Enrolment Information for New Postgraduates

Semester 1, 2008

• Welcome
• Postgraduate Student Welcome Evening
• Enrolment Procedure
• Preparing for Online Enrolment:
  • Choice of Program/Major
  • Guidance on Course Selection
• Enrolment Support Centre
• Program Rules
• Late Enrolment
• Important Events and Deadlines
• Accessing your email accounts after successful enrolment
• Advanced Standing/Exemption Including Group A Courses Exemption Exams
• Postgraduate Program Variations
• Information on International Student Services - ISS
• UNSW Terminology
• Contact Us

WELCOME

Congratulations on your offer to study Postgraduate Coursework at CSE!

This site has important information regarding your enrolment, program requirements, timetables, and general procedures relating to postgraduate study. Please read through this site carefully, taking note of enrolment dates and deadlines. All enrolment timetables and deadlines as laid out in this site will be strictly enforced.

Students must be enrolled by Friday 7 March, and fees payments must be finalised by Friday 14 March.

Semester begins on Monday 10 March and runs for 12 weeks (not including a mid-Semester recess from 21 March to 30 March). The examinations period will run from 11 June to 27 June. Be sure you arrange any travel plans outside these times, as Special Consideration will not be given to students who are unable to attend exams or complete other forms of assessment for this reason.

It is recommended that you check this website regularly as updates on enrolment information may occur, and timetable and course offerings can be subject to change without notice.

All new students are encouraged to participate in the CSE Mentor Program.

CSE is happy to advise you on any matters relating to your offer and enrolment. Please contact CSE Postgraduate Administration on:

+61 2 9385 4007 or +61 2 9385 4329
Ground Floor, K17 Building (map)

Regards,

CSE Postgraduate Administration
January 2008.

POSTGRADUATE NEW STUDENT WELCOME EVENING

CSE will be holding a Postgraduate Welcome Evening for new coursework students on Tuesday 4 March 2008. All new students are encouraged to attend, as are those who commenced in semester 2, 2007. There will be a presentation by Eric Martin, the Postgraduate Coursework Academic Coordinator, followed by gathering in the John Lion's Garden where pizza and drinks will be provided.

ENROLMENT PROCEDURE

You finalise your enrolment by enrolling yourself into courses using the Online Enrolment Portal myUNSW, where you need to click on the Accept Online link.

The portal will be available for online enrolments:

Semester 1: Monday 10 December - Friday 7 March
Semester 2: TBA

You must be enrolled into courses for semester 1 by Friday 7 March, as late enrolment will incur a fee and you may have limited course choices. Semester commences on Monday 10 March.

Note that you must have already accepted your full offer before you can enrol online. Students with provisional or conditional offers will not be permitted to enrol.

Please refer to the Preparing for Online Enrolment information for guidance on how to ready yourself for online enrolment.

PREPARING FOR ONLINE ENROLMENT

To be ready to enrol online you must have completed the following processes:

• Have a Full offer for the desired program/major, and;
• Accepted the Full offer by returning signed forms attached to the offer letter to the Direct Admissions Department, UNSW, OR via online at myUNSW Accept Online, and;
• Paid the deposit if you are an international student.

CHOICE OF PROGRAM/PLAN

All commencing students must have accepted a full offer for the correct program and plan. Please refer to UNSW terminology for definitions. This is to ensure you will be enrolling in the desired program and plan.

A listing of CSE postgraduate coursework programs is available on the CSE Website.

If you wish to request a change of plan, you must do so prior to enrolling online. Please refer to your offer letter.

GUIDANCE ON COURSE SELECTION

To assist students in selecting their courses CSE has compiled some general notes. Students should be aware that there is often very little choice in courses during their first semester hence are advised to stick to the standard program. If you have any queries email postgrad@cse in the first instance and we will respond promptly (usually within 24 hours).

