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Important information for new students commencing in 2009

Settling into university life quickly can be the difference between making or breaking an academic career. Use the Business and Economics Student Survival Guide to help you through one of the most challenging and exciting years of your life.

Undergraduate Students

Exclusion from the BCom-Accg Degree for Twice Failing a Required 200 Level Unit 

A student who commenced candidature after 1 January 2005 for the Bachelor of Commerce–Accounting degree or for a combined degree award or double degree award including the Bachelor of Commerce–Accounting degree who has failed to complete ACCG200, ACCG201, ACCG250, ACCG251 or ACCG253 after having been enrolled therein twice is excluded from the Bachelor of Commerce–Accounting degree or the combined degree award or the double degree award including the Bachelor of Commerce–Accounting degree. (Bachelor degree rule 14(4))

For further information, please see the Appeals Against Exclusions (Information Sheet) and the Appeals Against Exclusions (Show Cause Submission Form). Any appeal against exclusion must be submitted to the Student Enquiry Service (or posted to the Academic Program Section) by 27th July 2009.

The Department also recommends that students who appeal their exclusion from the BCom-Accg degree apply to transfer to the either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Commerce degree (see an adviser in the Department to discuss which degree is most appropriate) by the 31st July 2009 as a precaution against exclusion from the University. Students whose appeals are successful will stay in the BCom-Accg degree.

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Special Approval

The Special Approval process opens when the final results are released and closes 5pm Friday 31st July 2009 (Sydney time). When we receive your application, a receipt will be sent to you via your Macquarie student email account within 5 working days (if you don't receive this receipt please email accounting@efs.mq.edu.au). The outcome of your application will be sent to your Macquarie student email account by 5pm Friday 7th August 2009 (Sydney time).

Special Approval Form

  • Special Approval Form (needs Acrobat v7 or later - click here to get it). Remember you must email this form from your official student email account

Third Time Permission for Enrolment in a Unit

Students are reminded about the Third Time Enrolment Rule (refer to Bachelor Degree Rules – Rule 16 in the Handbook of Undergraduate Studies) in respect of students studying degree programs in the Faculty of Business and Economics. In the case of students studying units offered by the Department of Accounting and Finance the following three criteria are used to determine whether a student will be allowed to enrol in a unit for a third (or subsequent) time online:

  1. If the student has previously been awarded a PC grade in the unit
    • Action: enrol in the unit (as per normal) via eStudent

  2. If the student has a GPA above 1.5
    • Action: enrol in the unit (as per normal) via eStudent

  3. If the student has satisfactory performance (ie conceded pass or above) in all units in the previous semester except the unit they are requesting third time approval for
    • Action: enrol in the unit (as per normal) via eStudent
OR if the unit is the last unit in a student’s degree program

Waiver of Unit Pre-requisites

Waivers of unit pre-requisites in the Department of Accounting and Finance will only be granted if the student meets the prerequisite as set out in the Undergraduate Studies Handbook for the current year (or the previous 6 months if the prerequisites have changed).

If however a pre-requisite or co-requisite is severely affecting a student’s progression in their studies then the student may submit an application for special approval to waive the pre-requisite or co-requisite. It is strongly suggested that students in this situation seek academic advice from the Department before submitting their application.

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Study Abroad - Application to Determine Equivalence

Macquarie students that study aboard at an overseas institution may apply to the Department to have their study assessed for credit at Macquarie. Students must fill in this form (needs Acrobat v7 or later - click here to get it) and send it via email to the Department along with full unit outlines (prior semester is acceptable) for each accounting or finance unit they wish to enrol in.

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Permission to enrol in more than 14 credit points in one semester

The Department of Accounting and Finance will only allow students to enrol in units which total more than 14 credit points in any one semester if they have a GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 when enrolling in that semester. Students that meet this requirement should contact eStudent to arrange for a fifth unit to be added to their study program.

Students that wish to discuss their program of study with an academic adviser may do so during the Accounting and Finance General Advising hours.

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Postgraduate Coursework Students

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Postgraduate Research Students

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