforstudyundertakenattheoverseas(host)university

• atleastonesemesterlefttocompleteinthecurrentdegreeprogram

• languageproficiencyasrequiredbythehostuniversity(manyhostinstitutionsconductcoursesinEnglish)

• maintainfull-timeenrolmentatCDUduringthetimespentatthehostuniversity.

Thesubjectapprovalprocessisyourresponsibility.YoushouldselectsubjectsatthehostinstitutionandmatchthemwiththerequiredunitsatCDU.Anormalfull-timeloadequivalentof40creditpointsistheexpectedload.SeetheCDUexchangesiteforfurtherdetailsW:cdu.edu.au/international/studyabroad/studyabroad.html.

TheExchange/StudyAbroadOfficerintheInternationalOfficewillassistyouwithyourapplication,andwillprovideadviceandcontactsonallplacementsE:[email protected].

T:0889466048F:0889466644BuildingOrange1.2.16

Auditing students StudentswhowishtoauditaclassmustreceivepermissionfromtheDeanoftheFacultytoattendlecturesandobserve.

Enrolment Checklist Haveyou

• activatedyourstudentcomputeraccount(page7)

• selectedyourunitstoenrolin(checkyourstudyplan-pagex6

• enrolledonline(page7)

• orderedorpurchasedyourtextbooks(page27)

• checkedifyourunitshaveaLearnlinecomponent(referOLR,OLonpage6).Ifso,makesureyoulogintoLearnlineonthefirstdayofclasses(page6)

• checkedthetimetables(page6)toseewhenyourclassesareon(internalstudents).

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Student ID card

Where can I obtain a student ID card?Onceyouareenrolledyouareentitledtoastudentidentificationcard(photoID).ThiscanbeobtainedattheInformationCentrelocatedonthegroundfloorinbuildingOrange1,Casuarinacampus,atthecashier,buildingAatPalmerstoncampusorattheInformationCentre,Building1atAliceSpringscampus.Youwillberequiredtoshowphotoidentification(Australiandriver’slicenceorpassport)beforeyourcardwillbeissued.

ExternalandworkshopmodestudentscanobtainacardbycompletingformGEN103–StudentCardsforExternalStudents-availablefromtheInformationCentreorfromW:cdu.edu.au/studentportal/adminforms.html.

What is my student ID card used for?Yourstudentcardprovidesaccesstouniversityfacilitiessuchasthelibrary,after-hourscomputerlabs,somediscountsattheUniversityShop(Bookshop)andotherdiscountswherenotifiedbythebusinessconcerned.Youwillalsoberequiredtoshowyourstudentcardwhenyousitforyourexams.Ifyouarestudyingoncampus,youmaybeaskedforyourIDcardbySecurityifyouareusingthefacilitiesafternormalhours.

Head coverings and my student ID card photoHeadcoveringsarenotpermittedtobeworn,exceptforreligiousreasons,inwhichcase,facialfeaturesfromthebottomofthechintothetopoftheforeheadandbothedgesofyourfacemustbeclearlyshown.TheUniversitywilltakeeverymeasurepossibletoensureprivacyforstudentswearingheadcoveringsforreligiousreasons.

Is there a cost for my student ID card?Studentcardsareissuedtostudentsfreeofcharge.A$15administrationfeewillapplywhenalostcardisreplaced.Stolencardscanbereplacedfreeofchargewhentheapplicationisaccompaniedbyapoliceincidentnumber.

Scholarships Theuniversityhasscholarshipsavailabletonewandcontinuingstudents.Thescholarshipsaresponsoredbyindividuals,businesses,government,communitygroupsandtheuniversitytoassiststudentswiththefinancialburdenofstudying.Anumberofscholarshipsofferstudentstheopportunitytoparticipateinpaidworkexperienceduringsemesterbreaksandgraduatepositionsoncompletionofstudy.Scholarshipsproviderecognitionofacademicexcellence,financialhardship,geographicalorsocialdisadvantageandmanyothercriteria.Applicationclosingdatesareonthescholarships’websiteandallstudentsareencouragedtoapply.FormoredetailsvisitW:cdu.edu.au/scholarshipsorcontacttheScholarshipsOfficerT:0889466442,orE:[email protected].

Deferment and change of enrolment

DefermentNote:Studentsingraduateentrycoursesmaynotdeferacourse.

DefermentisavailableforthosestudentswhohavereceivedanofferforSemester1,withthefollowingexceptions.

Studentsnotpermittedtodeferacoursearethosewho:

• receiveanofferforaplaceinSemester2

• receiveanofferforaplaceinSummerSemester

• receiveanofferforaplaceintheBachelorofPharmacyortheBachelorofClinicalSciences.

• transitioningstudentswhodidnotstudyin2011

DefermentisavailableuntilCensusdateforSemester1.StudentswhoreceiveanofferforaplaceinSemester1,2012maychoosetodeferstartingthecourseforupto12months.Ifyouwouldliketodeferyourstudyfor12monthsi.e.keepyourplaceuntilthefollowingyear,2013,youshouldnotifySATAC.InformationonhowtodothisisatW:satac.edu.au.

Ifyouwouldliketodeferyourstudyforsixmonthsi.e.keepyourplaceuntilSemester2,2012,youshouldcontacttheInformationCentretodetermineifyourcourseallowsmid-yearentry.Ifitdoes,thenyoumustacceptyourofferwithSATACandenrolinSemester2,2012byfollowingtherecommendedstudyplan.YouneedtoenrolbeforeCensusdateforSemester1,2012.

Ifyouhavecompletedatleastoneunitofstudytowardsyourcourseandwouldlikeabreakfromyourstudies,youneedtoapplyforanIntermission,seepagexxxofthisguide.

What is a change of enrolment? Achangeofenrolmentcanincludeoneormoreofthefollowingactions:

• addorwithdrawfromaunit

• completecancellationofacourse

• anintermission

• coursetransfer

• applicationforexemption(credittransfer/advancedstanding).

How do I change my enrolment? Youmustbeenrolledin2012beforebeingabletomakeanychangestoyourenrolment.

Youmaysubmityourchangeeither :

• onlineusingMyStudentInfo

• completingtherelevantformW:cdu.edu.au/studentportal/adminforms.html

• Email:[email protected].

Note: Allrequestsfromcurrentorpreviousstudentsviaemailmustbeaccompaniedbythreeidentifyingformsofinformationsuchas:dateofbirth,studentnumber,fullname,postaladdress,etc.

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Change of enrolment My Student

Info (ie can be done on line)

Paper form to

use

Addorwithdrawfromunits a HE102

Completecancellation r HE104

Coursetransfer r HE103

Intermission r HE104

Applicationforexemption r HE113

Cross-institutionalenrolment r HE106orHE110

Adding a unit – form HE102Therearedifferentdeadlinesforaddingaunit,dependingonwhetheryouarestudyingtheunitinternallyorexternally.ThedeadlineforaddingaunitcanbefoundattheHigherEducationenrolmentdatesonpage5.

Withdrawing from a Unit – form HE102

Before Census dateTheCensusdatecanbefoundattheHigherEducationsemesterdatesonpagexx.TowithdrawfromaunitGotoMyStudentInfo,MyEnrolmentfor2012thenselectStep6.Alternatively,completeandsubmitformHE102.IfyouhavealreadypaidforyourunitandyouarewithdrawingbeforetheCensusdateandrequirearefund,youwillneedtocompleteformGEN107.

After Census date but before the end of the teaching periodIfthereareextenuatingcircumstancesthatwerenotknownonoraftertheCensusdateforaunit,studentsmayapplytowithdrawfromaunitbycompletingformHE102.TheDeanordelegateoftherelevantfacultywilldetermineifwithdrawalsshouldbe‘with’(WFgrade)or‘without’(WWgrade)academicpenalty.Regardlessoftheacademicoutcome,studentswillremainfinanciallyliableforpaymentofthefees.StudentswillbesentinformationonhowtheycanapplyforremissionofHECS-HELPdebt.Inallcases,studentswillbeaskedtoprovidesupportingdocumentationfromanindependentperson.Forfurtherinformationregardingsupportingdocumentationpleaseseepage14.

Note:Furtherinformationregardingremissioncanbefoundonpage19ofthisguide.

After the end of the teaching periodStudentscanonlywithdrawfromaunituptotheenddateoftheteachingperiod.Afterthisdate,astudentwillbeissuedwiththefinalassessmentgradeaccordingtotheCDUAssessmentRules.EnddatesforteachingperiodscanbefoundatHigherEducationsemesterdatesonpage9.

Complete cancellation of course (withdrawal from a course) – form HE104Ifyouwanttocancelyourcourseofstudycompletely,youmaybenefitfromdiscussingyoursituation.TheInformationCentre,theAcademicLiaisonUnitorSupport&Equitycanprovideadviceonthemostappropriatepersontotalkto.Oftenanalternativesolutionotherthancompletecancellationcanbefound.Ifyouwithdrawfromallunitswithintherelevantsemester/teachingperiodoracademicyear,yourenrolmentwillbecome‘discontinued’inthatcourseunlessyoumakeaformalrequestforanintermissionforthatsemester/teachingperiodoracademicyear.AcoursecancellationshouldbesubmittedbeforetheCensusdatesfortherelevantsemestertoensureacademicandfinancialpenaltiesarenotincurred.

Non-attendanceatclassesdoesnotautomaticallycancelyourenrolment,nordoesitcancelyourHECS-HELPorFEE-HELPdebts.

Intermission – form HE104 Anintermissionreferstotheprocessbywhichastudentwhohasbeenenrolledinaparticularcourseandcompletedatleastoneunittowardstheircourse,isgrantedpermissiontotakeleavefromhis/herstudieswithinthatcourseforuptooneyear.AnintermissionshouldbesubmittedbeforetheCensusdatesfortherelevantsemestertoensureacademicandfinancialpenaltiesarenotincurred.

ACIKEstudentswhodidnotundertakestudyin2011willnotbeeligibleforintermissionin2012.Somebenefitmaybegainedfromdiscussingyoursituation.TheInformationCentre,theAcademicLiaisonUnitorEquityServicescanprovideadviceonthemostappropriatepersontotalkto.

StudentswhodonotadvisetheuniversitythattheyintendreturningtotheircourseofstudybytherelevantCensusdatesareconsideredlapsedfromthecourse.Forexample,ifyoudonotre-enrolin2012,anddonotsubmitaformseekingaformalintermission,youractivityinthecoursewillbelapsedbeforethenextadmissionperiod,e.g.aroundAugusteachyear.Alllapsedstudentswillberequiredtore-applyforadmissionthroughSATACatthenextavailableadmissionperiod.

Course transfer – form HE103AcoursetransferistheprocesswherebyastudentwhoiscurrentlyenrolledatCDUseekstotransfertoadifferent/newcourse,atthesamelevel.Thisispossibleonlywhenthereareplacesavailableinthecourse.

Pleasenotethatacoursetransferisnotavailablein2012into:

• BachelorofClinicalSciences

• BachelorofPharmacy

• GraduateDiplomaofTeachingandLearning

• MasterofAccounting(ProfessionalPractice)

• MasterofBusinessAdministration(ProfessionalPractice).

StudentswishingtotransferfromaBachelorofEngineeringtotheBachelorofEngineering(Co-op)mustmeettheconditionsoftransferasdescribedonthecoursewebsite.CoursetransferfromotherawardsisnotpermittedintotheBachelorofEngineering(Co-op).

