James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2004

Ordinary Admission
or

Alternative Entry
or

Miscellaneous Admission.

2.1 if the final year of that person's secondary education has been undertaken in Queensland:
either

2.2 if the final year of that person's secondary education has been undertaken elsewhere than in Queensland:

2.3 if that person does not satisfy the provisions of either Rule 2.1 or Rule 2.2:

enrolment in a subject must be acceptable to both the Head of the School which offers the subject and the Executive Dean of the appropriate faculty;

enrolment will normally be permitted to a maximum of 25 percent of a full load per year.

the student:

the student:

Tuition fees are listed in Schedule 1: International Tuition Fees 2004.

For commencing students, all fees including tuition for one semester, overseas health cover (OSHC) and compulsory student association fees, are payable at the time of acceptance of the Offer of Enrolment. Subscription to an OSHC provider is a requirement for obtaining a student visa to study in Australia.

For continuing students, the date for payment of fees and charges is the Census date

- 31 March for Semester 1

- 31 August for Semester 2.

For block mode courses undertaken prior to the commencement of a degree, the payment due date will be the first day of teaching in the block mode course.

A student's enrolment may be cancelled if all tuition fees for which the student is liable have not been paid, unless otherwise stated by the Registrar. The prescribed date for such payments will be the census dates.

Note: Sponsored students will not be affected by this date.

Withdrawal from subjects after the census date does not dimish the fee liability.

Refunds to students, either cancelling or withdrawing from their studies at JCU, will be delivered in accordance with the Conditions and Terms of Agreement as specified in the student Letter of Offer.

The current JCU Tuition Fee Policy is available at http://www.isc.jcu.edu.au/publications/TuitionFeePolicy.pdf.

Domestic tuition fees shall be payable by:

Domestic tuition fees are quoted and charged on a per unit basis according to the discipline of the subjects in which the student is enrolled.

Students are required to pay the fees prescribed for the year in which they are studying.

Tuition fees for continuing students will not be increased by more than 10% from one year to the next.

In 2004:

The fees for domestic students enrolled as miscellaneous undergraduate students are currently under review. Fee schedules can be obtained from Student Administration.

The census dates for domestic tuition fees are:

If all tuition fees for which a student is liable have not been paid by the relevant census date, the student's enrolment will be cancelled. In order for an enrolment to be reinstated the student must pay the fees in full plus an Enrolment Reinstatement Fee of $100 within 21 days of the date of the issuing of the cancellation notice.

If a student has paid tuition fees for which the student is liable in accordance with these Requirements and gives written notice of cancellation of enrolment by the relevant census date, the tuition fees shall be refunded to the student.

If a student has paid tuition fees for which the student is liable in accordance with these Requirements and gives notice of cancellation of enrolment after the relevant census date the tuition fees will not be refunded, other than in instances where a student is unable to continue study due to serious illness or death of a close family member (parent, sibling, spouse, partner or child).

All applications for a refund of fees after the relevant census date must be submitted on the appropriate application form and must be accompanied by the required documentary evidence. Applications for refund must be received by the Director, Student Affairs or nominee by the last day of teaching of the subject.

The University may consider special cases for refund of fees where this policy does not adequately encompass individual circumstances. Applications for special consideration are to be directed to the Director, Student Affairs in writing and include supporting documentation. Final decision on applications for special consideration in the refund of fees will be made by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor or nominee.

A student who:

1.1 Students shall be required to show cause why they should be allowed to re-enrol for any course if they do not attain a level of academic achievement prescribed for this purpose by the Academic Board on the recommendation of the relevant Faculty.

1.2 The prescribed minimum for the purpose of clause 1.1 shall be as shown in Schedule A, which may be varied from time to time by the Academic Board on the recommendation of the relevant Faculty.

1.3 Students who have more than once failed a subject that is a prescribed part of their course shall be required to Show Cause why they should be allowed to re-enrol for the course.

1.4 Students who have once failed a subject as listed in Schedule B shall be required to Show Cause why they should be allowed to re-enrol for the course. Schedule B may be varied from time to time by the Academic Board on the recommendation of the relevant Faculty.

2.1 Students shall be required to show cause why they should be allowed to repeat a subject which they have failed more than once.

3.1 The Director, Student Affairs shall notify in writing each student required to Show Cause under these requirements. The student will be invited to Show Cause in writing, by a date specified in the notice, why the student should be permitted to re-enrol for a course and/or subject. This specified date shall be not less than 25 days from the date of the notification or 14 days in respect of a notification to Show Cause following the official release of subject results due to completion of deferred or supplementary examinations.

3.2 In consultation with the appropriate Executive Dean, the Director, Student Affairs may extend the date by which a student's Show Cause statement may be received.

4.1 In the event that a student chooses not to Show Cause for the course in which they are currently enrolled and requests to apply for enrolment in a different course, then such a request shall be referred to the Executive Dean of the Faculty that administers the course in which the student wishes to enrol.

4.2 Each show cause statement shall be considered by the Executive Dean of the Faculty which administers the course for which the student is or has been enrolled. A Show Cause statement submitted by a student who is or has been enrolled for a course administered by more than one Faculty shall be considered by the appropriate Executive Deans.

