Booking an appointment for subjects?

[Cuddlekins]

Hey

Just wondering when do we do this? and is this on AAD day?

[simpak]

After academic advice day but before the beginning of the semester, as far as I know.
Arts students are encouraged to make one but for Sci/Bmed I think they rather it if you go to AAD and have your questions answered before you resort to an appointment.
But if you call up the epsc you will be able to bug them into making one for you, presumably.

[rustic_metal]

You only really do it if you have some really complicated questions. Otherwise you figure it out yourself with the handbook as a guide. Consider it an independence skill.

[simpak]

Yeah I have to make one because of my credits and requests to do more subjects than necessary and etc but unless you're doing something wack, don't worry about it.
You can pretty much figure it out or ask us.  I think we're better than advice appointments.  Mine had two other girls in the same meeting.  It was awkward and not very helpful when you had 10 minutes divided by three.

[mikee65]

Can you take excess subjects? Obviously not all will be counted

[simpak]

You need to have a 'good reason' or you have to pay for it upfront.  If you need it for a major or something though and you talk to people and make up a written statement it can be approved and added to HECS/HELP.
But a 'good reason' is like, 'I need it to do my major' or whatever.

They usually won't let you because if you're doing 5 subjects a semester that is intense contact hour/work wise.  But I am only doing part time for 2011 so I am hoping they will let me.

I was going to try and do it with Biology for Arts because I didn't have breadth but it was going to cost so much it wasn't worth it.

[rustic_metal]

You can trust my advice for anything but biomed. If it's biomed, I'll chip in, then get overridden 10 minutes later by Russ and find out that biomed has yet again defied all other university protocol with some other ridiculous policy.

@Mike:

You can overload in a semester (5 subjects instead of 4). They're not 'extra' subjects as such: if you take 5 one semester, it means you have to take 3 another semester, so you still end up with 300 points overall.

EDIT: Oh, actually extra subjects? You can, but they'll generally only let you if you've changed your major and are a subject short or something like that.

[Russ]

find out that biomed has yet again defied all other university protocol with some other ridiculous policy

We're special dammit!

[simpak]

EDIT: Oh, actually extra subjects? You can, but they'll generally only let you if you've changed your major and are a subject short or something like that.

That is p. much my reason.

[curious111]

You can overload in a semester (5 subjects instead of 4). They're not 'extra' subjects as such: if you take 5 one semester, it means you have to take 3 another semester, so you still end up with 300 points overall.

Is it the same if you take a subject during the summer semester? That is to say, if you do a summer subject, are you still able to do 4 subjects in each semester (presumably meaning you end having done 312.5 points), or is it required that you have one semester with only 3 subjects?

[rustic_metal]

You can overload in a semester (5 subjects instead of 4). They're not 'extra' subjects as such: if you take 5 one semester, it means you have to take 3 another semester, so you still end up with 300 points overall.

Is it the same if you take a subject during the summer semester? That is to say, if you do a summer subject, are you still able to do 4 subjects in each semester (presumably meaning you end having done 312.5 points), or is it required that you have one semester with only 3 subjects?

This. Summer subjects aren't freebies. You basically have as many semesters (including summer) to complete the required number of subjects for your degree (300 points). If you do a subject in summer to get ahead or for prerequisite reasons or whatever, you do one less subject in another semester. If you're doing summer because you've failed something, then you don't lose any subject slots, since the fail doesn't give you any credit points and hence doesn't count towards your 300 points.

[vexx]

I had my appointment the other day because I wasn't attending AAD; waste of time, could have figured everything via the handbook and perhaps call up if I had a question..They couldn't really help much, can't even sort out biochemistry since I need to do forms and get official academic transcripts for uni chem before I go back in.. So you should be fine without an appointment

[Russ]

Appointments are basically when you need admin stuff done, they're rarely helpful otherwise

[Gloamglozer]

Tip:  Usually, when you put through your subjects, you'll have to wait a few business days to get them verified by a course advisor because this is a very busy period.

If B.Sci or B.BMed students want to avoid queues and most importantly know what subjects you want to do:

1.  Make an appointment on AAD.
2.  Select your subjects and put them through before the appointment.
3.  Make up or actually ask genuine questions.
4.  The course advisor puts through the subjects instantly.
5.  Go to Wilson Hall to get your ID (and concession card if applicable).
6.  Go to Union House to subscribe for Union membership (Optional - $99 in 2011)

There you have it.  Two birds with the one stone.  Win. 

[Russ]

There's a footnote missing from step 5, which is wait in a line the length of Wilson Hall

I also encourage people to buy union memberships, the union do a lot of stuff that's very important for you, as a student, so support them for it.