UNSW 3+ ACADEMIC CALENDAR External Relations UNSW 3+ ACADEMIC CALENDAR

UNSW has an ambitious 10 year strategic vision built around three key priorities Strategic Vision and Priorities UNSW 2025 Strategic Vision UNSW aspires to be Australia’s global university, improving and transforming lives through excellence in research, outstanding education and a commitment to advancing a just society. Academic Excellence in Research and Education Passion for Social Engagement Commitment to Achieving Global Impact Both ‘research intensive’ and ‘teaching intensive’ Value discovering and application of outstanding research, while emphasising the equal importance of education in guiding the students’ lives and careers Advancing knowledge, equality, diversity, debate, and economic progress Social justice for students, staff and community Discussion, debate and policy on grand challenges facing humanity Economic prosperity through our innovation agenda and partnerships International education and sharing capability in research and education in the highest quality partnerships Working with disadvantaged and marginalised communities worldwide UNSW

New Academic Calendar – UNSW3+ 15 months UNSW Sydney is transitioning to a new academic calendar, UNSW3+, starting in 2019. The new calendar consists of three normal terms each with ten weeks teaching, and an optional five-week summer term in January. till go live 2019 2020 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR 14 wk 13 wk 14 wk 6 wk Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Summer 10 teaching wk 10 teaching wk 10 teaching wk 5 wk O-week Exams O-week Stu-vac UNSW

What does it mean? TERMS NORMAL LOAD CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT INTAKES A key priority of UNSW’s 2025 Strategy is to give students an opportunity to personalise and tailor their university experience, and provide graduates with the attributes necessary for success in the 21st century. The development of the UNSW3+ academic calendar is the first step in this process. UNSW 3+ will offer: TERMS 3 x 10 teaching week terms Optional 5 week summer term NORMAL LOAD The same as now – 8 courses But the option would exist to go up to 9 courses a year Opportunity to balance workload CURRICULUM Course length reduces from 12 to 10 weeks But contact hours per course is unchanged ASSESSMENT Exam period remains 2 weeks Redesign of assessments required to allow for marking INTAKES Two primary intakes: T1 and T3 Postgraduate T2 intake dependent on faculties and student demand EXPERIENCES One could free up a term for: Internships Extra-curricular Exchange GLOBALISATION Better alignment for exchange and inbound international students CAMPUS USE The campus would remain active for 30 rather than 24 weeks per year UNSW

1 2 3 2019 & 2020 DATES Term Term Term Summer Term Year 2019 2020 Year The Summer Term in 2018/2019 will be under the current calendar. The transition to UNSW3+ will begin in Term 1, 2019 2019 & 2020 DATES Year 2019 2020 Summer Term NA 6 January – 12 February Teaching Period 6 January – 9 February Exams 10 January – 12 February Term Year 2019 2020 Term 1 18 February – 18 May 17 February – 16 May O-Week 11 February – 15 February 10 February – 14 February Teaching period 18 February –1 May 17 February – 29 April Study period 2 May – 4 May 30 April – 2 May Exams 6 May – 18 May 4 May – 16 May Term break 19 May – 2 June 17 May – 31 May 1 Term Year 2019 2020 Term 2 3 June – 31 August 1 June – 29 August Teaching period 3 June – 12 August 1 June – 10 August Study period 13 August – 15 August 11 August – 13 August Exams 16 August – 31 August 14 August – 29 August Term break 1 September – 15 September 30 August – 13 September 2 Term Year 2019 2020 Term 3 16 September – 14 December 14 September – 12 December O-Week 11 September – 13 September 9 September – 11 September Teaching period 16 September – 25 November 14 September – 23 November Study period 26 November – 28 November 24 November – 26 November Exams 29 November – 14 December 27 November – 12 December 3 This calendar is for all students except AGSM MBA, Faculty of Medicine and UNSW Canberra. Please note the dates may be subject to change. UNSW

FEES, VISAS AND BENEFITS COURSE FEES Course fees will not be affected by UNSW3+. The normal study load will continue to be eight courses per year and the minimum full-time study load will continue to be six courses per year. SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarship payments will be aligned with the new term dates, but the value of UNSW scholarships paid over a year will not change. Those on external scholarships (Commonwealth Government, external industry scholarships) should not be affected so long as students maintain their full-time status. The value and length of scholarships should not change under UNSW3+. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Visa requirements will not change, as all programs will be completed within the same time as current. However, some programs such as double majors may be able to finish slightly earlier. Students will still need to maintain full-time status as described above. UNSW

