Do you get kicked out of uni?

[BigAl]

If you fail couple of times in your units, does it just make your graduation longer or do you get kicked out?

[Gloamglozer]

Usually to get kicked out of uni, it is a long process.  Usually, you would have to fail more than 50% of your semester's course load and/or fail a core subject for the first time.  Or even withdrawing from all of your subjects after the census date.

When that happens you will usually get a letter and/or email from the uni to speak to someone such as course advisor or equivalent.  Then you will be put on "probation".  Then if you repeat any of the above again, then you will have to answer to a committee.  At UoM, it is called the Course Unsatisfactory Progress Committee (CUPC) but different institutions have different names.  Then that committee will decide your fate which could range from suspending enrolment, making restrictions to your enrolment and/or subject selection and at the extreme, termination of enrolment.

[BigAl]

Usually to get kicked out of uni, it is a long process.  Usually, you would have to fail more than 50% of your semester's course load and/or fail a core subject for the first time.  Or even withdrawing from all of your subjects after the census date.

When that happens you will usually get a letter and/or email from the uni to speak to someone such as course advisor or equivalent.  Then you will be put on "probation".  Then if you repeat any of the above again, then you will have to answer to a committee.  At UoM, it is called the Course Unsatisfactory Progress Committee (CUPC) but different institutions have different names.  Then that committee will decide your fate which could range from suspending enrolment, making restrictions to your enrolment and/or subject selection and at the extreme, termination of enrolment.

Thanks. let's assume I had failed one or two units and couldn't meet the prerequisites for the coming units, if I repeat the units I had failed..and lost a semester or something...in that case do I graduate in 5 years and a semester? or 6 or 7 years?

[JinXi]

If you fail a unit that is a pre-req to another unit, you'll have to repeat it and most of them time it'll result in you graduation one or two semester late since it'll delay your course progression. That's the bad thing about courses with a small cohort as most of the units are only offered in either semester one or two, which means failing a core would delay your graduation date by a year.

And yeah it's actually quite hard to get kicked out of uni by failing. You must remember the fact that you are an asset to the university, and by kicking you out, they lose the extra revenue. Univeristy is just another business.

[Gloamglozer]

Thanks. let's assume I had failed one or two units and couldn't meet the prerequisites for the coming units, if I repeat the units I had failed..and lost a semester or something...in that case do I graduate in 5 years and a semester? or 6 or 7 years?

You need to be wary that university courses have something which they usually call a "maximum course duration".  This means you are given a maximum time to finish a course before you have to attend a meeting with the same committee I mentioned earlier.  For me, a B.Sci at UoM has a maximum course duration of 5 years full time.

Additionally, failing isn't going to be nice if you are on Centrelink benefits such as Youth Allowance.  If you can't do a full-time load for even just one semester, you run into problems such as not being eligible for payments.  Additionally, Centrelink also have their own "maximum course completion" time as well.  If you can't fulfil that requirement then if you intend to do further study such as Masters by coursework, then trying to claim for Centrelink will make it harder for you.

[lynt.br]

At monash if you fail the same unit twice or fail more than 50% of your study load you will have to go before an Academic Progress committee to basically explain why you shouldn't be excluded from the university (e.g. explaining any extraordinary circumstances that occurred during exam period).

[slothpomba]

I've read through a lot of the monash rules and legislation (they have their own law named after the university, i'm not even joking).

If you commit some kind of serious non-academic offense (stalking, punching out your lecturer, etc) its pretty certain you'll get thrown out and even banned from the grounds. They can make you stay away for a certain period and that expires or they can ask you see a counsellor as part of your conditions but otherwise, it doesn't look too good for you. This one is pretty hard to do though, just dont be a dick.

If you fail more 50% or more of your units in a semester, they'll send you an email encouraging you to talk to the faculty and telling you about the kinds of services they offer (counseling if you're having pscyhological issues or problems adjusting, learning skills/ english help if your problem lies there, etc). If you fail over 50% of your units (>50%) in any two consecutive semesters, it's fairly certain you will get into some measure of shit. An academic progress committee will examine your case. You may have to write a letter or something. They can hold a hearing you have to attend where they ask you questions and decide what to do.

Even then, unless your learning conduct has been especially heinous without good reason, they won't throw you out (as far as my understanding is, i dont guarantee this at all nor is it advice).

They may make your enrollment conditional on you lifting your marks or checking in with someone once a week or going to counseling or something like that. They really do want you to stay in the university, they do have hearts. If you have had legitimate issues, they want to help you. Likewise though, unless you have some kind of serious condition that continually affects your performance (some kind of disability, long term psychological conditions, etc), if you don't improve or take effort to improve, they might suspend you for awhile or totally boot you out. Again, it's not something they want to do, it's rare and if you've gotten to that point despite all the help, its your fault really.

Thanks. let's assume I had failed one or two units and couldn't meet the prerequisites for the coming units, if I repeat the units I had failed..and lost a semester or something...in that case do I graduate in 5 years and a semester? or 6 or 7 years?

As noted by others, there is a maximum duration.

I'm not sure about all faculties (they have different policies sometimes) but in science, i'm fairly certain you can only repeat a unit twice (up to 3 times total i guess) by default. Anything over this and theres appeals and forms and all kinds of things.

Unless you have some condition or problem which hinders your performance in general (which you should notify the university of, you can get special arrangements and consideration), there's no good reason for failing a unit 2 or 3 times over if you're putting in the work. Its easy to drop the ball in uni and we all do to a certain degree but if you're in a situation like this, you've dropped the ball so hard its on the other side of the planet.

Many people have fails. Ideally it shouldn't happen and it really screws up your average mark (which employers look at, its also considered for post-grad admission) but it does happen fairly often. Many people go part time/swap courses/are in doubles or other combos/etc which results in people finishing their degrees at different times. Everything is pretty free and easy at uni, i wouldn't rush.

That said, if you are failing, it does suggest a problem of one variety or another. If you failed in one semester, chances are you'll fail in the next one unless you fix the problem.