1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

General Student Information
Application procedure
In addition to the information given below applicants
should refer to 'Application ~rocedure' in the general
section of the Handbook.
Applications for admission to undergraduate or postgraduate
programs in 1996, at Hawthorn, Prahran or Mooroolbark/
Lil~dale campus, should be made on the appropriate
application form, obtained and lodged as follows:
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Applied Science
- all years
Bachelor of Engineering-
$ first year
Bachelor of Design-first year
8-
Bachelor of Engineering-
W later years
g.
a
Bachelor of Design
- later years
Apply through
VTAC
40 Park Street
South Melbourne
Phone: (03) 9690 7977
Direct application form
Closing date 12 Jan 1996
Direct application form
Closing date 17 Nov 1995
p.
Bachelor of Applied Science Direct application form
3.
g (Honours)
8 Alternative Category Entry* Direct application form
a
U
E. Portgraduate**
All postgraduate programs by Direct application form
coursework except Computer Closing date 12 Jan 1996
Science programs
Computer Science
Master by research and
Doctor of Philosophy
Single Subjects
Complementary Subjects
Direct application form
from the School of
Computer Science and
Software Engineering
Closing date 17 Nov 1995
Apply in writiig to the
Division of Science,
Engineering and Design
Any enquiries should be
duected to the
Divisional Office,
telephone (03) 9214 8356
Contact the Division
for the appropriate
application form.
Closing date 31 Jan 1996
Contact the Division
for the appropriate
application form.
Closing date 31 Jan 1996
Application forms are available from the Information
Office, telephone (03) 9214 8444.
Bachelor of Design programs are only available on the
Prahran campus.
Overseas students must in the first instance contact the
International Student Unit.
** Part-time - Some postgraduate programs may be offered
only as full-time, or only as part-time.
Alternative Category Entry*
The Swinburne Alternative Category Entry program
enables applicants with no VCE or equivalent qualification
to be considered for acceptance into undergraduate courses.
The categories are:
Age and Education
There are no age restrictions. This category is for applicants
with no VCE or equivalent. Selection is based on the
personal history provided with the application for all
courses except Business which requires applicants to sit the
Special Admissions Tests administered by VTAC for the
Australian Council for Educational Research.
Continuing difficulties during schooling
Applicants with Disabilities
Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
Applicants in these categories may provide additional
information with their application form and contact the
Swinburne Equity Unit for further assistance. Applicants
who have passed VCE may also provide additional
information with their applications.
In all cases, applicants for courses offmd by Enginem'ng and
Science must have passed the course prerequisites.
Admission with Advanced
Standina "
A student who has successfully completed, or partly
completed, an acceptable post-secondary program may be
admitted with advanced standing to Science and Engineering
and Design programs at Swinburne. Admission with
advanced standing is granted by the Divisional Board and
applicants are informed in writing of the Board's decisions.
Until this letter is received applicants should not assume
approval of any application for admission with advanced
standing.
The policy of the Divisional Board with regard to admission
with advanced standing is set out in the following
regulations:
1. General
1.1 The Board will take into account the following
when considering applications for admission with
advanced standing:
(a) a student should be brought on to a standard
program as soon as possible after entry into the
Higher Education sector of the University.