Restriction Upon Re-Enrolment

There are certain circumstances in which you could be asked to show good cause why you should be permitted to repeat any previously attempted study. Liability for exclusion from re- enrolment is determined by academic attainment during the immediate past one or two academic years. The resolutions of the Senate restricting re-enrolment may be found in the current University Calendar.

It is not possible to define in advance all the reasons that constitute ’good cause’ but serious ill health, or misadventure properly attested, will be considered. In addition your general record, for example in other units of study, would be taken into account. In particular, if you were transferring from another faculty your record in your previous faculty would be considered. Not usually acceptable as good cause are such matters as demands of employers, pressure of employment, time devoted to non-university activities and so on, except as they may be relevant to any serious ill health or misadventure.

The resolutions of the Senate concerning restriction upon re-enrolment are as follows:

Students in All Faculties, Colleges and Boards of Studies

1. The Senate authorises any faculty, college board or board of studies to require a student to show good cause why he or she should be allowed to repeat in that Faculty, College or Board of Studies (a) a year of candidature in which he or she has failed or discontinued more than once, or (b) any unit of study in which he or she has failed or discontinued more than once, whether that unit of study was failed or discontinued when he or she was enrolled for an award course supervised by that Faculty, college board or board of studies, or by another faculty, college board or board of studies.
2. The Senate authorises the several Faculties, colleges or boards of studies to require a student who, because of failure or discontinuation has been excluded from a Faculty, college or unit of study, either in The University of Sydney or in another tertiary institution, but who has subsequently been admitted or readmitted to The University of Sydney, to show good cause why he or she should be allowed to repeat either (a) the first year of attendance in which after such admission or readmission he or she fails or discontinues, or (b) any unit of study in which in the first year after admission or readmission he or she fails or discontinues.

Faculty of Economics and Business

1. The Senate authorises the Faculty of Economics and Business to require a student to show cause why the student should be allowed to re-enrol as a candidate for the award course of Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Economics (Social Sciences), Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) if:
   
   1. The student fails to gain credit for at least half of his or her enrolment in any year; or
   2. In any two successive years of enrolment, the student fails to gain credit for the equivalent of at least six full semester courses.
2. In cases where the Faculty permits the re-enrolment of a student whose progress has been deemed unsatisfactory, the Faculty may place restrictions on the number and type of courses in which the student may re-enrol in that year and may require the completion of specified courses in a specified time, and if the student does not comply with these conditions the student may again be called upon to show good cause why he or she should be allowed to re-enrol in the Faculty of Economics and Business.
   
   Students should note that if they return to the Faculty of Economics and Business after a period of exclusion, the Faculty will not grant credit for studies undertaken during the exclusion period.