Any inquiries about enrolment should be directed to the Student Administration section of the University (tel. 02 6249 3339).
Important Changes in 1999 in the way courses are structured and described
From the beginning of 1999, the University is implementing a number of changes in the way its courses are structured and described. This results from a review of course structures and the best method of expressing course requirements, conducted by the Board of The Faculties during 1997. The following description of the changes should be of particular interest to those undergraduate students who are continuing courses begun here in 1998 or earlier, though the changes will affect both new and continuing students to some extent. The three key elements are: the expression of unit values in multiple credit points instead of single points; the restructuring of courses; and simpler, more convenient, course legislation.
From 1999, a system of credit points will be used to express the value of individual units, based on a norm of 48 credit points in a year for a full-time degree course.
The effect of this change is that the standard load for a normal full-time year in any degree course will be 48 credit points, whether that is composed of 8 x 6 credit-point units, 6 x 8 credit-point units, 12 x 4 credit point units or any other combination. Before 1999, standard loads for the various years (stages) of a course consisted of different numbers of points (for example: 8, 6, 12).
A unit will have the same credit point value within any course, although in some combined degree courses its load, and therefore its HECS value, may be discounted somewhat (as explained below).
The course requirements detailed in the appropriate sections of the Handbook state in each case the total number of credit points required for the award of each single degree course and combined course.
Students in any course (and particularly in restructured courses (see below)) who are subject to transitional arrangements may find it simpler not to try to calculate the credit-point equivalent of the units already completed, but instead to focus on the number and kind of units still needed for the completion of the degree. The appropriate Faculty Office/s can provide advice about this. Whether or not you then think of the units in credit point terms is a matter of personal choice.
The University has begun restructuring its bachelor degree courses to include a standard number of units in each year, so that in those cases the 48 credit points are always composed of units based on multiples of 6 credit points. A number of courses, though not all, have been restructured from 1999 onwards.
Courses for a single degree
In 1999 the single degree courses which have been restructured on a basis of multiples of 6 credit points are:
All single degree courses in the Faculties of Arts, Science, Asian Studies, and Science will retain their current course patterns, though they will now be expressed in terms of a 48 credit point year, with 8x6 credit-point units in the first year, but with later-year units translated into 16, 8 or 4 credit points (from the corresponding 2-, 1- or half-point units of previous years)
The majority of later-year Computer Science units will also have credit point values of 8 or 4 in 1999, involving the Bachelor of Information Technology degrees and the new Bachelor of Software Engineering.
Units in the Institute of the Arts have also been respecified in credit point terms from 1999.
Combined Courses for two degrees
The structure of any given combined course is determined by the structure of its two component parts.
Although the aim is eventually for all courses to contain a standard 48 credit points per year, in practice the two components of a combined course may have different structures and so the combined course will not always comply with the principle of a 48-credit-point year. Similarly, the value of the standard year in such courses may be different — for example 56 credit points in some second- and third-year combined Law courses.
In cases where this kind of notional “overload” is an artificial one produced by combining courses with different structures, this is taken into account when your ‘load’ for the year is calculated, and will not result in your paying proportionately more than the standard amount of HECS for the course.
The “scaling back” which takes place in such cases means that for some students the load given to (for example) an 8-credit-point later-year Science unit in a combined BSc/LLB [where it represents an eighth of a year’s load, or 0.125 EFTSU] will show as being less than that for the same 8-credit-point unit when undertaken by a BSc student [for whom it would count as one sixth of a year’s load, or 0.167 EFTSU]. However, in both cases, the unit will count 8 credit points towards the necessary total for each degree. This is in effect what has been happening before 1999 anyway.
Such degrees would have a total credit point value which does not divide exactly by 48 — for example, 256 credit points for the BSc/LLB — but that course is (as before) still regarded as an ordinary five-year course, with exactly five years’-worth of ‘load’ and attracting exactly five years’-worth of HECS. The normal duration of each combined course is indicated in the entry for that course in the Combined Courses section of this Handbook.
A few combined courses involve compulsory units required to enter certain professions, and they have always had a particularly heavy load because of the need to complete such requirements, leaving less scope for overlap between the two disciplines (for example, many of the combinations involving the Bachelor of Engineering degree). These heavy loads have hitherto been compressed into the next lowest whole number of years and the load has been scaled back accordingly, but in such cases the course has always been effectively of sufficient weight to require an extra semester for completion.
From 1999, this will be reflected in the number of credit points required to complete such degrees (for example the BComm/BE and the BE/BEc will contain 264 credit points, or 5.5 years’-worth of load, despite the fact that both individual component courses have been restructured to an 8 x 6-credit-point base, so that this is not an ‘artificial overload’, as in the case of the BSc/LLB).
Combined courses of this type can be identified in the relevant entry in the Combined Courses section by the fact that the normal duration for the course is given as (for example) 5.5 years rather than a whole number.
However, students who are already enrolled in such courses at 1 January 1999 will continue under the previous system, and the course will be treated as though it were only a 5-year course and the 264 credit points will generate only 5 years’-worth of load and 5 years’-worth of HECS for those students.
On the other hand, students who in 1999 enrol for the first time, or transfer from another course into one of these courses, will be expected to do so in the knowledge that they are actually choosing to undertake a five-and-a-half-year course, which will be capable of being completed in 5 years by following an accelerated course pattern, but which will comprise 5.5 years’-worth of load and HECS.
Transitional arrangements
Appropriate transitional arrangements have been made for students already on course at the end of 1998.
If you are undertaking a single course or a combined course containing a component which has been restructured (see above), the appropriate Faculty Office/s will be able to give you advice on completion of the degree, since the requirements may have changed — although the total size of the package will be the same. You will also be able to obtain an indication of the approximate credit point equivalent of old-style single-point units completed up to the end of 1998.
During this transitional period, any change to the requirements will not be permitted to disadvantage students already enrolled in the course, either academically or financially. Normally, when course requirements change, students are given the option of completing the course under the new or the old requirements, but obviously, this is possible only where the old requirements still exist. Where they do not, a Faculty is permitted to determine that continuing students should complete a course under new conditions. In such cases, appropriate variations of the new course requirements will be approved to ensure that students are not disadvantaged.
If you are undertaking a single or combined course where no restructuring has taken place (again, see above), your course requirements will not normally have been changed, but will simply have been translated into credit-point terms.
Course Requirements and Degree Rules
The undergraduate course legislation has been expressed more simply. Previously, there were more than 40 sets of Rules detailing specific requirements for each individual bachelor degree and combined course, as well as Units Orders made under those Rules. These Rules and Orders were available only on the Internet, while the Handbook provided a summary of their essential provisions. There is now a single set of Bachelor Degrees Rules, written in plain English, which captures all the elements common to the various degrees. These new Bachelor Degrees Rules 1998 are included for convenience elsewhere in this Chapter. The various specific course and unit requirements are, as before, detailed in the individual Faculty entries in Chapter 3 of the Handbook but they now have a legislative authority.
The Undergraduate Handbook will be updated as appropriate from time to time. The authoritative version at any time can be found at [http://www.anu.edu.au/handbook/].
Deferment is available for all undergraduate courses (with the exception of those offered by the Institute of the Arts) to applicants who have just completed their initial secondary schooling and are offered a place in a degree course in the University. This means an applicant who was a full-time secondary school student in 1998 and is offered a place in a degree course at this University in 1999 may defer enrolment for one year and be assured of a place in 2000.
