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Have your say on your student experience and win up to $1000

12 September to 13 October 2024

The national Student Experience Survey (SES) is now open! This annual national survey of higher education students across Australia is a chance for you to share your thoughts on your overall experience of studying at university.  

When you complete the SES, you go into the weekly draw to win either $1,000 or $250 Visa prepaid gift card*. The earlier you complete it, the more chances you have to win! 

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This SEXtember is all about the connection between pleasure and self-understanding

Mon 16 Sep - Fri 27 Sep

By understanding what feels good for you (and what doesn’t) you can more confidently set boundaries and feel empowered to promote personal safety and respect. This is where self-understanding meets pleasure. 

This SEXtember, enjoy a Q&A with a sex coach, conversations about consent during a clay workshop, free sexual health tests, fun and games on the Quad and much more. 

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Complete the Student Essentials module in your first term of study

As a new student, you might not yet be familiar with UNSW resources, support services, rules and policies.

The Student Essentials module is a compulsory component that takes you through these important topics to get you up to speed and to ensure you have a smooth start to your academic journey.

Ensure you complete the module by 11:59pm Friday 27 September 2024 (end of Week 3) on Moodle.

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FAQs

Find answers to the questions we get asked the most about studying at UNSW.

  • Enrolment is a two-step process you complete in myUNSW. You first need to enrol in your courses and then register for your classes. Each term, you will be assigned a class registration appointment to finalise your timetable for the upcoming teaching period. 

    To choose which courses to enrol in, browse through your Program Handbook and view your options. 

  • Tuition for your studies will be shown as payable on your Fee Statement until the census date for the current enrolment. It allows you to make an upfront student contribution to your fees if you would like to reduce the amount that gets deferred to your HECS-HELP.

    If you have enough balance to defer to HECS-HELP and don't want to pay your student contributions upfront, your fees will be automatically deferred after the census date of the enrolment and no further action is required from you. Payments made after the census date will not be applied to your student contribution charges for the current enrolment.

  • The release of course content on Moodle is managed by each course convenor. Typically, Moodle content is made available a week before the commencement of the term. However, it is also common for some course content to be available on Moodle only from the first day of classes. 

    If you have recently updated your enrolment, please allow up to 48 hours for the course to appear on your Moodle. If you still do not have access to these courses and have confirmed that you are correctly enrolled in the course on myUNSW, contact your course convenors via email to request access. 

    View the Timetable website for each course to find information on your course convenors.

  • If you have pending grades such as LE, WC, WJ or WD, you may have a provisional academic standing. Academic standing will be recalculated on a weekly basis until your withheld results are resolved. However, if your academic standing has still not been recalculated a week after your grades have been updated, contact The Nucleus: Student Hub for support. 

  • If you are unable to to sit your exam or submit your assessment by the due date because of circumstances beyond your control, you may be eligible to apply for Special Consideration or Short Extension. 

    Short Extension is a new process that allows you to apply for an extended deadline on your assessment without the need for supporting documentation, providing immediate approval during brief, life-disrupting events. 

    If you are unable to attend your exam, require more time to complete your assessment, or your course does not offer Short Extension, you may check your eligibility for Special Consideration instead. 

First-year checklist

Get started on your uni journey with our step-by-step checklist, so you can begin your studies with ease.

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