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 6.1 (12 February 2025)
• Sub-Committees: Nil
• Quorum: 7 members, including at least one from each of the following groups:
  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor
  • President or Deputy President, Academic Board
  • Associate Dean (Academic)
  • Senior Administrator
• 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
• One representative nominated by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience)

Administrative arrangements

• Secretary: Senior Manager, Admissions (Domestic)

Ex-Officio

Nominated

Secretariat

*As of 20 June 2025