2.2(2) The minimum requirement for admission to an academic program leading to a research degree is:
(a) a degree of bachelor with first class honours or upper second class honours of an Australian university; or
(b) such other qualification (being a qualification that is equivalent or superior to such a degree) as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), on the advice of the prescribed authority, determines.
2.3 Admission: conditions
7(1)8.1 Subject to this rule and to any resolution of the Committee, the prescribed authority may admit as a full-time or part-time candidate an applicant who holds: -
(a) the prescribed authority may admit as a candidate a person who wishes to pursue a full-time course; or
(b) the Committee may admit as a candidate a person who wishes to pursue a part-time course
and who holds-
(a) ) a degree of bachelor with first or upper second class honours of an Australian university; or
(b) ) such another qualification as that the prescribed authority determines, being a qualification that is equivalent or superior to such a degree; .
and may require the candidate to have relevant professional experience.
8.22.3(1) In appropriate circumstances, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) or Committeeprescribed authority may require a candidate to have relevant professional experience or admit a person to candidature conditionally.
8.32.3(2) Except with the permission of the Committeeprescribed authority, on the recommendation of the head of the relevant academic sectionprescribed authority, a candidate must not undertakpursue an academic courseprogram leading to one of the degrees mentioned in the Scheduleanother award at the same time as undertakpursuing a degree, diploma or other award courseprogram for a graduate or undergraduate award (whether of a kind mentioned in the Schedule or not, and however described) in the University or in another university or tertiary education institution.
2.3(3) An applicant for admission to an academic program must satisfy any English language requirements determined by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) for the program.
8.4 If status is granted under subrule 8.1, the duration of a candidate’s course must be adjusted accordingly.2.4 Admission
2.4(1) The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) may admit a person to an academic program, or to part of an academic program, under this Division:
(a) if the person satisfies the minimum requirement for the admission set out in paragraph 2.2(2)(b); or
(b) if the person does not satisfy the prescribed minimum requirement for admission to that program (and may impose conditions in relation to that admission as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) thinks fit).
2.4(2) A prescribed authority may admit a person to an academic program, or to part of an academic program, under this Division if the person satisfies the minimum requirement for the admission set out in paragraph 2.2(2)(a).
2.4(3) In exercising his or her power under subrule 2.4(1) or 2.4(2), and without limiting that power, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) or the prescribed authority may:
(a) admit as a part-time candidate for an academic program for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy a person who satisfies the prescribed minimum requirement for admission;
(b) on the recommendation of the head of the relevant academic section, admit as a full-time or part-time candidate for an academic program a person who was, immediately before applying for admission, pursuing another graduate or undergraduate award program in the University or in another tertiary education institution and who intends to continue pursuing that other program, and may impose such conditions on the person’s admission as the prescribed authority thinks fit.
Note: [NOTE: if a candidate is admitted to an academic program under paragraph 2.4(3)(b), he or she may be granted status under Division 2.3 for work performed before that admission for another academic program referred to in that paragraph.]
2.5 Enrolment
2.5(1) Before a person is enrolled in an academic program, the prescribed authority must determine for the person:
(a) the nature of the academic program to be pursued, including the topic or topics of any thesis and the content of any coursework; and
(b) the academic section or sections in which the academic program is to be pursued; and
(c) the names of the person’s supervisors or advisers, appointed under Division 2.7; and
(d) the nature of any examination (within the meaning of Division 2.10) which the person is required to undertake.
2.5(2) The number of courses that a candidate may take in a semester, year or other teaching period may be determined by the prescribed authority responsible for the candidate’s program.
2.5(3) The prescribed authority must notify the candidate concerned and report a determination and any variation of a determination made under this rule to the Director SAS within a reasonable time after making it.
2.6 Self-enrolment
2.6(1) If, in relation to an academic program, self-enrolment is permitted or required, a candidate for the program may choose the courses of his or her academic program, and amend that choice, in accordance with the enrolment procedures set out in the Orders.
2.6(2) The Orders may indicate that the approval of a prescribed authority or the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) must be obtained for the choice of courses or the number of courses that may be undertaken in a particular program.
Division 2.3: Status
2.7 Status
2.7(1) The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) may determine the limits within which status for relevant work performed at the University or elsewhere may be granted in relation to a particular award or course.
2.7(2) Within those limits, the prescribed authority may determine, in relation to a particular candidate, conditions on which status may be granted to the candidate.
2.7(3) If a candidate for a research degree:
(a) is required to undertake coursework for the program leading to that award; and
(b) successfully undertakes the coursework but fails the thesis required to obtain the award;
the relevant prescribed authority may approve status for the coursework for another relevant award program.
2.7(4) In appropriate circumstances, the prescribed authority may grant status conditionally.
2.7(5) If status is granted to a candidate, it must be expressed in units.
Division 2.4: Commencement of academic program
2.8 Commencement of academic program
2.8(1) The date on which the candidate’s academic program is to be regarded as having commenced is the date of the candidate’s enrolment in the program.
