Guide to policies and procedures of the faculty
Academic policies and procedures
These regulations are extracted from the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Protocols and apply to students enrolled in all of the programs offered by the Faculty.
The program regulations complement the and should be read in conjunction with those regulations. For a complete listing of the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying academic policies, regulations and procedures, students should consult the Faculty Protocols.
The following regulations apply to all programs:
Exemptions, credit and advanced standing
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Claims for exemption may be made either on the basis of equivalent study in a tertiary institution or, where appropriate, on the basis of work performed by the student whilst employed in the work force.
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Studies completed within a period of five years prior to the date of the student's confirmation of enrolment in the program will be accepted as the basis for claims for exemption in courses of programs offered by the Faculty. Studies completed more than five years prior to the date of the student's confirmation of enrolment in the program may be accepted as the basis for claims for exemption particularly when supported by appropriate industrial experience.
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Claims may be made for either:
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exemption from studying an individual course or courses.
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credit in a program based on successful completion of USQ courses as part of another program that has not resulted in the conferring of an award.
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The Head of Discipline or Program Coordinator responsible for the program will normally determine the outcome of claims for credit in courses.
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Exemptions are granted on the basis that it is the student's responsibility to ensure that their knowledge and skills are commensurate with students who have recently successfully completed the courses.
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Students are not obliged to accept the exemptions that are offered if they consider that they do not possess the appropriate knowledge and skills.
Program Regulations
Progression of students shall be on a course basis, subject to the following regulations:
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except with the written approval of the Associate Dean (Academic), a student shall only be permitted to enrol in courses whose combined value does not exceed six units per term
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except with written approval of the Associate Dean (Academic), an on-campus student enrolled in a degree program shall not be permitted to enrol in any one year, in courses from more than two consecutive levels of a program
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except with the written approval of the Associate Dean (Academic), a student awarded a Fail grade in any core or major course of a program at the conclusion of the academic year, must re-enrol in that course in the following academic year
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except with the written approval of the Associate Dean (Academic), a student may not enrol in a course for which there is a specified pre-requisite course in which the student has received a Fail grade or has never enrolled
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except with the written approval of the Associate Dean (Academic), a student may not enrol in a course for which there is a specified co-requisite course unless the student has previously enrolled or is currently enrolled in the co-requisite course
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it is the responsibility of the student to ensure that their enrolment is correct and conforms to regulation
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students studying on-campus will normally undertake all courses in which they are enrolled by this mode of study; students studying externally will normally undertake all courses in which they are enrolled by external study.
Appeals procedure
A student who is concerned about a grade awarded in a course should lodge a Student Enquiry - Official Results form with the Faculty Administration Manager within 14 days of the release of the official results. This form may either be downloaded from the site listed below and sent to the Faculty, or alternatively students may complete the form online and send it via email to the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying at engsurv@usq.edu.au for processing. After the examiner records a response on the enquiry form the Secretary, Faculty Appeals Committee will return the form to the student.
The Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Appeals procedure consists of a formal result enquiry by the student, followed by a conciliation process, and a formal appeal process by the student if requested. Information on the is to be read in conjunction with the .