1. Admission to candidature shall be determined by the Head of School on the recommendation of the Course Coordinator.
2. Except as provided in Rule 3, a candidate for admission to the honours course shall:
(a) hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor of International Studies from The University of New England; and
(b) have attained a minimum grade point average of 5.0 (Credit); and
(c) have achieved 18 credit points at Distinction level or better in 300-level units in the major in which the candidate wishes to proceed; and
(d) have passed units to the value of at least 36 credit points in the major in which the candidate wishes to proceed, except that with the approval of the course coordinator, up to 12 credit points of other units may be substituted; and
(e) have fulfilled any additional requirements prescribed and published by the school or area concerned.
3. With the approval of the Head of School a person who has fulfilled the requirements of an equivalent AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification of a university or other institution and who meets requirements considered by the school to be equivalent to those specified in Rule 2 (b), (c), (d) and (e), may be admitted to the honours course leading to the degree of Bachelor of International Studies with Honours.
