The attendance pattern for this course is available in full time or part time. Part time students must still follow appropriate enrolment progression and are subject to the same degree time limits as full time students. International students are required to follow the enrolment pattern as specified by their visa. The Faculty strongly recommends full time enrolment as the preferred option for all undergraduate students unless exceptional circumstances exist.

Completion of a stream is a requirement for the Bachelor of Information Technology. The streams available and requirements are outlined in the resolutions for the Bachelor of Information Technology.

Candidates in this combined degree program will be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies for the duration of the combined program.

The Deans of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the Faculty of Science shall jointly exercise authority in any matter concerned with the combined course not otherwise dealt with in these resolutions.

Admission to this course is on the basis of a secondary school leaving qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), tertiary study or an approved preparation program. English language requirements must be met where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English. Special admission pathways are open for mature aged applicants who do not possess a school leaving qualification, educationally disadvantaged applicants and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Applicants are ranked by merit and offers for available places are issued according to the ranking. Details of admission policies are found in the Coursework Rule.

General progression rules for the combined degree are covered by the resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies.

The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Information Technology are set out in the Bachelor of Information Technology units of study table.

The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Medical Science are listed in Table IV for the Bachelor of Medical Science from the Faculty of Science.

To qualify for the award of the pass degree, a candidate must successfully complete 240 credit points.

For the Bachelor of Information Technology a candidate must complete 144 credit points in accordance with the Bachelor of Information Technology Table, consisting of all Core units of study together with additional Selected Core units for the Bachelor of Information Technology stream the candidate is pursuing, noting that:

Students must complete at least 78 credit points of 3000-level or above IT units of study.

The mathematics requirement for this degree will also satisfy the mathematics requirements for the Bachelor of Medical Science; and

The core INFO1XXX requirement for this degree will also satisfy the computer science requirements for the Bachelor of Medical Science degree.

For the Bachelor of Medical Science a candidate must complete 120 credit points of units comprising:

a minimum 48 credit points from junior Science units of study, including:

(i)  12 credit points from Mathematics; and

(ii)  12 credit points from Chemistry; and

(iii)  12 credit points from Computer Science; and

(iv)  6 credit points from Biology; and

(v)  MBLG1001/1901 Introductory Molecular Biology & Genetics.

48 credit points from intermediate Science units of study comprising

36 credit points of BMED240X units from Table IVB for the Bachelor of Medical Science; and

MBLG2X71 Molecular Biology and Genetics A ; and

MBLG2X72 Molecular Biology and Genetics B

A minimum of 24 credit points of senior Science units of study selected from the subject areas of Anatomy, Biology (Genetics), Biochemistry, Cell Pathology, Histology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Nutrition and Metabolism, Pharmacology, Physiology and Virology.

Honours is available to meritorious candidates, in either or both the Bachelor of Information Technology or Bachelor of Medical Science. Honours requires the completion an alternative set of units in the final year of the Bachelor of Information Technology degree and of one additional full time year of study for the Bachelor of Medical Science degree. The Resolutions of the Faculty of Science allow for part time honours in certain circumstances.

Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Information Technology are listed in the resolution for the Bachelor of Information Technology degree. Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Medical Science are listed in the resolutions of the Faculty of Science.

Candidates will be awarded a separate testamur for each degree completed.

The Bachelor of Information Technology and the Bachelor of Medical Science are awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours. The honours degrees are awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class according to the rules specified in the Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and Faculty of Science.

Candidates who do not meet the requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) but who have otherwise satisfied the requirements of the Bachelor of Information Technology shall graduate with the pass degree.

Candidates for the award of the Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already graduated, will be awarded the pass degree.

If the senior Science units of study completed by a candidate to satisfy section 7(5)(c) form a Science Table 1 major, the candidate shall have that major recorded on the Bachelor of Medical Science testamur at the completion of the degree.

A candidate may abandon the combined program and elect to complete either the Bachelor of Informational Technology or the Bachelor of Medical Science in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree. Completion of the abandoned degree in the future will require a new application for admission to that course and completion in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree.

These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2012 and students who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2012 who elect to proceed under these resolutions.

Candidates who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2012 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement.

Candidates who have complete some, but not all, of the intermediate core units listed in Table IV prior to January 2012 should consult the transitional provisions in the resolutions for the Bachelor of Medical Science degree, for information on completion of the required 36 credit points of BMED240X units.