Division 2.5: Transfer between academic programs
2.9 Transfer: general
2.9(1) A candidate seeking to transfer between academic programs must apply in writing to the prescribed authority to do so.
2.9(2) The prescribed authority may permit an applicant under subrule 2.9(1) to transfer between academic programs.
2.10 Transfer: from professional doctorate to degree of Master etc
2.10(1) A candidate for a professional doctorate by research may request transfer to an academic program for the relevant Degree of Master, or other award, by coursework or coursework and research with status for all work completed if the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) has not determined that the candidate has failed the professional doctorate program.
2.10(2) In this rule, a reference to a candidate failing a professional doctorate program includes a reference to the prescribed authority recommending that the candidate not be granted the award.
2.11 Transfer: from degree of Master by research to professional doctorate
2.11(1) The prescribed authority on the advice of the head of the relevant academic section, may admit as a candidate for a professional doctorate a person who, immediately before that admission, was a candidate for a degree of Master by research.
2.12 Transfer: from degree of Doctor of Philosophy to degree of Master of Philosophy
2.12(1) If:
(a) a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy submits a thesis for examination in accordance with Division 2.10; and
(b) the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) requires the candidate to be re-examined by resubmission of thesis or resolves that the candidate not be awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy;
the candidate may, within the period of 12 months beginning on the day on which the requirement was made or the resolution passed, apply to be admitted as a candidate for the degree of Master of Philosophy.
2.12(2) However, if:
(a) a candidate referred to in subrule 2.12(1) appeals against a requirement or resolution referred to in paragraph 2.12(1)(b); and
(b) the Appeal Committee appointed under Part 4 to hear and determine the appeal makes a decision under that Part dismissing the appeal and affirming the requirement or resolution;
the candidate may apply under subrule 2.12(1) within the period of 12 months beginning on the day on which that decision was made.
2.13 Transfer: from degree of Master of Philosophy to degree of Doctor of Philosophy
2.13(1) The prescribed authority on the advice of the head of the relevant academic section, may admit as a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy a person who, immediately before that admission, was a candidate for the degree of Master of Philosophy.
2.14 Transfer: from degree of Master etc to Graduate Diploma or Certificate
2.14(1) The prescribed authority may, subject to such requirements and on such terms and conditions as the prescribed authority determines, admit as a candidate for a graduate diploma or certificate a person who wishes to transfer candidature from an academic program for a degree of Master or another graduate degree or diploma offered by the University.
2.15 Transfer: from full-time candidature to part-time candidature etc.
2.15(1) The prescribed authority may permit a full-time candidate to pursue his or her academic program as a part-time candidate or a part-time candidate to pursue his or her academic program as a full-time candidate.
Division 2.6: Limitations on Admission
2.16 Limit on obligation
2.16(1) If a person seeking acceptance into an academic program, or part of an academic program, satisfies or exceeds the minimum requirement for admission to the program, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) or prescribed authority is not obliged to admit the person to the program, or the part of the program, only because the person has satisfied the prescribed minimum requirement for admission.
2.17 Limit on number of places
2.17(1) The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) may decide how many places are available in any enrolment period for new candidates for an academic program leading to a research degree.
2.18 Restriction on other study
2.18(1) A person must not, at any time after admission, begin to pursue another award program in the University or in another tertiary education institution without the written permission of the prescribed authority given following a recommendation by the head of the relevant academic section.
2.18(2) A person who indicates in an application for admission that the person does not intend to continue pursuing another award program in the University or in another tertiary education institution must not, at any time after admission, continue to pursue that other award program without the written permission of the prescribed authority given following a recommendation by the head of the relevant academic section.
[Already covered by 6.(2) above]
[Roger, 7(3), 8, and 9 below all deal with previous studies, transfer and status. I think the construction could be improved and each tied in with the other. By way of explanation, normally students will either transfer to the prof doc from an ANU Master by coursework degree having achieved a certain standard with status and proceed to do the thesis like a PhD thesis, OR enrol in the professional doctorate coursework which will be identical to the units for the Master by coursework in that discipline (plus some professional requirements in some instances), complete the coursework at the required standard and proceed to the thesis. In some cases students will have done comparable work elsewhere (or in a grad dip in the discipline at ANU for example) and receive status for some or all of the coursework. The course is not backdated but because of the granting of status the duration might be adjusted.
[Covered by status provision?]
[Covered by 6(2)]
[Covered by 6.(2)]9 Status for previous work completed
8 (1) 9.1 Where If a candidate has, before admission, performed postgraduate work, (whether at the University or at another tertiary education institution approved by the prescribed authority),, the prescribed authority may grant the candidate such status for that work (if any) towards the degree, .
9.2 However, status may not be granted for if the work was not done as part of a course for another degree or diploma that has been awarded to the candidate
9.3 ,In appropriate circumstances, the prescribed authority may grant status under subrule 9.1 conditionally.
and subject to such conditions (if any) as the Committee, by resolution, determines.
(2) 9.4 If status is granted under subrule 9.1, the duration of a candidate’s course may must be adjusted accordingly.