Key Subjects for CSU Courses
What are Key Subjects?
The extracts below relating to Key Subjects are from the Academic Progress Regulations introduced in 2005. It is important that you also familiarise yourself with other parts of the new regulations as, although Key Subjects are an important element, they are not the only aspect of the new regulations you will need to know. For example Honours programmes are subject to different academic progress regulations, refer to academic progress regulation 2.1.3.
"Key subjects have been identified by Faculties as those subjects in which repeated failure by a student indicates that he or she is unlikely to master the knowledge and or skills necessary to successfully complete the course.
A student shall pass each key subject in his or her course at no more than two attempts.
A student who fails a key subject in his or her course shall be notified by the Executive Director of Student Administration that he or she is "at risk" of exclusion and that a second failure in this subject will result in the student being excluded from the course. This notification shall also advise the student of the requirement that he or she contact relevant support staff, such as the course coordinator, and/or staff from Student Services, the Students' Union and Student Administration.
Upon a second fail of the same key subject, a student will be excluded from his or her course. Student Administration shall notify the relevant Course Coordinator of all students with double-fails of a key subject in a course.
A student who has failed a key subject for a second time may not re-enrol in the subject without the permission of the Course Coordinator for his or her course, until after any successful appeal to the Faculty Exclusion Appeals Committee and/or the Academic Appeals Committee."
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