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COURSE POLICIES AND CREDITSThe course is composed of 400 credits. Full time students would complete 100 credits per semesterfor four consecutive terms. Part-time students must carry at least 50 credit points per semesterunless they have been granted a leave of absence from the course. The 400 credits are composedof:Core UnitsPracticumsDissertation225 credits75 credits100 creditsExemptions PolicyComparable units taken at APAC accredited Masters programs may be exempted.Policy on Plagiarism and Related Academic ConductAll work submitted must be the original work of students unless otherwise specified. All work mustconform to the School policy on academic conduct (see page 54).Enrolment and Re-enrolmentThe University has in place policies and procedures that prescribe enrolment and re-enrolmentprocedures and deadlines. For smooth administrative functioning, these procedures are enforcedby the University through the application of standard fees and enrolment policy limitations. Someimportant features of the procedures, are outlined below.Students enrolling at the beginning of the year, who are intending to study for the full year, arerequired to enrol for both semesters. Full-time students enrol in 100 credit points per semester,while half-time students enrol in a minimum of 50 credit points. Any reduction to the half time loadneeds to be approved by the program director.Applications for enrolment, and Amendment to Enrolment (when a student after the initial enrolmentadds or deletes course units), including withdrawal, shall be done online or in writing on theprescribed forms, and are subject to approval by the Program Director.Each student is responsible for ensuring that every detail of the enrolment is correct. The student isurged early in the semester to check the Enrolment e-Advice for accuracy via Oasis and e-student.The Enrolment e-Advice is the formal acknowledgement to a student that the Enrolment applicationhas been processed by the Faculty Student Services Office. The Enrolment Advice details astudent‟s enrolment as recorded by the University. Students should check for accuracy of a unit‟stitle including the unit index code number, early each semester.Once enrolled in the Masters program, students shall enrol continuously for the course of study inaccordance with the University Enrolment Rules. Leave of Absence may be granted to a studentunder special circumstances.To be considered for a Leave of Absence, students must apply to the Faculty Student Service Officeby completing the prescribed form. Students who have not been granted Leave of Absence willautomatically lose the right of re-enrolment, and will compete for places in the program with newapplicants. To regain the right to re-enrol, the approval of the Program Director and the Head ofSchool of Psychology will be required. Re-enrolment under these circumstances may be subject tocertain conditions as specified by the Head of School (e.g. up front full fees at the current rate for theremainder of the course, additional units to update skills and knowledge etc.).7Curtin University is a trademark of Curtin University of Technology.CRICOS Provider Code 00301J (WA), 02637B (NSW)