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La Trobe University
Health Sciences

Faculty Academic Policies and Procedures Manual

'This manual aims to provide both staff and students with information on the policies and procedures of the Faculty. It should be noted that the University Handbook, regulations, policies or procedures take precedence over this manual should there be any conflict of information. Likewise, the information contained in this manual takes precedence over any information provided by School handbooks that appear to conflict with it. Policies and procedures will be updated as required. '

Source: 1.1 Introduction

Acronyms

A

AVCC - Australian Vice-Chancellor’s Committee

APC - Academic Progress Committee

au - academic units

au - assessment units

B

BCG - Bacillus Calmette-Guerin

C

CRICOS - Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas students

CEM - Chief Examiners Meeting

CSP - Commonwealth Supported Places

CP - credit point

CED - Clinical Education Database

CEO - Centre Executive Officer

D

DETYA - Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs

DSW - Doctor of Social Work

DEST - Department of Education, Science and Training

DHS - Department of Human Services

E

EFTSU - Effective Full Time Student Units

ESRU - Employment Screening and Review Unit

F

FCC - Faculty Curriculum Committee

FDC - Faculty Development Committee

FCC - Faculty Curriculum Committee

FXO - Faculty Executive Officer

FPP - Fee Paying Places

FHEC - Faculty Human Ethics Committee

FB - Faculty Board

FLaT - Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee

G

GST - Goods and Services Tax

H

HECS - Higher Education Contribution Scheme

HD - Higher Degree

HBV - Hepatitis B virus

HVC - Hepatitis C virus

HEC - Human Ethics Committee

HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus

 

L

LHS - La Trobe Health Sciences

LTU - La Trobe University

M

MMR - Measles, Mumps and Rubella

N

NSW - New South Wales

Q

QAU - Quality Assurance of Units

QLD - Queensland

 

 

R

RGSO - Research and Graduate Studies Office

RTS - Research Training Scheme

S

SOL - StudentOnLine

SAP - Systems, Applications, Products in Data Processing

SIS - Student Information System

SAM - School Administration Manager

SRC - Students' Representative Council

T

TB - Tuberculosis

U

Udb - Unit Database

UDU - University Development Unit

V

VTAC - Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre

VCAC - Vice-Chancellor’s Advisory Committee

VPD - vaccine-preventable disease