University Calendar

Our statutes and regulations

The University Calendar details the key statutes and regulations under which the University operates and the Senate resolutions relating to courses in each faculty and university school.

University Officers

Information about senior personnel, including faculty and University school leadership, is accessible below.

In addition to these office holders, as stipulated in the University of Sydney Act 1989, the Governor is the Visitor of the University but has ceremonial functions only. This role is currently filled by:

Her Excellency the Honourable Justice Margaret Beazley AO QC
LLB HonLLD Sydney

Statutes

Senate may resolve to make a Rule that applies across the University to govern University business. These Rules are published in the Policy Register.

Currently in-force Senate Rules are as follows:

Resolutions

Senate’s resolutions made at meetings are binding upon the University. Certain key resolutions of Senate which take the form of procedures or processes to be followed, or statements of relevance to a wide audience are published on the Policy Register, and are linked below:

Academic Board Standards and Guidelines

In addition to the various policies and procedures approved by the Academic Board, the Academic Board also approves certain standards and develops guidelines in a range of areas.

Admissions Standards

The Coursework Policy 2014 makes reference to the following admissions criteria, which may be faculty-specific but which must be approved by the Academic Board:

Admission Schemes (pdf, 65KB) (as referenced in Part 7 of the Coursework Policy 2014)
Admissions Prerequisite Standards - Mathematics (pdf, 90KB) (as referenced in clause 14A of the Coursework Policy 2014)
Admissions Standards - English Language Proficiency (pdf, 140KB) (as referenced in Parts 5 and 6 of the Coursework Policy 2014 and Part 7 of the University of Sydney (Higher Degree by Research) Rule 2011)
Assumed Knowledge and Special Entry Requirements (pdf, 150KB) (as referenced in clause 49 of the Coursework Policy 2014)
Forecast scores (pdf, 25KB) (as referenced in clause 13(2) of the Coursework Policy 2014)

Higher Degrees by Research

The Academic Board has authority to approve a range of matters related to Higher Degrees by Research and also develops guidelines in this area as set out below: