26EFTSL value for a unit of study

26 EFTSL value for a unit of study

(1) For the purposes of subsection 169-28(4) of the Act, a higher education provider determining the EFTSL value for a unit of study under section 169-28 of the Act, must determine the EFTSL value by reference to the study load of that unit. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the study load of a unit is the proportion of the standard study load for one full-time year of the course of study of which the unit forms part, as determined by a higher education provider. (3) A standard study load for one year of a course of study is determined in accordance with subsections (5) to (7).

Note: The aggregated EFTSL values for units of study undertaken by a full-time student doing a standard study load for one year of a course of study would typically add to 1.0.

(4) Students studying: (a) more than the standard study load must generate EFTSL values adding to more than 1.0 for the relevant year of study; (b) less than the standard study load must generate EFTSL values adding to less than 1.0 for the relevant year of study. Standard study load – Where the higher education provider specifies a standard study load (5) A standard study load for one year of a course of study is a sequence of units of study, determined by the higher education provider, which a student would be required to undertake in a full year of a particular course to: (a) undertake study for that year in the course on a full-time basis; and (b) complete units of study at a pace which would enable such a student to complete the course in the standard number of years on a full-time basis as determined by the higher education provider, taking into account the requirements of this instrument. Standard study load – Where the higher education provider does not specify a standard study load (6) Where a higher education provider does not specify a standard study load, the standard study load for one year of a course of study should be determined by the higher education provider to be the minimum annual study load which, when aggregated with standard study loads for the other years of the course, would enable completion of the course in the standard number of years on a full-time basis, as determined by the higher education provider, taking into account the requirements of this instrument. (7) Where a higher education provider does not specify a standard study load in any of the years of a course of study, the higher education provider should regard the study load for the units of study as being equally distributed over the standard number of years for completion of the course determined by the higher education provider.