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Selecting units in Sydney Student
When you start your course and during each enrolment, you'll usually need to select your units of study in Sydney Student.
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Selecting units in Sydney Student
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Overview
Selecting your units of study is an important part of your online enrolment in most courses at the University. If you’re enrolling for Semester 1, you will also select units for Semester 2 so it’s important to plan ahead.
Before you start, make sure you know all about your course requirements and the units of study available. To help with your choices, read:.
individual unit of study outlines for the units you're interested in.
The unit of study selection screen
During enrolment you’ll be taken to the unit of study selection screen automatically.
Once you’re enrolled, you can access this screen to review or change your units by logging in to Sydney Student and going to ‘ My studies’, ‘Units of study’ then ‘Change your units of study’.
You can download a detailed guide to the unit of study screen (pdf, 643KB) to reference as you complete the task.
Collections, course rules, tracking totals
The unit of study selection screen is structured based on your course rules, so it will look slightly different depending on your course.
At the top, you’ll see your course rules outlining your requirements. See your handbook for more information. It’s important you understand these rules so that you meet your course requirements.
The collections that you select units from are the different groups of units available for your course, divided up according to your course rules. e.g. junior units of study.
This Tracking totals section tracks the credit points or total units that you have selected against what is required for your course. The green tick turns grey if you make selections that do not meet the requirements of your course.
Unit codes used in the screen
When you’re selecting your units and in the ‘Your selected unit(s) of study’ box, you will see a series of different codes next to each unit. It’s important to check these codes before you select a unit, as they tell you about how that unit will be delivered.
The codes refer to:
You'll also see the credit points (CP) of each unit.
Session dates are available on the Study dates page.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| S1C | Semester 1 |
| S1CG | Session 1 Early |
| S1CIAP | Intensive March - April |
| S1CIFE | Intensive January - February |
| S1CIJA | Intensive January |
| S1CIJN | Intensive May - June |
| S1CIMR | Intensive February - March |
| S1CIMY | Intensive April - May |
| S1CMBA | MBA Session 1 |
| S1CNDP | Nutrition and Dietetics Placement Session 1 |
| S1CRA | Semester 1A |
| S1CRB | Semester 1B |
| S1CRR1 | Research Period 1 |
| S1CRR2 | Research Period 2 |
| S1CVP1 | Semester 1 DVM Placement Rotation 1 |
| S1CVP2 | Semester 1 DVM Placement Rotation 2 |
| S1CVP3 | Semester 1 DVM Placement Rotation 3 |
| S1CVP4 | Semester 1 DVM Placement Rotation 4 |
| S1CVP5 | Semester 1 DVM Placement Rotation 5 |
| S1CVP6 | Semester 1 DVM Placement Rotation 6 |
| S2C | Semester 2 |
| S2CE | Semester 2 Early |
| S2CG | Session 2 Early |
| S2CIAU | Intensive July - August |
| S2CIDE | Intensive November - December |
| S2CIJL | Intensive June - July |
| S2CINO | Intensive October - November |
| S2CIOC | Intensive September - October |
| S2CISE | Intensive August - September |
| S2CMBA | MBA session 2 |
| S2CNDP | Nutrition and Dietetics Placement Session 2 |
| S2CRA | Semester 2A |
| S2CRB | Semester 2B |
| S2CREA | Semester 2 Early A |
| S2CREB | Semester 2 Early B |
| S2CRR3 | Research Period 3 |
| S2CRR4 | Research Period 4 |
| S2CVP1 | Semester 2 DVM Placement Rotation 1 |
| S2CVP2 | Semester 2 DVM Placement Rotation 2 |
| S2CVP3 | Semester 2 DVM Placement Rotation 3 |
| S2CVP4 | Semester 2 DVM Placement Rotation 4 |
| S2CVP5 | Semester 2 DVM Placement Rotation 5 |
| S2CVP6 | Semester 2 DVM Placement Rotation 6 |
For more details about attendance, check the individual unit of study outlines. Attendance information is generally provided in the ‘Weekly schedule’ section.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| BM | Block mode |
| CE | Clinical experience |
| DE | Distance education |
| DI | Distance education / campus intensive |
| EX | External |
| FE | Field experience |
| ND | Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day |
| NE | Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) evening |
| OL | Online |
| PP | Professional practice |
| SU | Supervision |
Read more about our campuses and clinical schools.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| RE | Remote - online delivery |
| ZZ | No information on location |
On-campus locations
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| BS | Burren Street, Sydney |
| BO | Dubbo |
| CC | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
| CD | Concord Clinical School |
| CE | Central Clinical School |
| CF | Camden, Sydney |
| CH | Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School |
| CR | Castlereagh Street, Sydney |
| CS | Surry Hills, Sydney |
| LC | Cumberland Campus (in Lidcombe), Sydney |
| MS | Mallett Street Campus, Sydney |
| NE | Nepean Clinical School |
| NO | Northern Clinical School |
| OC | Orange |
| RC | Rozelle Campus, Sydney |
| SA | Sydney Adventist Hospital Clinical School |
| SC | Sydney Campus |
| SJ | St James Campus, Sydney CBD |
| TD | Taronga Dubbo |
| TM | Taronga Mosman |
| WC | Westmead Campus |
