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Rule breaches and invalid units


What is a rule breach?

A ‘rule breach’ occurs when you do not meet the course and/or unit rules for a particular unit. When you attempt to enrol in a unit/s that you are not eligible for, a pop-up box will appear such as:

example of rule breach message

How does a rule breach affect my enrolment?

If a rule breach message appears when you are trying to enrol in a unit, you will not be able to enrol in that unit. You must resolve the rule breach before you can continue with your enrolment on StudentConnect or select an alternative unit. If you believe you are eligible to enrol in the unit, please contact your Enrolment Officer. Having trouble making sense of your rule breach message?

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What is an invalid unit?

After results are officially released, we will identify invalid unit enrolments and notify students by letter of any invalid unit enrolments they may have. In StudentConnect, an invalid unit displays this invalid status.

What does an invalid unit enrolment mean to you as an enrolled student at Deakin?

If you do not meet any of your course or unit rules (i.e. pre-requisites, co-requisites), the student enrolment system will immediately convert the relevant unit enrolment invalid. This means you are ineligible to enrol in the unit and you should seek guidance from your enrolment officer. Having an invalid unit enrolment may significantly impact on areas such as:

What should you do if you have an invalid unit enrolment?

Contact your Enrolment Officer immediately for course advice.

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Rule breach terminology explained

ON
on campus (attending lectures, tutorials etc)
OFF
off campus (completing course via correspondence)
LOAD-CAL-1
Semester 1
LOAD-CAL-2
Semester 2
credit point
a measure of your unit load. One credit point represents a quarter of a full-time student’s workload during a semester.
RULE-LD-S1
a rule breach regarding the number of credit points in which you have enrolled
Level {1}
the level of your unit. This number corresponds to the first number in a unit code eg. MSC120 is a level 1 unit.
{B}
corresponds to the campus on which you are enrolled. B = Melbourne Campus at Burwood, G = Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds, F = Geelong Waterfront Campus, W = Warrnambool Campus.
Course Enrolment Officer
your Enrolment Officer can give you course and unit advice. If you don’t understand why you have a rule breach, they can advise you accordingly. You should contact your Enrolment Officer before making any changes to your enrolment.

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