All program structure information is available at: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/postgrad/programs

General notes for all programs:

• Courses defined as a Co-requisite for the course you want to enrol in MUST be undertaken at the same time as the primary course.
• Courses defined as a Pre-requisite for the course you want to enrol in MUST be successfully completed prior to the primary course.
• For information on co/pre-requisites for all courses, please refer to the Online Handbook of the relevant course.
• Timetable information can be found by clicking on 'See Timetable' in the online handbook descripition of a course, or by checking the selection of courses offered by the School of CSE via the Postgraduate Timetable.
• 4 courses (24UOC) is considered a full-time load. 2 Courses (12UOC) is considered a part-time load.
• Please refer to the section on Program Rules for further information on rules governing enrolment in a CSE program.
• It is the students responsibility to ensure that they enrol in courses that are consistent with the program structure. Courses outside of the program structure need prior approval by the CSE Student Office. Students who fail to correctly enrol may be required to extend their enrolment (incurring additional course fees) while they complete the specified program.

ENROLMENT SUPPORT CENTRE

UNSW Student Services operates an Enrolment Support Centre (location to be advised).

The telephone number of the Centre is: 9385 1110
The email address of the Centre is: enrol@unsw.edu.au
Opening hours are Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.00pm.

The Centre is operational from Wednesday 2 January - Friday 29 February.

Prior to (and after) this time enrolment support is provided via UNSW Student Central (Map ref C22).

The Centre supports face-to-face, telephone and email enquiries in relation to admissions, acceptance of offer and enrolment including UNIPASS and HERI matters, but excluding academic advice. (ie. should I enrol in course A or course B type questions).

PROGRAM RULES

Students should be aware of some general Program Rules.

LATE ENROLMENT

The University expects that students will be able to enrol online during the online enrolment period. Interstate and international students are advised to arrive in Sydney at least 3 weeks prior to the start of semester to give themselves time to find accommodation, to finalise enrolment, and to participate in orientation programs. Late enrolments severely inconvenience Schools and other students.

New students who cannot enrol online by the end of this period MUST notify the Student Office in writing as soon as possible - email postgrad@cse.

Students may forfeit their place in the program if the School does not receive this notification.

If permission is granted for a late enrolment, students may be liable for a late enrolment fee of A$250 per course. Students who receive a late offer of admission to a program, or students with documented circumstances which would reasonably prevent them from attending to enrol in accordance with the schedule, will be exempted from the penalties of late enrolment.

Note: The School of Computer Science and Engineering DOES NOT recommend missing more than 2 weeks of classes. Students will be asked to sign a declaration stating that they will take full responsibility for the consequences associated with late enrolment and will not be granted any special consideration for assessment or withdrawal on the basis of a late enrolment.

IMPORTANT EVENTS AND DEADLINES

Commencing Students: Complete UNSW Enrolment Dates

ACCESSING YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNTS AFTER SUCCESSFUL ENROLMENT

It is very important that you access your accounts upon successful enrolment as UNSW uses email as a way of communicating important official notices to students.

Two accounts are provided:

1. Unimail is the UNSW Central Electronic Mail System, provided by the UNSW Communications Unit and supported by Dis><Connect. Uni-wide related notices such as messages from the Chancellor, notices of student fees, end of Semester exam results are sent via this account.
2. The CSE computer account is the CSE School’s electronic mail system. Official School announcments will be sent to this address.

It is highly recommended that students monitor both email accounts, or forward one to the other.

To activate your CSE computer account, you will need to first read and then acknowledge the important information outlined in the Yellow Form.

ADVANCED STANDING AND EXEMPTION

Advice available on the CSE website:

Advanced Standing/Exemption Including Group A Courses Exemption Exams

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM VARIATIONS

Advice available on the CSE website:

Postgraduate Program Variations

INFORMATION ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES - ISS

Visit the UNSW International website:

http://www.international.unsw.edu.au/current/currenthome.html

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CONTACT US

• Contact CSE Postgraduate Administration