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StudentswishingtotransferfromaBachelorofInformationTechnologytheBachelorofInformationTechnology(Co-op)mustmeettheconditionsoftransferasdescribedonthecoursewebsite.

Therearethreedistinctcoursetransfers,e.g.

• changeofawardoutcome(BachelorofArtstoBachelorofScience)

• changefromsingletodoubledegree(BachelorofArtstoBachelorofArts/BachelorofScience)

• changetothenewestcourseversion(BA98toBA22).

Admissionrequirementsforthenewcourseneedtobemetbythestudent.

Theprocessofcoursetransferisnottobeusedforstudentswhoareseekingtostudyacourseatahigherlevelthanthecoursetheyareenrolledin.ThesestudentsmustcompleteanapplicationforadmissionviaW:satac.edu.auandselectiontakesplaceduringtheuniversity’sofferroundsthroughSATAC.

Course transfer - special conditions Normally,studentsshouldhavecompletedatleast40creditpointsintheircurrentcourseofstudybeforetheymayseekatransfertoanewcourseofstudy.Thisdoesnotapplytostudentswhoareseekingacoursetransfertothenewestversionofthecourse;inthiscase,evidenceofatleast10creditpointsofsuccessfulstudyisrequired.Coursetransfersarepermittedonlybeforeasemesterstarts,notduringasemester.

Studentswhoarenotcurrentlyenrolled,andwhosestatusislapsed,discontinuedorcompletedarenotpermittedtousethecoursetransferprocess.ThesestudentsareencouragedtosubmitanapplicationforadmissionfortheproposedcourseofstudythroughSATAC.

RefundsarenotavailableforwithdrawalsaftertherelevantCensusdate.Refundsarenotautomaticandmustbeappliedfor.Toapplyforarefund,completeformGEN107,RequestforStudentRefund.Ifapproved,therefundwillbeprocessedwithin30days.

Yourtransfertothenewcoursemustbeauthorised.Ifyouhavecompletedanyunitsthatmayberelevanttoyournewcourse,yourcourseco-ordinatorwillarrangeforthecredittransfertobegrantedatthetimethecoursetransferisprocessed.

InternationalstudentswhoholdaStudentVisaarerequiredtomaintainafull-timeenrolment.

AUSTUDY/ABSTUDY-ItistheresponsibilityofthestudenttoensurethateligibilityforAustudy/Abstudyisnotaffectedifyouchangeyourenrolmentinanyway.

Exemptions/advanced standing/credit transfer for previous study - form HE113Exemptions(alsoreferredtoascredittransferoradvancedstanding)fromoneormoreunitsinyourcurrentcoursemaybeappliedforonthebasisofcompletedrelevantstudiespreviouslyundertaken.Toapplyforexemption,completeanApplicationforExemptionFormHE113availablefromtheInformationCentreoracopycanobtainedatW:cdu.edu.au/studentnet/adminforms.html.Thisprocessisnotavailableon‘mystudentinfo’.

Yourcompletedform,togetherwithcertifiedcopiesofdocumentaryevidencetosupportyourrequestforexemption/credittransfer,shouldbesubmitteddirectlytotheInformationCentreeitherinpersonorbymailbeforetherelevantCensusdate.Theformandattachmentscannotbefaxedoremailed.Requests without documentary evidence will not be processed (supportingdocumentsarenotrequiredwheretheunitswerestudiedatCDU).

Supportng documentationManystudentformsrequirethesubmissionofsupportingdocumentation/supportingevidence.Thismaybeintheformofofficialacademicrecordsshowingpreviousstudy,testamursorparchments,doctor’scertificates,practisingcertificates,registrationcertificates,etc.Pleasesubmitcertifiedcopiesofdocumentswithyourform.Thesecertifiedcopiesmustbeoriginalcertifiedcopies(notphotocopiesofcertifieddocuments).Consequently,supportingdocumentscannotbefaxedoremailed.Toensureyoursupportingdocumentsdonotgoastrayitissuggestedthatyouhandinormailyourcompletedformtogether withyoursupportingdocumentsrathersubmitthemseparately.

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Fees and payments Afterenrolling(andafterfeeshavebeenassessed)youwillreceiveanenrolmentandfeeadviceviaemailtoyourofficialCDUemailaddress.Thisisanofficialprint-outofyourenrolment.Checkyourenrolmentadvicethoroughly.Itisyourresponsibilitytoensureallpersonaldetailsarecorrectandthatyourcoursetitleandtheunitsyouarestudyinghavebeenenteredcorrectly.

AllfeesareduebyCensusdateoftherelevantsemesterorstudyperiodoftheunityouarestudying,regardlessofwhentheunitbegins.Youcanmakepaymentinpersonatanycampusorcentre,online,viaBPay,creditcardorcheque.Detailsaboutpaymentoptionsarelistedonpage17.

HESA informationTheinformationintheHESAsectionisconsistentwiththeHigherEducationSupportAct2003(HESA).However,changesmaybemadetoanyprovisionsatanytimewiththeconsentofbothHousesofParliament.

Allstudentsareencouragedto:

• visitGoingtoUniW:goingtouni.gov.au

• phonetheenquirylineonT:1800020108

• contactStudentServicesonT:0889467766,orE:[email protected]

• visitW:cdu.edu.au/hesa

• visittheTaxOfficeW:ato.gov.au

• E:[email protected]

• phonethePersonalTaxInfolineT:132861

• phoneHigherEducationLoanAccountsUnitT:1300650225.

Student contribution ranges WhathasbeenknownasHECSplacesarenowcalledCommonwealth-supportedplaces.Highereducationprovidersdeterminestudentcontribution(orHECS)amountsfortheseplaces,withinrangessetbytheAustralianGovernment.

Student Learning Entitlement TheAustralianGovernmenthasintroducedtheStudentLearningEntitlement(SLE).TheSLEgivesallAustraliancitizens,NewZealandcitizensandholdersofapermanentvisaaccesstoaCommonwealth-supportedplaceforsevenyearsofequivalentfull-timestudy.

Eligibility for loans and discounts Thedeferredpaymentarrangementsanddiscountforup-frontpaymentsthatexistedunderHECSuntiltheendof2004stillexist,butarenowcalledHECS-HELPassistance.AustraliancitizensandholdersofapermanenthumanitarianvisaareeligibleforHECS-HELP.However,thediscountforfull,up-frontpaymentsorup-frontpaymentsof$500ormorehaschanged.

TheGovernmenthasreviewedthesubsidyandwillbereducingthe20percentdiscountpreviouslygiventoeligiblestudents.From1January2012,theHECS-HELPupfrontpaymentdiscountwillbe10percent.

HECS debts From1June2006,ifyouhaveanaccumulatedHECSdebt,itwillbecomeknownasanaccumulatedHELPdebt.AnyHECS-HELPorFEE-HELPdebtsyouincurfrom1January2005willbeaddedtogetherwithyourHECSdebttobecomeoneaccumulatedHELPdebton1June2006.

Bonus for voluntary repayments (to the Australian Taxation Office)Studentswhomakeavoluntaryrepaymentof$500ormorewillreceiveabonusof5percent.Thismeansyouraccountwillbecreditedwithanadditional5percentofyourpayment.Thebonusis5percentofthepaymentyoumake.VoluntaryrepaymentsaremadedirectlytotheAustralianTaxationOffice.

HELPdebtsandaccumulatedHELPdebtsarenotprovableundertheBankruptcyAct1966.Astudentwillhavetopaythemasifheorshehadnotbeendeclaredbankrupt.

Tax File Number (TFN) AstudentwishingtodeferallorpartofthefeestotaxmustsupplyaTaxFileNumber(TFN).ATFNisnecessaryifastudentwantstoauthorisetheuniversitytodeferallorpartoftheHECScontributiontotaxandincaseastudenthaschosentheup-frontpaymentoptionbutfailstomakeapaymentbytherelevantCensusdate.

ItisarequirementundertheHigherEducationSupportAct2003thattheenrolmentbecancelledaftertherelevantCensusdateifastudentdoesnotprovidepersonalTFNwhererequired.

IfastudentcannotprovideaTFNhe/sheshouldimmediatelycontacttheAustralianTaxationOffice(ATO)toobtaineitheraTFNoracertificatefromtheATOtoindicatethatthestudenthasappliedforaTFN.

ThiscertificatefromtheATOcanbesubmittedwiththeenrolmentasaninterimmeasurewhiletheapplicationforaTFNisbeingprocessed.

Note:TheATOmaytakeuptosixweekstoallocateanewTFN.

CHESSN TheCommonwealthHigherEducationStudentSupportNumber(CHESSN)isauniqueidentifierthatuniversitiesmustuseasof2005incommunicationswiththeAustralianGovernmentconcerningastudentwho:

• isenrolledinacourseofstudywiththeuniversity;and

• hasindicatedthatheorsheisseekingCommonwealthassistanceundertheHigherEducationSupportAct2003fortheunits.

TheCHESSNwillremainlinkedtothestudentfortheremainderofhis/heracademiclife.

What is the CHESSN used for? TheCHESSNisusedtomanagethe:

• StudentLearningEntitlements(SLE)

• HigherEducationLoanProgram(HECS-HELP),and

• CommonwealthLearningScholarships.

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TheCHESSNislimitedinitsusetomonitoringCommonwealthassistancetoHigherEducationstudents,includingtheprovisionofdatatotheATO.

How and when will I be notified about my CHESSN? TheCHESSNwillbenotifiedtostudentsintheCommonwealthAssistanceNotice(CAN),issuednolaterthanwithin28daysoftheCensusdateforrelevantunits.

TheCHESSNwillnotbequotedonanyothercorrespondencetostudents,e.g.feesandenrolmentadvicesorofferlettersoranywrittencorrespondenceonstudentmatters.

StudentswhowithdrawfromallunitsbeforetheirfirstCensusdatewillnotbeissuedwithaCAN,sowillnotreceivenotificationoftheirCHESSN.CHESSNremainsunconfirmeduntilthefirsttimeastudent’senrolmentloadandfeesarereportedtoDepartmentofEducation,EmploymentandWorkplaceRelations(DEEWR),andtheuniversitywillensurethatallunconfirmedCHESSNsarepurgedfromitsstudentmanagementsystem.

Census datesCensusdatescanbefoundontheHigherEducationsemesterdatesonpage5ofthisguide.

Pleasebeawarethatitisthestudentresponsibilityto:

• notifytheuniversityinwritingofanychangestotheirenrolmentbeforensusCensusdate,and

• completepaymentoftheirfees,whereapplicable.Failuretodothiswillresultintheuniversitycancellingtheenrolment.

What happens after each Census date? IfyouareastudentwhoiseligibleforHECS-HELPorFEE-HELPassistance,andhavesuppliedaTFNandnotmadeafullup-frontpaymentofthestudentcontributionamount,thenyouwillincuraHECS-HELPorFEE-HELPdebtifyouareenrolledinaunitofstudyaftertheCensusdate.TheuniversityisrequiredtodeferyourfeestotaxandtheATOisadvisedofthisdebt.

Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) AllstudentswhoincurafeewiththeuniversityinatleastoneunitofstudyforthatsemesterorstudyperiodbytherelevantCensusdateforthatunit,andhavesoughtHECS-HELPorFEE-HELPforatleastoneunitofstudywillbesentaCommonwealthAssistanceNotice(CAN)nolaterthan28daysaftertherelevantCensusdate.TheCANisalsosenttostudentswhooccupyaCommonwealth-supportedplaceandarepayingtheirfeesup-front.

TheCANwillincludedetailsaboutastudent’senrolment,asfollows:personaldetails,CHESSNnumber,deferredand/orup-frontfeepaymentdetails,loanfees(ifapplicable),discounts,totaldebt,andthetotalamountbywhichthestudent’slearningentitlementhasbeenreduced,andEFTSLvaluesforunits.

What happens if the CAN is incorrect? Iftheuniversity,afterissuingtheCAN,believesthattheinformationisincorrect,orhasceasedtobecorrect,theuniversityshallissueanewCANtoastudentwiththecorrectinformation.

WhenastudentbelievesthattheinformationontheCANisincorrect,thestudentmust,within14daysofdispatchoftheCAN,asktheuniversity(viatheInformationCentre)inwritingfortheCANtobecorrected.Verbalrequestsarenotconsidered.Therequestmustspecifytheparticularinformationhe/sheconsiderstobeincorrectandthereasonswhyitisconsideredincorrect.Makingtherequestdoesnotaffecttheliabilityofthestudenttopaythecontribution,northestudent’sentitlementtoCommonwealthassistance.

Theuniversitywillconsidertherequestassoonaspossible,andnotifythestudentofitsdecisioninwriting.IftheuniversityfindsthattheinformationontheoriginalCANwasincorrect,orceasedtobecorrect,theuniversitywillissueanewCANtothestudentwiththecorrectinformation.Studentrecordswillbecorrected,anddatasenttoDEEWRaccordingly.

Fee exemption AllstudentspayfeesunlessexemptfrompaymentbytheCDUCouncil.TheCouncilsetsallfeesonanannualbasis.Feesarepayablebysemester,orbystudyperiodforthecurrentyearunlessawrittencontractsettingthefeeswiththeuniversityisinplace(e.g.someinternationalstudentshavespecificcontracts).

International student fees Feesapplydirectlytoanenrolmentinaspecifictypeofcourse.Internationalstudentsareliableforpaymentoffull-feecoursechargesrelevanttotheyeartheyareenrolledin.FormoredetailsoffeesforinternationalstudentsgotoW:cdu.edu.au/international.

Student Amenities feesAtthetimeofpublication,CDUdoesnotchargecompulsoryStudentAmenitiesfees.However,asthesefeesarecurrentlyunderdebatewithinFederalParliament,theymaybeleviedfor2012.StudentswillbeadvisedassoonastheUniversitytakesanydecisioninthisregard.

Domestic student fees Domesticstudentsareallstudentswhomeetthefollowingcitizenshipconditions:

• Australiancitizens

• NewZealandcitizens

• permanentresidents.

Domesticstudentspayfeesaccordingtotheunitsandcoursetheychoosetoenrolin.

ThedetailedfeetableisavailableatW:cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html.

Eachunithasfourfeelevelsdependingonthecategoryastudentfallsinto.

Categoriesarenormallyassignedatthetimeofenrolment.

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Categories of students and applicable fees Thecategoriesofstudentsare:

• 2012

• Pre-2010

• Pre-2009

• Pre-2008

• Fullfeepaying.

2012 Commonwealth-supported student fees StudentsmustmeetresidencyrequirementstobeconsideredCommonwealth-supported.

UnlessstudentsareassessedtobeeitheraPre-2010,pre-2009orPre-2008student,thesefeesareapplicabletoallCommonwealth-supportedstudentsstartinganundergraduatecourseandselectedpostgraduatebycourseworkcoursesin2012.

Italsoappliestocontinuingstudentswhobeganbefore2009inanon-NaturalandPhysicalSciences(non-NPS)courseofstudy,didnotcompletethatcourseofstudyand,onorafter1January2009,transfertoaNaturalandPhysicalSciences(NPS)courseofstudy.

Pre-2010 Commonwealth-supported student feesStudentsmustmeetresidencyrequirementstobeconsideredCommonwealth-supported.

Unlessstudentsareassessedtobeeitherapre-2008orpre-2009student,thesefeesareapplicabletoallCommonwealth-supportedstudentswhobegananundergraduatecourseandselectedpostgraduatebycourseworkprogramsin2009.

Thereducedmaximumstudentcontributionamountforunitsofstudyinmathematics,statisticsandscienceappliestoallstudentswhobegantheircourseofstudyonorafter1January2009,regardlessofthecourseofstudy.

ArrangementsexistforCommonwealth-supportedstudentswhobeganacourseofstudybefore1January2010andhadnotcompletedthatcoursebeforethatdate.

Apersonisapre-2010studentforaunitofstudyifthepersonstartedthecourseofstudyofwhichtheunitformsapartbefore1January2010andwasaCommonwealth-supportedstudentinrelationtoaunitofstudyinthatcourseand:

a) thepersonhadnotcompletedthecourseby31December2009;or

b) in2009thepersonwasundertakinganenablingcourse;or

c) thepersonhascompletedtherelatedcourseforanHonourscourseandisundertakingtheHonourscourseofstudy.

Pre-2009 Commonwealth-supported student feesStudentsmustmeetresidencyrequirementstobeconsideredCommonwealth-supported.UnlessstudentsareassessedtobeaPre-2008student,thesefeesareapplicabletoallCommonwealth-supportedstudentswhobegananundergraduatecourseandselectedpostgraduatebycourseworkprogramsin2008.

Pre-2008 Commonwealth-supported student feesStudentswho,before1January2008,beganacourseofstudyas‘contributing’students,aretobetreatedaspre-2008HECSstudentsiftheyhavenotdiscontinuedtheirenrolmentinthecoursesincethatcommencementorcompletedtherequirementsforthecourse.Pre-2008studentsretainthisstudentstatusuntil31January2012,afterwhichdatetheirfeeswillbethesameasstudentsstartingacoursein2013.

Studentsarenottakentohavediscontinuedtheirenrolmentiftheyhave:

• takenaleaveofabsencewithwrittenapprovalfromtheuniversity;

• transferredin2008intoanothercourseofstudyatthesamelevel(i.e.undergraduateorpostgraduatelevel)withthesameprovideroranotherprovider ;

• enrolledinacross-institutionalprogramatahostprovder;

• enrolledinanhonourscourseofstudyin2008afterhavingcompletedtherelatedpasscoursein007;

• orin2007,undertakenanenablingcourseasanexemptstudentand,thefollowingyear,enrolledinthecourseofstudytowhichtheenablingcourserelatesaaCommonwealth-supportedstudent.

Full fee paying studentsThesearestudentswhoare:

• postgraduatestudentswho,in2012arestartingstudiesinafee-payingpostgraduatebycourseworkcourse

• postgraduatestudentswho,before2012,wereenrolledasfull-feepayingstudentsinapostgraduatebycourseworkcourse

• domesticundergraduatestudentswhoarestudyinganundergraduatecoursewithoutaCommonwealth-SupportedPlace

• studentsenrollinginMISC(miscellaneouscourse).

NZcitizensandpermanentresidents(non-humanitarianvisaholders)residingoutsideAustraliawhileundertakingaunitofstudywithinacoursewillbechargedtheFULLTUITIONrate(andarenoteligibleforanyFEE-HELPProgramsoradiscount)-asbylivingoverseastheyarenolongerconsideredaCommonwealth-Supportedstudent.

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Additional information for unit fees and student categories ForspecificdetailsonfeesforeachunitvisitW:cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html,E:[email protected]:1800061963or0889467766.

Credit transferThereisnochargeforcreditgiventhroughcredittransfer.

Professional assessment Studentswho,onthebasisoftheirprofessionalbackground,areseekingtobeassessedasmeetingtherequirementsoftheunit,arerequiredtoenrolintheunitforwhichtheyareseekingtheassessmentandsubmitaHE113formassoonaspossibleafterenrollingintheunitforwhichtheyareseekingProfessionalAssessment(PA).Studentchargesapplyasperanyotherunitenrolment.ApprovedstudentsareissuedwiththegradeofPA–ProfessionalAssessment.

Miscellaneous enrolment charges Studentswhoenrolinindividualunitsinacoursethatdoesnotleadtoanawardwillhavetheirenrolmentsprocessedasmiscellaneousenrolmentsandwillbechargedatrelevantrates.

Service charge Aservicechargewillbeappliedforalltransactionsinitiatedbyyouandinvolvingadministrationcost,timeand/oreffort,providedthattheserviceisnotacompulsoryoressentialcomponentofacourseoritsassessmentandaward.Theservicechargeis$30in2012.

When will my fees be assessed?Feesforenrolledstudentsareassessedforindividualsemestersaftertherelevantfeeassessmentperiodhasstarted.Youcancheckfeesusing‘mystudentinfo’afterthisdate,andenrolmentandfeeadvicearesentouttoallenrolledstudentsafterthisdate.

Why does the university have different fee assessment start dates?Theuniversityoffersunitchoicesovereightteachingperiods:

• semester1,2and3andSummerSemester

• studyperiods1,2,3and4

• studentsdonotneedtomakepaymentoffeesforallteachingperiodsatonce,butbytherelevantCensusdatesforeachteachingperiod.

DifferentfeeassessmentdatesensurethatanyfeepaymentyoumakeisallocatedtothecorrectteachingperiodanditsCensusdate.Forexample,ifyouwishtodeferyourfeesforsummersemester,butmakeaminimumpaymentof$500up-fronttotakeadvantageoffeediscounts,yourpaymentwillbesetautomaticallyagainstyourSummerSemesterdebt.Iffeeswereassessedforallteachingperiodsatonce,yourpaymentwouldbesetagainstanyfuturefeedebtsautomaticallyandyoumaynotbeidentifiedasbeingeligibleforthefeediscount.

Can I determine which fees I want to pay first?Whenyoumakepaymentofanyamount,yourDEEWRdebtswillbeclearedfirst.Forexample,ifyouowefeesfromothercourses(VET/HigherEducation)thesewillbeclearedbeforecurrentfees.

Forthoseofyouwhoareeligibletoreceivea10percentdiscountonmakingup-frontpaymentoffees,itisveryimportantthatyoumakepaymentofanyoutstandingfeesandcurrenttuitionfeesatthesametimetoensureallfeesarecleared.Studentswhohaveanoutstandingbalancearenoteligibletoreceivethediscount.

Methods of payment Therearevariousmethodsbywhichfeescanbepaid,dependingonthetypeofenrolmentundertaken.Paymentscanbemadebythefollowing:

OnlineOnlinepaymentcanbemadeatW:payonline.cdu.edu.au.

BPayYourBillercodeandreferencenumberisprintedontheenrolmentandfeesadviceforyourconvenience.Youmayusethetelephoneortheinternet,tocontactyourfinancialinstitutiontomakepaymentfromyournominatedbankaccounttotheuniversity.Youneedtoallowforatleastthreeworkingdaysforthisprocess.

Credit card/by phoneCreditcarddetailscanbedirectedtothecashieronT:0889467191or0889467192.Informationrequiredis:studentnumber,cardholder’sname,creditcardnumber,expirydateofcardandtheCCVsecuritycode.VisaCard,MasterCard,DinersandAmericanExpressareaccepted.