An applicant wishing to defer entry who has received an offer of a place for 1999 must either notify the University by the end of the registration period of the intention to defer or, if enrolment has been registered, by the end of the fourth week of the first teaching period. Requests for deferment should be made in writing to the Director Student Administration and Support Services. A statement of the reasons for the deferment would be helpful to the University. Deferment lapses if tertiary studies are undertaken.
To secure a place in 2000, an applicant granted deferment for 1999 must obtain an application form and lodge it with UAC by the end of September 1999.
Intensity of enrolment (part-time or full-time) is determined each semester. A student enrolled for the semester in 75 per cent (that is .375 EFTSU per semester) or more of the standard full-time load for that stage of the course is deemed to be full-time.
Each faculty has one or two sub-deans who are available to help students in matters connected with their course of studies. An appointment with the sub-dean may be arranged through the faculty office concerned.
Students should read this Undergraduate Handbook carefully, and then, if they would like some guidance in the selection of units or in the choice of a degree course, arrange to see the appropriate sub-dean. There is some advantage for a person requesting advanced status (advanced standing) to consult the sub-dean of the faculty in which admission is being sought before lodging an application.
Offers of places will be made in late January/early February. If you receive an offer of a place in a degree course at the ANU, you will be sent information with your offer on how to accept and to register your enrolment.
Registration of enrolment (continuing/ re-enrolling students)
All coursework students (undergraduate and postgraduate) continuing in their respective courses of study in 1999 or seeking to transfer to a new course of study in 1999 will be advised of the 1999 re-enrolment procedures in October 1998.
To collect the re-enrolment pack from the student enquiry counter in the Chancelry Annex, proof of identification (current student card) must be provided; or, if collecting the pack for someone else, a signed letter of authorisation from that individual must be provided.
The Re-enrolment Guide included in the re-enrolment pack will provide information on the following:
Students seeking advice about enrolment for 1999 should see the respective Faculty Office before completing and submitting the re-enrolment forms.
Personalised re-enrolment forms will be mailed to students who have discontinued or suspended their course of study for the year or, who have been absent on approved cross-institutional enrolment at another institution in 1998.
The forms should be completed and returned either personally or by mail to Student Administration by 5pm on Friday, 18 December 1998. Forms submitted after the closing date will not be processed until mid March 1999. Students re-enrolling via the Web have until midnight on 23 December 1998 to register their 1999 enrolment and make amendments.
Students who fail to re-enrol, or who have not obtained formal approval for a period of leave of absence, will lose their place in the course. Those students must apply for readmission to the same course or a new course of study through the Universities Admissions Centre by the last working day of September in the year preceding the year in which they wish to resume studies at the University.
Course transfers between faculties are normally only approved at the beginning of each academic year.
Continuing students applying to transfer to a new course of study should complete an Enrolment — Continuing Students form for their current course, plus an Application for Course Transfer form. Both forms should be submitted together by the prescribed date to Student Administration.
Students seeking to transfer courses should not re-enrol via the Web.
Suspension of course/leave of absence
An approved period of suspension or leave of absence from an undergraduate course of study may be granted to a student on application. Such leave is normally restricted to a maximum of one academic year in the first instance. Applications in excess of this time will be approved only in exceptional circumstances at the direction of the respective Course Authority/Course Authorities. Only students with some academic standing in a course (that is, have achieved at least a final result in one unit) will be considered for leave of absence from a course. New students who have an effective enrolment in a course of study but not yet achieved any results will be considered for a voluntary suspension of course on application.
All such requests should be made, in writing, to the respective Course Authority. Such leave should be sought prior to the commencement of the academic year or semester in which it is to take effect. A continuing student who re- enrols, and within the first four weeks of semester withdraws from all units, shall be considered for a suspension of course, providing there has been no effective enrolment for the semester.
Alteration or cancellation of enrolment
Applications to alter or cancel an enrolment must be made in person on the appropriate form at the respective Faculty Office. In 1999 during Orientation Week and Weeks 1 and 2 of First Semester, all undergraduate students wishing to vary their enrolment must attend Melville Hall in person to make the variation. Details of opening hours will be posted on noticeboards.
Enrolment in an annual or First Semester unit or change of course will not be permitted after 12 March. Enrolment in a Second Semester unit will not be permitted after 30 July. Withdrawal from a unit or units or from a course may be made throughout the year. Withdrawals are subject to the approval of the sub-dean or faculty secretary of the faculty concerned.
For the purpose of determining academic performance, the effective date of a cancellation is the date on which the University office receives the notification in writing. A cancellation in a full-year unit made after the last Friday of the third teaching period will normally be classified as a failure. In some cases earlier withdrawal may also be classified as a failure. A student may cancel his or her enrolment in a semester unit without penalty up to three weeks before the end of teaching in First Semester and up to three weeks before the end of teaching in Second Semester.
In 1999 a student will be regarded as having failed in a semester unit if the cancellation is made after —
First Semester 21 May
Second Semester 8 October
Students who cancel their enrolments in full at a certain stage of the year may be eligible for a refund of part of the General Services Fee paid. For details, see the section below on the General Services Fee.
It is essential that a “Change of Address/Phone Details” form be promptly completed and submitted to Student Administration in the Chancelry Annex to notify a change in the student’s mailing address, permanent home address or the address of a person to be contacted in the event of an emergency. The mailing address is the address to which the University will normally despatch all correspondence (including examination results) relating to a student’s enrolment. A temporary mailing address may also be recorded. Students may also update their address via the Web at: http://ISIS.anu.edu.au using their student number and Personal Access Code (PAC)
The Lecture Timetable for 1999 is available on the Web at: http:// www.anu.edu.au/timetable
Students should check the timetable periodically as scheduled lecture times may be changed.
It is the responsibility of students to ensure that they are familiar with
the degree requirements and that they are formally enrolled in units which
conform to degree requirements. The Bachelor Degrees Rules are published
on the Web at
http://www.anu.edu.au/registrar/council/rules
and earlier in this chapter Bachelor Degrees Rules 1998.
Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS)
This Australian Government scheme was introduced in 1989 as a means by which students contribute towards the cost of their higher education course. The annual course contribution fee is indexed each year. All students enrolled in courses on a HECS basis are required to lodge a HECS Payment Option form at the time of initial enrolment in their course. Proof of citizenship or residency may also be required when lodging this form. If a student changes course or wishes to change his/her payment option a new HECS Payment Options form must be lodged with Student Administration.
For students who commenced a course of study in 1997 or later the following HECS charges for the equivalent of a full-time student load (applied on a “unit of enrolment” basis) will apply in 1999:
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A$3,409 |
Arts, Behavioural Science, Humanities, Social Studies, Visual & Performing Arts |
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A$4,855 |
Administration, Agriculture, Business Computing, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Processing, Renewable Resources, Science |
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A$5,682 |
Law, Legal Studies, Medical Science |
Contributions are calculated at the semester census date. In First Semester the census date is 31 March. In Second Semester it is 31 August.
Each semester students have a choice of either paying their contribution upfront by the date set by the University and receiving a 25 per cent discount or deferring their payment and paying the full amount through the taxation system. From 1998 students electing to defer their HECS payments through the taxation system have been eligible to make partial upfront payments (minimum payment of $500). See the 1999 HECS booklet for details.
