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Advanced standing for completed formal studies

Students may apply for advanced standing in undergraduate or postgraduate courses where they have completed formal studies at another higher education institution. Students apply by submitting the appropriate form to the Course Coordinator and attaching documentary evidence of satisfactory completion of that course or courses. A decision is made by the relevant Faculty Research and Teaching Committee about the level at which the student will enter the course (eg, 1 year of advanced standing means the student will enter the course at the level of Year 2). The maximum amount of credit that may be granted normally is no greater than 50% of the course. (Where vocational education and training is in an area related to the subject matter of the undergraduate degree course, credit may be granted for up to one year of the Avondale undergraduate course for studies completed at the Diploma or Advanced Diploma level1.)

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Block or unspecified credit

Students may apply for unspecified or block credit in undergraduate or postgraduate courses where they have completed a block of subjects that comprise part of a course at a recognised higher education institution. Students apply by submitting the appropriate form to the Course Coordinator and attaching documentary evidence of satisfactory completion of those subjects. A decision is made by the relevant Faculty Research and Teaching Committee about the equivalence of the block of subjects from which the student will be exempted (eg, a major/minor sequence). The maximum amount of credit which may be granted normally is no greater than 50% of the course. Where vocational education and training study is in an area related to the subject matter of the degree course, credit may be granted for up to one year of the Avondale degree course for studies completed at the Diploma or Advanced Diploma level2.

Credit transfer

Students may apply for credit transfer in undergraduate or postgraduate courses where they have completed a subject or subjects at a recognised higher education institution. Students apply by submitting the appropriate form to the Course Coordinator and attaching documentary evidence of satisfactory completion of a similar subject(s).
A decision is made about the equivalence of the subject(s) from which the students will be exempted (eg, Chemistry IA). Decisions about credit transfer applications will be made by the relevant Faculty Research and Teaching Committee on the following basis:

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Waiver/exemption

Students may apply for an exemption from a required element of a course on the basis of subjects or equivalent content completed elsewhere, but the student may be required to undertake alternative subject(s) to an equivalent credit point value in lieu of the exempted subject(s).

Credit by challenge assessment

Incoming students may submit to the Faculty Research and Teaching Committee an application to demonstrate that they have achieved the learning outcomes of a particular subject through prior learning. The Faculty Research and Teaching Committee may permit the applicant to demonstrate their prior learning through submitting a summative assessment item normally in the form of an examination. In such cases, the Faculty Dean shall be satisfied that the summative assessment item is set and assessed at the same level as that expected of other students in the subject. The student must achieve at least a passing grade.
Upon successful completion of the challenge assessment, the student must submit a request for credit transfer for the relevant subject, providing documentary evidence of the successful completion of the challenge assessment.

Partial credit

Students may seek partial credit from assessment within a subject by applying to the lecturer in charge of the particular subject. If satisfactory documentary evidence is presented by the student, the lecturer may exempt the student from the particular part of the assessment or attendance requirements that is related to the previously completed material (eg, for providing a Certificate of Completion for the standard 'Basic Week Workshop' offered by the William Glasser Institute a student may be exempted from one assignment in a behaviour management course).

Recognition of Prior Learning and Recognition of Current Competency
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) are terms normally reserved for Vocational Education courses. See Policy No A.02 RPL Advanced Standing Policy and Procedure in the Vocational Education Handbook.

Credit transfer through cross institutional enrolment

Avondale College students should seek the permission of their Course Coordinator prior to enrolling in studies with another institution that they will later seek to credit toward their Avondale College course.
Upon successful completion of the course at the other institution, it is the student's responsibility to submit an application for credit transfer to the Course Coordinator and attach a copy of the official results obtained at the other institution.