Statute No. 11 -- Admissions

(approved 5/10/1999, amended 16/07/2004, 23/11/2004)

1.
The Academic Council shall be responsible for determining: (a) policy on the academic aspects of admission of students to the University, and (b) which courses and majors shall have a quota limiting the total number of students who may be admitted. The Council may delegate this authority to a committee of the University. Every such delegation shall be revocable by the Council, and no delegation shall prevent the Council carrying out the responsibilities imposed on it by this Statute.

2.
Responsibility for determining the levels of admission quotas and targets - for the entire University, for levels of study and for parts of the University - rests with the appropriate Pro Vice Chancellor designated by the Bachelor Degree Regulations. The designated Pro Vice Chancellor will exercise this power only after consultation with the Executive Deans.

3.
The Senate may make regulations authorising Committee(s) or officer(s) of the University to make decisions on the admission of individual students.

4.
The Academic Council shall make Rules providing for the award of credit and exemptions for students admitted without examination to status in the University.

5.
The former Statute No. 11--Admissions and Statute No. 13--Admission to Status are hereby repealed.

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Document author: General Counsel
Document creation: 5 December 1996
Expiry date: NA
HTML last modified: 5 August 2008
Modified by: Samantha Summerton, Corporate & Senate Administrator, Office of Legal & Governance
Authorised by:Jeremy Rigg, General Counsel, Office of Legal & Governance
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1.	The Academic Council shall be responsible for determining: (a) policy on the academic aspects of admission of students to the University, and (b) which courses and majors shall have a quota limiting the total number of students who may be admitted. The Council may delegate this authority to a committee of the University. Every such delegation shall be revocable by the Council, and no delegation shall prevent the Council carrying out the responsibilities imposed on it by this Statute.

2.	Responsibility for determining the levels of admission quotas and targets - for the entire University, for levels of study and for parts of the University - rests with the appropriate Pro Vice Chancellor designated by the Bachelor Degree Regulations. The designated Pro Vice Chancellor will exercise this power only after consultation with the Executive Deans.

3.	The Senate may make regulations authorising Committee(s) or officer(s) of the University to make decisions on the admission of individual students.

4.	The Academic Council shall make Rules providing for the award of credit and exemptions for students admitted without examination to status in the University.

5.	The former Statute No. 11--Admissions and Statute No. 13--Admission to Status are hereby repealed.