Faculty of Arts Arts and Music Student Centre

Congratulations! The first thing you must do is accept, decline or apply to defer your offer.

If you haven't already, you will receive an offer pack in the mail, which will include a letter of offer. This letter will tell you to attend the Academic Advice Day at the Faculty of Arts on Tuesday 27 January to plan your enrolment. If you do not receive your offer pack in the mail by Friday 23 January, you should contact the Arts and Music Student Centre.

Office hours:
8.45am-5.30pm, Monday-Thursday
8.45am-5.00pm, Friday
T: +61 3 8344 5235
F: +61 3 9347 0424

Your letter of offer will inform you that you must attend an Academic Advice Day at the Parkville campus on Tuesday 27 January. All the information that you will need for the enrolment process will be given at this session.

It is very important that you attend your scheduled session.

If you are unable to attend on this date, please contact the Arts and Music Student Centre for advice about attending a special session in February.

It is very important to come to your enrolment session prepared.

Students from interstate and rural areas may enrol on Academic Advice Day. All other students will be required to return to campus for an enrolment appointment later in the week.

You must complete the first five steps of online enrolment before attending your enrolment appointment. You will receive instructions about how to complete these steps in your offer pack.

You must bring the following items when you attend your enrolment session:

• Your letter of offer from the University (including your student ID number).
• Your subject selections: write down the name and number of each subject to ensure you enrol in correctly. You can find detailed subject descriptions in the online Undergraduate Course and Subject Handbook. You should also check your subjects on the Alloc 8 system or in the subject timetable.
• Photo ID so that your student ID card can be issued.

You must enrol in subjects at your enrolment appointment, but these do not have to be your final selections. You can change your subjects in the first week of semester.

If you cannot attend Academic Advice Day, you should complete the first five steps to enrolment online, by following the instructions in your information pack, and contact the Arts and Music Student Centre to make alternative arrangements to receive important academic advice.

Proxy enrolments are not acceptable due to privacy requirements and legal restrictions that prohibit a third party signing paperwork that commits a person to financial liability.

If you receive an offer but cannot attend the Academic Advice Day, please contact the Arts and Music Student Centre. to make other arrangements. You will still be granted the opportunity to meet with a student advisor who will assist you with your subject selection.

All aspects of enrolment can be completed online through the Student Portal.

To apply for credit for previous studies, please bring an original or certified copy of your official transcript to your enrolment appointment, along with handbook entries or detailed curriculum information for each subject from your previous institution for which you'd like to receive credit. This will allow your student advisor to make an accurate assessment of whether you will be granted credit. Some credit applications will not be completed during your enrolment appointment, but all will be completed before the start of semester.

For information on application procedures and the deferral policy for courses, please see the Future Students website.

You cannot defer your place in order to take up or continue tertiary study at another institution. Approval for deferral is not automatic. You will be advised of the outcome in February.

Applications for the Diploma in Languages (DipLang) can be made online via the Student Portal.

Studying a Diploma in Languages will add a year of study to the normal length of your course, but you will graduate with a degree and diploma qualification. All eligible applicants will be offered a place in the Diploma in Languages.

Further information about the Dipoma in Languages can be found in the undergraduate Course and Subject Handbook.

Local students can undertake their studies on a part-time basis without special permission. However, it is recommended that the first year be completed on a full-time basis.

International students are not normally able to study less than a full load (50 points per semester) due to student visa conditions.

Part-time students should plan to attend scheduled day-time classes as there are generally few bachelor-level evening classes. The Faculty of Arts offers relatively few intensive undergraduate subjects, so it is not possible for a student to plan to take intensive subjects every summer semester or winter recess to speed up degree completion.The Bachelor of Arts must be completed within eight years of commencement.

For Austudy/Youth Allowance purposes, a part-time load is less than 37.5 points in a semester.

To find a list of subjects you can study in your first year, visit the University's online undergraduate Course and Subject Handbook.

This depends largely on what subjects you choose to study, but Bachelor of Arts students study an average of 12 hours per week. All students are required to spend additional time studying out of class on research, reading and assignments. The combined time required for class attendance and additional study time for four level-one subjects is around forty hours per week.

Help with Enrolment

If you are having trouble with your enrolment, contact the Arts and Music Student Centre.

Academic Support

If you are struggling with a particular assignment, in the first instance you should discuss this with your subject tutor or coordinator. If you are having trouble with a particular subject or study generally, contact the Arts and Music Student Centre for advice. One service that may assist you with study is the individual tutorial service provided by the Academic Skills Unit (ASU). You can make an appointment with the Academic Skills Unit at the Arts and Music Student Centre.

Support with Anything Else

If you require information or support for anything not related to your academic studies, you may find some of the following services useful:

• Student Housing Services
• Careers and Employment
• Student Financial Aid
• Children's Services
• Counselling Service
• Health Service

Students with any form of physical, medical or mental health issue, which affects their access to or participation in study, are encouraged to seek assistance from the Disability Liaison Unit by first contacting Alysia Rex in the Arts and Music Student Centre.

For any other questions, contact the Arts and Music Student Centre for advice.