Payments in personCash,chequeorcreditcardareacceptedatthecashier’sofficelocatedonthegroundfloorofOrange1atCasuarinacampus,theAdministrationOfficeatPalmerstoncampusandbuilding1atAliceSpringscampus.

EFTPOSThesefacilitiesareavailableatCasuarina,Palmerston,andAliceSpringscampuses.

Cheque paymentsChequessentbymailshouldbedirectedtothecashierandaccompaniedbyacopyoftheappropriateenrolmentandfeesadviceandyoushouldincludeacontactnumberwhereyoucanbereachedduringbusinesshours.(DONOTSENDCASHthroughthepost).

AnEnrolment and Fees Advicewillbesenttoyouviaemailafteryourenrolmenthasbeenprocessedandfeeshavebeenassessedfortherelevantsemester.Youareencouragedtotakeadvantageofcheckingyourfeesbalanceon‘mystudentinfo’atanytimeafterfeeassessmenthastakenplace.Onceyouareenrolledandyourfeeshavebeenassessedyouwillbesentapaymentandfeesadvice.This is confirmation of your enrolment.

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Theenrolmentandfeesadviceshouldbecheckedthoroughlyforaccuracy.DiscrepanciesshouldberesolvedthroughtheInformationCentrebeforemakingyourpayment.Ifyoupostedyourcompletedenrolmentformtotheuniversityandhavenotreceivedyourenrolmentandfeesadvicewithintwoweeksofthefeeassessmentdatefortherelevantsemester,orifyouhaveanyqueriesregardingyourenrolmentandfeesadvice,pleasecontacttheInformationCentreforassistance.Theenrolmentandfeesadviceservesasaninvoiceforthepurposeofnotificationoffeesowing.Noseparatefeesinvoicesareissued.

Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttoadvisetheuniversityinwritingofanychangeofaddress.Thestudentcanalsochangethemailingaddresson-lineinMyStudentInfotoensureaccuracyoftheaddress.

Note: Non-receipt of an invoice due to an incorrect mailing address does not clear a student debt.

Refunds Astudentmustwithdrawfromaunit/coursebycompletingtheformHE102-ChangeofEnrolmentorHE104-CompleteCancellationForm/IntermissionForm.

Refundsarenotautomatic.Allstudentsmustapplyforarefund.AnapplicationforarefundcanbemadebycompletingtheformGEN107RequestforStudentRefundandsubmittingtotheCashier.Yourapplicationwillbeconsideredand,subjecttoapproval,StudentServicesCashierswillprocesstherefundtoyouorathirdpartywhohaspaidyourfees.Itisessential,therefore,thatyouadvisetheuniversityofyourcurrentcontactdetails.The refund will be processed within 30 days of the submitted refund request form.

RefundscanbeprocesseddirectlyintoyournominatedbankaccountthroughElectronicFundsTransfer(EFT).Oncetheuniversityhasprocessedtherefund,youshouldhaveaccesstothesefundswithintwodays.Underbankingregulations,ifastudenthasmadeapaymentwithacreditcardanyrefundmustbecreditedtotheoriginalcard.CharlesDarwinUniversitywillrefundtotheoriginalcreditcardiftheinitialpaymentwasviathatcreditcardwithintheprevious12months,otherwisetherefundwillbeprocessedbyBankTransfer.Itmaytakeuptosevenworkingdaysbeforethecreditappearsonyouraccountduetobankprocessingpractices.

Refundsofamountsthattotallessthan$30willbepaidincashifnofurtherstudyisbeingundertaken(onlyavailablefrom

Casuarinacampus).Iffurtherstudyisbeingundertaken,nopaymentshallbemadebutacreditwillbecarriedforward.

What happens if I do not pay my fees by the Census date?

Commonwealth-supported studentsUponreceiptofanenrolmentandfeesadviceyoushouldimmediatelychecktheaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedonthisdocumentandreadtheinstructionsonthereverseside.Therearepenaltiesfornon-paymentoffeesbytheduedate.

Ifyouareeligibleforandhavechosentheup-frontpaymentoptiononyourrequestforCommonwealth-supportandHECS-HELP,aremindernoticewillbesent28daysbeforetherelevantCensusdateadvisingyouthatpaymentofyourtuitionfeesisrequirednolaterthanoneworkingdaybeforetheCensusdate.

IfyouhavenotpaidyourstudentcontributionbytherelevantCensusdatebuthaveprovidedyourTFN,yourdebtwillbedeferredtotheATO.IfyouhavenotpaidandhavenotprovidedyourTFN,yourenrolmentwillbecancelledwithintwoworkingdaysaftertheCensusdate.Youwillbenotifiedinwriting.

Studentswhohavenotpaidallapplicablenon-unitrelatedcharges(i.e.non-tuitionfees)willbeadvisedthattheFeesandChargesBy-Lawswillbeapplied,andthatunlesspaymentisreceivedwithin28days,debtcollectionproceduresmaybegin.TherelevantsectionsofCDUFeesandChargesBy-lawsfornon-paymentoffeescanbeaccessedatW:cdu.edu.au/governance/bylaws.html.

Non-Commonwealth-supported students, holders of other permanent visas and New Zealand citizens (including full fee postgraduate students)Aremindernoticewillbesenttoyouadvisingthatpaymentisrequiredwithin28daysofthedateofthe‘notice’.Ontheexpiryoftheabovenoticetheenrolmentofallstudentswhohaveanoutstandingdebtwillbecancelledandthestudent/swillbeadvisedinwriting.TherelevantsectionsofCDUFeesandChargesBy-lawsfornon-paymentoffeescanbeaccessedatW:cdu.edu.au/governance/bylaws.html.

Studentswhohavenotpaidallapplicablenon-unitrelatedcharges(i.e.non-tuitionfees)willbeadvisedthattheFeesandChargesBy-Lawswillbeapplied,andthatunlesspaymentisreceivedwithin28days,debtcollectionproceduresmaybegin.

Withdrawal before Census date – student fee implications

Fee options Implications

Up-frontpaymentsofCommonwealth-supportedfees

Ifyouhaveselectedthefull,up-frontpaymentoptioninrespectofyourCommonwealth-supportedplaceliability,andhavemadepaymentoffeesforthatunit,theuniversitywillrepaythoseamountstoyou.

Up-frontpaymentofdomesticfulltuitionfees Ifyouhaveselectedthefull,up-frontpaymentoptioninrespectofyourliability,andhavemadepaymentoffeesforthatunit,theuniversitywillrepaythoseamountstoyou.

Deferredpaymentsoffees Ifyouhaveselectedthedeferredpaymentoptioninrespectofyourliability,youwillnotincuradebtfortheunit(s)youarewithdrawingfrom.

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Withdrawal after the Census date – student fee implicationsStudentswhowithdrawfromtheirstudiesaftertheCensusdatemayapplytohavetheirStudentLearningEntitlements(SLE)re-creditedand/ortheirfeesremittedinspecialcircumstances.

Fee options Implications

Up-frontpaymentsofCommonwealth-supportedfees

IfyourSLEisre-credited,thenyourHECS-HELPdebtforthatunitistakentoberemittedandtheUniversitywillrefundtheup-frontpaymentsofyourcontributionamount.

DeferredpaymentsoffeesforCommonwealth-supportedStudents

IfyourSLEisre-credited,thenyourHECS-HELPdebtforthatunitisremittedandtheUniversitywillrepaytheCommonwealthanyHECS-HELPassistancetowhichyouwereentitled.

Up-frontpaymentofdomesticfulltuitionfees Theuniversityhasthediscretiontorefundanyup-frontpaymentstoyouinaccordancewiththeUniversity’sownrules.

Deferredpaymentofdomesticfulltuitionfees IfyourFEE-HELPbalanceisre-credited,anyFEE-HELPdebtyouacquiredforthatunitwillberemittedandtheUniversitywillrepayanyamountsofFEE-HELPassistancetotheCommonwealth.

RemissionsStudentswhowithdrawfromtheirstudiesaftertheCensusdatestillconsumeSLEfortheunitsfromwhichtheywithdraw.However,suchstudentsmayapplytohavetheirSLEre-creditedinspecialcircumstances.Ifastudentwithdrawsfromaunit/sofstudyaftertheCensusdate,theuniversitywilladvisethestudenttoapplyinwritingtotheuniversityforare-credit,remissionorrefund,whicheverisrelevanttotheperson.Astudentwhocompletesaunitandreceivesafailgradeisconsiderednottohavesuccessfullycompletedtheunitandmay,therefore,applyforare-creditoraremissionifspecialcircumstancesexist.Inallcases,supportingdocumentationwillberequired.

Astudentwhohassuccessfullycompletedtheunitofstudycannotapplyforare-creditoraremission.

What qualifies as special circumstances for the purpose of a remission?Specialcircumstancesincludeunusualcircumstanceswhicharebeyondaperson’scontrol.Theuniversityshallassessifthespecialcircumstanceshavearisenduetotheapplicant’sactionorinaction,eitherdirectlyorindirectly,andforwhichthepersonisnotresponsible.

Itcanalsobecircumstancesthatmakeitimpracticalforthepersontocompletetherequirementsfortheirunitofstudyandmayincludemedicalcircumstances,forexample,whereaperson’smedicalconditionhaschangedtosuchanextentthatheorsheisunabletocontinuestudyingorapersonhasexperiencedfamily/personalcircumstancessuchasdeathorseveremedicalorfinancialproblemswithinafamily,suchthatitisunreasonabletoexpectapersontocontinuestudying.

Employment-relatedcircumstancesforexample,whereaperson’semploymentstatusorarrangementshavechangedsothatthepersonisunabletocontinuehisorherstudies,and

thischangeisbeyondtheperson’scontrol.Orcourse-relatedcircumstances,forexample,wheretheproviderhaschangedtheunitithadofferedandthepersonisdisadvantagedbyeithernotbeingabletocompletetheunit,ornotbeinggivencredittowardsotherunitsorcourses.

Apersonisunabletocompletetherequirementsforaunit,forexample,ifthepersonisunabletoundertakethenecessaryprivatestudyrequired,attendsufficientlecturesortutorialsandmeetothercompulsoryattendancerequirementsinordertomeettheircourserequirements,orcompletetherequiredassessablework,orsittherequiredexaminations,orcompleteanyothercourserequirementsbecauseoftheirinabilitytomeettheabove.

Specialcircumstancesdonotincludelackofknowledgeorunderstandingofrequirementsundertheschemesoraperson’sincapacitytorepayaHigherEducationLoanProgramme(HELP)debt.Repaymentsareincome-contingentandthepersoncanapplyforadeferralofacompulsoryrepaymentincertaincircumstances.

How do I apply for a remission?Yourapplicationforare-creditoraremissionmustbemadeinwritingwithin12monthsofthewithdrawaldate,or,ifyouhavenotwithdrawn,within12monthsoftheendoftheperiodofstudyinwhichtheunitwas,orwastobe,undertaken.

Yourapplicationneedstoincludeanyindependentsupportingdocumentation,forexample,aletterfromyourdoctororcounsellor,tosupportyourclaims.PleasecompleteformHE107–ApplicationforRemissionofCommonwealth-supportedstudentfees–upfrontpaymentsandCommonwealthsupportstudents–helpformwhichcanbefoundatW:cdu.edu.au/studentnet/adminforms.html.

