If you’re worried about your studies and academic progress, we have a range of advisers available to help you understand your options and the support services available.
For one-on-one support with your personal and academic goals and challenges, you can make an appointment with the Advising Hub. During an appointment, you can discuss:
If you need specialised degree or discipline advice, you should contact your Program Director from the faculty. They can discuss decisions specific to your degree such as:
If you have any other concerns or questions about your academic progression, contact adp.education-support@sydney.edu.au.
For one-on-one support with your personal and academic goals and challenges, you can make an appointment with the Advising Hub.
If you are not meeting your academic progression requirements or you are at risk, we recommend you attend a one-on-one session with a faculty academic adviser from your school.
Faculty advisers are specialists from your area of study who are here to help you. They can advise on a range of different topics including:
To arrange an appointment with a FASS academic adviser, lodge a request through the Student Academic Advice dashboard. If you have received an Academic Caution or Show Cause notification, you will be linked with an academic adviser after the break and therefore do not need to lodge a request. An adviser will contact you in January so be sure to respond to their email as soon as possible.
If you are not meeting your academic progression requirements or you are at risk you should meet with your postgraduate coursework coordinator.
To arrange an appointment, send an email outlining who you are, what you study and what you would like to discuss in relation to your academic progression.
If you are a student who has been identified as not meeting progression requirements for your degree, you should make an appointment with the Advising Hub.
The Advising Hub provides one-on-one support with your personal and academic goals and challenges. During an appointment, you can discuss:
For specialist advice, you should contact the Business School’s Student Support staff who can discuss decisions specific to your degree such as:
For one-on-one support with your personal and academic goals and challenges, you can make an appointment with the Advising Hub. During an appointment, you can discuss:
If you need specialised degree or discipline advice, you should contact your Year Adviser. They can discuss decisions specific to your degree such as:
If you have any other general concerns or questions about your academic progression, contact engineering.progression@sydney.edu.au.
For one-on-one support with your personal and academic goals and challenges, you can make an appointment with the Advising Hub. During an appointment, you can discuss:
If you need specialised degree or discipline advice, or if you have any other questions about your academic progression, you should contact the school:
If you have received an academic progression notification letter and would like to seek further information and support, contact a relevant course, stream, discipline or year coordinator.
For one-on-one support with your personal and academic goals and challenges, you can make an appointment with the Advising Hub. During an appointment, you can discuss:
If you need specialised degree or discipline advice, you should contact your Program Leader. They can discuss decisions specific to your degree such as:
For more information on academic progression, check the Science Student Portal page in Canvas.
If you have been identified as not meeting progression requirements with a status of 'at risk' or 'academic caution', for one-on-one support with your personal and academic goals and challenges, you can make an appointment with the Student Advising Hub.
If you have been identified as not meeting progression requirements with a status of 'show cause', you should book an appointment with a Science academic adviser via the service and support portal.
During an appointment with a Science academic adviser or Student Advising Hub you can discuss:
If you’re struggling with a particular unit of study, contact your unit of study coordinator in the first instance.
You can check the academic advice page for general advice.
If you have any other general concerns or questions about your academic progression, contact science.academicadvice@sydney.edu.au.
Our self-reflective questionnaire is available to help you identify areas you are having difficulty with so you can receive tailored advice and recommendations for support and services that may help.
The Student Centre provides prompt, friendly advice and guidance to navigate student administration processes, systems and policies. They can provide general advice, and if they can’t provide a resolution to your issue, they can refer you to the appropriate person or department within the University.
Your student association can provide you with free and confidential support and advice that's completely independent from the University.
Student Rights Officers (SROs), also known as advocates, or their equivalent are available at your campus to:
If you are an undergraduate student, contact the Caseworker Help service by the Students' Representative Council (SRC).
If you are a postgraduate student, contact the Postgraduate Advocacy Service by the Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA).
If you’re struggling to keep up, you may need to look at your study techniques and how you are managing your time.
You can access free, one-on-one consultations and workshops with the Learning Hub to get targeted help building your academic, communication, learning and research skills.
If your studies have been impacted by illness or circumstances beyond your control you may be eligible to apply for special consideration.
There may be other things going on for you that are affecting your ability to focus on your studies. From health services, to free counselling to self-help resources, there are a range of health and wellbeing services available to access while you study.
If you are experiencing a disability which directly impacts your study, we encourage you to seek support from Inclusion and Disability Services, this may assist you in future management of your academic study.
The Gadigal Centre can provide all students with pastoral care, social and cultural opportunities and referrals to other support services offered by the University.
Each faculty has a dedicated academic adviser for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students so you can contact The Gadigal Centre for more information on academic assistance.
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