Some units of study require faculty or school approval. This could be for a number of reasons, for example if it’s an advanced unit, a clinical placement, an offshore unit, an internship or if there are limited places available.
Your handbook will indicate if a unit of study requires departmental permission.
You can attach supporting documents to your application. Make sure you check the faculty information below for any specific supporting document requirements.
If we require additional documents, we will email you.
If you are applying for a unit where you will have a supervising academic:
If you are applying for a 'general elective’ shell unit:
If you are applying for departmental permission for:
If you are applying for a Major Industry Placement Scholarship (MIPS) or Sydney Industrial Project Placement Scholarship (SIPPS) program, make sure you have an academic supervisor. Log on to Canvas to fill out the SIPPS enrolment form and upload this document to your departmental permission request.
If you’re applying for units in the Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Laws programs, visit the Law Student Portal on Canvas for a list of all units requiring Departmental Permission and instructions on how to apply.
If you’re a student enrolled in the Law Masters and Graduate Diploma programs, visit Your Studies on the Law Student Portal.
If you are applying for departmental permission for:
If you're applying for departmental permission for advanced junior science units, you need to upload evidence of your HSC (or equivalent study).
If after Week 2 of semester you want to change from an advanced unit of study to a mainstream unit or from a mainstream unit of study to a fundamental stream unit covering the same material, you will need to submit a Unit of Study Selection Issues form. You need to submit this before the census date.
You'll be prompted to apply for departmental permission when you select your units of study in the enrolment task in Sydney Student.
If you have also submitted any enrolment exception requests, you won’t be prompted to complete your departmental permission applications until after you’ve received outcomes for your enrolment exception requests.
You can nominate an alternative unit of study that you'd like to be enrolled in if your application is unsuccessful. You need to make sure you're eligible for the unit and it still meets the requirements of your course.
If you're a student visa holder, it is mandatory that you select an alternative unit.
We will send you an email confirming your application has been submitted. If you don't receive an email, log in and check your units in Sydney Student > My studies > Units of study.
Your application will be assessed by your faculty or school. If we require additional supporting documents, we will email you. We won’t be able to assess your application until you have provided the necessary documents.
We will email you with the outcome of your request. If your application is approved, you'll automatically be enrolled in the unit of study you requested.
If your application is unsuccessful, we will provide you with the reason for this decision and may enrol you in your alternative unit of study. If you didn't provide an alternative unit of study, you will need to amend your unit of study selections in Sydney Student. Your fees will be adjusted as necessary to reflect your change in unit of study.
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