Australian permanent residents who have not become Australian citizens within one year of meeting Australian citizenship requirements must pay their HECS upfront without the 25 percent discount.
New Zealand citizens who are not Australian citizens are required to pay their HECS upfront without the 25 per cent discount.
It is a condition of new or continuing enrolment at the University that the procedures associated with HECS be completed. Failure to do so will cause cancellation of enrolment.
Certain categories of students are exempt from payment under the Scheme. These include:
These students are normally liable for a tuition fee instead of HECS.
Further details about the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) in 1999 are contained in the booklet produced by the Australian Taxation Office and the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs, distributed to all students enrolling or re-enrolling in 1999.
A General Services Fee is payable by all students. Moneys raised by the fees are for the provision to students of services and amenities not of an academic nature. The annual General Services Fee for all undergraduate students in 1999 will be $180 (comprising a recurrent fee and amounts determined each year, for allocation to the capital project levy and the Endowment for Excellence Accommodation Bursaries) payable by 8 January 1999 for all continuing students. Students who enrol for only one semester pay half of the annual General Services Fee.
Continuing coursework students who have not paid their General Services Fee by 8 January 1999 will incur a non-refundable $50 late fee. After the start of semester the late fee will rise to $100. For students re-enrolling in Second Semester only the General Services fee is $90 and must be paid by 4.30pm on Friday 16 July 1999. After this date a $100 non-refundable late fee will apply. NO students will be permitted to enrol after census date.
Students who cancel their enrolment in full before the commencement of the academic year or Second Semester may be eligible for a refund of part of the General Services Fee. There is a cancellation charge of $25 for new students who cancel their enrolment in full before the commencement of their first semester of enrolment. An application for a refund should be made, in writing, and lodged with Student Administration, Chancelry Annex.
General Services Fee for cross-institutional students
Students who are currently enrolled on a cross-institutional basis at the University of Canberra may pay half the General Services Fee that is otherwise due. Students enrolled on a cross-institutional basis from institutions other than the University of Canberra may be exempt from payment of the General Services Fee if they have already paid the fee of the home institution. In both cases a receipt from the other institution must be provided at time of enrolment.
The booklist for each unit will be available from departments and centres from about November 1998.
Membership of student organisations
With the completion of enrolment procedures, undergraduate students are entitled to membership of the Students’ Association, the University Union and the Sports Union. The Council of the University holds the view that student management of student affairs is a desirable University purpose and encourages active student participation in these student organisations. However, while payment of the General Services Fee, which provides funds for the provision of services and amenities of a non-academic nature for students is compulsory, membership of the student organisations is voluntary. From the time of registration of enrolment the student has the right at any stage during the academic year to withdraw from membership and then to resume membership of any of the student organisations by informing, in writing, the student organisation concerned.
If a student elects not to be a member of one or all of the student organisations, the decision is of no academic significance and the student has access to the services and amenities provided but is not eligible to enjoy any of the rights specific to members of the organisation. (See Student Facilities Section.)
Orientation Week provides an opportunity for students to familiarise themselves with the ANU campus, to finalise enrolments, to join student clubs and societies and to participate in numerous social activities organised by the Students’ Association. Introductory lectures are held by each Faculty and by many Departments. They provide a good opportunity to meet lecturers, find lecture theatres and find out a little about what courses are on offer.
Regular events in the O-Week timetable are:
Monday — introductory lecture
for all first-timers in Llewellyn Hall.
Wednesday — Clubs and Societies
Market Day.
Students are able to join a large range of sporting, social, religious and academic clubs and societies. Students are encouraged to participate in the numerous social events held during O-Week.
It is University policy that lecturers should discuss with their class at the beginning of each year or semester, as appropriate, possible and practicable means of assessing units. Broad assessment guidelines are published in this Handbook as a guide to students.
Students with a disability should contact the Disability Adviser or the Examinations Office well in advance of requiring alternative assessment techniques. Requests should be lodged on the form provided by the Examinations Office and accompanied by a medical certificate. This application should be submitted by early May for First Semester examinations and by early October for those held in November. The decision on the form of assessment to be used is made by the appropriate faculty and department following discussion with the student, if necessary. Variations may include a combination of oral examination, use of tape recorder and notes, an amanuensis (someone who writes for you) or extra time.
All students enrolled in coursework unit/s, who have met the assessment guidelines for the respective unit/s, are eligible to sit any examination that is required to be performed for the purpose of a final assessment in the unit/s. Some departments also conduct mid-semester examinations.
Entry to examinations is subject to the approval of the appropriate head of department or centre. Students may be excluded from sitting for an examination if they have not attended lectures or performed practical or other work as prescribed by the department or centre concerned.
The Examinations (The Faculties) Rules contain provisions for students who fail to attend a scheduled examination as well as for those whose studies are affected by illness. Detailed information is provided in the Student Enrolment and Administrative Procedures Guide which is given to all new coursework students at time of enrolment. The Examinations (The Faculties) Rules are available on the Web at http://www.anu.edu.au/registrar/council/rules/. Copies are available from the Examinations Office or faculty offices.
Examination timetables: Available on the Web at http://www.anu.edu.au/timetable/exams
The draft timetable for the First Semester examinations will be posted on a noticeboard outside the J.B. Chifley Building in May. Similarly, the draft timetable for Second Semester examination period will be posted in September. Each draft timetable, which will remain on the noticeboard for approximately 7 days, is subject to alteration and any clashes or inconsistencies should be reported to the Examinations Office. The final copy of the examination timetable will be available from the J.B. Chifley Building and the Examinations Office.
Examination — student identification
Each eligible candidate for a formal examination will be admitted to the examination room subject to identification by means of his/her Australian National University Student Card.
Misconduct in the preparation and submission of written work and examinations for assessment will have serious consequences for a student, who may fail the unit, receive a mark penalty or in some circumstances face disciplinary proceedings.
The University’s Misconduct in Examinations Rules apply to all students, undergraduate and post graduate, and define misconduct as including:
(a) cheating;
(b) plagiarism;
(c) reproducing in, or submitting for assessment
for, any examination, the work of another person, whether in whole or in
part and whether with or without the knowledge or consent of that other
person;
(d) except with the approval of the Prescribed Authority, submitting
for an examination any work previously submitted for an examination;
(e)
failing to comply with the university’s instruct ions to examination candidates
at, or in relation to, an examination; and
(f) acting, or assisting another
person to act, dis honestly in or in connection with an examination.
The Misconduct in Examination Rules may be found on the Web at:
http://www.anu.edu.au/registrar/council/rules/
A student eligible to sit a supplementary examination in a unit will be notified on the official Result Notice. A unit grade of PX in the grade column of the Result Notice indicates a student is eligible to sit a supplementary examination. You should apply in writing to the respective Unit Authority within seven (7) working days of the Result Notice being issued, if you wish to undertake supplementary assessment.
The policy statement on Supplementary examinations may be found on the
Web at:
http://www.anu.edu.au/acad.registrar/supexam.htm.
Students are reminded that unit results are determined not only by their performance in written examinations but also by the satisfactory completion of essays, class exercises and practical work as prescribed by the department or centre concerned.
Students who cancel their enrolment in a unit should note that withdrawal may be counted as a failure in determining academic progress. Further information is published in the General Information section of this Handbook under Alteration or cancellation of enrolment.