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When will a remission be granted?Theuniversitywillremitifitissatisfiedthatspecialcircumstancesapplytothestudentthatare:

• beyondtheperson’scontrol

• donotmaketheirfullimpactonthestudentuntilon,orafter,theCensusdate,and

• makeitimpracticalforthepersontocompletetherequirementsfortheunitintheperiodduringwhichthepersonundertook,orwastoundertake,theunit.

How will I know if my application for a remission is successful?Theuniversitywillnotifyyouofthedecisionandthereasonsformakingthedecisionandwillalsoadviseyouofyourrightsforareviewofthedecisionifyouareunsatisfiedwiththeoutcome.

TheuniversitywillalsoadviseDEEWRofitsdecisions.

Examinations Finalassessmentforstudentsmayincludeaformalexaminationcomponent.Examsgenerallyareheldduringacentralexaminationperiod,whichextendsfortwoweeks,withtheexceptionofthesummercentralexamswhichextendsoveroneweekonly.Supplementary/specialexaminationperiodsextendoveroneweek.Mostunitsrequireanend-of-semestercentralexaminationbetaken.CentralexaminationtimetablesforHigherEducationwillbeavailableonline.Someunitsalsomay

havemid-semesterfaculty-basedexaminationsandthesewillbelistedonyourunitoutline.

Draftcentralexaminationtimetableswillbemadeavailabletostudentsusuallyseventoeightweeksbeforethecentralexamperiodbegins.Studentswhenreviewingthedrafttimetablefortheforthcomingexaminationperiodwillhavetwoweeks(tenworkingdays)inwhichtoprovidefeedbacktothetimetablingteam.Oncethefinalexaminationtimetableispublished,nofurtherchangesaremadetothetimetable.Thefinalexaminationtimetablesforthecentralexamsarepublishedonthewebsiteusuallyfivetosixweeksbeforethecentralexaminations.

Onlyafinalexaminationtimetable,usuallyfivetosixweeksbeforetheexaminationsispublishedforthesupplementary/specialexaminationperiod.

Studentsmayberequiredtositmorethanoneexaminationinoneday.

Asastudent,itisyourresponsibilitytoensurethatyouarefamiliarwiththedate,timeandvenueofyourexaminations.Non-attendanceatascheduledexaminationwillresultinagradeofFAILbeingrecorded.

Note: misreadingthecontentofthecentralexaminationtimetabledoesnotconstituteavalidreasontorequestaspecialexamination.Beawarethatyourexamcanbescheduledonanydayduringthecentralexaminationperiod.Ifyouneedfurtherclarificationinregardstoyourexaminations,contacttheOfficeofStudentAdministrationandEquityServices.

Examination dates


Endofsemestercentralexamperiod

4-15June2012 22Oct-2Nov2012 N/A 18-22February2013

Special/supplementaryexamperiod

3-7September2012 18-22February2013 N/A 8-12April2013

Special examinations

ApplicationforspecialarrangementsEGT112Applicationmustbesubmittedatleast7daysbeforetheexamination

Ifyourequireanyspecialarrangementforyourexamination,contactEquitySer-vicesonT:0889466288todiscusspossibleoptions.Ifyouhaveadisability,youcandiscussoptionsof:

• additionalreadingorwritingtime• specialseatingarrangements;or• anyotherspecialrequirements.

ApplicationforspecialconsiderationEGT111Applicationmustbesubmittedwithin7daysofsittinganexamination

Ifforsomereasonyouareunabletoprepareadequatelyforanexaminationduetoillnessorpersonalcircumstances,specialconsiderationmaybesought.Amedicalcertificateand/orstatutorydeclarationmustbeincludedwiththeapplication.Iftheapplicationisapproved,thelectureroftheunitfromwhichyouareseekingspecialconsiderationwilltakeyourapplicationintoaccountwhenmarkingyourexam.

ApplicationforspecialexaminationEGT113Applicationmustbesubmittedwithin7daysofsittinganexamination

Ifyouareillonthedayofanexaminationandyoucannotattend,youareentitledtoapplyforaspecialexamination.Specialexaminationsshallbeheldinthefollowingcoreteachingperiodoveraone-weekperiodeitherduringthemid-semesterbreakorattheendofsemestercentralexaminationperiod.Amedicalcertificatemustbeincludedwiththeapplicationforaspecialexamination.

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External examinations Candidateslocatedwithin80kmofanapprovedCDUexam,orcentreareexpectedtosittheirexamsattherespectivecentre.CDUhasapprovedcentresinallstatesandcanbefoundbyvisitingW:learnline.cdu.edu.au/support/ess/examinations.html.CDUwillmakecontactwiththeCDUexamcentre/Invigilatorandmakethenecessaryarrangementsforthestudent.

Students located more than 80km from an approved centreStudentswhoarelocatedmorethan80kmfromanapprovedcentrearerequiredtomakesuitablearrangementstosittheirexam/s.StudentsshouldnotifyCDUwiththenameofthelocaltertiaryinstitution.Ifalocaltertiaryinstitutiondoesnotexistthenthestudentisrequiredtolocateprivateinvigilator.InsomecasesCDUhasdetailsforpeoplewhohaveactedasinvigilatorspreviously.ExternalExaminationsmanagestheprocessforprivateinvigilationforexamsheldoutsideofanapprovedcentreforallcentral examperiodsandforspecial/supplementaryexamperiods.MoreinformationcanbefoundatW:learnline.cdu.edu.au/support/ess/examinations.html.

Studentsundertakinganoff-campusexamwillreceiveanemailsenttotheirCDUstudentemailaccountfromExternalExaminationsoutliningtheprocessandtheirresponsibilities.Students are reminded that it is their responsibility to regularly check their CDU student email account. W:student-mail.cdu.edu.au.

TimelinesaresettoensurethatCDUhassufficienttimetomakethenecessaryarrangementsforanexaminationtobedeliveredontime.Itisastudent’sresponsibilitytoensurethattheyrespondwithinthespecifiedtimelinesandtoprovidethe

relevantinformation,asrequestedbyCDU.Studentslocatedmorethan80kmfromanapprovedcentreareadvisedtocontacttherespectiveexamcentre/invigilatortwoweeksbeforetheexamdatetocheckthatthepapershavebeenreceived.Ifnot,pleasecontactExternalExaminationsstraightawaytoadviseofthediscrepancy.

Ifyouarehavingdifficultiesordonotunderstandwhatyouneedtodo,pleasecontactExternalExaminations.

T:1800061963or0889466483E:[email protected]:learnline.cdu.edu.au/support/ess/examinations.html

SomehelpfulinformationiscontainedintheexamssectionoftheStudySkillswebsiteW:learnline.cdu.edu.au/studyskills.

Can I repeat a unit to obtain a higher grade?IfyouareinaCommonwealth-supportedstudentorafull-feepayingpostgraduatestudentreceivingFee-Help,youcannotrepeataunitintheawardcourseunless:

• itisrequiredtograduate,egyouhavetoomanyPCunits,or

• youneedaparticularunittogainprofessionalrecognition,egCPAregistration.

Youmayrepeataunitifyouareenrolledasamiscellaneousstudent(non-award).Youwillhavetopayfeesdependingonthediscipline.ThedetailedfeetableisavailableatW:cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html.

GradingSchemaindicatingthegradesthatapplytoHigherEducationstudentsisavailableatW:cdu.edu.au/governance/documents/AssessmentRules.pdf.

Grades release dates


Endofsemesterreleasedates

3July2012 20November2012 21January2013 11March2013


ForunitsdeliveredbyCDU 3July2012 11September2012 13December2012 N/A

ForunitsdeliveredbyOpenUniversitiesAustralia

27July2012 26October2012 25January2013 26April2013

Note:OUAgradesdonotbecomeavailableuntilnine weeks after the endofeachstudyperiod.

ResultsareavailableonlineviaMyStudentInfo(unlessyouhaveafinancialencumbrance).

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Memorandum of grades (MOG)YoucanprintandviewyourfinalgradesonlinebyvisitingMyStudentInfoandselectingMyResults.

Ifyouexperiencedifficultiesobtainingyouronlinegrades,orwishtoreceiveanofficialprintedcopypleasecontacttheGraduationTeamatE:[email protected],studentnumberandcourse/unitdetails.BeawarethattheMOGwillbesenttothemostcurrentpostaladdresslisted,sopleasemakesureyourcontactdetailsarevalid.

Note:GradesappearinginLearnlineareunofficialgradesandareonlyanindicationofwhatyourfinalgrademaybe.CDUreleasesofficialgradesontherelevantgradereleasedate.

Graduation Theuniversityholdsfivegraduationceremoniesayear.StudentswhocompleteattheendofacalendaryeargraduateinoneoftwoeveningceremoniesheldinDarwininMayortheceremonyheldinAliceSpringsinJune.

StudentswhocompleteinthemiddleofthecalendaryeargraduateinoneoftwodaytimeceremoniesheldinDarwininOctober.

EachstudentwhobelievestheyhavemettherequirementstograduateneedstocompleteaNominationtoGraduateform.Everygraduandreceivesaninvitationtoattendtheceremonyandthreeguestticketstoinvitefamilyandfriendstojoininthisjoyousoccasion.

Pleasebeadvisedthatduringpeaktimestheremaybeadelayinrespondingtorequests.ItisstronglyrecommendedthatifyouhaveaccesstoemailthatyoucontactE:[email protected].

Graduation datescanbefoundatW:cdu.edu.au/graduation.

Support services

Indigenous Academic Enrichment ProgramTheACIKEAcademicEnrichmentProgramisaculturallysupportive,holisticlearningandsupportenvironmentthatrecognisesandvaluesstudentlearningstylesandneeds,andisaimedatbuildingAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderstudentcapacity.ThisinitiativedeliversacademictuitionforACIKEIndigenousstudentsthroughouttheirstudyjourneywhethertheystudyonoroffcampus.TheprogramoffersafurtherlevelofacademicsupporttostudentsindividuallyorcollectivelywithtuitionmodelstailoredtocomplementthequalityandflexibilityofcoursedeliveryandencourageparticipationofIndigenousstudentsstudyingwithinACIKE.Atthestartofeachsemesterstudentswillbecontactedbyoneoftheacademicstaffworkinginthisareatoestablishindividualstudyplansandreviewexistingones.

Academic Liaison Unit TheAcademicLiaisonUnit(ALU)servicesbothFaculties–theFacultyofLaw,Education,BusinessandArts(LEBA)andtheFacultyofEngineering,Health,ScienceandtheEnvironment(EHSE).TheALUprovidesadvicetostudentsparticularlyinrelationtothedesignofstudyplanstosuitthecircumstances

ofindividualstudents.Thisadviceisinaccordancewithunitavailabilityandinformationfromcoursecoordinators.Initialenquiries,however,shouldbemadeviatheInformationCentreonT:1800061963.

Academic support TheAcademicLanguageandLearningSuccessProgram(ALLSP)ispartofCDU’sSchoolofAcademicLanguageandLearning(SALL).Itisaone-stopshopforstudentswhowanttoimprovetheiracademicskills.Itoffersfreeworkshopsandone-to-onesupporttohelpstudentswriteassignments,studyefficiently,andimprovetheirwrittenlanguageskills.Thereisastrongemphasisonprovidingstudentswithasupportiveenvironmentsothatthesignificanttransitionmanyaremakingintotheworldofhighereducationissuccessful.Formoreinformation,ortoviewtheworkshopscheduleandregisteronline,gotoW:cdu.edu.au/allsp,orE:[email protected](08)89467249.

