Coursework Admission Standards Sub-Committee

General information

• Committee Name: Coursework Admission Standards Sub-Committee
• Reporting to: Committee for Academic Programs Policy
• Contact: Senior Manager, Admissions (Domestic)
• Version (Effective Date): Version 7.1 (4 December 2025)
• Sub-Committees: Nil
• Quorum: 50% of voting membership plus one, including a minimum of 3 academics present
• Notes: abbreviated as CASSC

Terms of Reference

The role of the Coursework Admission Standards Sub-Committee is to advise and make recommendations to the Committee for Academic Programs Policy (CAPP) on:

• Principles relating to admission standards at The University of Queensland
• The default university standards of admission applicable to all university coursework programs and their application across cohorts, pathways and qualifications
• Variations to the default university standards of admission for any coursework program
• The approval, modification, and discontinuation of special admission schemes/programs
• The monitoring of exceptions made to university standards of admission and incidents relating to the admission of applicants
• The monitoring of outcomes from university admission standards and approved special admission schemes/programs including:
  • the number of offers made
  • the ATAR/ranks of applicants admitted and the respective program cut-offs
  • the academic performance of the students following admission including GPAs
  • attrition rates
  • completion outcomes.
• Monitoring and review of English Language Proficiency requirements and their implementation, including variations to the default minimum standard of English Language Proficiency for any coursework program.

Composition

Ex-Officio

• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) (Chair)
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement) or nominee
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) or nominee
• President, Academic Board OR Deputy President, Academic Board
• Academic Registrar
• Director, Planning and Business Intelligence
• Associate Director, Academic Services Division

Nominated

• Two Associate Deans (Academic) nominated by the Chair
• One postgraduate student nominated by the UQ Union Association of Postgraduate Students (UQU APS)
• One undergraduate student nominated by the UQ Union

The Chair may co-opt other staff to the Sub-Committee when required and may nominate permanent observers on an annual basis.

Administrative arrangements

• If the Chair is absent from any meeting of the Sub-Committee, the Chair will appoint another member to Chair that meeting. If the Chair is unexpectedly absent from any meeting of the Sub-Committee, members present at that meeting will appoint a member as Chair for that meeting.
• Associate Deans (Academic) may nominate an academic delegate to attend meetings on their behalf. Delegates are authorised to participate fully in discussions and cast votes on items presented for endorsement.
• Secretary: Manager, Admissions (Domestic)

Ex-Officio

Nominated

Secretariat

*As of 23 December 2025