Students must not communicate with an examiner in a unit between the time of attempting the examination and the formal issue of results for that examination.
Official notification of examination results will be sent to each student’s mailing address in July for all First Semester units and in December for all Second Semester and annual units attempted. Summer and Winter Session results will be notified separately. Examination results may also be obtained via the Web at: http://isis.anu.edu.au using your student number and Personal Access Code (PAC)
Note: Students should ensure their recorded mailing address is correct, particularly when they are absent from Canberra. Students may change their mailing address via the Web at: http://isis.anu.edu.au using their student number and PAC.
A uniform grading system has been established throughout the University for all coursework units, effective from 1 January 1994. The mark range is set out below. The mark as well as the grade obtained is disclosed on the results advice notices and transcripts of academic record. This mark range must NOT be equated with any grade awarded prior to 1994.
Honours grades
First Class Honours (80–100)
Second Class Honours Division A (70–79)
Second
Class Honours Division B (60–69)
Third Class Honours ((50–60)
Final Pass Grades
High Distinction (80–100)
Distinction (70–79)
Credit (60–69)
Course requirements
satisfied (50–100)
Pass (50–59)
Passed at supplementary examination (50)
Final Fail Grades
Fail (0–49)
Not completed fail
Withdrawn with failure
Students who wish to query results of an assessment are advised to first raise the matter informally with the member of staff responsible for the assessment concerned. If, after consultation, a student still believes that there are grounds that the result is inappropriate, a request for a review of the assessment concerned may be made in writing to the Head of Department (in the Faculties of Arts, Science, and Engineering and Information Technology), the Head of Centre (in the Faculty of Asian Studies), the Dean (in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce) or the Chair of Examiners (in the Faculty of Law). It is then the responsibility of the Head of Department (or Dean, etc) to investigate the matter and ensure that assessment has been properly and fairly carried out. Students are entitled to a statement of the reasons for the final decision; they may ask to see any relevant documentation which has been generated by the progress of the review.
These procedures are currently under review, and it is possible that a time limit for lodgement of requests for review may be introduced.
Under a new policy being implemented in 1998, uniform minimum academic performance criteria will apply across all Faculties. The policy preserves the existing provision that a student who has failed a unit twice is not permitted to enrol in that unit for a third time, and requires that the overall academic performance of all students enrolled in bachelor degrees in The Faculties be monitored. Where a student has, over four consecutive semesters of effective enrolment (excluding periods of approved leave) failed units to the value of more than half the credit points in which the student has been enrolled, the student’s enrolment in the award course will be terminated. Fail includes N, NCN or WN.
The earliest a student’s course could be terminated because of inadequate overall academic performance is at the end of 1999, following the Second Semester/Annual examinations. However, students in the Faculty of Law will continue to be subject to the Faculty’s existing academic progress criteria in 1998.
There will continue to be a process whereby a student may appeal against the decision of a Faculty in relation to academic performance.
Details of the academic performance policy may be obtained from Faculty Offices and from the University’s website at www.anu.edu.au/acad.registrar/
Separate academic progress rules apply in the Institute of the Arts.
Students who satisfy the requirements for an award course at the time the examination results are published will have that award conferred at the next appropriate ceremony.
In 1999 degree conferring ceremonies will be held in April and October. Potential graduands must complete an Application for Conferring of Award. Forms are available from all Faculty Offices or from Student Administration in the Chancelry Annex. Applications for April ceremonies must be completed and submitted to Student Administration no later than 31 October of the year prior to graduation and for September ceremonies no later than 31 May of the same year. For graduands unable to attend the ceremony, it is possible for awards to be conferred in absentia.
Further information about the conferring of a degree can be obtained from Student Administration.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
ANU National Undergraduate Scholarships
The Australian National University offers up to 27 ANU National Undergraduate Scholarships for award each year. Eighteen of the scholarships will be awarded on a State quota basis and the remaining nine (including two for the Institute of the Arts: one for Art and one for Music) will be awarded on a ‘national’ basis. To retain a scholarship for the duration of a course, a scholar is expected to proceed on a full-time basis towards the completion of an honours course in either a single degree course or combined course leading to two degrees. The objective of the scholarship scheme is to attract to the ANU outstanding school-leavers from across Australia to undertake their undergraduate studies at this University.
Selection for scholarships in The Faculties is based primarily on academic performance in the final year or years at school and, as a guide, successful applicants are drawn from those who perform at the very highest level and who achieve results which place them in the top one percentile ranking in each State and Territory.
Selection for scholarships in ITA will be based on:
In accordance with its role as a national university the ANU, however, also seeks to maintain an appropriate balance between States and Territories and in the range of discipline areas undertaken by the scholars and also takes account of gender balance and general principles of equity in the selection of scholars.
The scholarships are available to Australian citizens and those who hold permanent residence status, and who have not previously been enrolled for any tertiary degree or diploma course.
In 1998 each ANU National Undergraduate Scholarship was valued at $A8,670 per annum plus a travel component for scholars who do not normally reside in the ACT. An ANU National Undergraduate Scholarship is not tenable with another major award if that other award is bonded or has conditions attached which restrict academic choice.
Application forms and detailed conditions of award may be obtained from the Director, Student Administration and Support Services. Applications close on 30 November each year.
The University offers seven ANU Region Scholarships each year. Six scholarships are for award to applicants from the regions surrounding the University: Wollongong, South Coast, Highlands, Goulburn and Yass, Western Slopes and Plains, and South West. One further scholarship is available for an applicant from Victoria.
Each scholarship is worth $5,000 per annum for a maximum of four years, for full-time study towards a Bachelor degree.
The scholarships are available to immediate school leavers who are Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia. A successful applicant may apply for the scholarship to be deferred for one year.
Selection is made on the basis of academic merit and residence or schooling in one of the Regions.
The University offers thirty ANU Honours Scholarships each year. Four of the scholarships have been named for the late H C Coombs (one of which will be awarded to an applicant of Indigenous Australian origin). Each scholarship is worth $4,000 with an additional allowance of $4,500 for students who transfer their enrolment from outside the ACT to this University for Honours.
The scholarships are available to applicants intending to enrol full-time in the Honours Year of a course of study leading to the award of the degree of Bachelor with Honours or applicants who will be in the final year of a course of study leading to the award of the degree of Bachelor with Honours where the honours component is an integral part of the final year (such as Law, Engineering, Visual Arts and Music).
The scholarships are available to Australian citizens, permanent residents and International students.
It is important to note that the an ANU Honours Scholarship may not be held concurrently with any scholarship or award of the same or greater value offered by this University or another source. An ANU Honours Scholarship may be held concurrently with the Youth Allowance.
If an applicant is not a student of the University a separate application for admission must be submitted.
Selection will be made on academic merit as well as the fields of study in which the candidates have expressed an interest and the availability of appropriate supervision.
With the approval of the relevant academic area a successful applicant may commence the Honours Program and take up the scholarship in either the first or second semester of the academic year.
HECS Equity and Merit Scholarships
In 1998 the Commonwealth Government supported thirteen new HECS Equity and Merit Scholarships which, for successful applicants, covered the HECS charge for the full course.
In 1998 the scholarships were awarded to applicants new to higher education and studying full- or part-time, who could prove financial need.