Concerns and complaints AllstudentsatCharlesDarwinUniversityshouldfeelfreetoraiseanymatterofconcernrelatingtoacademicstudies,theconductofothersattheUniversity,administrativeactions,facilitiesorotherissuesyoubelievetheuniversityshouldbeawareof.Weencouragestudentstoresolvetheirconcernsquickly,andatthelocallevelifpossible.Soitisimportant,inthefirstinstance,totalkwithsupervisors,lecturersorotherrelevantstaffaboutyourconcerns.Theywilldotheirbesttoresolvetheissuesthatyouraise.

Sometimesconcernsandcomplaintsneedtobemanagedbeyondthelocalarea,especiallyifthematterisofaseriousnature,suchasharassment.Intheseinstances,youareadvisedtocontacttheuniversitycomplaintsofficer,whowillclarifyyourrights,responsibilitiesandoptions.

Allmattersthatareraisedwillbetakenseriouslybytheuniversityandwillbetreatedwithrespectandconfidentiality.

FormoreinformationpleasevisittheOfficeofLeadershipandOrganisationalCultureW:cdu.edu.au/oloc/.YoucanalsocontactorvisittheOffice,locatedonCasuarinacampusinBlue1.1.36-40.

P:0889467738E:[email protected]:ComplaintsOfficer,OfficeofLeadershipandOrganisationalCulture,CharlesDarwinUniversityNT0909

Equity Services

Careers and employment TheCareersandEmploymentteamcanassistcurrentCDUstudentsandrecentgraduateswith:careercounselling,careerdevelopmentprograms,jobsearchstrategies,writtenjobapplications,preparingforjobinterviewsandgeneralcareerplanning.

ContacttheCareersandEmploymentteamatEquityServicesorcheckoutthecareerinformationavailableatCareerHubcdu.edu.au/careers.

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CounsellingIfyouareexperiencingpersonaldifficultiesthatmaybeaffectingyourstudies,theCounsellorprovidesafree,confidentialstudentcounsellingservice.Theissuesdiscussedcouldinclude:balancingstudy,workandfamily,lifechallenges,timemanagement,trauma,griefandloss,improvingrelationshipsoridentifyingskillsandstrategiestoenhancelifeexperiences.PleasecontactEquityServicestomakeanappointmentwiththeCounsellor.Appointmentsmaybeeitherdirectcontactorviatelephone.

ACIKEstudentsalsohaveaccesstoliaisonofficersattheBatchelorandDesertPeopleCentrecampuses.Theliaisonofficershelpwhenyouarehavingproblemsthatmakeitdifficultforyoutostudy.Theyaretheretoofferyousupportandhelpyoufindwaystosolveproblems.Sometimesstudentsfinditdifficulttocopewiththeirstudiesbecauseofpersonalissues(suchasanger,alcohol/drugrelatedissues,grief),familyissuesorsocialissueswhileoncampus.

Disability SupportThedisabilityliaisonofficerisavailabletoCDUstudentswhohaveadisability.TheserviceprovidesadvicetostudentsaccessingfacilitiesandprogramsatCDUincludinganyreasonableadjustmentsnecessarytoaddresstheeffectsofthedisabilityonastudent’sabilitytoundertaketheirstudy.PleasecontactEquityServicestomakeaconfidentialappointmentwiththedisabilityliaisonofficer.

Emergency loansTheadministrativeofficerinEquityServicescanprovideinformationaboutemergencyshorttermLoansthatareavailabletostudents.PleasecontactEquityServices.

International Student SupportTheinternationalstudentadvisorprovidesinternationalstudentswithinformationandsupportuponarrivalandduringtheirstudiesattheuniversity.Theinternationalstudentadvisorprovidesadviceonvisarelatedissuesandalsoassistsstudentstoresolveconcernsencounteredduringtheirstudiesandinpreparationfortheirreturnhome.

TomakeanappointmentwiththeinternationalstudentadvisorcontactEquityServices.

Alternatively,theInternationalStudentAdvisorisavailabletoseestudentswithoutpriorappointmentonTuesdays10.00am-12.00midday-EquityServicesBlue1.1.21-34

TheInternationalStudentSupportandEventsOfficerisstudents’firstpointofcontactuponarrivalinDarwin.TheinternationalstudentsupportandeventsofficerisavailableattheInformationCentreonweekdaysfrom9.00am-12.00noontoanswerquestionsregardingcourses,enrolments,healthcoverandeventsforInternationalstudents.Forfurtherinformationvisitcdu.edu.au/ses/international-std.html

National disability coordination officerEquityServiceshoststheNorthernTerritorynationaldisabilitycoordinationofficer.TheNDCOcanprovideinformationtoindividualswithadisabilityandlinkstolocalsupportservices.Forfurtherinformationvisitcdu.edu.au/ndco/index.html.

Off-campus accommodation Theoff-campusaccommodationofficercanassiststudentswithinformationandadviceregardingfindingappropriateaccommodationwhilestudying.Theaccommodationofficerprovidesfreeandconfidentialinformationandadviceonhousingoptions,accommodationproblemsandtenancyadvice.PleasecontactEquityServicestomakeanappointmentwiththeoff-campusaccommodationofficer.

ContactEquityServices

Casuarina campus – Building Blue 1.1.21-34T:0889466288F:0889466654

Alice Springs campus – Library buildingT:0889595216E:[email protected]:cdu.edu.au/studentservices/

Information technology

IT KioskTheITKioskisyourfirstpointofcontactforhelpwithcomputers,theInternet,telephones,settingupwirelessandassociatedinformationtechnologyequipmentandservices.

IT Kiosk operating hours:8amto4pmweekdaysexcludingpublicholidays.

ITMSContacttheITMSServiceDeskifyouhaveanyproblemswithcomputers,softwareorpasswords.AccesstheServiceDeskat:W:cdu.edu.au/itms/contactus.html.

Casuarina campusT:0889466600E:[email protected]

Alice Springs campusTheAliceSpringsITServiceDeskoperatesduringnormalclassdeliveryhours.AllcontactshouldbeviathecentralisedServiceDesk,whichwillfacilitateanydirectsupportrequired.T:0889466600E:[email protected].

ITMS Service Desk operating hours:• Normalhours,MondaytoThursday,7:30am-6pm,

Friday7:30am–5:30pm

• Urgentcall-outsupport,6pm-9pm

• Weekendandpublicholidays(urgentcall-outsupport),8am-4pm.

Student computer account Yourcomputeraccountgivesyouemailaccessandaccesstotheweb.Youraccountalsoprovidesyouwithapasswordtoallowyouaccesstothecomputerworkstationsinthecomputerlaboratoriesandcampuslibraries.

Computer facilities Computerlaboratoriesareavailableforstudentuseonlevel3Orange1atCasuarinacampus,buildingCatPalmerstonandAliceSpringscampuses.Thelaboratoriesareopenweek

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daysbetween7amand1amatCasuarina,7amand11pmatPalmerstoncampusandvariedhoursatAliceSpringscampus.Yourstudentcardshouldgiveyouautomaticafterhoursaccesstocomputerlabs.Forhelpinsolvingproblems,simplytakeyourstudentcardtotheenquiriescounterintheInformationCentre.ForaccessatAliceSprings,pleasecontacttheAliceSpringsInformationCentrestaff(seealsoLibraryandLearningPrecinctbelow).

Internet accessWhatyouaccessontheinternetthroughtheuniversityconnectiontotheWorldWideWebisgovernedbytheuniversityinternetaccesspolicy.Allwebtrafficismonitoredbyoursystemsagainstyourusername/passwordandintheeventthatexcessiveamountsofdataorillegalcontentisdetected,studentswillbecontactedandaskedtoexplain.Studentsundertheageof18arerequiredtofilloutapermissiontoaccesstheInternetformwhichmustbesignedbyaparentorguardian.TheformcanbeobtainedfromtheITKioskorvisitW:cdu.edu.au/itms/accessforms.html.

Wireless accessWirelessaccessisavailableinthemajorityoflocationsthroughoutCDU.ThisincludesCasuarina,Palmerston,AliceSpringsandsomeaccessinothercampuses.AlthoughhelpingindividualstudentstosetuptheirwirelessconnectionisnotsupportedbyITMS,documentationisavailabletohelpyouconfigureyourownnotebookcomputer.TheseareavailablefromtheITKioskorfromthelibrarywebsite(seealsoLibraryandLearningPrecinctsectionofthisguide.)

Misuse of computer facilitiesStudentsshouldbeawarethattheycanbechargedundertheStudentConductBy-Lawsiftheyarefoundtobemisusingcomputersand,inparticular,accessingpornographicmaterial,downloadingcopyrightmaterialsuchasmovies,sendingemailsthatcontainracist,sexistorothercommentswhichcontraveneFederalorTerritoryEqualOpportunityLegislation.

TheofficialCDUpolicyregarding“InformationandCommunicationTechnologiesAcceptableUsePolicy”canbefoundatthefollowinglocationW:cdu.edu.au/governance/Policies.htm.

Library and Learning Precinct ACIKEhasLibraryservicestosupportstudentsstudyingoncampusorexternally.FindoutmoreatW:libguides.cdu.edu.au/studentwelcome.LibrariesarelocatedonCDUAliceSprings,CasuarinaandPalmerstoncampusesandBIITEcampusesinBatchelorandAliceSprings(BloomfieldSt).Libraryopeninghoursmayvarybetweencampusesandduringsemesterbreaks.HoursarelistedatW:cdu.edu.au/library/about/hoursandwww.batchelor.edu.au/lis.

EachschoolhasaliaisonlibrarianwhoadvisesstudentsonfindinginformationW:cdu.edu.au/library/how/librarians.html

EachcampuslibraryhasaLearningPrecinctwherestaffcanassistyouwithfindinginformation,printing,scanningetc.Computersareavailableforstudyandresearchpurposes.Allcampuslibrariesarewireless-enabledandyoucanconnectyour

laptoptothewirelessnetwork.Studyareasarealsoavailablewithpowerforlaptopcomputers.

Studentswhoarelocatedmorethan80kmsfromacampusareeligibletoregisterforDistanceServicesW:cdu.edu.au/library/services/membership/distance.html.ThelibraryalsooffersanAskUsservice,whichisavailabletoallCDUstudentsandstaff.SeeW:cdu.edu.au/library/forms/askus.html.

Casuarina campus BuildingRed8T:0889467016E:[email protected]:cdu.edu.au/library/about/campuses.html

Palmerston campusT:0889467870E:[email protected]:cdu.edu.au/library/about/campuses.html

Alice Springs campusT:0889595233F:0889595282E:[email protected]:cdu.edu.au/library/about/campuses.html

Batchelor campusFormoreinformation,pleasecontact:T:1800677095T:(08)89397103F:(08)89397102E:[email protected]

Bloomfield Street Alice Springs (incorporating DPC)T:1800677095T:(08)89518328F:(08)89518320E:[email protected]

Office of Indigenous Academic Support Unit TheOfficeofIndigenousAcademicSupport(OIAS)comprisesateamofhighlyskilledandqualifiedAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderstaffwhoprovideacademicsupportacrossarangeofdisciplinestoIndigenousstudentsstudyingatCDU.

