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Census Dates for Units of Study 2007

The University is required to nominate a Unit Census Date (UCD) for each Unit of Study it proposes to offer in a particular year. Units of Study are offered in teaching periods (eg Semester One) and all Units of Study in a teaching period have the same unit census date. Possible teaching periods for 2007 and their corresponding census dates are outlined below.

Teaching periods have been categorised into Standard, Research, Third Party Provider and Non-Standard. The majority of the Units of Study offered by the University are offered within the Standard Teaching Periods. All teaching periods are designated by the weeks in which they are offered, for example Semester 1 is w09-22. In defining these teaching periods, week 1 is the first full week in the year that commences on a Monday and ends on a Sunday. In 2007 week 1 will be Monday 1 January to the Sunday 7 January. A calendar showing weeks and dates for 2007 is provided for your assistance.

A student incurs a fee for all units on their enrolment after census day has passed, e.g. for Sem 1, 2007, the census date is Friday 30 March. This is the last day on which a student may withdraw from a unit without financial penalty. Any unit in which a student is enrolled on Saturday 31 March will be included in their fee assessment.

Examples: How to identify the dates for a specific Teaching Period and Unit Census Dates

Example 1: The Non-Standard teaching period W01-08 involves weeks 1 to 8 of the year, where the teaching period commences in week 1 [Monday 1 January to the Sunday 7 January] and ends in week 8 [Monday 19 February to the Sunday 25 February]. The Unit Census Date for all Units of Study offered in that teaching period is Wednesday 31 January.

Example 2: The Standard All Year teaching period W09-43 involves weeks 9 to 43 of the year, where the teaching period commences in week 9 [Monday 26 February to the Sunday 4 March] and ends in week 43 [Monday 22 October to the Sunday 28 October]. The Unit Census Date for all Units of Study offered in that teaching period is Monday 30 April.

STANDARD TEACHING PERIODS

Current Teaching Periods and their Census dates and Dates for System-generated K and KN Grades

A student incurs a fee for all units on their enrolment after census day has passed, e.g. for Sem 1, 2007, the census date is Friday 30 March. This is the last day on which a student may withdraw from a unit without financial penalty. Any unit in which a student is enrolled on Saturday 31 March will be included in their fee assessment.

K Grade

If a student withdraws from a unit after one third of the teaching period has passed, they will have a K grade recorded against that unit. K signifies that a student has withdrawn without failing the unit.

Note that, if census day for that unit occurs before one third of the teaching period has passed, the K grade will be recorded if a student withdraws after census day.

KN Grade

If a student withdraws from a unit after two thirds of the teaching period has passed, they will have a KN grade recorded against that unit. KN signifies that a student has withdrawn from and failed the unit.

In the table and calculator below:

•  census date is the last day to withdraw before a student incurs a financial penalty

•  K date is the first day on which a K grade will be recorded.

•  KN date is the first day on which a KN will be recorded

For example For a unit which is offered in Semester 1. From the table:

Census day is 30 March 2007. This is the last day on which a student may withdraw without financial penalty

K grade A student must withdraw before 31 March 2007 to avoid having a K grade recorded against that unit.

KN grade A student must withdraw before 2 May 2007 to avoid having a KN grade recorded against that unit.

STANDARD TEACHING PERIODS

NON-STANDARD TEACHING PERIODS - CALCULATOR

Type in the Teaching Period e.g. TE-W01-05

Teaching Period Calculator

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