For 1998 the selection criteria for these scholarships changed to include part-time students. For further information contact the Prizes and Scholarships Officer on 02 6249 5595.
Scholarships for International Students
The Australian National University will offer up to nine undergraduate scholarships for study commencing in 1999. Scholarships will cover the costs of tuition for the normal duration of the degree program.
ANU Scholarships
Six full undergraduate tuition scholarships are available for students from any country. Scholarships will be awarded on academic merit. In order to be considered for an undergraduate scholarship an International Student Application Form must be submitted by 11 December 1998.
Students applying for First Semester, 2000, and onwards, must submit a separate scholarship application as well as an International Student Application Form. Forms will be available from the International Education Office at The Australian National University, from your local IDP Education Australia Office or from one of the University’s representatives.
Alumni Scholarships
Three full undergraduate tuition scholarships are available for a student from each of the following countries — Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Scholarship application details may be obtained from the International Education Office at The Australian National University, from your local IDP Education Australia Office or from one of the University’s representatives.
Youth Allowance and Austudy — financial assistance for students
The Commonwealth Government provides financial assistance for students through:
*Youth Allowance (for full time students aged 16–24 and other young people aged up to 21);
*Austudy payment (for full time students aged 25 and over).
Financial assistance is provided through Centrelink for Australian students studying full time at universities and other approved secondary and tertiary institutions. To be eligible for Youth Allowance or the Austudy payment you need to meet personal (and partner where appropriate) income and assets tests and satisfy an activity test. For most full time students, enrolment in an approved course will satisfy the activity test. If you are claiming Youth Allowance and you are not considered independent, your eligibility will depend on your parent(s)/guardian(s) income and family assets.
Students must be formally enrolled in an approved course of study. Full time students will be required to undertake at least three quarters of a normal full time workload and part time students (Youth Allowance) will be required to undertake another approved activity such as looking for suitable part time work or voluntary work to meet the activity test requirements. For students in courses which attract a Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) charge, this means undertaking a student load of 0.375 or more per semester. There are also satisfactory progress rules which may limit the time a student may continue to get assistance to complete a course.
Youth Allowance does not have backdating provisions (only in exceptional circumstances eg temporary incapacity) therefore students are encouraged to lodge a claim as soon as they consider themselves eligible. Payment will generally commence from the date that the claim form is lodged or the date studies commence, whichever is the later. Full time students who are between study programs (including vacation periods) will continue to be regarded as full time students as long as they intend to resume study the following semester.
Under 25 year old dependent or independent full time students who are living away from home to study may be eligible for a fortnightly living away from home allowance and Rent Assistance. Students may also be eligible to receive Fares Allowance for journeys between their home or their parent(s)/guardian(s) home and their place of study.
To maintain eligibility, students must notify Centrelink of any changes to their circumstances within 14 days, including changes in enrolment and their personal income.
New students intending to apply should note that evidence of identity and enrolment must be provided at the time of lodging their application. Other information may also be required, including parent(s)/guardian(s) information (for dependent Youth Allowance applicants).
Application forms and information may be obtained from any Centrelink office or by calling 13 2490.
*This information was prepared by Centrelink in July 1998.
The University, in association with the Credit Union of Canberra Ltd, has developed a loan scheme for students in short-term financial need. Loans are approved by the Student Loan Fund Committee which consists of a member of the Students’ Association and two members of the University staff. All meetings of the Committee are strictly confidential. Funds are disbursed by the Credit Union and repayments made to it. The conditions and amounts of loans are flexible to cater for the needs of individual students, but loans are not available to pay the tuition fees. Further information and application forms may be obtained from the Students’ Association office, Level 1, University Union.
The University offers collegiate accommodation in six halls of residence and affiliated colleges and non-collegiate accommodation in Toad Hall. At the time of printing this Handbook fees for 1999 had not been determined. All fees are revised regularly, and details of the fees to be charged for 1999 will be available from University Accommodation Services. The web site address for University Accommodation Services is http://www.anu.edu.au/accom/ Information on all residences is available from University Accommodation Services and links to each residence, application forms and bursary information and applications are accessible from this address.
Endowment Accommodation Bursaries
The University expects to be able to offer in the order of 80 Accommodation Bursaries in 1999. The value of the bursary in 1998 was $41 per week. This was equal to half the weekly rental of Fenner Hall. Bursaries will be available for undergraduate students for up to a maximum of 40 weeks, and for postgraduate students up to a maximum of 48 weeks.
Details of the eligibility criteria and application forms can be obtained
from University Accommodation Services ph. 02 6243 3192, fax: 02 6249 0737;
or alternatively by checking the University’s website address as follows:
http://www.anu.edu.au/accom/bursaries.html
Applying for Accommodation
All applications must be lodged with the University Accommodation Services. There is no formal closing date for accommodation applications. However, you are advised to return your completed application form as soon as possible to maximise your chances of obtaining your first choice.
Application forms are available from University Accommodation Services.
On line applications may be found at
http://www.anu.edu.au/accom/form/1999-res-application.html A $20.00 administrative charge applies
to each application. One application covers all residences.
On first accepting a place in a hall or college, a student pays a non-refundable registration fee, which in 1998 ranged between $A50 and $A115, and a deposit. The deposit in 1998 for Burgmann College was $A150, for Ursula College $A375, for John XXIII College $A350, for Burton & Garran Hall $A200, for Fenner Hall $A200, for Bruce Hall $A375 and Toad Hall $A300. These charges are under review.
The deposit is refunded when a student leaves the hall or college provided all obligations have been met.
Bruce Hall, Burton & Garran Hall and Fenner Hall
Bruce and Burton & Garran Halls are situated on the University site along Daley Road. Fenner Hall is located about 2.5 kilometres from the campus. These halls of residence are equipped with single study/bedrooms providing accommodation for both men and women as follows:
Bruce Hall 221 students
Burton & Garran Hall 516 students
Fenner Hall 492 students
The Halls are in the charge of a Head and governing body assisted by other residential staff.
Bruce Hall provides students with breakfast and dinner on weekdays with other meals available on a “pay-as-you-go” basis. Burton & Garran Hall and Fenner Hall are equipped with communal kitchens and students prepare and cook their own meals.
During 1998 residence fees per annum, exclusive of vacations, were
Bruce Hall $A5,032
Burton & Garran Hall $A2,952 (no meals)
Fenner Hall $A3,116
(no meals)
Fees at Bruce and Burton & Garran Halls are payable four weeks in advance and Fenner Hall eight weeks in advance. Fees for 1999 are under review.
John XXIII College, Ursula College, Burgmann College
Two affiliated colleges have been established on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church on the University site. John XXIII College has places for 280 men and women students in single study/bedrooms. Ursula College offers the same type of accommodation for 192 men and women students. Membership of Ursula College is offered on condition that a member undertakes two hours of work for the College each week of the residential year. Further information on each college may be obtained from the Master, John XXIII College or the Principal, Ursula College.
A third affiliated college, Burgmann College, jointly sponsored by five Australian churches, provides accommodation for 243 men and women students. Further information may be obtained from the Principal of Burgmann College.
All Colleges offer fully catered accommodation, providing 21 meals per week.
Residence fees per annum, exclusive of vacations, in 1998 were:
John XXIII College $A6,428
Ursula College $A6,630
Burgmann College $A6,970
Fees at John XXIII College are payable by the teaching period and are due on the first day of each semester. Fees at Burgmann and Ursula Colleges are payable a semester in advance. Fees for 1999 are under review.
General Information
Students will be required to sign a residency agreement. The length of the agreement may vary between residences.
Students wishing to resign from a hall or college prior to the end of the residential year normally incur a financial penalty.
Students readmitted to a hall or college are required to pay an advance on their residence fee, the payment to be made by a time specified by the Head of the hall or college. The advance is forfeited should a student not come into residence.
Students in residence in a hall or college are required to become members of the appropriate students’ association in their residence.
Toad Hall
Toad Hall accommodates 228 men and women students in a style different from the other halls and colleges. It is designed so that a group of five or ten study/bedrooms has its own bathroom, lounge and kitchen area, with cooking facilities sufficient for students to prepare their own meals.
Toad Hall has no warden or master and is administered by a management committee chaired by a member of the academic staff of the University with the assistance of a manager. Residents are represented on the management committee through a residents’ community group which also has responsibility for the quality of living at the Hall. A fee of $A77 per week applied in 1998. Fees are payable four weeks in advance. Fees for 1999 are under review.
Information about private accommodation is available from the University
Accommodation Services
ph: 02 6243 3100; fax: 02 6249 0737;
email: uni.accom@anu.edu.au
Rates for shared houses in 1998 ranged between $A60–$A80 per week and for full board approximately $A155 per week. Arrangements for private accommodation must be made in person.
This service is offered by University Accommodation Services to assist
groups of students to find accommodation on the private rental market.
The Housing Referral Service maintains a list of houses and rooms available
on the private rental market on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.anu.edu.au/accom/housingonline/
The University Library collection is housed in three main buildings, the R.G. Menzies, J.B. Chifley and the W.K. Hancock buildings. Additional services are provided by the Law Library, five branch libraries servicing the sciences, the University Archives and the Noel Butlin Archives Centre, and a Library Store located in the A.D. Hope Building. Total holdings of the Library now comprise more that 1.8 million volumes and approximately 12,000 serial titles. The Noel Butlin Archives Centre houses 13,000 shelf metres of records of Australian trade unions, employer, industry and professional bodies, and companies.
The J.B. Chifley Building (Building 15) contains the main social sciences and humanities collections relating to Australia, Europe and the Americas (as well as the Reserve Area for the social sciences and humanities). The building is also the centre for audiovisual equipment and materials within the Library and provides satellite television services.
The R.G. Menzies Building (Building 2) houses collections relating to Asia and the Pacific, a major collection of government documents with emphasis on economics and statistics, the Library’s rare books collection and ANU theses.
The Science collections are contained in the W.K. Hancock Building (Building 43) and the branch libraries. The W.K. Hancock building contains general science material, mathematical and computing sciences, biological sciences, psychology, geology, environmental science and technology, history and philosophy of science, science policy (and a Reserve collection). The branch libraries are Chemistry (Research School of Chemistry — Building 35), Earth Sciences (Research School of Earth Sciences — Building 61), Medical Sciences (John Curtin School of Medical Research — Building 54), Physical Sciences (Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering — Building 59) and Astronomy (Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics).
The Law Library (Building 15) contains the law collection and law material with special emphasis on public and international law (and a Reserve collection).
Library services include access to electronic databases such as Reuters, UnCover and Current Contents, a series of international databases, a range of CDROM products and satellite television from Asia, Europe and the USA. Microcomputer laboratories are available for student use in the J.B. Chifley and W.K. Hancock buildings and the Law Library.
A major resource, available in all Library locations and via the Internet, is the ANU Library website (anulib) which provides access to the Library catalogue, Library information, past ANU examination papers, ANU theses, online databases and also electronic information available via the Internet which includes worldwide library catalogues, electronic conference and electronic journals.
During Orientation Week, new students are invited to introductory tours in each of the main library buildings and in the Law Library. The Library conducts a variety of ongoing training for the benefit of its users including sessions to find out about resources and services available at the various library buildings, information seminars about finding and using electronic resources subscribed to and held by the library. Additional information about training programs is available on the Library’s website.[http://anulib.anu.edu.au]
Library staff can assist students to find information in the Library. All students will find that they need to spend a considerable amount of their time in the Library and are encouraged to make full use of all the Library facilities. Apart from certain restricted categories, students may borrow most materials held in the various libraries.
Special facilities are available for people with temporary or permanent disabilities. Inquires about these can be made at any of the main Library buildings or anulib under collections and services.
The Library welcomes suggestions for items not held in its collections. This can be done through anulib. Wherever possible, within financial limitations and selection policies, the Library will endeavour to purchase the material suggested.
Library guides describing services, facilities, opening hours and borrowing regulations are available in print format in all buildings as well as in electronic format on anulib. The Library’s information desk is accessible by email at — library.info@anu.edu.au.
Jabal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Centre
The Jabal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Centre can be found in lower Melville Hall. It consists of offices, study and tutorial rooms, computer lab, a seminar room and students’ common room. The Centre provides a first point of contact for all inquiries about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student matters in the University. The Centre provides an identifiable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence on campus. It is a focus for Indigenous Australian activities, and for the education of other members of the University community about Indigenous Australian issues.
The important functions of the Centre include:
The academic and social support focus of the Centre is an important part of helping to build a successful Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student community. It provides a level of student support facilities and services which is necessary for Indigenous Australian students to achieve their full academic potential.
The Centre provides information on casual and part-time employment for students while they are studying and information on graduate employment for those making the transition from study to work. Students at all levels of their courses can review the career implications of their course choice, the nature of graduate employment, and the possibilities of further vocational and professional training.
Final year students, especially, are helped in the business of job seeking through practical advice on job applications and interviews, information on vacancies and employing organisations, and contact arranged with prospective employers, including campus interviews.
A Careers Library contains comprehensive information about career areas and employers of graduates in Australia and overseas.
There are two careers counsellors and a graduate recruitment coordinator. One of the counsellors has a special responsibility for international students. For graduate employment and career information, telephone 02 6249 3593. For casual employment inquiries, telephone 02 6249 3674.
The Chaplaincy team’s services are available to students and staff (of any or no denomination or faith). The Chaplains’ office is on the Bridge of the University Union and is open Monday–Friday for the times advertised — tel: 02 6249 4246. The chaplaincy offers emotional and spiritual support for people going through hard times; referral to counsellors or other professionals as required; confidential counselling and advice on spiritual and religious issues; discussion groups; forums, workshops, lectures on spirituality and living at the end of the 2nd millennium; meditation and prayer; friendship, referral to the various religious groups on campus. All services are free and confidential.
Father Brendan McPhillips is the Catholic Chaplain to the University and Prior of Blackfriars Priory at Watson. The Rev. David Oliphant is the Combined Churches Coordinator at the University and Co-ordinator of Chaplaincy at The Canberra Hospital.
The University Counselling Centre offers free services to students to help with problems or difficulties which may adversely affect academic study. These may concern —
Counselling is usually short-term and aims to increase understanding of the problem and to assist the individual to find effective solutions. All interviews are strictly confidential. Group programs are sometimes available on some of the above topics.
The counsellors are Sybille Kovacs, Heather McLeod, Geoff Mortimore, Karen Proctor, Sue Todd and Anna Weatherly. They can be contacted on tel: 02 6249 2442.
The Centre is located on the first floor of the Health and Counselling Centre Building in North Road, adjacent to the ANU Sports Union. The Centre also has a counselling room in the Institute of the Arts.
The Dean of Students, who is a member of the academic staff, is appointed by the Council. The Dean assists the Vice-Chancellor, the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic), the Director, Student Administration and Support Services, the Board of The Faculties, the Institute of the Arts and the Graduate School in a wide range of matters related to both undergraduate and graduate students.
The Dean takes a general overview of the academic and personal welfare of all students in the University. He is Chair of the University Awards Committe which awards undergraduate scholarships and University prizes.
Most importantly, the Dean of Students plays an ombudsman role for students (undergraduate and graduate) in the University. This provides students with an opportunity to obtain advice and help on grievances or difficulties of any nature relating to their studies, accommodation, personal or financial welfare.
The University provides assistance to students with disabilities and would appreciate knowing a student’s needs well in advance of enrolment. Applicants are strongly advised to contact the Disability Adviser before submitting their applications to ensure that early arrangements for their assistance can be made.
For information and advice about services for students with disabilities, contact Margaret Miller in H Block on 02 6249 5036; fax: 02 6259 5582; TTY: 02 6249 3008; email: margaret.miller@anu.edu.au.
International Education Office
The International Education Office is located in the Chancelry Annex Building in Ellery Crescent. The Student Services staff provide a wide range of support services for all international students, whether undergraduate, postgraduate, Study Abroad or exchange students.
The services provided include:
Orientation for new international students commencing studies in first semester 1999 will be held on 18, 19, 20 and 27 February. To be able to take part in the first orientation session, students should arrive in Canberra by 17 February.
Orientation sessions for students commencing in second semester 1999 will be held on 15, 16, 17 and 24 July. Students should arrive by 14 July 1998.
The Centre is situated in the Chancelry Annex. It specialises in helping students to improve their performance in the skills required for effective academic work. Any student who would like assurance or advice in any of the following areas is welcome to contact any of the study advisers.
Most work is done on an individual basis but small groups are arranged for students with common problems.
The Centre offers an ‘introduction to university study’ courses before the beginning of the academic year, which are open to all students entering their first year of tertiary study. Study Skills Centre telephone 02 6249 2972 or 02 6249 3749; fax 02 6249 3399; web site http//www.anu.edu.au/ssc/ssc/.
The University Health Service is available to all members of the University community — students and staff. The Health Service is a bulk-billing Medicare practice. It is essential that all eligible patients should carry with them a Medicare card when attending for an appointment. Students in the Medibank Private Overseas Student Scheme can also be bulkbilled. Patients who do not have a Medicare card* or Medibank Private Overseas Student card* will be charged directly at the time of consultation and then be able to reclaim the fee in full from their private fund. Members of the general public are charged a private fee.
The aim of the Health Service is to provide confidential, informal and conveniently accessible primary health care, with emphasis on preventive medicine and health promotion. Facilities include the following: management of acute and chronic illness and injury; inoculations and advice for overseas travellers; routine medical examinations and issuing of medical certificates; pathology testing; contraceptive advice; minor surgery; referral for outside specialist opinion where appropriate.
A wide variety of health related information is available through the Health Service, as is advice on health related aspects of nutrition, exercise and stress management. Physiotherapy is available to students and staff for the treatment and prevention of postural disorders and sports injuries for a fee.
The Health Service is located on the ground floor of Building 18 in North Road, adjacent to the Sports Union. Except in cases of emergency, consultations are by appointment, between 9 am and 5 pm on University working days. Telephone numbers for the Health Service are 02 6249 3598.
The University is not responsible for medical expenses incurred by students as a result of their activities on campus and carries no insurance for this. Students are advised to obtain a Medicare card.
*Overseas Student Health Cover
As a condition of being granted a visa to study in Australia, all international students and their dependants must have medical insurance.
Medical insurance for international students is provided by Medibank Private and is known as the Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). For students who commenced courses prior to 1999 but after 1994, the annual charge is included in the course fee. Students entering the University for the first time in 1999 will have to include the OSHC as an additional amount in their 1999 fee payment and this will be paid to Medibank by the University on your behalf. After this first payment, students will have to pay the OSHC contribution rate direct to the local Medibank office each year. The 1998 contribution rate for twelve months was $A274 for single students and $A548 for a family.
Details of the scheme and benefits available can be obtained from the nearest Australian diplomatic mission, Australian Education Centre, from Medibank Private or from the University.
The Students’ Association has a Welfare Officer dedicated to assisting students with non-academic problems; for example, financial problems, Youth Allowance appeals. The Welfare Officer is situated in the Students’ Association. Appointments may be made by telephoning 06 249 5849.
In addition to the formal courses of study there are opportunities for the student to be active in cultural, social, religious and student political groups and to take part in organised sport. With the completion of enrolment procedures, an undergraduate or a non-award student is eligible for membership of the Australian National University Students’ Association, of the Sports Union and the University Union.
A student who chooses not to be a member of one or all of the student organisations should notify that organisation in writing.
The Students’ Association plays an important role on campus, acting as a resource and information centre to assist students and provide advice and referral to any student in need. The Association provides a voice for undergraduate students in the policymaking bodies of the University to promote their welfare and educational interests. Elections of the President, Treasurer, General Secretary, Education Officer and Social Officer of the Association, Woroni editors, Faculty Representative, the Students’ Representative Council and delegates to the National Conference of the National Union of Students are held annually in the latter part of the year. The Association has regular general meetings which all students are encouraged to attend and participate in, to help decide policy and direction.
The Association provides many services to students, including a second-hand bookshop. emergency student loans, free welfare advice, and the student newspaper Woroni which is produced throughout the year. Affiliated to the Students’ Association is the International Students’ Service of the ANU (ISSANU). ISSANU provides support and information services for international students. At the beginning of each academic year the ANU Student Diary and a Women’s Handbook are produced for students; along with the organisation of social events over this week. Later in the year a social program for Bush Week is organised. The Association encourages students to join affiliated Clubs and Societies. These Clubs have access to finance, photocopying, mail, computer and telephone services at the Students’ Association office, level 1, Union Building, tel. 02 6249 2444.
The University Union offers a wide variety of services to provide for members’ needs. The ground floor of the building is largely occupied by the Refectory which is a food hall area occupied by Deli Delite (sandwiches, fruit, drinks etc), Organix (healthy fare including quiches, fruit salad), Amigos (a Mexican flavour with Tacos, Nachos, baked potatoes, etc), Cucina de Pasta (pizzas, pastas, salads) and Plowmans (chips, fried chicken, fish, burgers and more). The Uni Bar and Games Room are located at the Sullivans Creek end of the building with the Union Shop, Post Office and Resources Centre occupying the Civic end of the building — you can buy stationery, newspapers, magazines, souvenirs, academic robes and clothing at the shop, plus it offers and dry cleaning and photographic service. The Post Office processes passports as well as offering the normal postal services and you can do your own photocopying, binding and laminating in the Resources Centre where passport photos can be taken. Also situated on the ground floor are a bakery, supermarket and cycle hire and repair shop.