WithIndigenousSupportCentreslocatedatCasuarina(Gurinbey),Palmerston(Duwun),Katherine(Yangan.garr),AliceSprings(Akaltye),TennantCreekandYirrkala,theOIASteamprovidesaculturallysafephysicalandintellectualenvironmentwherestudentsareencouragedtoreachtheirfullpotential.Thisisfacilitatedthrougharangeofprogramsdesignedtoenhancetheircapabilitiesandincreasetheiroptionsforpersonalandprofessionaldevelopmentastheyprogressthroughtheirstudies.TheOIASteamassistsstudentstoenrolinthecourse/softheirchoiceandhelpthemtoplantheireducationalandcareer.

How can Indigenous Academic Support help me?TheOIASteamprovideshighlevelsupportandassistancetoAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderstudentsstudyingatCDUthrough:

• ProvisionofspecialistorientationprogramsfornewIndigenousstudentsAssistancewithenrolmentapplicationsandcourseinformationProvisionofacademicsupportand

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referralsfortutoringfromtheIndigenousTutorialAssistanceScheme(ITAS),throughwhichindividualorgrouptutorialassistancecanbearrange

• AdministrationoftheSunningHillBursarywhichprovidesfinancialassistancetoeligiblestudentstopurchasespecialcourserequirements,attendrelevantconferences/seminars,andmeetunexpectedorone-offexpensesthatcannotbemetbyanyotherincomesourc

• Provisionofinformationaboutscholarshipsandotheropportunitiesthatbecomeavailableforstudentsfromtimetotime,aswellasassistancewiththepreparationandsubmissionofscholarshipapplication

• DevelopmentofyourleadershipandpublicspeakingskillsasanIndigenousStudentAmbassadorforCD

• Referraltosupportagenciese.g.,counsellors,andinformationandassistancetoaccessotherservicesoncampuse.g.,SupportandEquityServices,whichalsoincludesaccesstodisabilitysuppor

• Provisionofadvocacysupporte.g.,helpingtodealwithstudyproblems,scholarshippayments,accesstoCentrelink/Abstudy,et

• Assistancewithtop-upprintingcostsfor(VE)andHigherEducationstudent

• HelpinfindingsuitableaccommodationthroughNorthFlindersInternationalHouse,MissionAustralia,orAboriginalHhostel

• RegularvisitstoschoolsandcommunityorganisationstodiscussstudyoptionsandeducationalandcareerpathwaysavailableatCD

• PreparationandbroademaildistributionofmonthlyIndigenousAcademicSupportnewsletter.

• ExcellentstudentfacilitiesavailableatDarwin,Palmerston,KatherineandAliceSpringscampuses,TennantCreekTrainingCentreandthenewYirrkala(Gove)EducationSupportCentre,whichalsoofferstopclassstudentfacilities.

For further information contact the Office of Indigenous Academic Support

Gurinbey atCasuarinacampusTheOfficeofIndigenousAcademicSupportislocatedatBuildingOrange2,Level3,andincludesarangeoffacilitiesforstudentsaswellasadedicatedcomputerlab.T:0889466485

Duwun atPalmerstoncampusIndigenousAcademicSupportatthePalmerstoncampusislocatedinAdministration,BuildingA.T:0889467432(Casuarinacampus)T:0889467957(Palmerstoncampus)

AkaltyeatAliceSpringscampusIndigenousAcademicSupportattheAliceSpringscampusislocatedinBuilding6,attherearoftheUniInfoShop.T:0889595411orT:0889595390

Yangan.garr atKatherineRuralcampusIndigenousAcademicSupportislocatedattheKatherinecampusintheLibrarybuilding.T:0889738348or0889738311(KatherineTowncampus)

Tennant Creek Training CentreIndigenousAcademicSupportislocatedattheTennantCreekcampus.EnquireatReception.T:0889620704

Yirrkala Education Support CentreIndigenousAcademicSupportisnowlocatedattheYirrkala(Gove).T:0889868608

Regional and external studentsStudentslivinginthenorthernregionoftheNTorinotherAustralianstatesshouldcontacttheGurinbeystaffatCasuarinacampus.

StudentslivinginthesouthernregionoftheNTshouldcontacttheAkaltyestaffatAliceSpringscampus.

TosubscribetotheIndigenousAcademicSupportnewsletter,pleaseemailoiasreception@cdu.edu.auandreceiveourmonthlynewsletterviaemail.

General enquiriesOfficeofIndigenousAcademicSupportOrange2,Level3,CasuarinacampusDarwinNT0909T:0889466485F:0889466064E:[email protected]:cdu.edu.au/oias

Photocopying and printing UniprintExpressisaself–serviceprintingandphotocopyingsystemthatprovidesblack/whiteandcolourcapabilitiesatallcentrallocationsforstudentuse.Eachstudentisgivenapersonalaccountaswellasa“PrintStart”account,whichislinkedtoyourCDUStudentIDcard.

Print Start account quota “PrintStart”isafree,university-fundedentitlementgiventoeachenrolledstudenttwiceyearlyinFebruaryandJuly.ThecurrentCDUpolicyprovidesallfull-timeandpart-timestudentswith$10.00ofprintingcreditperperiod,thisbeingPeriodA:1Februaryto30JuneandPeriodB:1Julyto31January.Anyunusedfundswillautomaticallybeerasedifthecredithasnotbeenusedwithinthecurrentperiod.

Personal printing accountEverystudentmaypurchaseadditionalcreditsviarechargingunits(coinsonlyaccepted)orEFTPOSterminalsinthelibrariesoftheCasuarinaandPalmerstoncampuses.Thecreditscanonlybepurchasedforstudent’spersonalprintingaccount.CasualcopycardsarealsoavailablefromtheCasuarinaandPalmerstonlibrariesforspeoplenotcurrentlyenrolledasastudentviatherechargemachines.

UniprintExpressisavailableinCasuarinaLibrary,PalmerstonLibrary,CasuarinaComputingLabsOrangeBuilding:1.3,withPop-upprintersavailableatallotherlocationsthesebeing;PalmerstonComputingLabPA.1,PalmerstonComputingLabPB.1,PalmerstonComputingLabPC.2andEHSandITComputingLabs.

FurtherinformationontheuniprintExpresssystemcanbefoundonlineW:cdu.edu.au/uniprintexpress.

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Student Travel EntitlementsTheDepartment of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations(DEEWR)providesassistanceforeligibleAustralianAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderstudentstoparticipateinthenecessaryacademiccomponentsofanapprovedcourse,wherethatcourserequiresstudentstotravelfromtheirpermanenthomeorstudylocationtoundertaketheirstudies.

Studentsmustbestudyinganaccreditedtertiaryeducationcoursethroughacombinationofdistanceeducationand‘residential’periodsofintensiveface-to-faceteachingor‘mixed-mode’.(E.g.ACIKEWorkshopMode)

Tobeeligiblefortravelassistance,studentswillneedtobeenrolledina‘Workshop Mode’courseofstudyandunitsthathavebeenapprovedbyCentrelinkforoneormoreoftheABSTUDYbenefits.Youdonot havetobeeligiblefortheABSTUDYlivingallowancetobeeligiblefortravelassistance.

EligibilityAneligiblestudentis:

• AustralianIndigenous–(AboriginalorTorresStraitIslanderoracombinationofboth)

• Enrolledinandstudyinganapproved ‘mixed-mode’courseidentifiedfromtheCDUlistofcoursesshownontheAFBFundingProgramhttp://www.cdu.edu.au/indigenousleadership/awayfrombase.html

• Theapprovedcoursedeliverymustconsistofacombinationofworkshop(face-to-facedelivery)andthebalanceofstudiescompletedbythestudentexternally(i.e.athome,incommunity).

• Successfulapplication,throughthesubmissionoftheCentrelink,‘Claim for ABSTUDY Allowances and Part-time Award’formpereachmixed-mode’courseenrolmentundertakeninanygivenyear.

IMPORTANT ADVICE: ThisisanonmeanstestedapplicationanddoesnotaffectindividualLivingAllowanceclaims.Itishowever,anessential DEEWR requirementforstudentAFBfundingeligibility.

ABSTUDY Formshttp://www.cdu.edu.au/indigenousleadership/documents/parttimeABSTUDYclaimform.pdf

http://www.cdu.edu.au/indigenousleadership/documents/parttimeABSTUDYclaimform.pdf

Travel to WorkshopsTraveltoandfromworkshopsatBatchelorInstitutecampusesinBatchelororAliceSprings(DPC)arearrangedbyStudentTravelstaffinBatchelor.EnrolledstudentsneedtocontactCentrelinkandprovidethemwithacompletedABSTUDYformandtheCDUEnrolmentandFeesadvice.StudentscannotbetransportedtoworkshopsunlesstheyareapprovedforoneormoreABSTUDYbenefits.(seeEligibility)

EligiblestudentswhorequiretraveltoandfromtheseworkshopswillbecontactedbyStudentTravelstaffoneweekbefore,toadvisetravelplans.Theymaycontactyoubytelephone,faxoremaildependingonthecontactdetailsyouhaveprovided.

Formoreinformation,pleasecontact:Freecall:1800677095

Studentsarerequiredtoconfirmorcanceltravelarrangementsbeforetheworkshopcommences.WorkshopdatesareavailableontheACIKEwebsiteatwww.acike.edu.au/timetables

IMPORTANT ADVICE:Studentswhohavetotraveltoandfromworkshopsmustensuretheyhaveenrolledearlytoensuretheirtravelcanbeprocessed.

Cancellation of your TravelItisimportantstudentsfollowthetravelarrangementsorcostsmaybeincurred.Itisnecessaryforyoutoletthetravelofficeknowbeforehand,ifyoucannottravelonthedatebooked,ascostsmaybechargedbacktoyou.Studentsareexpectedtoremainforthedurationofanyworkshop.Ifanemergencyarises,pleaseadviseyourlecturerwhowillassistyou.Ifyoumissyourtravel,costsmayberecoveredfromyouunlessitwasbeyondyourcontrol.Thetravelstaffmaybeabletochangethebookingforyouifyougetintouchearlyenough.

ChildrenChildcarefacilities,fares,mealsandaccommodationarenotprovidedforchildren.Wedonotencouragestudentstobringchildrentoresidentialworkshopsasweareunabletoprovidedaycareoraccommodation.

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Other information

Accommodation

North Flinders International House (NFIH) LocatedontheCasuarinacampus,NFIHprovidessinglestudentaccommodationwithallroomsair-conditionedandfullyfurnished,includingadeskandsmallrefrigerator.Forfulldetailsaboutapplication,feesandcosts,contactNFIH.

NorthFlindersInternationalHouseT:0889466591F:0889466686E:[email protected]:cdu.edu.au/nfih

BatchelorTheBatchelorcampushasfourtypesofsharedaccommodation:

• dormitory:singleanddoublerooms

• duplex:twoxthreebedroomunits

• triplex:threextwobedroomunits

• adisabilityblock

FordetailscontacttheResidentialSupervisorsT:0889397237E:www.batchelor.edu.au/studying/student-accommodation

Desert People CentreThecampushastwotypesofsharedaccommodation:

• dormitory:fivebedsperroom;and

• duplex:twobedsperroom.

