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Is it possible to overload credit points, and if so how likely is it they will let you, in my case its only 1 credit point over.

BTW when do we start uni???
 
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Princeps_ said:
Is it possible to overload credit points, and if so how likely is it they will let you, in my case its only 1 credit point over.

BTW when do we start uni???
They're unlikely to let you if you failed a subject.
25th of July for you if you're doing maths this semester. If not - 26th.
 

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Search the forum for "overload" - you'll get heaps of results. Generally you'd want at least a distinction WAM to overload. Also check with your school/faculty. Some let you overload 3uoc without question, while others don't allow overloading altogether.
 

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Just out of interest, how do you manage to overload just 1 credit point over??
 

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t-i-m-m-y said:
Just out of interest, how do you manage to overload just 1 credit point over??
there exists a subject with 4 uoc
 

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Slide Rule said:
You can overload a maxmimum of 6 CP per year (without permission from the Dean), I believe, so I doubt 1CP would be much problem.
Where did that come from?
 

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Commerce, you can't overload at all over 24CP without permission
 

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There are ways around this if you are doing a combined degree - overload through the other degree. eg Science are very flexible :)
 

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§eraphim said:
There are ways around this if you are doing a combined degree - overload through the other degree. eg Science are very flexible :)
I got told by someone in the science faculty today that I can't overload and do gened if I was a first year student, is this correct? Doesn't seem very flexible to me.
 

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I got told by someone in the science faculty today that I can't overload and do gened if I was a first year student, is this correct?
Yes I went to the science student office and asked and they said that first years arent allowed to overload. :(

But I'm pretty sure you can do gened cos im doing one now..
 

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§eraphim said:
There are ways around this if you are doing a combined degree - overload through the other degree. eg Science are very flexible :)
And the news is here.. I am now doing 30UOC. It seems the commerce faculty couldn't say no, thanks to the letter with the official letterhead and a nice transcript:)
 

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Thats good! You can give me advice next session when I overload.
 

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i heard software engineering students are allowed to overload by 3 UOCs per sem.
 

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fantasia said:
i heard software engineering students are allowed to overload by 3 UOCs per sem.
This is true, I am doing this session in fact. Note that you cannot overload if you violate the University policy on overloading (which regards failing a certain number of courses in a previous session).
 

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