Studying Undergraduate Units at other Australian Institutions
Complementary Studies
Through Complementary Studies you can study units at another Australian university as part of your Monash Arts course.
You can do this if the unit is not offered by the Faculty of Arts at Monash in a particular semester and your course structure permits.
Remember you will need to apply to both Monash Arts and the other institution, so don't leave your application to the last minute. See Monash Application Closing Dates.
Complementary Study information is available here:
- What Can you Study?
- How to Apply?
- Approval and Enrolment
- Change your Enrolment
- Results for Complementary Study
What Can you Study?
As stated above you can study a unit at another tertiary institution if it is not offered at Monash University in a particular semester. In addition, please be aware of the limits and rules detailed below.
Course Maximums
You can complete a maximum of 48 credit points via complementary studies, provided you have room in your course structure. See Course Information and Maps.
Count Units Towards Your Monash Arts Major
You must complete a minimum of 18 points of Monash studies at a third-year level to have an area of study listed as a major specialisation on your academic record.
To have complementary study count towards your major you must get approval from the coordinator for the area of study within the Faculty of Arts, see Schools and Centres.
Complete a Major Via Complementary Studies
If you complete 48 points of complementary studies at another instruction within a single area of study these cannot be counted in place of your core Arts major or minor.
If you wish to complete a full 48 points of complementary study, you should seek course advice before you apply or enrol. See Contact Arts Student Services.
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How to Apply
You must apply to Monash Arts for Complementary Studies (your home institution) and must apply to study at the other tertiary institution. In most cases you will need to apply to them for Cross Institutional Study.
Apply to Monash Arts for Complementary Study
If you want to take Complementary Studies at another tertiary institution you should:
- Complete an Complementary Study Application
- Download application from Monash Student Forms
- Gain area of study approval
- Have your units approved by the coordinator for the area of study within the Faculty of Arts.
- See Schools and Centres
- Submit form to the Faculty of Arts office on your home campus for assessment
Apply at the Other Australian Institution
You must also contact the institution that offers the units you propose to study and complete any appropriate application and enrolment processes they require.
If you are applying for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) at the other institution they will require confirmation of your student status. You can get this letter from Monash Student Services for a fee. See Monash Student Letters.
Check with the other institution before applying. Deadlines at different institutions vary enormously.
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Notification of Approval and Enrolment
Make sure we have your current postal address, you will be advised of the outcome of your application in writing. Note, you are able to change your address details via the Web Enrolment System (WES).
If your application is approved, you will be advised to enrol in the complementary studies units in person at your home campus by the Friday of the second week of the semester in which the unit is to be taught. See Contact Arts Student Services.
Complementary studies units in Arts will be recorded on your academic transcript with ACL codes (i.e. ACL1000, ACL3000) and cannot be enrolled in via WES.
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Change your Complementary Studies Enrolment
Due to changes in your study plan or changes to unit offerings at Monash or the other institution you may need to amend or discontinue your enrolment after you have enrolled.
Discontinuing
It is important that you remember that standard census dates apply to complementary studies units.
If you are discontinuing your complementary studies completely you must do so at both Monash and the other institution to avoid fees and fail grades. You will need to discontinue your Monash ACL unit in person at a faculty office. See Contact Arts Student Services
Amending your enrolment
You must submit a new complementary studies application to change units at another institution. This means you will also need to gain approval for the replacement unit from the area of study coordinator before you submit your application the the Faculty of Arts.
Please make a note on the form that this is a replacement unit. You will need to meet any deadlines that the other University advertises as well as standard variation to enrolment deadlines with Monash (i.e. end of second week of semester).
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Results for Complementary Study
Successfully completed Complementary Studies units will show a result of SFR (‘Satisfied Faculty Requirements’) on your Monash transcript.
To have an SFR returned on your Monash transcript you must supply us with the original (or certified) copy of your results from the other institution. Print-outs of online results will not be accepted. You will need to officially request a transcript from the other institution if it is not automatically supplied.
Please send the transcript to the Arts Student Services Office on your home campus. Make sure you include a cover letter that indicates your student ID number and that the results are for Complementary Studies units so we know what to do with them.
If you don't supply us with the results a fail will be recorded against your ACL units.
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