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.

The Bachelor of Science degree is available in the following streams:

Advanced

Advanced Mathematics.

Completion of a stream is not a requirement of the Bachelor of Science. 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 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.

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 Science are listed in Table 1 from the Faculty of Science.

To qualify for the award of the combined degree, a candidate must successfully complete 240 credit points, comprising:

units of study from the table of units for the Bachelor of Information Technology stream the candidate is pursuing, and ensuring:

(i)  no more than 72 credit points in junior (1000 level) units of study;

(ii)  at least 84 credit points in 3000-level or above units of study; and

a minimum of 96 credit points Science units of study, including at least 18 credit points of Mathematics and Statistics units of study; and

a major in a Science area listed in Table 1 excluding Computer Science and Information Systems;

and ensuring at least 54 credit points in the intermediate and senior Science units of study.

Candidates completing the Bachelor of Science in the Advanced or the Advanced Mathematics stream must include as part of the above requirements:

a minimum of 54 credit points of intermediate or senior Science units of study, of which at least 36 credit points at either the Advanced level or as Talented Student Program (TSP) units of study; and

a minimum of 24 credit points of senior Science units of study at either the Advanced level or as TSP units in a single Science subject area; and

a minimum of 66 credit points from the intermediate and senior Science units of study.

Candidates completing the Bachelor of Science in the Advanced Mathematics stream must include as part of the above requirements a minimum of 48 credit points of senior units of study in Mathematics and Statistics, including at least 24 credit points of units of study at the Advanced level or as TSP units of study.

Completion of a major is a requirement the Bachelor of Science. The majors available and requirements are outlined in the resolutions for the Bachelor of Science.

Candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (Advanced) or Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics) are required to maintain a minimum average mark of 65 in all intermediate and senior units of study in Science subject areas in each year of enrolment. Failure to maintain the required average will result in candidates being transferred to the Bachelor of Science in their next year of enrolment with full credit for the units of study completed.

Candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (Advanced) or Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics) who fail to achieve an average mark of 65 across all Science units of study attempted in their final year but have otherwise completed all the requirements of the degree will be awarded the Bachelor of Science.

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

Honours is available to meritorious candidates, in either or both the Bachelor of Information Technology or the Bachelor of Science. Honours requires the completion of 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 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 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 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 Science (Honours) who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already graduated, will be awarded the pass degree merited.

A candidate may abandon the combined program and elect to complete the either the Bachelor of Information Technology or the Bachelor of 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 persons who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2011 and persons 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.