The Honours program, comprising coursework and thesis components, is determined by the Department and Faculty in which you are registering. You should be provided with information by your Department/Faculty of registration outlining the details of the honours program to be completed, the dates for submission of work required and the basis on which assessment is to be made. This program is represented on your Macquarie University Academic Record by an Honours unit describing the general field of study of your Honours work. The field of study is usually the same as the name of the Department e.g. Modern History Honours or Biology Honours. The class of honours awarded will be shown against this unit describing the field of study in which the program was completed. It is normally expected that students enrolled in an Honours program will not be undertaking any other studies at the same time. If a student does wish to undertake other studies concurrently, such as complete the final units of a Law degree, they must request permission in writing at the time of lodging the Honours application form. The Department and Faculty in which they have applied to take the Honours program will be asked to make a recommendation and the matter will be placed before the Coursework Studies Committee. The Honours course is one year full time or two years part time or equivalent. You are encouraged to make effective use of the preceding vacation period in preliminary reading and, where practicable, in laboratory or field-work. Any change to the above periods of candidature, including any change from full time to part time candidature or vice versa, must be approved by the Faculty in which you are registered. If you wish to change your attendance to part time after enrolling you must make a formal request in writing with supporting documentary evidence of your other commitments (work of at least 20-25 hrs per week, family duties etc.) to the Coursework Studies Section of the Academic Registrar’s Office. Changes from full time to part time must be made before the census date of the relevant half-year (the last working day in March or August).

The following is a list of Disciplines you can undertake in Honours at Macquarie and the relevant Grade Point Average (GPA) required for admission.

Special conditions apply for admissions in International Business, Linguistics, Optoelectronics, Physics, Politics and Sociology (see Department for details).

*Applicants who wish to apply for the following Areas of Study must attach a two-page thesis proposal to their application form: Media, Music and Critical and Cultural Studies.

Please note that Accounting & Corporate Governance, Business, Marketing, Health Studies and Psychology do not have admissions in mid-year.

A grade point average of 3.0 is equivalent to a credit average. If you think you will fall short of the GPA requirement and you wish to make a case for admission then you should attach an A4 page to your application form, setting out your case.

• If you are a Macquarie University student expecting to complete the requirements for your Bachelor degree in first Session 2011 and commence Honours in second Session 2011 you should have informed the University of your 'expectation to complete' by completing a form at the Student Enquiry Service.
• PLEASE NOTE: If you are not sure whether you have provided this information or think you may have given the wrong date, you must email apsinfo@mq.edu.au stating your full name, student ID number, degree, area of study and when you expect to complete the Bachelor Degree in which you are currently enrolled.
• Allow a minimum of 72 hours for this information to be processed and then check your estudent account under "My Results - When will you complete your degree".
• Failure to inform "apsinfo" will result in delays in the qualification process and may affect your entry to the Honours program.
• Students who qualify for the award of a Bachelor degree in July 2011 will be allocated to a graduation ceremony in September 2011. You must graduate twice, first with the Bachelor degree and then with the Honours degree when it is completed. However if you do not wish to attend the ceremony for your Bachelor degree, you may elect to graduate in absentia.
• Students taking a double degree (such as BAppFinBEc or BCom-AcstBSc) must first qualify for the award of the double degree if they are applying for admission to honours unless they plan to exit the program i.e. qualify for one degree and abandon the other. You cannot interrupt a double degree to take an Honours program.
• Students taking combined Law degrees (such as BALLB or BComLLB) can either:
  a) complete the entire combined program BEFORE undertaking Honours related to the non law degree such as the BA or BCom, OR

  b) interrupt the combined degree program to undertake an Honours course provided they have met the requirements for one of the non law degrees such as the BA or BCom and advised the University that they expect to qualify (see point 2 above). Students completing the BBA component of the BBALLB must check carefully that they have completed appropriate modules.

NOTE: Applicants who interrupt the Law component of a combined program will be required to apply to the Graduate Law program through UAC towards the end of their Honours program. Application deadlines as published on the UAC website apply

• For information about graduation refer to www.mq.edu.au/graduation. Further enquiries should be directed to the Graduation Unit at graduation@mq.edu.au or ph 9850 7354.
• Students who are completing a Bachelor degree at another university must provide an official transcript showing their final grades and eligibility to graduate as soon as possible.

Local Students - Commonwealth supported places

• For 2011, all undergraduate students will have either a Commonwealth supported place, or an International fee-paying place.
• Details of student contribution rates for local students in 2011 are available on the website at University Fees 2010
• Full details about Commonwealth supported places and HECS-HELP assistance are set out on Fees and Charges

International Students

Please contact Macquarie International for information regarding tuition fees.

Macquarie International
Level 1 E3A
Macquarie University NSW 2109
E: iso@io.mq.edu.au
Tel: +61 2 9850 6320
Fax: +61 2 9850 7733