Your guide to student life at UNSW
Got a question about enrolment, student life, or anything in-between? Find answers to all your questions and how to make the most of your time at uni.
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Complete the myExperience survey for Term 3
Share your thoughts on your courses this term to help shape the future of education at UNSW!
Survey closes on Thursday 21 November
The myExperience survey gives you a chance to confidentially share feedback about your courses at the end of each teaching period. Your comments go directly to teaching staff and help improve courses for future students.
You'll now be able to see the impact of your feedback in Moodle when changes are implemented as a result of myExperience responses!
Complete the UNSW Kensington Campus Travel Survey 2024
Help shape UNSW’s transport future by completing the travel survey for a chance to win up to $150
Survey closes by Friday 29 November
Spend 2–3 minutes sharing your feedback on UNSW transport and sustainability for a chance to win one of six $150 or six $50 Visa gift cards. Your input will support improvements in transport, active travel, and campus planning, with a focus on bicycle and e-bike parking.
All responses are confidential, and zID numbers will be removed before data is used in planning. Winners will be drawn at random by Estate Management in December.
Apply for the Sydney Writers' Festival Internship Program
Want to intern at one of Australia’s largest literary festivals?
Applications close on Friday 29 November
The Sydney Writers' Festival, in partnership with UNSW, is offering exclusive internships for UNSW students! Gain hands-on experience in the arts and cultural events industry while connecting with some of the world’s most renowned writers.
Internships last for two weeks, with a commitment of about 25 hours, and may count towards a UNSW internship subject or WIL course. A small stipend will be provided for travel and lunch costs.
FAQs
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Enrolment is a two-step process at UNSW: course enrolment and class registration, all done through myUNSW. Each term, you will be assigned a class registration appointment to finalise your timetable for the upcoming teaching period.Â
To choose which courses to enrol and register in, browse through your to view your options.Â
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Tuition for your studies will be shown as payable on your Fee Statement until the for the enrolment. It allows you to make a student contribution to your fees upfront 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.
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The release of course content on Moodle is managed by each course convenor. Typically, the 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 the term.Â
If you have recently updated your enrolment, please allow 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 registered in the course on myUNSW, contact your course convenors via email to request access.Â
View the for each course to find information on your course convenors.Â
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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.Â
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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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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