Enrolment conditions for your student visa

You must make every effort to complete your studies within the completion date as specified on your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) document.

To do this you need to complete at least 8 credit points per (academic) year. Should you wish to vary your enrolment, or spread out your load over 3 trimesters, you will need to talk with a student adviser.

Should you deliberately under-enrol, not follow course advice from your faculty, or not make up for units in Trimester 3 to ensure completion of at least 8 credit points for the year, you may not be able to obtain an extension of your CoE. You may then have to complete your studies from your home country as an online student.

Trimester 1 and 2 are compulsory study periods. You must always include at least one on-campus unit during your studies in Trimester 1 and 2. At no time can international students study only one online unit in a compulsory study period (unless it is your final unit to complete and the final unit is only available online).

If you have not completed 8 credit points over Trimester 1 and 2, then Trimester 3 will become a compulsory study period in order to complete your studies by the end date listed on your CoE.

As an international student you can study one third (or equivalent) of your course online. However you must be enrolled in at least one face-to-face unit in each compulsory study period, unless you are completing your final unit of study (and the final unit is only available online). If you exceed this rule, you will not be eligible for a new CoE. This means that you may need to return to your home country and complete your course as an online student.

For more information about the One third (or equivalent) online rule, please visit the Online Study webpage.

If you intend to enrol in a Start Anytime unit you need to ensure you follow enrolment rules for compliance with visa conditions.

1. You must be enrolled in at least one face-to-face unit in a compulsory trimester (unless undertaking your final unit). A Start Anytime unit is not a face-to-face unit and enrolment is not considered a compulsory trimester.
2. You need to complete your course by the course end date listed on your Confirmation of Enrolment (COE). If you enrol in a Start Anytime unit with a flexible end date, you need to ensure you complete all requirements of the unit by your course end date."

Please also note your academic course progress is assessed in accordance with the academic progress procedure. In monitoring academic progress, units offered in Start Anytime mode will be considered a unit enrolment in the study period when the unit is completed.

More information about fees and date for Start Anytime units.