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[slinkykitty]

 Here is a screenshot of trying to add in the 2nd semester breadth

[Mieow]

Just to check, you are using your username and not student number/email address? I can access the site fine.
If you've got your student card you can try resetting your password at accounts.unimelb.edu.au

Yeah I can use my username & pw to log onto the student portal just fine but it doesn't let me log on to the placement test 

[Stevensmay]

Yeah I can use my username & pw to log onto the student portal just fine but it doesn't let me log on to the placement test 

Sometimes the two systems can get out of sync with each other, resetting often fixes this. Otherwise you'll probably need to submit an ITS request.

[ealam2]

You have to wait until after the census date, which is normally about 4-6 weeks into semester. After this you'll get an invoice generated which you can pay (you'll be emailed a notification).

Do you mean enrolment census date-Jan 30?
And subject fees for semester 1 will be due March 31st, yes?
What about the SSAF? When will we pay for this?

And also, we buy our own labcoats and safety glasses, right? Are there any other shops, aside from the Co-op bookshop that sell those?

Thank you!

[Stevensmay]

Do you mean enrolment census date-Jan 30?
And subject fees for semester 1 will be due March 31st, yes?
What about the SSAF? When will we pay for this?

And also, we buy our own labcoats and safety glasses, right? Are there any other shops, aside from the Co-op bookshop that sell those?

Thank you!

The census date for each subject varies, most of them it is around the 31st of March. Once this date is reached you are now liable to pay for any subjects you are enrolled in at that time, and if you withdraw it will be noted on your transcript. Before this you have no obligation to pay if you withdraw etc. If you don't pay by then and have HECS-HELP it will get put onto that.

As an example last year my invoice was issued on the 3rd of March and payable by the 31st.

[notveryasian]

Do you mean enrolment census date-Jan 30?
And subject fees for semester 1 will be due March 31st, yes?
What about the SSAF? When will we pay for this?

And also, we buy our own labcoats and safety glasses, right? Are there any other shops, aside from the Co-op bookshop that sell those?

Thank you!

I believe the SSAF will need to be payed by March 31, but don't quote me on that.

Not sure if the University supplies labcoats for pracs, but if you need to buy one try get one off 2nd or 3rd yr students, or even students who bought one for VCE and have no need for it anymore. Also look out for some cheapo stuff in Oweek, they might be selling them there(I know monash does this.)

[ealam2]

I believe the SSAF will need to be payed by March 31, but don't quote me on that.

Not sure if the University supplies labcoats for pracs, but if you need to buy one try get one off 2nd or 3rd yr students, or even students who bought one for VCE and have no need for it anymore. Also look out for some cheapo stuff in Oweek, they might be selling them there(I know monash does this.)

Thank you very much!

[Gutthi]

I just read on another post that if you fail a subject in one year, and then if you repeat it again and get a GPA of 7, both your results (fail and the GPA of 7) will count for your post grad med degree. I did a UMEP subject last year, and failed semester two. This year I'm going to be doing the subject again in semester two, and suppose if I get GPA 7 in that subject this year, would my fail count from last year? How would that be fair?

[AbominableMowman]

I just read on another post that if you fail a subject in one year, and then if you repeat it again and get a GPA of 7, both your results (fail and the GPA of 7) will count for your post grad med degree. I did a UMEP subject last year, and failed semester two. This year I'm going to be doing the subject again in semester two, and suppose if I get GPA 7 in that subject this year, would my fail count from last year? How would that be fair?

No i dont think it works that way because GEMSAS and Melbourne Uni only look at the last 3 years of your undergraduate studies.   Plus if you don't apply for credit for the subject (which you shouldnt because you are repeating it)  i don't think it counts as part of your undergraduate studies anyway.

[Jawnle]

I'm looking at the time table for introductory microeconomics and I was wondering if anyone can explain to me how this table works. Like will there be 3 classes at 8am, 1 at 9am, 2 at 10am on mondays etc etc ?
Also, what does "size: 18" mean? Is that the number of students or...?

[Gutthi]

Thankyou AbdominableMowman

[notveryasian]

I'm looking at the time table for introductory microeconomics and I was wondering if anyone can explain to me how this table works. Like will there be 3 classes at 8am, 1 at 9am, 2 at 10am on mondays etc etc ?
Also, what does "size: 18" mean? Is that the number of students or...?

For Intro Micro, there are 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week. Your screen shot shows all the tutorial times which are available for you to choose on class registration day. All these tutorials will have the same content. Intro Micro has possibly the largest amount of enrolments(we talking 1000+) out of any university subject as it's a compulsory subject for all Bcom students, economics is a major in Arts, and it is a common breadth(awesome subject), so there's going to be a lottttt of tutorial classes. All you gotta do is pick one. And yeah size:18 sounds like the amount of people per tutorial class.

[myanacondadont]

So someone raised this earlier but I just want to clarify. Is it possible to do only 1 breadth subject in year 1 (BCom)? I'm on the study planner trying to enter all my subjects but it forces me to take 2 breadth which would leave me without having done Finance 1. Someone also said that if I do accounting major pre-requisites then I don't need to complete Finance 1 to pursue a finance major? Thanks!

[Stevensmay]

So someone raised this earlier but I just want to clarify. Is it possible to do only 1 breadth subject in year 1 (BCom)? I'm on the study planner trying to enter all my subjects but it forces me to take 2 breadth which would leave me without having done Finance 1. Someone also said that if I do accounting major pre-requisites then I don't need to complete Finance 1 to pursue a finance major? Thanks!

You can do 1 breadth per year, so that isn't an issue. What do you mean by 'forcing you to take 2 breadth'? Can you put up a picture of your study plan or similar?

[myanacondadont]

You can do 1 breadth per year, so that isn't an issue. What do you mean by 'forcing you to take 2 breadth'? Can you put up a picture of your study plan or similar?

Hmm I'm not sure how to take a picture of what it's trying to force me to do but essentially: When I try to select more commerce electives as subjects there is no more allocated credit points and therefore won't let me select them. Instead I've got 12.5 free credit points in the breadth section:

Spoiler

http://i.imgur.com/LVTvVMg.png

It's weird to explain haha, it just won't let me select anymore commerce electives because I don't have any spare credit points allocated to spend in that area apparently.