Next steps - Arts, Design & Architecture

Understand the next steps for your academic standing and explore the support services available to help you stay on track.

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What is Academic Standing?

Your academic standing helps UNSW monitor your academic progress each term.

It’s based on the units you’ve attempted and passed and is designed to help identify when extra support might be helpful.

Next steps for undergraduates

  • What do I do now?

    You are not required to take any action.

    Need help with your degree structure, progression, major selection or enrolment? Contact The Nucleus: Student Hub or use myPlan to review your future courses.

    If you don’t know what support you need, reach out to a student support advisor to talk it through, and get help accessing the services and resources available at UNSW.

  • What do I do now?

    You are not required to see an academic advisor from UNSW Arts, Design and Architecture.

    You may benefit from thinking about what difficulties you have been having. Did you face issues with the content of the courses, or were there other factors?

    Need help with your degree structure, progression, major selection or enrolment? Contact The Nucleus: Student Hub or use myPlan to review your future courses.

    If you don’t know what support you need, reach out to a student support advisor to talk it through, and get help accessing the services and resources available at UNSW.

  • What do I do now?

    You are required to make an appointment with an academic advisor from UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture.

    How can your academic advisor help you?

    Your academic advisor will address any issues with your enrolment and/or academic progression. Your academic advisor can also discuss academic goals and services that can provide you with ongoing support.

    Complete the form below to book an appointment with an academic advisor.

  • What do I do now?

    You are required to make an appointment with an academic advisor from UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture.

    How can your academic advisor help you?

    Your academic advisor will address any issues with your enrolment and/or academic progression. Your academic advisor can also discuss academic goals and services that can provide you with ongoing support.

    Complete the form below to book an appointment with an academic advisor.

  • What do I do now?

    You are required to make an appointment with an academic advisor from UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture.

    How can your academic advisor help you?

    Your academic advisor will review any previous advice and outstanding concerns with your enrolment and/or academic progression. They will also discuss options for ongoing support to help improve your performance.

    Complete the form below to book an appointment with an academic advisor.

  • Note: You have been placed on Provisional Suspension as you may have late or withheld grades that would have otherwise placed you on Suspension.

    What do I do now?

    You are required to make an appointment with an academic advisor from UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture.

    How can your academic advisor help you?

    Your academic advisor will review any previous advice and outstanding concerns with your enrolment and/or academic progression. They will also discuss options for ongoing support to get you back on track.

    Complete the form below to book an appointment with an academic advisor.

  • Note: You have been placed on Provisional Exclusion as you may have late or withheld grades that would have otherwise placed you on Exclusion.

    What do I do now?

    You are required to make an appointment with an academic advisor from UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture.

    How can your academic advisor help you?

    Your academic advisor will review any previous advice and outstanding concerns with your enrolment and/or academic progression. They will also discuss options for ongoing support to help improve your performance.

    Complete the form below to book an appointment with an academic advisor.

  • What do I do now?

    Please refer to your academic standing letter.

    Your academic standing letter outlines the options available to you, your next steps, and the supports available. Please make sure you read it carefully and in full.

Next steps for postgraduates

  • What do I do now?

    You are not required to take any action.

    Need help with your degree structure, progression, major selection or enrolment? Contact The Nucleus: Student Hub or use myPlan to review your future courses.

    If you don’t know what support you need, reach out to a student support advisor to talk it through, and get help accessing the services and resources available at UNSW.

  • What do I do now?

    You are required to make an appointment with an academic advisor from UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture.

    How can your academic advisor help you?

    Your academic advisor will address any issues with your enrolment and/or academic progression. Your academic advisor can also discuss academic goals and services that can provide you with ongoing support.

    Complete the form below to book an appointment with an academic advisor.

  • What do I do now?

    You are required to make an appointment with an academic advisor from UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture.

    How can your academic advisor help you?

    Your academic advisor will review any previous advice and outstanding concerns with your enrolment and/or academic progression. They will also discuss options for ongoing support to get you back on track.

    Complete the form below to book an appointment with an academic advisor.

  • What do I do now?

    Please refer to your academic standing letter.

    Your academic standing letter outlines the options available to you, your next steps, and the supports available. Please make sure you read it carefully and in full.

Useful information and key terms

You might have heard these terms thrown around but not quite understood how they can impact you or help you and your degree progression.

We've included links below, so that you can do your own research. Want to know more? The team at The Nucleus: Student Hub can answer any questions you may have. If you're meeting with an academic advisor, they can talk through these with you too.

  • Feel like you need to take a break from your studies? Check to see if you're eligible to take Program Leave for an upcoming term(s) and make sure you apply before the relevant census date.

  • Did you know that you have until census date to drop a course without financial penalty? Each individual teaching period has a census date, so check our census dates page for all the details. There are a couple of other 'drop' deadlines that occur throughout each teaching period - find out more.

  • Fee Remission is the process by which you can apply for refund, remission or re-credit (whichever is applicable) for a course, or courses, after the census date, if you have been impacted by extenuating circumstances. Find out more about the process, eligibility, and the outcomes you can expect here.

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