If you don't meet unit of study entry requirements... (1 Viewer)

[alstah]

I want to major in Philosophy and International relations on my Arts side of my double degree. This semester for international relations I did 6 junior credit points. Next semester I'm looking to do a unit of study at the United States Study Centre - Intro to US Politics, which counts as a GOVT unit to my International Relations major, but it is a senior unit (I'm allowed to do it because the only prerequisite is 18 junior units from anywhere in the university)

However, for semester 1 next year, I want to do other senior units in international relations (International Security, for example), but it says for prerequisite, I need 12 junior credit points in GOVT. If I did Intro to US Politics, I would have 12 credit points - but only 6 credit points are junior credit points (the one from this semester). Since the entry requirements are 12 junior credit points from GOVT, and I've done 12 in total, but only 6 of them are junior and the other 6 are a senior unit - what happens? Would I still be able to do the senior unit I wish to in semester 1 of 2013?

The same story for philosophy. Next semester I'm doing critical thinking and philosophy of happiness - both are senior units with prerequisites of 12 credit points university wide, not philosophy specific. But other senior units in the course require 12 junior credit points in philosophy - but I'd have 12 senior credit points. Would this make much of a difference? Would I be able to do the other philosophy senior units in 2013 with 12 senior credit points in philosophy and not 12 junior credit points?


Thanks for the help!

 

[diet cola]

from here:

If you wish to enrol in a unit(s) of study for which you have not completed the pre-requisite(s), you may seek permission to have the usual pre-requisites waived by the department. You may apply for a pre-requisite waiver on paper or via email.
On paper: Complete the application form (available above and in the faculty Office), have the form signed by the relevant academic and return your completed form the Faculty Office to vary your enrolment. Your enrolment variation will be processed immediately and you will be able to view the changes through MyUni.
Via email: If you are unable to attend the university in person, you may seek approval form the relevant academic via email from your university email account. You may then forward your approval, along with a request from yourself (which must include your full name, student number, degree, the unit in which you are seeking to enrol, any units you need to withdraw from) to arts.undergraduate@sydney.edu.au. You will receive a confirmation email when your request has been processed.

so fill in a prerequisite waiver form and your reason would be that you've done 12 units of govt/phil but only half were junior units, which i think would be a sufficient reason.

 

[alstah]

Thank you!