FordetailscontacttheResidentialSupervisorsT:0889518379orO0889518325M:0437003637weekendsE:www.batchelor.edu.au/studying/student-accommodation

Banking facilities AnautomatictellermachineislocatedonthewallbetweenthebookshopandthebasketballcourtsontheCasuarinacampus.Thiswillacceptmostcards.ThePostOfficeontheCasuarinacampusisalsoanagentfortheCommonwealthBank.

Bicycles CDUwelcomescyclistsoncampus.Ifyouuseabicycleyoushouldbeawareoftheuniversity’spolicyforsafebicycleusageoncampus.Importantly,youshouldbeawareofspeedlimitsandtheneedtoparkbicyclesindesignatedbikeracks.MoreinformationregardingbicyclesoncampuscanbefoundatW:cdu.edu.au/fas/security.html#bike.

Bookshop TheUniversityBookshopislocatedonthegroundfloorofbuildingRed1,Casuarinacampus.Itstockstextbooks,generalandreferencebooks,stationery,technicalequipment,andCDUsouvenirs.Thebookshopprovidesafastmail-orderserviceforexternalstudentsandhasextendedhoursatthebeginningofeachsemester.

Normalopeninghours:8.30am–4pmMondaytoFridayand8.30am–6pmWednesday.

Casuarinacampus–buildingRed1.T:0889466497F:0889466656E:[email protected]:cdu.edu.au/bookshop

Bus travel (concession fare for students)Concessionfaresareavailabletostudentspresentingavalid full-timeorpart-timestudentidentificationcardissuedbyanAustralianeducationinstitution.Studentsfrominternationaluniversitiesarenoteligibleforadiscountedfare.PleasepresentyourstudentIDcardtothebusdrivertoreceiveyourconcession.

Careers and employment TheCareersandEmploymentteamcanassistcurrentCDUstudentsandgraduateswith:

• careercounselling

• careerdevelopmentprograms

• jobsearch

• writtenjobapplications

• preparingforjobinterviews

• careerplanningandmanagement.

ContacttheCareersandEmploymentteamatEquityServices,buildingBlue1.1.21-34,T:0889466288.

Cashier TheuniversitycashierislocatedwithintheInformationCentreatCasuarina,PalmerstonandAliceSpringscampuses.Thisiswhereyoupayyourfeesandanyothermoniesyouowetotheuniversity.CashierhoursoperateinlinewiththeInformationCentre.Thehoursare:

Casuarina campus8.30am–4pmMon,Tue,Thurs8.30am–6pmWed8.30am–3pmFri

Alice Springs campus8.30am–4pmMon–Fri

Palmerston campus8.30am-3.30pmMon-Fri

Casuarinacampus–buildingOrange1T:0889467191F:0889466544E:[email protected]

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Centrelink IfyouareanewstudentandarealsoaCentrelinkclient,youneedtoadviseCentrelinkofyourenrolment.

Ifyouareacontinuingstudentandyourenrolmentstatushaschanged,youalsoneedtoadviseCentrelink.

ForfurtherinformationstudentsshouldcontactCentrelink:ABSTUDYT:132317orforAustudyT:132490,orvisitW:centrelink.gov.au.

Childcare TheCDUChildCareCentreislocatedonCasuarinacampus,atbuildingGreen3.Hoursofoperation:7:30am–6pmMonday–Friday.ForinformationaboutavailabilityofplacesandfeesT:0889466913.

ManyotherchildcarefacilitiesareavailablearoundDarwin.ContacttheInformationCentreformoreinformationorrefertotheYellowPages.

ACIKEdoesnotrecommendstudentsbringchildrentoresidentialworkshopsasweareunabletoprovidedaycareoraccommodation.Childcareisthestudents’responsibility.

Charles Darwin University Sport and Fitness Unlimited LocatedintheNewSportsPrecinctBuildingGreen4,Casuarinacampus,isamodern,air-conditionedgymnasium,runbytheCDUSportAssociation.WeboastthecheapeststudentmembershippricesinDarwinwithagreatvarietyoffunandexcitinggroupfitnessclassesandalltheequipmentyou’lleverneed.Gymhours:6am–9pmsevendaysT:0889466971orE:[email protected]:cdu.edu.au/sport.

CDUSportrunsanumberofsocialsportingactivitiesoncampus,rangingfrombarefootsoccer,sunsetvolleyballandtouchfootball.JoinourFacebookGroupCDUSporttobekeptuptodate.

TheSportsAssociationhas21affiliatedsportingclubs,whichallstudentsareencouragedtojoin.

CDUSportalsolooksaftertheCDUAustralianUniversityGamesteam.Thisisthehighlightofmoststudents’universityyearwithupto7000studentscompetingfromaroundAustralia.GainmoreinformationonthisexcitingeventT:0889466043orvisitW:unigames.com.au.

Hairdressing and beauty therapyHairdressingandbeautytherapyarelocatedatthePalmerstoncampus.Studentscanbooktohavetheirhaircut,styledorcolouredorabeautytherapytreatmentatveryreasonableprices.T:0889467943forappointments.ThereisalsoahairdressingtrainingschoolaspartofourAliceSpringscampus.T:0889595225forbookings.

Legal advice DarwinCommunityLegalServiceprovidesfreelegaladvice.T:1800812953or(08)89821111orvisitW:dcls.org.au/index.html.

Library Forinformationandcontactdetailsseepage24.

Open Universities Australia UndergraduatestudentsatCDUhaveanoptionofextendingtheirstudychoicesfromalistofmorethan200unitsthatarepartoftheOpenUniversitiesAustraliaprogram.Ifyouwouldliketotakeadvantageofthisopportunity:

• investigateCDU’sofferingsontheweb,or

• contactyourAcademicLiaisonUnittoexploreyouroptions.

CDUdoesnotofferanyunitsthroughOUAforstudentsenrolledinpostgraduatecoursesorenablingcourses.

Parking Allmotorbikeparkingisfree.

Parking permits Parkingpermitscanbeobtainedatthecashier’soffice,buildingOrange1,CasuarinacampusorbuildingAPalmerstoncampus.Thecostofaparkingpermitis$55asemesteror$110ayear.

Pay and display parking - Casuarina and Palmerston campuses Ineachpayanddisplayvoucherparkingareathereisamachinethatrequiresyoutoinserttherelevantcoinsbeforeavoucherwillbeissued.Thecostofvoucherparkingis50canhour,$1forthreehours,and$1.50aday.Payanddisplayvouchersarerequiredbetweenthehoursof7amand7pmMondaytoFridayandmustbedisplayedclearlyonthedashboardofthevehicle.Failuretodosowillincurafine.

Parking fines Fineswillbeissuedforparkinginthewrongspotorforparkinginaspotfortoolong.ParkingfinesmustbepaidatthecashierateitherCasuarina,PalmerstonorAliceSpringscampuses,oralternativelybypostingyourpaymentto:Thecashier,CharlesDarwinUniversity,DarwinNT0909.

Security on campus Studentsshouldbecarefulifwalkingaroundcampusatnight.Keeptowell-litareasandtrynottowalkalone.Ifyouareconcernedaboutyourpersonalsafety,talktoastudentfacilitatoratStudentandEquity.Besuretoreportanyincidentsorsuspiciousactivitytosecurity.YoucanalsocallSecuritytoarrangetobeaccompaniedtoyourvehicleoncampusafterdark.PhoneaheadtomakethesearrangementssometimebeforeyouarereadytoleaveT:0889467777orFreecall:1800646501forCasuarinacampusandT:0889467888forPalmerstoncampus.

Makesureyoucarryyourstudentcardwithyouatalltimesasyoumaybeaskedtoprovideidentificationwhileoncampus.Thisisparticularlyrelevantwhenusingthecomputerlaboratoriesasyoumaybeaskedtoprovideidentificationtoasecurityguard.Donotallowyourstudentcardtobeusedbyotherstudentsorfriendstoaccessuniversityfacilities.StudentsusingsuchfacilitieswithouttheirstudentcardwillbeaskedtoleaveandyoucouldbechargedundertheStudentConductBy-Lawsformisuseofyourstudentcard.

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GlossaryCensus datesThesCensusdateforaunitofstudyisthefinaldateforeachsemesterbywhichyoumust:

• withdrawfromaunityouareenrolledinthatsemester

• withdrawfromthecourseyouareenrolledinforthatsemester

• submitformstorequestintermission(alsoknownasleaveofabsence)

• completemakingpaymentofyourfees.

Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN)NoticethatcontainsinformationaboutyourenrolmentandusageofCommonwealthassistance.

Commonwealth-supported studentsThesearestudentswhoareeligibleforaCommonwealth-supportedplace,egtheircourseisfundedbytheCommonwealthandtheyareenrolledinaunitofstudythatisCommonwealth-supported.ThisincludesstudentswhopaytheirHECS-HELPup-frontorthoseseekingtodefertheirfeestotaxandthosewhoarereceivingaCommonwealthLearningScholarship.

Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN)AuniquenumberallocatedtoyouforCommonwealthhighereducationassistance(asCommonwealth-supportedstudentsand/orthroughHELPloans).Thisnumberstayswithyouthroughoutyourstudies.

Commonwealth-supported place (CSP)AplaceinacoursetowhichtheAustralianGovernmentcontributestowardsthecostoftuitionandwherestudentscontributeviaHECS-HELPtowardsthecostofthecourse.ThiswasformerlycalledHECS.

Cross-institutional studentSeepage10

DEEWRCommonwealthDepartmentofEducation,EmploymentandWorkplaceRelations.

Domestic studentAstudentwhoisanAustraliancitizen,aNewZealandcitizen,orapermanentresidentofAustralia.

EFTSLEquivalentFull-TimeStudentLoad.1EFTSL=80creditpoints.

HESAHigherEducationSupportAct2003.AnaActrelatingtothefundingofhighereducation,andforotherpurposes.

Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)Aninterest-freeloanprogramavailabletoAustraliancitizensortheholdersofAustralianpermanenthumanitarianvisastoenablethemtopaytheirstudentcontributionsortuitionfees.Loansarere-paidlaterthroughthetaxationsystemonceincomehasreachedacertainlevel.TherearetwotypesofHELPloans–FEE-HELPandHECS-HELP.

FEE-HELP-toassisteligiblenon-Commonwealthsupportedstudentspaytheirtuitionfees.

HECS-HELP-toassisteligibleCommonwealth-supportedstudentspaytheirstudentcontributions.

Discountstoeligiblestudentsareavailableforupfrontpayments.HoldersofotherpermanentvisaandNewZealandcitizensmayhaveaccesstoaCommonwealth-supportedplace,butarenotabletoaccessHECS-HELPandmustpaytheirstudentcontributionupfront.

Miscellaneous studentsStudentswishingtoundertakeindividualunitsthatdonotleadtoanaward.

SATACSouthAustralianTertiaryAdmissionCentre.

SemestersTeachingperiodsforHigherEducation.Semester1,Semester2andSemester3,SummerSemester.

Student contributionTheamountthatCommonwealth-supportedstudentsmustpaytowardstheircoursecosts.

Student Learning Entitlement (SLE)AlleligibleAustralianandNewZealandcitizensandAustralianpermanentresidentsreceiveaSLEofsevenyearsequivalentfull-timestudyasaCommonwealth-supportedstudent.

Study periodsTeachingperiodsusuallyassociatedwithOUAunitsSP1,SP2,SP3,SP4

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