UNIVERSITY BREAKS TIMING SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES The length of the summer holiday break will reduce from 14 weeks to nine weeks. Mid-year breaks are still four weeks, but will instead be in two blocks of two weeks. SUMMER The summer term will be five weeks and offer short, optional intensive courses with limited offerings. The courses available will depend on what individual Faculties and Schools decide to offer. Students will not be required to study in summer, and if they chose not to study, they would still have a nine-week summer break. OPPORTUNITIES UNSW3+ will provide students with more opportunities to enhance their graduate attributes, including internships, exchange, and other extra-curricular experiences. With 10% fewer contact hours per week for a load of three courses, compared with four courses today, the lower weekly study load will give students more time to work throughout the year, placing less pressure on part-time work in the holiday breaks. Students will also have the opportunity to lower their term load whilst still retaining full-time student status, allowing them to take on part-time work during times of the year that suits them. UNSW

Academic Calendar – Comparison SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 EXISTING AL IB SAT SAT GK SAT AL SAT SAT SAT SAT EXAM DATES TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 4/02/2019

Academic Calendar – PATHWAYS TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 10 weeks UEEC cont. 10 weeks UEEC 10 weeks UEEC UEEC 10 weeks UEEC 2 Transition TP3 Transition TP2 TRANSITION Standard 1 Transition TP1 STANDARD Standard 2 Standard 2 Standard Plus 1 STANDARD PLUS Standard Plus 2 Standard Plus 2 Diploma 1 DIPLOMA Diploma 2 cont. Diploma 2 4/02/2019

Indonesia 4/02/2019 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 EXISTING EXAM DATES TERM 1 IB/AL AL SAT IB/AL SAT SAT SAT SAT EXAM DATES National School//Sing A Level TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 10 weeks UEEC cont. 10 weeks UEEC 10 weeks UEEC UEEC 10 weeks UEEC 2 Transition TP3 Transition TP2 TRANSITION Standard 1 Transition TP1 STANDARD Standard 2 Standard 2 Standard Plus 1 STANDARD PLUS Standard Plus 2 Standard Plus 2 Diploma 1 DIPLOMA Diploma 2 cont. Diploma 2 4/02/2019

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS How can you fit 12 weeks of content into 10? We are reviewing and revising the entire curriculum. The intention is that all the best courses will be reconfigured and upgraded to fit in the 10 week terms. If necessary, new courses will be created and some obsolete courses will be discontinued. In parallel with the new calendar a number of innovative on-line courses are being developed through the Inspired Learning initiative to UNSW3+ provide even greater flexibility and personalisation of learning. Will UNSW3+ delay my degree completion? Depending on number of courses that you need to complete in 2019, degree completion may be delayed by 10 weeks. We will be looking at how courses can be delivered (online/intensive/Summer Term) to ensure that the number of students impacted will be kept to a minimum. How will exams work? There will be a two-week exam period per term. However, students will be sitting a maximum of three exams, compared to four under the current calendar. Examinations are being reassessed. Faculty academics are looking at types of assessment, marking timeframes, etc. UNSW

Will my fees increase? Course fees will not change due to UNSW3+. Are my internship opportunities affected because of the shorter Summer?  Students who choose to take up to nine courses per year will create space in their degree to use a term for an internship without delaying graduation. Students would complete a preparatory course, short intensive course or online course during this term and hence be able to retain their student benefits. Students taking an internship during Term 1, Term 2 or Term 3 will face less competition for internship places against other Australian university students who don’t have the flexibility to take an internship outside of summer. Part of our two year rollout is to talk with employers about having internships at other times of the year, i.e. not over Christmas when Australian based business are very quiet for a month. Initial discussions have been very positive. UNSW

Am I going to feel more stressed under the new calendar? Courses will be adjusted to fit 10 week terms, with a similar number of contact hours for each course over the term as there is currently. However with a maximum of three courses to study each term instead of four, students will have more time to devote to each course, improving the depth of understanding and learning. The new calendar will give students the flexibility to spread their study load over more of the year and the opportunity to achieve a better study/life balance. I have already started my degree. How will the new calendar affect me? For current students who will still be studying into 2019, transition plans will be provided before 2018 enrolment. UNSW

UNSW understands that changes to the academic calendar can pose challenges for our partners. We highly value our partnerships across the globe and remain committed to working with you to mitigate any potential issues as well as identify new opportunities for engagement. We encourage an ongoing dialogue and welcome feedback at any time. THANK YOU!