The first floor of the building is occupied by the Asian Bistro/Health Food Bar/Bar, Sullivans Bistro/Bar, Salwa’s Lebanese Bar and the Union’s Admin Offices (including the Functions Sales Office), Calypso Coffee Lounge and the Salon University. In the Bridge area (also on the First Floor) are the Chaplains’ Offices, bridge meetings room, and the ANU Students’ Association offices, which include the Woroni, Debating Society and International Students’ Association Offices.
The Uni Bar opens as 12 noon and closes around 10–11 pm Monday to Thursday; later on Fridays when there is a free concert for students and on Saturdays when there are also live bands. Big name bands often perform in the Refectory and Bar areas which are advertised on the notice board at the Refectory entrance. The Games Room is open from 8.30 am to Bar closing time for those wishing to relax over a game of snooker or other amusements, including the latest pinball machines.
The Asian Bistro and Health Food Bar opens from 12 noon–2 pm and 4.30–7.30 pm Monday to Friday. Sullivans is open from 8 am–7.30 pm Monday to Friday for breakfast, lunch, dinner and in-between snacks.
At the western end of the first floor is the Bridge Common Room which links the Union with the Sports Union. The room is attractively situated over Sullivans Creek and overlooks the Union’s Beer Garden adjacent to the Bar. These areas are available for use at times by clubs and societies free of charge. Other areas such as the Karmel Functions Rooms on the first floor are available for hire for private functions; all bookings should be made through the Union Office, ext 2446.
The University Union also runs Caterina’s, situated behind the Law School and serving a variety of meals, snacks, drinks, sandwiches, etc. Caterina’s is open from 8 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday.
Membership of the Union comes from the student population and also includes employees of the University as well as past students. (Phones: Admin 02 6249 2446, Functions 02 6249 2004, Shop 02 6249 3648, Bar 02 6249 3660)
Students enrolled at the University are automatically members of the Sports Union through payment of their General Services Fee. University staff and graduates of tertiary institutions may apply to become members at a cost of $90 per annum.
Sport and recreation activities are organised through the efforts of members and staff, and policy decisions are made by the Sports Council. This council is made up of elected members and University appointed representatives.
The daily operations are the responsibility of an Executive Officer, a Sport and Recreation Officer, Operations Manager and other staff. These staff can be contacted on 02 6249 4808 or Reception on 02 6249 2273.
All Sports Union members may join in on any of the activities organised by the Sports Union or clubs. If you require further information, please contact our staff, email us sports.union@anu.edu.au or look at our homepage http://www.anu.edu.au/sport.
The following clubs affiliated to the Sports Union during 1997 include Aikido, Athletics, Australian Football, Basketball, Badminton, Boat, Caving, Cricket, Cycling/Triathlon, Fencing, Golf, Handball, Men’s Women’s and Indoor Hockey, Judo, Jujutsu, Karate, Kendo, Kickboxing, Mountaineering, Netball, Rifle, Rugby Union, Sailing, Scuba, Ski, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Squash, Tae Kwon Do, Tennis, Touch, Volleyball, Waterpolo, Weightlifting, Yu Shih Tao Kung Fu and Ultimate Disk.
Facilities that are available for use include: multi purpose sports hall, multi purpose room, climbing walls, dojo, two squash courts, ten tennis courts, four ovals, rowing shed, sailing shed, weightlifting room, cardio theatre, free weights room, circuits room and a Sports Shop providing a range of discounted sporting products.
Four sport and recreation programs are organised by the Sports Union each year providing classes such as Posture and Flexibility, Yoga, Ballroom dancing, Martial Arts and much much more.
An extensive intramural program is conducted during lunchtimes, with the emphasis taken off competition and placed on enjoyment.
Student members may also represent the ANU in numerous inter-University sporting competitions held throughout the year.
If you require further information relating to sport and recreation at
the ANU, please contact 02 6249 4808 or sports.union@anu.edu.au or
http://www.anu.edu.au/sport
Heritage Early Childhood Centre
Heritage Early Childhood Centre is a community based daycare centre run by a Management Committee of elected parents. It offers part-time and full-time care to parents who are students, staff or interested members of the community. Children from six weeks to schoolage are catered for at the Centre, which is located in Lennox House (75 Lennox Crossing) on the ANU campus.
It is advisable to place your name on the waiting list well in advance, as places are in very high demand. Inquiries — telephone 02 6249 2976 or 02 6249 8851.
Central Canberra Family Day Care
This service involves the arranging for child care on a full-time, part-time and casual basis (eg, after school). Care is arranged for children 0–12 years with family based child care workers in their homes in the inner Canberra area.
The Office is located at 15 Lennox Crossing, Acton, (Old Canberra House grounds). For further details contact the Director on 02 6249 2000.
Parents on Campus Childcare Centre
Parents on Campus is a community based centre which offers full-time and part-time child care to families of students and staff, and also to members of the public. The Centre operates 50 weeks per year, closing for 2 weeks in December–January.
Full-time care is offered Monday to Friday, 8.15am to 6.00pm. part-time care is on a daily basis. The Centre is licensed by the Children’s Day Care Services for 48 childcare places, distributed as follows —
Babies (6wks to 18 mths) —10
Toddlers (18 mths to 3 yrs) — 15
Preschool (3
to 6 yrs) — 20
The Centre is homely and is located in a pleasant environment at 22 Balmain Crescent, Acton. Inquiries — 02 6249 5554.
University Preschool and Childcare Centre
Situated in Lennox House (Blocks E and F). This service operates daily Monday to Friday from 7.45am to 5.45pm and caters for staff and students’ children from four weeks through to school age. Reduced fees may be available to low-income families who are Australian residents or recipients of AusAID scholarships. For details telephone 02 6249 4113.
A free after hours bus service operates from Monday to Friday during teaching periods. Timetables are available from the Library, Student Administration in the Chancelry Annex and the Security and Parking Offices in the John Yencken Building on Sullivans Creek Road.
University Cooperative Bookshop
The University Cooperative Bookshop is situated in the concessions area near the Commonwealth Bank. From lists supplied by lecturers, it orders all prescribed and recommended reference books. In addition it carries a large range of general and paperback titles, as well as computer software.
Lifetime membership costs $A20.00; students and staff should consider the advantages of becoming a shareholder. Membership can be utilised at any of thirty branches, receiving the same benefits and discount at each.
Full details and application forms are available from the Bookshop. The shop is open Monday to Sunday 9am - 5pm (tel: 02 6249 6244).
The Credit Union of Canberra Ltd
The Credit Union of Canberra is committed to the Canberra region. Membership of the Credit Union is open to residents of Canberra and Southern NSW. The Credit Union of Canberra has served ANU students and staff for over 30 years and continues to provide a full range of financial products and services.
Students seeking an educational or welfare loan should normally apply first to the Student Loan Fund.
The Credit Union Office is located in the Concessions area. For the convenience of members The Credit Union has branches located across Canberra. Call 1300 361 761 for more information.
Banks, credit union, post office and pharmacy
Banking facilities and a pharmacy are located in the concessions area adjacent to the J. B. Chifley Building of the University Library. Postal facilities are available in the Union Shop. Hours of operation are listed below:
Bank, Credit Union, Pharmacy and Post Office opening hours
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
9.30am–4pm Monday to Thursday |
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National Australia Bank |
9.30am–4pm Monday to Thursday |
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The Credit Union of Canberra Ltd ¾ |
9.00am–5pm Monday to Frida |