Specification

Entry

1 The Faculty of Business (hereinafter called the Faculty) may accept as a candidate for the Graduate Certificate in Business any of the following:

[i] A person who has completed an undergraduate degree of an Australian higher education institution or the equivalent standard in any other institution, or

[ii] A person who has five (5) years' relevant work experience.

2 Candidates for the award shall complete the award requirements, as hereinafter prescribed, in not less than one semester of full-time study (or its equivalent) and nor more than four years from the time of first enrolment.

Course Structure

2 [i] To qualify for the course, the candidate shall pass four units.

[ii] The units which may be included in the course shall be postgraduate units offered by the Faculty of Commerce, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator.

3 [i] Units may be counted towards the graduate certificate only if they have been taken in accordance with prerequisites determined by the Faculty.

[ii] Only units approved by the Course Coordinator as an appropriate unit may be counted towards the award.

[iii] In every case the candidate's choice of units and the order in which they are taken shall be subject to approval by the Course Coordinator, in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 2.

[iv] Where two or more units of the same name or content are offered within the University, only one may be counted towards the graduate certificate.

Credit for Previous Studies

4 Passes in postgraduate subjects or units in other courses (completed or otherwise) in this University or another approved tertiary institution (or other approved professional examining body) may be credited towards the graduate certificate, provided that the Faculty may specify what more a candidate so credited shall be required to do to qualify for the graduate certificate.

Miscellaneous

5 The Faculty may from time to time make amendments to the schedules to these specifications.

6 These specifications shall take effect on 1 January 2006 and shall apply to all candidates for the graduate certificate, including those enrolling for the first time in that year and those enrolled subsequently.

7 The approved abbreviation for the Graduate Certificate in Business shall be GradCertBus.