11Masters qualifying courses

11 Masters qualifying courses

(1) Satisfactory progress in a masters qualifying course is completion of the course within the period of time comprising the standard minimum length of the course (including an honours component and the masters qualifying component) and an additional period for completion of 1 uncompleted subject or unit (in any of the components of the course).

(2) Subsection (1) applies regardless of whether the masters qualifying component of the course is attempted immediately after the honours component, or at some later time.

(3) Despite subsection (1), the Secretary could form the opinion that a person is making satisfactory progress towards completing a masters qualifying course if the person is, or has been, affected by circumstances beyond his or her control.

Note This section may be irrelevant to qualifying study additional to a successfully completed honours course attached to another particular course of study. Its relevance will depend on whether or not the additional course is an approved course of education or study within the meaning of subsection 541B(5) of the Act.