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Progression sanctions: coursework students

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PRR - Re-enrolment required | EAC - Academic Caution | E2F - 2 Subjects Failed | E3F - 3 Subjects Failed | X2F - Exclusion - Reenrolment refused | X3F - Exclusion -Reenrolment refused (E3F) | EAP - Exclusion - Academic progress | EET - Exclusion Exceeded Time | USP - Invalid or have not provided a USI | UNP - Unverified USI (Stop graduation)  | Further Information

The following are descriptions of student sanction codes, which may appear in My Student Admin and a description of their impact.

PRR - Re-enrolment required

If you have failed to enrol in any half year and are not on an approved leave of absence you are liable for this sanction.  You will be withdrawn from your course if you fail to enrol into subject(s) or apply for leave of absence before the census date of the subsequent session.

EAC - Academic Caution

If you failed more than 50% of your enrolled credit points in any half year of study, then you will be placed on academic caution.

For more details see the Academic caution page. 

E2F - 2 Subjects Failed

Students who fails a subject for a second time may be liable for this sanction. It prevents further enrolment in a subject, and may result in exclusion which is determined by your faculty.

Not all subjects are liable for this sanction. If you do receive this sanction, you will need to follow the advice outlined in your notification email.

E3F - 3 Subjects Failed

Students who fail a subject three or more time are liable for this sanction.  You are not permitted to enrol in this subject again without gaining permission, from your faculty. This is subject to approval and may result in exclusion.

To apply for permission to re-enrol in a subject after three or more failures please complete the Request for permission to re-enrol in a subject after three (or more) failures (PDF 371kB) form and submit via the appropriate contact below. In the body of the email, please provide your name, UTS student number and course. 

Important: Please ensure that your E3F form is submitted to the faculty that teach your subject, if this is different to your admitted faculty.

If you do receive this sanction, all of the above advice and more is outlined in your notification email.

X2F - Exclusion - Reenrolment refused (E2F)

Students who receive an E2F sanction may also be liable for an X2F exclusion sanction.

If you are excluded, you are no longer a student of the University and cannot continue attending classes, enrol or change your programme. Access to computer accounts, Library and all University services is cancelled.

Exclusion is for one academic year. You may reapply for entry to the University at the end of the period of exclusion. Students who wish to apply for re-admission to a course must follow normal admission procedures, Re-admission to a course after exclusion is not automatic.

For more information, see the Exclusion page.

X3F - Exclusion -Reenrolment refused (E3F)

Students who are refused permission to re-enrol in a subject with an active E3F sanction may be liable for an X3F exclusion sanction.

If you are excluded, you are no longer a student of the University and cannot continue attending classes, enrol or change your programme. Access to computer accounts, Library and all University services is cancelled.

Exclusion is for one academic year. You may reapply for entry to the University at the end of the period of exclusion. Students who wish to apply for re-admission to a course must follow normal admission procedures, Re-admission to a course after exclusion is not automatic.

For more information, see the Exclusion page.

EAP - Exclusion - Academic progress

Undergraduate students must gain no less than 50% of the credit points for the subjects in which they have enrolled in since the commencement of their course at the University.

Postgraduate coursework students who fail to meet the minimum rate of progress (MRP) as specified by their Faculty Board. Please refer to the UTS Handbook.

If you are excluded, you are no longer a student of the University and cannot continue attending classes, enrol or change your programme. Access to computer accounts, Library and all University services is cancelled.

Exclusion is for one academic year. You may reapply for entry to the University at the end of the period of exclusion. Students who wish to apply for re-admission to a course must follow normal admission procedures. Re-admission to a course after exclusion is not automatic.

For more information see the Exclusion page.

EET - Exclusion Exceeded Time (or EMT prior to 2017)

Undergraduate and Postgraduate coursework students who have not completed their course within the maximum time allowed are liable for this sanction. Exclusion from the sanctioned course is permanent. Students cannot continue attending classes, enrol or change their program for the sanctioned course.

USP - Invalid or have not provided a USI (Stop graduation)  

Students who are not seeking Commonwealth support will receive this sanction if they have not provided a USI, or if the USI provided is not in a valid format (eg. a letter or number is missing). Students cannot be conferred while they have a USP sanction, and will have their academic transcript and results withheld. Read more about Unique Student Identifier (USI).

UNP - Unverified USI (Stop graduation)  

Students who are not seeking Commonwealth support will receive this sanction if the USI they have provided cannot be verified against the USI registry. This is usually because the first given name, family name or date of birth is entered differently into the USI Registry. Students cannot be conferred while they have a UNP sanction, and will have their academic transcript and results withheld. Read more about Unique Student Identifier (USI).

 

Further information

If you need further information about any of these sanctions, unless indicated otherwise, contact your UTS Student Centre.

Student and related rules: 
2.2.5 Unique Student Identifier (USI)
7.8 Withdrawal from a course, 7.8.4 
10.2 Assessment of Rate of Progress 
10.3 Minimum Rate of Progress-Undergraduate 
10.4 Failure to Maintain Minimum Rate of Progress 
10.5 Maximum Time to Complete Course Requirements 
10.6 Repeated failure in a subject