4.3 In considering a student's Show Cause statement, the Executive Dean shall also take into account the student's academic record in the course and any previous academic results obtained at any university, and shall consult with Heads of Schools as appropriate.

4.4 After taking the action required in clause 4.2 the Executive Dean shall make a decision concerning whether a student may re-enrol for the course and/or subject.

4.5 The Executive Dean may permit a student to apply to enrol for a different course of the Faculty. Where a student seeks to enrol for a course of another Faculty the Executive Dean will refer the Show Cause statement to the Executive Dean of that Faculty for a decision.

4.6 The Executive Dean when declining a student permission to re-enrol in a particular course and/or subject may, in writing, impose specific conditions. A date shall be specified on or after which the student shall be eligible to apply to re-enrol, subject to Clause 6 - Re-admission - of these Requirements.

4.7 The Executive Dean when granting a student permission to re-enrol may, in writing, impose specific conditions. Failure to comply with such conditions may result in the cancellation or suspension of a student's enrolment by the Executive Dean, anything in these Requirements or the Schedules to these Requirements notwithstanding.

4.8 In the event that the Executive Dean has not made a determination within 25 days of the date specified in clauses 3.1 or 3.2 in respect of a student from whom a Show Cause statement has been received by the Director, Student Affairs or 14 days in respect of a notification to Show Cause following the official release of subject results due to completion of deferred or supplementary examinations, the student shall be taken to have Shown Cause and shall thereupon be eligible to re-enrol for the course and/or subject for which re-enrolment is sought and the student shall be so notified in writing by the Director, Student Affairs.

5.1 The Director, Student Affairs shall notify each student in writing of the decision of the Executive Dean made in respect of their Show Cause statement.

6.1 A student denied permission to enrol for a course and/or subject may apply to re-enrol after the period determined by the Executive Dean. Such application shall be accompanied by a statement of reasons. The Executive Dean shall determine whether the reasons given are adequate to justify the granting of permission to re-enrol.

6.2 Subject to any recommendation that the Executive Dean may have made in special circumstances by way of clause 4.5, a student denied permission to enrol for a course may not enrol for another course of the University within the period determined by the Executive Dean, without the specific permission of the Executive Dean of the Faculty that administers the course in which the student wishes to enrol.

7.1 An applicant for admission to the University who has been excluded from another university through lack of adequate academic progress, or who would require special permission to enrol at that university, may be refused admission or be refused permission to enrol for particular courses or subjects offered by the University. Any application shall be accompanied by a statement of reasons. The Executive Dean of the relevant Faculty shall determine whether the reasons given by the applicant are adequate to justify the granting of permission to enrol.

8.1 A student denied permission by the Executive Dean to enrol for a course and/or subject may within 14 days of the date of the notification from the Director, Student Affairs, or seven days in respect of a notification to Show Cause following the official release of subject results due to completion of deferred or supplementary examinations lodge an appeal in writing against the decision of the Executive Dean setting out the grounds of the appeal. The appeal is to be lodged with the Director, Student Affairs. Where in the opinion of the Director, Student Affairs there are circumstances beyond the control of the student the Director, Student Affairs may extend the time for lodging an appeal.

8.2 A student may appeal against the decision of the Executive Dean on the following grounds:

8.3 There shall be a Re-enrolment Appeal Panel, comprising the Chair of the Academic Board, or nominee, (as Chair of the Panel), a member of the staff of the Student Association Support Services appointed by the General Manager of the Student Association and two other members appointed by the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Chair. An Executive Dean and any persons involved in the initial decision to decline progression, shall not also be a member of the Re-enrolment Appeal Panel.

8.4 The Chair, Re-enrolment Appeal Committee, may consult with an Executive Dean in relation to an appeal, prior to the meeting of the Re-enrolment Appeal Panel.

8.5 An appellant shall have the right to appear in person before the Re-enrolment Appeal Committee. Ten days' notice of the hearing of the appeal shall be given to the appellant.

8.6 An appellant who appears in person before the Re-enrolment Appeal Panel may choose to be accompanied by a student or a staff member of the University who may assist in presenting the case but may not undertake the presentation of it on the student's behalf.

8.7 Unless the circumstances are exceptional, the Re-enrolment Appeal Panel shall consider only:

8.8 The Re-enrolment Appeal Panel shall have the power to allow or dismiss an appeal or to make any determination, including the imposition of conditions, which the Executive Dean has the power to make and may vary any determination of the Executive Dean.

8.9 The decision of the Re-enrolment Appeal Panel shall be final.

8.10 The Re-enrolment Appeal Panel shall provide the Academic Board with an annual summary of the decisions it has taken.

9.1 Nothing in these Requirements shall operate to excuse a student from lodging any enrolment or re-enrolment form required by the provisions of any other rule, policy or requirements of the University, or to restrict in any way the power of the Council to refuse enrolment or re-enrolment in the University or to exclude a student from the University on other than academic grounds.

9.2 No action taken on the lodgement by a student of any enrolment or re-enrolment form shall prevent the operation of any provision of these Requirements.