What should you do if you are on an academic standing level other than GOOD?

• Read through the information HERE and on MyUNSW regarding academic standing and procedures.
• You can access advice on how to appeal your academic standing here.
• For specific information on writing an appeal letter click here.  This website includes a sample appeal letter that you can use as a guide.
• You can attend our Phoenix Rising Workshop students with academic standings other than GOOD. Students with academic standing of provisional suspension or suspension or provisional exclusion or exclusion are particularly encouraged to attend. This workshop will cover how to identify what factors impacted on your studies and will also cover making an appeal against the suspension or exclusion ruling.  Registration is essential for the workshop.  The workshop is also available as an on-line workshop.
• You can speak to someone at the Counselling Service 9385 5418.
  
  PLEASE NOTE
  
  
• There is no appeals process between Session 1 and Session 2.
  
  Therefore if your academic standing is provisional suspension or provisional exclusion there is NO appeals process.
  
  When can you appeal an academic standing of suspension or exclusion?
  
  
• The appeals process only applies after the release of results and academic standing notifications are completed for Session 2.
• For more information about the Appeals options see the information located at Academic Standing - How to Appeal https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/academiclife/assessment/academicstandinghowtoappeal.html
  

What should you do if your academic standing is other than GOOD?

• Following Session 1 academic standing notification:
  
  1) Attend the Phoenix Rising workshop to work out what changes you will need to make to how you approach your academic efforts;
  
  2) Join the Back on Track Program (url: http://www.backontrack.unsw.edu.au/) and do all that you can to improve your results for next session. If your standing improves at the end of sesion2 you may find that your academic standing is no longer on Suspension or Exclusion.
  
  
• Following Session 2 academic standing notifications: please write a draft of your appeal letter before making an appointment at the Counselling Service or coming to the Phoenix Rising workshop. Bring your letter draft and any supporting documentation along with you when you see a counsellor or attend the workshop. Information on how to write an appeal letter can be found at the Academic Advising section of the A-Z student guide (url: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/academiclife/assessment/AcademicAdvising.html)
• Please note that appeals against suspension and exclusion must be submitted by specific dates. Refer to your letter or email from Student Administration for the due dates.

• You MUST see an Academic Advisor before commencing the new session. Click on: (https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/academiclife/assessment/academicstandinglevels.html )to find your Academic Advisor via your Program Office.
  
  Where are the various Program Offices located? Url: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/howdoi/programoffice.html
  
  
• You can attend our Phoenix Rising Workshops. This workshop will help you to identify what factors affected your studies in the first instance and help you to plan how to approach the next session successfully. These workshops are offered prior to both S1 and S2.
  
  Prior to S1 each year there are specific Phoenix Rising Workshops for students who have an academic standing level of Suspended or Excluded.
  
  Registration is essential for the workshops.
  
  
• You can join the Back on Track program to help you more successfully manage the factors that affected your studies and to identify strategies to address these issues so that you can get your academic progress back on track.  
  
  You can also meet with a Back on Track counsellor.

• Phoenix Rising workshops are NOT for students on Good academic standing.
• If you feel less than satisfied with your academic progress even if your standing is GOOD you can sign up for our Back on Track program to help you identify what behaviours or motivations you might address to help you toward achieving to your potential.
  
    You can also meet with the Back on Track counsellor if you wish.
  
  
  
• Help yourself to information on our website that may assist you with those factors that affect your study.