The attendance pattern for this course is 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 of the Bachelor of Information Technology. The streams available and requirements are outlined in the resolutions for the Bachelor of Information Technology.

Candidates wishing to transfer between streams should contact the Faculty student office.

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 Arts and Social Sciences 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.

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 Arts are set out in Table A from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Tables of units of study.

To qualify for the award of the combined Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Arts degree, a candidate must successfully complete a total of 240 credit points.

For the Bachelor of Information Technology a candidate must complete 144 credit points of core and 12 credit points of elective units selected from the table of units for the Bachelor of Information Technology stream the candidate is pursuing.

For the Bachelor of Arts a candidate must complete a total of 84 credit points from Table A, including:

a major from Table A;

a minimum 54 credit points of 2000/3000 level units of study.

Completion of a Table A major is a requirement for the Bachelor of Arts. The majors available and requirements are outlined in the resolutions of the Faculty of Arts.

Honours is available to meritorious candidates, in either or both the Bachelor of Information Technology or the Bachelor of Arts. 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 Arts degree. The Bachelor of Arts Honours program may be completed part time over two years with permission of the administering department or program.

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 Arts are listed in the resolutions of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

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

The Bachelor of Information Technology and the Bachelor of Arts are awarded in the grade 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 course resolutions for the Bachelor of Information Technology and the Resolutions of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

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 Arts (Honours) who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already graduated, will be awarded the pass degree.

A candidate may abandon the combined program and elect to complete either the Bachelor of Information Technology or the Bachelor of Arts 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, 2011 and students who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2011 who elect to proceed under these resolutions.

Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2011 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement.