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Accept Your Offer
VTAC Applicants
To accept your offer you just need to enrol online.. If you do not enrol online your offer will lapse.
International VTAC & International Direct Applicants
To accept your offer you must follow the instructions provided in your Swinburne International offer letter. You will not be permitted to enrol until you complete this acceptance process which includes submitting payment of the required deposit, as outlined in your offer letter.
Direct entry (Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Pathways Direct applicants)
To accept your offer, follow the instructions in your offer letter and enrol as instructed.
Defer Your Offer
Domestic students
You can apply to defer your offer for up to two calendar years, (with the exception of the programs listed below). Any offer will lapse if you enrol in an alternate program during the period of deferment.
Deferment is not permitted in:
- Information Technology Scholarship Program,
- Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships.
Deferment does not apply to research students or to students enrolled in single units of study.
How to apply for Deferment
Students enrolling online will need to indicate that they wish to defer their offer as part of the online enrolment process. All students must complete an 'Application to Defer an Offer' form and lodge it with your Faculty Administration Office.
If you have already enrolled:
- Submit your Application to Defer an Offer prior to the relevant Census date.
Credit Transfer, Exemptions & Recognised Prior Learning (RPL)
The words 'Credit Transfer' and 'Exemptions' are often used interchangeably.
What is an Exemption?
An exemption (also known as credit transfer) means a student is not required to take a certain unit within a course on the basis of work experience or studies already completed at another educational institution. There are five types of exemptions available:
- A matched exemption, where a student is exempted from a particular subject
- A partial exemption, where a student is exempted from a part or percentage of a particular subject.
- An unmatched exemption, where a student is given an exemption/s which is not linked to any particular subject/s (it is often given in the form of credit points or exemption from elective requirements of a course)
- A "block" exemption, where a student is exempted from a significant period of a course, such as a semester, a year or a specified number of credit points, rather than from specified subjects
- An exemption based on recognition of prior learning
Domestic Applicants
If you are enrolling online, you should upload a completed Application for Exemption form and supporting documentation via the Enrolment Online Tool.
The Enrolment Online Tool will inform you if you need to attend an Exemption Session on campus. If you need to attend an Exemption Session on campus, you will need to bring your original or certified copies of supporting documentation with you to the Exemption Session.
A number of Faculties provide Exemption Sessions. If your Faculty is offering an Exemption Session, this information will be provided in your VTAC Offer Message and/or indicated on the Enrolment Online Tool.
International Applicants
If you are an international student you will already have received advice about exemptions as part of your offer. Some Faculties will allow students to apply for additional exemptions upon arrival in the country. You will be provided with more details about Exemption Sessions (if applicable) at your International Welcome Session.
Supporting Documentation Requirements
If you intend to apply for credit transfer/exemptions or RPL, you will need to provide both original official documents (eg. transcript of results, subject/unit descriptions and evidence of relevant work) and a certified photocopy of the supporting documentation as part of your enrolment.
Exemption Form and Credit Transfer Policy
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Application for Exemption
Document Type: Application Form
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Higher Education Credit Transfer and Exemptions Policy
Document Type: Policy and Procedures
What is Recognition of Prior Learning?
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) means a student is granted credit or partial credit towards a qualification in recognition of skills and knowledge gained through work experience, life experience and/or formal training which effectively means that they:
Will be exempt from completing certain units within a course; or
In the case of recognition of uncredentialled prior learning:
May be exempted from completing units; or allowed to substitute more advanced units within the course irrespective of prerequisite requirements.
Within the Higher Education sector, the recognition for credit of prior 'informal' learning, that is the knowledge, skills, attitudes and/or attributes which have been acquired other than from an Australian university or TAFE institute. Recognition of Prior Learning, or 'RPL', involves the systematic assessment and acknowledgment of relevant and verifiable skills, knowledge and competencies acquired formally or experientially over the five (5) years prior to application to undertake a course of study.
Application for Recognition of Prior Learning
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Recognition of Prior Learning Application
Document Type: Application Form
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Recognition of Prior Learning – Higher Education Policy
Document Type: Policy and Procedures
Program Structure Information
Please refer to your offer letter which indicates the program in which you will enrol as well as your Faculty.
You are encouraged to take the time to find out how your program is structured by going to your Faculty’s Program Structure webpage.
Flexible Degree Structure
Swinburne's new Flexible Degree Structure adds flexibility to most of our undergraduate degrees. We've broken down the traditional academic barriers, allowing you to tailor your degree and add either depth or breadth to your education through your choice of professional majors, co-majors and minors.
We also offer specialist degrees (including Aviation, Engineering, and some Information & Communication Technology programs) that are carefully structured to ensure you meet the requirements for professional recognition in a particular field.
How to get to and around Swinburne
Travel Information
Listed below is parking and public transport information for Hawthorn, Prahran and Lilydale campuses.
| Hawthorn Campus | |
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| Parking | There is no parking available on campus. Limited parking is available in the Wakefield St multi-deck facility and in the shopping precinct near campus; however, time limits and parking fees apply. |
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| Lilydale Campus | |
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| Parking | There is ample parking on campus. Follow Jarlo Drive through campus until you reach the parking area. Please observe the parking signs and restrictions. |
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| Prahran Campus | |
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| Parking | Parking around the Prahran campus is very limited and public transport is a much better option. |
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Understanding Room Numbers
Room numbers at Swinburne University contain all the information that you need to find that particular room. Each room number is made up of two letters followed by numbers eg BA613. The letters tell you what building the room is in and the first number indicates the level in that building eg. BA613 will be in the BA building on level 6. The full room number (BA613) will appear on the door of the room when you get there so you will know you are in the right place.
