The attendance pattern for this course is full time only.

Admission to undergraduate courses at the University of Sydney is either on the basis of completion of secondary study via the NSW Higher School Certificate, leading to the award of an Australian Tertiary Admission Ranking (ATAR) or equivalent (and subject to special admissions provisions as set out in the Coursework Policy) or on the basis of Special Entry Admission as set out in Admissions section of the Coursework Policy.

The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in the Units of Study table for the Bachelor of Pharmacy.

To qualify for the award of the pass degree, a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points, including:

144 core credit points in the first three years (including PHAR3100); and

an additional 48 credit points consisting of 18 credit points of core units (including PHAR4100) and 30 credit points of 4000-level units from either:

coursework units of study; or

Honours units of study; or

Industrial Placement or International Exchange elective units of study.

A student must complete all the requirements for a bachelors degree or undergraduate advanced diploma within ten calendar years of first enrolment.

All time limits include any period(s) of suspension.

For units of study offered by the Sydney Pharmacy School, credit will not usually be granted for recognised prior learning older than five years at the time of first enrolment in the unit or course for which credit is sought. For other units of study credit transfer is subject to the provisions of the Coursework Policy.

Exchange for pharmacy students is not straightforward due to the strict requirements of the pharmacy courses. For students enrolled in the international elective of the Bachelor of Pharmacy, international exchange is permitted in semester 2 of the final year.

Students are required to be in attendance at the correct time and place of any formal or informal examinations. Non attendance on any grounds insufficient to claim special consideration will result in the forfeiture of marks associated with the assessment. Participation in a minimum number of assessment items may be included in the requirements specified for a unit of study.

Students are expected to attend a minimum of 85% of compulsory activities for a unit of study, unless granted exemption by the Head of School and Dean, Associate Dean or coordinator. The Head of School and Dean, Associate Dean or coordinator most concerned may determine that a student fails a unit of study because of inadequate attendance. Alternatively, at their discretion, they may set additional assessment items where attendance is lower than 90%.

Information about the procedures for gaining clearance for clinical placements will be provided after enrolment.

The New South Wales Ministry of Health requires that all students obtain clearance in order to undertake clinical placements. This involves a criminal record check according to NSW Health policy.

All students must have evidence of vaccinations and immunisation against certain infectious diseases prior to undertaking clinical placements. The requirements are consistent with Australian public health policy and NSW Health guidelines.

Re-assessment may be permitted if students in their final year fail a single compulsory assessment resulting in a grade of fail in only that unit of study, preventing them from completing the degree that year. A grade of 50 Pass is the maximum grade a student can achieve if they pass the re-assessment.

The re-assessment will be in the form determined by the School. This may include one or more of the following, or other tasks as specified by the School:

supplementary examinations

additional placements

tutorials

lectures

laboratory sessions.

Re-assessment for final year students will be conducted during the Replacement Exam period at the end of semester two.

Final year students who do not met the requirements of 10(1), will not be permitted to undertake re-assessments and must re-enrol in, and successfully complete, the failed units of study.

Students enrolled in PHAR3000-level units may be permitted re-assessment for two compulsory components (main exam or OSCE) provided they have met the School attendance requirements.

A student may not undertake more than one supplementary assessment for the same compulsory component.

Supplementary assessments for PHAR3000-level units will be offered to eligible students at the end of the year.

Students who pass the supplementary assessment will receive a pass grade and mark of 50 percent for that assessment, or if the assessment is worth more than 50 percent of the unit of study, a pass grade and mark of 50 for the whole unit of study.

Students who have been approved for special consideration may be allowed to sit the exam or submit the required work at a negotiated date that should not be longer than the period of incapacitation, and in any case normally not longer than 3 months after the original examination or submission date. After this time the student will be considered to have discontinued with permission. Marks will be awarded at full value for re-assessment where special consideration is approved.

Candidates may not take a second year unit of study until they have successfully completed the first year units of study, prescribed by the School as qualifying or prerequisite units of study for the second year, as set out in the Units of Study table.

Candidates who fail only one first year unit of study and have no previous record of failure in the degree, who have an annual average mark (AAM) of [greater than or equal to] 60 for first year, may apply to the Head of School and Dean for a prerequisite waiver which would allow enrolment in the full complement of second year units of study, together with the failed unit of study.

Candidates may not take a third year unit of study until they have successfully completed all the first year units of study, and successfully completed the second year units of study, prescribed by the School as qualifying or prerequisite units of study for the third year, as set out in the Units of Study table.

Candidates may not take a fourth year unit of study until they have successfully completed all the third year units of study, as set out in the Units of Study table except as permitted by 11(5).

Candidates who fail only one third year unit of study (except PHAR3820, PHAR3815, PHAR3825), and who have an annual average mark (AAM) of [greater than or equal to] 60 for third year, may apply to the Head of School and Dean for a prerequisite waiver which would allow enrolment in the full complement of subsequent year units of study, together with the failed unit of study. This condition applies only to a fail in a single unit of study, not to the OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination), which is a barrier examination and a component of all units of study (except PHAR3815, PHAR3825 and PHAR3100). Candidates who fail the OSCE will not be entitled to apply for a prerequisite waiver and will be required to satisfactorily repeat ALL third year units of study (with the exception of PHAR3815, PHAR3825 and PHAR3100 if these Units of Study have already been passed.)

Completion of an elective is not a requirement of the course. Candidates have the option of completing one elective. An elective requires the completion of 24 credit points chosen from units of study listed in the table for that elective. The electives that may be available are:

Industrial Placement

International Exchange

The Head of School and Dean may admit a student to the integrated Honours program if:

a student has no fail or absent fail results; and

has a WAM of at least 65 in second and third year units of study; and

an academic staff member has agreed to supervise the student's Honours research project; and

the student has met the requirements stated in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Professionalism Requirements Provisions 2020.

Honours students can progress to second semester Honours only if they obtain a credit average in their first semester marks. Students who fail this requirement will go back to the coursework stream, fourth year second semester.

The Bachelor of Pharmacy is awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours.

To qualify for the award of the honours degree a candidate must:

complete the requirements for the pass degree but include the alternative 30 credit point honours pathway described in the Units of Study table for the degree;

normally be of no more than four years standing in the degree; and

normally have no fail or absent fail results.

The level of honours will be determined by both the honours mark and the HWAM as indicated in the table below. If the honours mark and HWAM indicate a different level of honours, the lesser level will be awarded.

A candidate for the Honours program who does not meet the requirements for the award of honours shall be awarded the pass degree.

HWAM means the Honours Weighted Mark calculated from results for all 2000, 3000 and 4000 level units attempted for the degree, weighted 2, 3 and 4 for their respective levels. The Honours units of study are given a weighting of 8 in this calculation.

A student who is awarded Honours Class I and achieves a minimum final honours mark of 90 or greater in both honours units of study, and who also achieves a final WAM of 85 or greater over the entire degree, may be awarded a University Medal. The calculation of the final honours mark will be based on a 20 per cent weighting of the mark awarded for PHAR4815 and an 80 per cent weighting on the mark awarded for PHAR4830. The medal is awarded at the discretion of the School to the highest achieving students who in the opinion of the School have an outstanding academic record, in accordance with the Coursework Policy.

These resolutions apply to all students enrolled in all years of the Bachelor of Pharmacy from 1 January 2020.