What is part-time study?
Both UNSW and DEST (Department of Education, Science and Training) consider a student to be full-time, if he or she is undertaking a Commonwealth Supported load of 0.375 or above. A load of less than 0.375 is considered part-time. In terms of UNSW units of credit, a load of 0.375 is equivalent to 18 UOC per semester. It is important to note that full-time or part-time status is determined by your enrolment per semester, not per year. That is, you must have a load of at least 0.375 in a semester in order to be considered full-time in that semester. Note that your status (part-time or full time) is not determined by how many hours per week or how many days per week you attend classes.
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