| WN | Western Clinical School, Westmead |
International locations
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| AE | United Arab Emirates |
| AM | Amsterdam |
| CN | China |
| EL | England |
| GE | Germany |
| HK | Hong Kong |
| ID | Indonesia |
| IT | Italy |
| KT | Kyoto/Tokyo |
| ML | Malaysia |
| NP | Nepal |
| NR | Norway |
| SH | Shanghai |
| SP | Singapore |
Distance education locations
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| DB | Distance education (via Burren Street Campus) |
| DC | Distance education (via Camperdown Campus) |
| DF | Distance education (via Camden Campus) |
| DL | Distance education (via Cumberland Campus) |
| DM | Distance education (via Mallett Street Campus) |
| DO | Distance education (via Orange Campus) |
| DR | Distance education (via Rozelle Campus) |
| DS | Distance education (via Surry Hills Campus) |
| DW | Distance education (via Westmead Campus) |
| DY | Distance education (via Sydney Campus) |
How to select units of study
- Select ‘View’ in the relevant collection. You can either browse all the units in the collection or search for a specific one using the unit of study code, such as NURS5081.
- Select ‘Add’, you will see it added to the unit of study box on the right.
- To remove a unit select the rubbish bin symbol next to that unit.
Once you have chosen your units, you need to select 'Continue' and then 'Confirm' your selection on the next screen.
If you are selecting units as part of enrolment, you need to make sure you continue through the task and complete all steps to be properly enrolled in your units.
Deadlines for changing units
After you’ve enrolled, you will be able to change your units as long as you haven’t passed the relevant unit deadlines.
Important dates you need to be aware of for each session are:
- the last day to add – this date is your deadline for adding new units of study. After this date the system will only allow you to remove units. For Semester 1 and 2 sessions this is usually the end of Week 2.
- census date – this is the last day that you can remove a unit without incurring financial or academic penalties. You won’t be able to remove a unit through Sydney Student after the census date, and the rubbish bin symbol will not be visible. However, you may be able to apply to discontinue a unit after census.
You can find a full list of dates on our Study dates page.
Re-allocating units of study
All the units of study you select need to be allocated to a specific unit collection within your course, for example ‘Table A junior’. If you have units of study that are unallocated, you will be prompted to allocate these units before you can make selections in the units of study screen.
Find out more about how to reallocate your units.
Changing your major, minor, program or specialisation
If you decide later in your course that you’d like to change your major, minor, program or specialisation, log in to Sydney Student (go to ‘My studies’, ‘Units of study’, then ‘Change your major’). This may also require reallocating units of study.
Make sure you check your course requirements in your handbook, to confirm you are eligible. If you need advice about how the change will affect your degree progress, talk to your academic advisor.
You should only change your majors/minors/programs/specialisations before the start of semester or after the release of results. Making changes during semester can cause system errors.
If you need help with an error in Sydney Student
Contact us online using the course management form. Select 'Change major, minor, program or specialisation' from the drop-down list and include in your request if you:
- were unable to change your major, minor, program or specialisation in Sydney Student
- are having problems in Sydney Student (eg. problems choosing units or allocating units to a collection) after you changed your major, minor, program or specialisation.
Unit and course rules
During the unit of study selection task, there are certain conditions based on your course structure, that may prevent you from being able to confirm your unit of study selections.
These rules are in place to ensure that you enrol according to your course requirements and can progress successfully through your course. You can find more information on these rules in your handbook.
If you select a unit that breaks one of these rules, a pop-up message will display with more information about the rule. You’ll have the option to proceed with submitting an enrolment exception request if you believe you are eligible, or cancelling the action so you can choose alternate units of study.
Unit rules
- if a unit has a prerequisite that you haven’t already completed or received credit for
- if a unit has a co-requisite that you haven’t also added to your selection
- if you’ve previously completed or received credit for a unit that is a prohibition for the unit you’re trying to select
Collection rules
- if you exceed the maximum credit points allowed from a collection or group of collections.
Course rules
- if you’ve selected more or less than the required units for a course rule (you can see these in your Tracking totals section)
Departmental permission
Some units of study require faculty or school approval for any student wanting to enrol, for example it may be an advanced-level unit, have special registration requirements or limited places. If you need departmental permission to enrol in a unit of study, you will be prompted to make a request after selecting your units of study. 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.
Find out how to request departmental permission.
Last updated: 12 December 2024
